Education

Update (July 2024): There has been a mutual separation between Valhallan and the former Valhallan UK group in […]

Read More… from Valhallan plans to open 100+ local esports centres throughout the UK by 2029

Jesus College, the Oxford University Gaming and Esports Society (OUGES) and commercial partner AFK Group have launched the […]

Read More… from Jesus College becomes first Oxbridge college to launch a dedicated esports facility, with AFK and the Oxford Uni Gaming & Esports Society

Earlier this month, the BBC broadcast its own gaming show from Confetti X in Nottingham: Game On! For […]

Read More… from Review of Game On! For BBC Children in Need: A welcome love letter to gaming or a missed opportunity for esports? (TV show featured Guild Racing, Harry Pinero & Elz the Witch)

Dundee and Angus College has officially opened the doors to its new esports studios, with Scottish games industry […]

Read More… from Dundee and Angus College opens esports studio, billed as ‘a first-of-its-kind for Scotland’

NSE and Scan Computers have today announced a partnership which will see a new esports tournament launched for […]

Read More… from NSE and Scan Computers to launch new esports tournament

Staffordshire University has revealed plans to expand its esports provision in Stoke-on-Trent, with £2.9m investment in dedicated facilities. […]

Read More… from Staffordshire University announces £2.9m esports expansion following revamped degree

UK university esports body National Student Esports (NSE) has announced a ‘Magical Marketplace: Genshin Impact Campus Celebration’ that […]

Read More… from London’s Spitalfields Market to transform into ‘Magical Marketplace’ as part of NSE’s Genshin Campus Celebration

The Scottish Games Awards 2023 has included an esports project in its list of nominations, which features a […]

Read More… from Esports project nominated in Scottish Games Awards 2023, with Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf set to open the ceremony

Barnsley College student Alfie Caunt (pictured above) has been shortlisted at the AoC Student of the Year Awards […]

Read More… from Esports student shortlisted in AoC Student of the Year Awards 2023

British rapper Stormzy and sports brand Adidas have today launched the next chapter of the #Merky Football Careers […]

Read More… from Stormzy’s Merky FC partners with Guild Esports, EA, Arsenal and others for careers programme to improve black representation in sport

UK esports organisation Team 7AM and collegiate esports team KE6 Vanguard have struck an exclusive partnership. The collaboration offers the […]

Read More… from KE6 Vanguard and Team 7AM join forces to boost collegiate esports

The Manchester Esports Academy (MEA) has collaborated with Manchester City’s official charity, City in the Community (CITC), for […]

Read More… from Manchester City charity teams up with Manchester Esports Academy to uncover future esports stars

Minerva’s Virtual Academy has this month launched the first Online Esports BTEC qualification as it hopes to provide […]

Read More… from First Online Esports BTEC qualification launches in the UK, targeting home-schooled students (Interview with James Fraser-Murison of Minerva’s Virtual Academy)

A new Digital Schoolhouse Splatoon 3 tournament has been announced for students aged 12 to 18 across the […]

Read More… from Digital Schoolhouse Splatoon 3 tournament announced for UK students, WASD to host grand finals

For transparency: Esports News UK editor Dom Sacco used to work full-time for British Esports between September 2016 […]

Read More… from British Esports adds Street Fighter 6 and Apex Legends cups to Student Champs for 2023/24