Now the feet are on the mend and our atheltes have had time to recover, we are reflecting on our first ever Half Marathon which was completed on Friday 2nd April! After 12 weeks of training from the big launch in January, the Easter weekend was kicked off with the big run which was a […]
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Watt a Year!
With the year wrapping up, we look back and look at all the things we have managed to achieve in such a unique year. In the absence of our Blues & Volunteers Awards Night, we celebrated our Volunteers last week on our social media channels. You can find all of about all of our award […]
Sports Union Election Results 2021
Amber Taylor has been re-elected for a second term as your Sports Union President for the 21/22 Academic Year! On her re-election Amber had the following to say ‘Thank you to everyone who voted in this election and big congratulations to all of the incoming Executive Committee Members. Thanks also go to Annie, who ran […]
University Mental Health Day
Thursday (4th March) is University Mental Health Day! Now more than ever we need to look after our mental health and within our fabulous University we have lots of services that can be accessed to help support our students. BUCS Mental Health Webinar On Tuesday, BUCS held their Mental Health Webinar with a very inspiring […]
#HWUHalfMarathon: Half Way There!
We are now half way there in our 12-week training programme with our Sports Union Half Marathon Club. From the winter snow, wind and hail to the glorious sunshine we were lucky to get this week; our athletes have really been through the difficult conditions but are still smashing it. With just over a month […]
Sports Ball Awards: The Winners!
Watt a Night! Traditionally in the third week in February, the entire Sports Union would descend on the Corn Exchange to celebrate in person, as one, the collective successes of our clubs and our members. The pandemic may have halted an in-person celebration, but it certainly did not dampen the determination, enthusiasm and innovation of […]
Sports Ball 2021 – Don’t Miss Out!
It’s that time of year again when we host our annual Sports Ball! Of course, this year is a little bit different to normal but there is no stopping of the celebration of our clubs and what they have achieved in this challenging year! Watch the video below to see who our shortlisted nominees are! […]
APPLY NOW to Volunteer for the Sports Union!
WATT an event yesterdays Value of Volunteering Webinar was! Sensational turnout, with representation from Dubai and Malaysia, as well as our UK Campuses. 👏 We hope you are all as inspired as we are, after that! 🤩 Thank you so much to our amazing panellists for their insightful and inspiring contributions! 🔥 You can find […]
Value of Volunteering Webinar
The Sports Union is hosting an online Webinar on Tuesday 9th February at 12pm to highlight the value of volunteering and the exciting opportunities that it can create. We are delighted to have a panel of accomplished Heriot-Watt University alumni who will chat through their experiences, career highlights and their time at Heriot-Watt, with […]
Chris Sellar completes his 28 day challenge; now it’s over to the rest of us
Oriam’s Sport & Partnerships Manager, Chris Sellar, has today completed the incredible feat of running 10k every single day in the 28 days up to the first anniversary of losing Mum, Hilary, to suicide. He is now asking those of us who are able, to cycle, walk or run 10k before the end of January […]