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From beginners to professionals, everyone can find a place.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This season BUCS appoints Sam Bell-Minogue as director of delivery. Sam has a wealth of experience in higher education, having spent the last 9 years at the University of Nottingham as assistant director of sports.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sam&#8217;s appointment comes at a critical time for BUCS. With significant funding from Sport England and the announcement of a systemic partnership with them, this will enable Sam to guide BUCS in delivering a world-class performance and engagement program. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BUCS has also acquired new partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the 2022-23 season, Aldi will be the main partner of BUCS football and hopes to work with all men and women in over 640 leagues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aldi values the skills and qualities that BUCS athletes bring to the professional environment and has established partnerships with various clubs including Loughborough University, Birmingham University, and Newcastle University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udfca\ud83c\udffd\u200d\u2642\ufe0f1500+ athletes<br>\ud83c\udfc582 universities<br>\ud83c\udfc614+ records broken <br><br>BUCS Short Course Swimming Championships&#8230; the official highlights \ud83c\udf9e\ufe0f\ud83e\udd29 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BUCSSwim?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BUCSSwim<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9ZEE968lHt\">pic.twitter.com\/9ZEE968lHt<\/a><\/p>&mdash; BUCS (@BUCSsport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BUCSsport\/status\/1595107509534044160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 22, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bucs.org.uk\/events-listing.html\"><u>more competitions<\/u><\/a> to be played in the coming month.\u00a0Golf at St Andrew&#8217;s, touch rugby at Sheffield, fencing at Nottingham, snow sports at Edinburgh, and much more. Let&#8217;s look forward to exciting performances from the players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"549\" height=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2022\/10\/\u51fb\u5251.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48834\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2022\/10\/\u51fb\u5251.png 549w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2022\/10\/\u51fb\u5251-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2022\/10\/\u51fb\u5251-260x146.png 260w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2022\/10\/\u51fb\u5251-120x67.png 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 549px) 100vw, 549px\" \/><figcaption>Screenshot by Fangyi from BUCS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Words: Fangyi&nbsp;He | Subbing: Yana Trup<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For over 100 years British Universities&nbsp;&amp; Colleges Sport (BUCS) has&nbsp;been at the forefront of university sports in the UK. 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