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UK players from Wolves Esports open new esports hub
Two UK Street Fighter players representing Wolves Esports were at the grand opening of Sandwell College’s new esports […]
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December 27, 2023Jesus College becomes first Oxbridge college to launch a dedicated esports facility, with AFK and the Oxford Uni Gaming & Esports Society
Jesus College, the Oxford University Gaming and Esports Society (OUGES) and commercial partner AFK Group have launched the […]
November 27, 2023Esports project nominated in Scottish Games Awards 2023, with Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf set to open the ceremony
The Scottish Games Awards 2023 has included an esports project in its list of nominations, which features a […]
October 17, 2023Manchester City charity teams up with Manchester Esports Academy to uncover future esports stars
The Manchester Esports Academy (MEA) has collaborated with Manchester City’s official charity, City in the Community (CITC), for […]
September 19, 2023First Online Esports BTEC qualification launches in the UK, targeting home-schooled students (Interview with James Fraser-Murison of Minerva’s Virtual Academy)
Minerva’s Virtual Academy has this month launched the first Online Esports BTEC qualification as it hopes to provide […]
September 13, 2023Esports and Academia: The Rise of Competitive Gaming in Schools and Universities
Ad (contains affiliate links) Picture this: you stroll around your college campus and stumble upon a group of […]
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July 11, 2023Wylde sign multi-year esports partnership with Belfast Met College
Irish esports organisation Wylde have partnered with Belfast Met College around its foundation esports degree. The multi-year partnership […]
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June 21, 2023Northern Ireland’s Only All-Female Esports Team: St Mary’s College Esports Club
St Mary’s College Esports Club currently consists of 18 young women and is the only all-female esports club […]
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May 10, 2023‘Esports wasn’t for me, it has the worst businesses I’ve ever seen, but it’s an interesting paradigm’ – CEO of LDN UTD’s parent Ludus Gaming on his lightbulb moment in esports, education plans and acquiring two other orgs
Last November, UK esports organisation LDN UTD announced their acquisition by play and earn NFT company Ludus Gaming, […]
April 27, 2023ESI Next Gen 2023 initial speaker line-up revealed, as new esports education conference aims to bring industry and students together
ESI Next Gen, the new conference focused on esports in education, has revealed the initial speaker line-up and […]
February 21, 2023Dundee and Angus College to offer first degree-level esports course in Scotland
Dundee and Angus College say they’re to offer the first degree-level esports course in Scotland – a Foundation […]
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February 7, 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, 2023Valhallan 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, 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, 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, 2022