Education
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University of Sunderland to launch Esports Event Management degree, invests up to £1m in campus
The University of Sunderland is introducing an Esports Event Management Bsc (Hons) degree and making substantial investment into […]
February 1, 2023Amazon University Esports returns for Spring Split 2023 with Apex Legends, a tour and a new University Leaderboard, with the University of Warwick (unsurprisingly) at the top already
Amazon University Esports, a tournament series for university students in the UK and Ireland, has returned for the […]
January 31, 2023Durham Esports announce North East Esports Festival for students: ‘A lot of events take place in London, and rarely are they accessible to students – we’ve missed out on opportunities because of where we’re located’
Student-led society Durham University Esports and Gaming (DUEG) has today announced the North East Esports Festival. This is […]
January 27, 2023British Esports expands advisory board, announces 2023 Esports in Education Summit
For transparency: Esports News UK editor Dom Sacco used to work full-time for British Esports between September 2016 […]
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January 13, 2023Coventry Crosshairs named Top Collegiate Organisation at The*GameHERs Awards 2022
Coventry College’s esports arm, Coventry Crosshairs, have won an international award for promoting women’s engagement in the video […]
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December 24, 2022Valhallan to open esports arena in Ealing after signing its first UK franchisees
Update (July 2024): There has been a mutual separation between Valhallan and the former Valhallan UK group in […]
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December 14, 2022Intel FutureGen 2023 list of UK esports student rising stars revealed
UK university esports body NSE (National Student Esports) has announced the 20 students selected to be a part […]
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December 9, 2022Subway Future Talent Series launches at Guild Esports in Shoreditch as esports project targets schools
Subway and UK organisation Guild Esports have announced the Subway Future Talent Series, a project that aims to […]
December 5, 2022Northern Irish LoL streamer Rezone appointed lecturer for Belfast Met College’s new first-of-its-kind esports degree
League of Legends streamer Rezone Games has announced he will be a lecturer for Belfast Metropolitan College’s new […]
December 3, 2022Esports Learner of the Year winner named at 2022 BTEC Awards as esports teacher wins Digital Innovator of the Year
Left to right: Barnsley College governor and British Esports head of education Kalam Neale, student winner Layton Ripley […]
November 27, 2022NSE and Host to bring more esports events to the North West and develop employment routes for UK university students
NSE and Host have today announced a partnership to provide career pathways into technology and also deliver more […]
November 17, 2022QMC becomes UK’s first official college partner of Gameplan
Queen Mary’s College (QMC), one of the UK’s top esports colleges, has announced a partnership with management software […]
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November 16, 2022Guild Esports partner with SCL Education to launch Guild College and offer BTEC qualifications
UK-based esports organisation Guild Esports have announced the launch of Guild College to provide a new career pathway […]
November 8, 2022Access Creative College to open esports classroom as part of new 19,000 sq ft campus in London’s East End
Access Creative College will open its first dedicated esports classroom as part of a new 19,000 sq ft […]
November 2, 2022Opinion: What’s happening with grassroots esports in the UK?
Grassroots esports has plenty of passionate, talented people and organisations, so why is it so underlooked and underfunded […]
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October 17, 2022