26.03.2004
The University of Brighton is one of eight case studies highlighted by Sport England in their recent report into sports facilities in universities and HE colleges.
David Geldart, Sport England Council Member, said:
"We welcome these reports and would like to congratulate the higher education institutions on their real commitment to giving students, staff and the community access to sport.
Rt Hon Richard Caborn MP, Minister for Sport, said:
"I am very pleased to see so many illustrations of the ways in which higher education institutions are working to meet the ambitious agenda for sport, and in many cases reaching out to engage in their communities through sport and to provide vital support to elite athletes."
You can download the full Sport England report 'Higher Education and Sport in England' (553k pdf).
Or you can download the executive summary (1.59 Mb pdf).
You can also download the Universities UK report 'Participating and performing: sport and higher education in the UK, March 2004', which was co-sponsored by Sport England (1.2Mb pdf).
For further information you can also contact the university's Director of Sport and Recreation, Jerry Fairclough, on Friday 26 March for more information on how the university is working with local communities to improve access to sport. His telephone number is 01273 642890.
Contact: Marketing and Communications, University of Brighton, 01273 643022
