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Amazon University Esports 2022 Spring Split kicks off with more than £24,000 worth of prizes available to students in the UK & Ireland
The final stage of the 2021/22 Amazon University Esports tournament in the UK and Ireland has officially kicked […]
March 1, 2022
Bournemouth and Poole College converts 132-seat theatre into esports arena
Bournemouth and Poole College has tested out its performing arts theatre turned esports arena for the first time, […]
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February 17, 2022
Almost 70% of UK parents believe esports can play a positive role in school, but only 32% are happy for their child to have a career in it, finds new education survey by Dell and Intel
For transparency: Esports News UK editor Dom Sacco used to work full-time for British Esports between September 2016 […]
February 2, 2022
Amazon University Esports reports record numbers in UK/Ireland Winter 2021 Season, with more students and societies participating
Record numbers of university students took part in the Winter 2021 season of Amazon University Esports in the […]
January 26, 2022
Students cleverly recreate entire Queen Mary’s College esports facility in Minecraft ahead of Minecraft Collegiate League
Two students from Queen Mary’s College (QMC) in Basingstoke have recreated the institution’s esports facility in Minecraft with […]
January 11, 2022
NSE Winter 2021 university esports winners announced: Warwick, Staffordshire and Loughborough named the UK’s best this year
National Student Esports (NSE) has announced the winners of the British University Esports Championship Winter (BUEC) 2021, as […]
December 22, 2021
NSE announces 20 students accepted into Intel FutureGen 2022 cohort: See the full list of students and judges here
UK university esports body NSE (National Student Esports) has today announced the 2022 cohort of the Intel FutureGen […]
December 8, 2021
Aston University Valorant Series billed as ‘Birmingham’s largest student-hosted esports tournament without university aid’
Aston University has announced it is putting on its first major esports tournament set up by students – […]
December 6, 2021
Northampton College opens esports arena as part of £6.3m digital academy
Northampton College has this week opened a brand new esports arena, as part of its £6.3m digital academy. […]
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November 25, 2021
Rocket League Scottish College Cup returns this month
For transparency: Esports News UK editor Dom Sacco used to work full-time for British Esports between September 2016 […]
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November 8, 2021
Esports added to Duke of Edinburgh’s Award programmes for young people in the UK
The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE) has added esports to its range of activity programmes for young people aged 14 to 24 in […]
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October 22, 2021
NUEL opens up tournaments to students in Ireland following closure of Irish Collegiate Esports
UK university esports body NUEL has opened up its tournaments to students based in the Republic of Ireland […]
September 29, 2021
Course Corrections: What lessons can be learnt from Staffordshire University and the UK’s first esports degree?
Four years ago this month, Staffordshire University announced it had become the first UK university to offer a […]
May 28, 2021
London Esports and LDN UTD to go head-to-head in LoL charity showdown organised by Staffordshire University London students
Esports students from Staffordshire University London have assembled to organise the London Showdown, a charity showmatch in aid […]
March 22, 2021
UK to field more LoL teams in the University Esports Masters with slots from both NUEL and NSE: “By working together, there’s a fantastic opportunity to widen the university esports community”
The University Esports Masters – the pan-European League of Legends collegiate tournament – will allow countries to field […]
February 4, 2021