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Develop communication, confidence and professional skills across a range of specialisms

Sport

Develop communication, confidence and professional skills across a range of specialisms

Top 20

in the UK for overall average positivity for Sport and Exercise Sciences

National Student Survey 2023

7th

in the UK for teaching quality

The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2022

Top 10

for student satisfaction

Complete University Guide 2023

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Saturday 22 June

Saturday 12 October

Friday 1 November

Saturday 23 November

Postgraduate Open Evening

Wednesday 27 March

Discover our high-quality and innovative sport courses

Sport courses

Explore our highly-regarded degrees, underpinned by internationally-recognised, world-leading research and
cutting-edge practice

Whether your interest in sport stems from physical education and outdoor education, coaching, development, management, sport and exercise sciences or sports therapy,
we have a course for you.

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Excellent levels of support

Learn from lecturers who know you by name

Our dedication to smaller classes allows our expert teaching staff to really get to know and how best to help thrive.

Our experienced staff are invested in your personal and academic development and provide excellent levels of 1-1 support throughout your studies.

Sports facilities

Student-focused sporting facilities to support your sporting and academic development

Watch as Professor Mike Lauder takes you through the wide range of facilities accessible to you at the University of Chichester, including the world-class Tudor Hale Centre for Sport laboratories.

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Discover our sports facilities
with Professor Mike Lauder

Sports facilities

World-class sporting facilities to support your sporting and academic development

Watch Professor Mike Lauder takes you through the wide range of facilities on offer at the University of Chichester, including the world-class Tudor Hale Centre for Sport.

Astro Turf
Discover our sports facilities
with Professor Mike Lauder
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Laboratories and equipment tour
Sport

Sports laboratories and equipment

Everything you need to fully explore sports science

Our dedicated sports science laboratories consist of four specialist psychology labs, two dedicated biomechanics labs, five physiology labs and an environmental chamber used to simulate unusual conditions such as heat and altitude.

Sports Federation and teams

Compete in a wide range of sports in structured leagues and recreational formats

Our sport facilities are open to all students to use, whether you are competing at a national level with BUCS or looking to play with friends outside of your timetabled learning.

Wheelchair Basketball

Women in sport

One of only nine FA Women’s High-Performance Football Centres in the UK

Over the past 10 years the University of Chichester has supported the Anita White Foundation and currently organises the Women’s Sport Leadership Academy (WSLA).

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Biomechanics student looking at a computer screen

Research

Internationally-recognised and world-leading sports research

We have established a reputation for sports related research. In the most recent nationwide evaluation of our research, 73% of our research activity was considered to be internationally recognised or word leading.

Sports Performance and Rehabilitation Unit

Expert consultancy and services to boost performance and recovery

The University of Chichester’s Sport Performance and Rehabilitation Unit (SPRU) offers expert services and consultancy to everyone from international athletes through to recreational sportsmen and women.

Sports Perfomrance and Rehab Unit
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PhD study

Join a vibrant and diverse postgraduate community

We have around 30 current PhD students, conducting research in a wide range of sport disciplines, including performance, health and wellbeing, equality and diversity, nutrition, and physical education.

Gifted Athlete Scholarship

Committed to supporting athletes with their studies and sporting ambitions

The University's Gifted Athlete Support Programme (GASP) helps students combine academic study with sport by offering support to compete at the highest level.

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Expert teaching staff

Learn from leading experts and published writers

Professor of Sports Biomechanics and Director of the Institute of Sport, Nursing and Allied Health

Mike teaches at both undergraduate and postgraduate level in Sports Biomechanics and currently supervises two
PhD students.

Head of Sport Social Science

Suzanne leads the study of sociology of physical education and sport and is programme leader of the MA in Sport Pedagogy and PE.

Senior Lecturer in Sport Development, Businesss and Coaching

Jordan is an expert in women in sport, having consulted on two global research projects and has spoken at multiple world conferences in Europe and Africa.

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