University of Leeds Alumna Laura Anderson (Dentistry, 2010) has this weekend become undisputed Aikido World Champion. Laura won her 5th world individual title while competing in Akita, Japan, a feat never before achieved in the history of the sport. Laura began her Aikido career at the age of 12 at Wharfedale Aikido Club in Ilkley, […]
Leeds Rhinos have launched their first women’s Rugby League team and are set to train and play at Sports Park Weetwood. The Leeds Rhinos Women’s team, an Open Age side, will aim to compete in the Women’s Super League in 2018. The creation of the women’s team is part of Leeds Rhinos’ commitment to grow the game […]
Please be aware that we are upgrading our online booking system on Thursday 31st August at 09:00. This necessary work should last between 1 and 2 hours. If you would like to book on to a class or book a court during this time, please call the Reception Team on 0113 343 5095 and they will be able to assist with […]
Gryphons Abroad is without doubt one of the best things I’ve ever done. There is nothing I could ever write that would accurately sum up the project, or describe the amazing experiences I had. The only way to understand is to apply and experience it for yourself; I just wish I could do it every […]
The University of Leeds new Brownlee Centre and Cycle Circuit will become British Cycling’s newest HSBC UK disability hub. The new facility, part-funded by British Cycling, was officially opened last month with state-of-art training facilities, including a 1.6km (1-mile) cycle circuit – one of the longest in the country. HSBC UK disability hubs provide dedicated para-cycling […]
A new £5m University of Leeds sports facility launches this week, named after its most successful sporting alumni. The Brownlee Centre, chosen in honour of Olympic heroes Alistair and Jonny, sits alongside a new 1 mile (1.6km) cycle circuit – one of the longest in the country – at the University’s Bodington Playing Fields in […]
The University has moved up into the top five in this year’s Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey, from sixth position last year, to fourth this year. Every year, the Times Higher Education survey asks students across the UK to give their views about their university on a range of issues, from the quality of […]
A new £5m University of Leeds sports facility is to be named after its most successful alumni athletes, Olympic heroes Alistair and Jonny Brownlee. The Brownlee Centre sits alongside a new 1 mile (1.6km) cycle circuit – one of the longest in the country – at the University’s Bodington playing fields in north Leeds. The […]
From 3rd January 2017 we will be making some changes to some of our member and non-member pay-as-you-go prices. These prices have not been altered over the last 4 years and are in response to inflation, increased costs such as staffing and energy as well as facility refurbishment.
Huge congratulations to University of Leeds Alumnus Alistair Brownlee who claimed second place in the BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2016. Alistair came second behind Andy Murray with 121,665 votes, a fantastic achievement. It’s been a brilliant year for Alistair which began with him winning the Columbia Threadneedle World Triathlon Series when it came […]
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