Sports scholar stories

Tom contacted Bournemouth University to continue his education after earning a bachelor's degree BA in Business Administration.

After a tough season representing BU in the badminton women's first team at singles in the Premier Division, Jess entered the Dorset Senior Tier 4 tournament feeling her fittest yet. 

Cheerleading scholar Meg reflects on personal and team successes in her time with BU Falcons.

Hockey scholar Rosie tells us about her season with the BU first team.

BU Sports Scholar and British Youth Sailor, studying BSc (Hons) Product Design at BU.

Sarah Clarke, BU MSc Student, recently completed the July 20km Jurassic Coastal Challenge, raising money for the National Autistic Society. 

Denise Castle, travels to Dubai for her latest boxing showdown. Read her aspirations and watch her Pro Boxing Highlights.

While studying at BU, Issa’s beach volleyball career went from strength to strength. Read about Issa’s incredible sporting achievements.

BU athlete Danielle is starting to make her mark on the athletics circuit. And she’s benefitting from her sports scholarship too.

Elliott shares his experience of competing in the 2018 British Weightlifting Championships.

Student golfer Richard took first place in the BUCS Golf Tour: Midlands Tournament and is now in the World Amateur Golf Rankings. See how he got there. 

Noorin’s passion and talent for weightlifting started at a young age and in 2019, all of her hard work paid off – she won gold in the World Weightlifting Championships. 

Read Matthew’s first-hand, honest account of competing in the Boyd Quaich Memorial Golf Tournament in St Andrews.

Saskia’s windsurfing career hasn’t been straightforward. Yet through her resilience, Saskia picked up a medal in the 2019 World Cup Series.

BU Falcons cheerleader and Cheer Coach Megan led the team to become Grand Champions at the 2020 Legacy University Nationals. Here’s Megan’s story. 

Samantha’s travelled all over the world pursuing her love of surfing. She’s now balancing studying for her Master’s and competing in national and international surfing events.

See how Chloe, now a BU graduate, applied the same disciplines to her studies as she did her table tennis career – and achieved success in both. 

Read about Brityn’s sporting journey to the British University & College Weightlifting Championships.

Trampolinist and now BU graduate Edward candidly shares his experiences of competing while studying for his degree.

Backed by Sport England, the Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme (TASS) helps you successfully balance your sporting career and studies – so you don't have to choose between the two.

If you think you have what it takes to become a Performance Sport athlete, you will need to try out for Team BU. Find out how to register and when our trials take place 

Strength & Conditioning sessions prepare you for the physical demands of your sport to ensure you are able to perform your best.