Clubs,
societies and
sports
If you have a real
passion for something,
it doesn’t need to take
a back seat whilse you
are a student.
University sports,
clubs and societies
can allow you to keep
up your hobbies,
find new interests and
meet a host of new
like-minded friends.
University life is not all about studying. It’s
important to relax and take time out for
other interests.
Sports & Societies are led by the elected
Vice-President and range from high
performance sports such as football,
rugby and badminton, to popular activities
such as theatre, anime and dance. The
opportunities that Sports & Societies can
offer are endless.
Anybody is welcome to join in with any
sport or society and you can even create
your own! Studies have proven that
involvement in both sports and societies
helps potential future employers see you
demonstrate key skills and characteristics,
including leadership, teamwork,
dedication and determination. So, taking
part in a sport or society can also benefit
your CV and employability.
campaigns, volunteer, fundraise and so
much more.
Clubs and societies change every year,
but the table below gives you an idea of
the range of groups recently active.
Sports success
As well as our established sports clubs,
which range in level from social games to
the BUCS (British Universities and College
Sport) national leagues, we’re always
adding new teams. That means there’s
something to suit everyone who wants to
play sport at an institutional level. And if
there isn’t, we welcome students who
want to start their own team.
Some of our recent notable sporting
successes include our men’s Basketball
1st team becoming the first QMU team to
win Conference Cup finals. We had three
students selected for the Scottish Student
Sport National teams in basketball, netball
and hockey, as well as sending a student
to compete in the high jump at the BUCS
Nationals in 2017 — from which he
returned with a silver medal.
MORE INFO:
www.qmusu.org.uk/top-menu/your-union
Current clubs and societies
Sports clubs
currently exist in
the following
areas: Badminton, Basketball (Men’s), Basketball (Women’s),
Football (Men’s), Netball, Cheerleading, Hockey, Gymnastics,
Rugby (Women’s), Football (Women’s), Rugby (Men’s),
Running, Snow Sports, Gaelic Football (Women’s), Tennis,
Gaelic Football (Men’s), American Football, Volleyball, Systema
Martial Arts
Societies currenty
exist in the
following areas: Equestrian, Comedy, Dietetic, Dance, Christian Union, LGBT,
PCMA, African Caribbean, Radiography, Speech and
Language Therapy (QMU SLT’s), Good Food, Occupational
Therapy, Podiatry, Friends of First Aid Africa, Anime, Writers’,
Music, Musical Theatre, PsychSoc, Production, Ukulele,
Techno, International, Nursing, Drama, Sexual Health
Awareness
The societies on offer at the Students’
Union give you the opportunity to meet
like-minded people who have similar
interests to you. Together you can dance,
compete, sing, act, debate, create
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