News, Sport, and Entertainment from the University of Gloucestershire
De Montfort found back-to-back 3-1 victories over Kent this past weekend, once on Saturday for the NUEL Winter finals and once on Sunday for the NSE Winter finals, winning both of the UK’s national collegiate League of Legends competitions in one fell swoop. After impressing a live audience in Nottingham on Saturday and dazzling an […]
University of Gloucestershire Men’s Volleyball add yet another defeat in their BUCS League game against Cardiff University but are heading into the Western Conference Cup with their “heads held high”. The close nature of the teams’ positions in the league prepared them both for a tough match as the Gloucester boys did not get off […]
University of Gloucestershire’s E-Sports Manager Ben Solomons will be busking with a flute on Cheltenham High Street this Saturday in order to raise money to support Movember. The entire E-Sports society has gotten behind him in support and have even decided the songs that he will be playing via a collaborative Spotify playlist. View this […]
The result of the Overwatch team’s matches tonight will determine whether they are able to make it to play-offs or their season ends here. Overwatch went 2-1 on Monday, ahead of their final week of qualifiers. The Goats have shown steady progress, walking away with their winningest week yet after a star performance from Jon, […]
Both the University of Gloucestershire’s League of Legends first and second teams have started their 2022 Spring season. The first team only lost one game out of three in their first day of the competition, and the loss could be solely attributed to the absence of their ‘jungler’, Will. Will’s teammate, Adam Leaning, revealed to […]
A controversial decision has been made to officially include E-sports as a pilot event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. The news was met with open arms by many, but not without an equal amount of push-back. One criticism originated from Gloucestershire’s Olympic silver medalist Sharron Davies who said in a response to the […]
Stepping out of a car into the car park of a golf course, wielding my £15 Driver surrounded by middle-aged golfers with their full golf bags and year-old Mercedes, is a daunting experience. As a child, I often went to the local Driving Range with my dad and my brother. I was by far the […]
Up and down the country university students are taking part in Minds’ ‘27 27’ challenge to raise awareness of the 27% of students who report mental health problems at university. Journalism student, Ulani Seaman, of the University of Gloucestershire, is going that extra mile, running 127 miles across February and March. “I think it will […]
Gerwyn Price made headlines across the sporting world at the start of 2021 when he completed a meteoric rise by winning the PDC World Championship just seven years after first turning professional. New world number one Price came through Qualifying School in 2014, where hundreds of players converge with one common aim, to win a […]
Charlotte Carey has been on the Table Tennis circuit since her first Commonwealth Games at the age of 14 in 2010. 11 years on Carey is attempting to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics despite Covid-19 disruptions. The Wales number one was recently named alongside England table tennis trio, Liam Pitchford, Paul Drinkhall, and Tin-Tin Ho […]