Sport, health and fitness

You need never be bored at Sussex. As well as the variety of activities and sports facilities offered in Brighton, there is a wide range of on-campus opportunities to fill your spare time.

Key facts

well-rounded sports programme

largest dance and movement programme in the South East

extensive sports facilities

wide range of Students’ Union sports clubs and teams

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Falmer Sports Complex fitness rooms is one of two state-of-the-art fitness rooms located on campus Fix in exercise with your lifestyle by choosing between our flexible drop-in classes or signing up for our exercise courses Our women's rugby team are one of the many active sports clubs on campus The VC awarding sports bursaries to some of our talented sportswoman Students playing squash at the Sports Centre A football game being played on one of our four grass pitches Trapeze is one of the 50 classes/courses on offer from Sussexsport Kickboxing classes in the Sports Centre Nearby Brighton & Hove plays host to sporting activities such as the Brighton marathon and London to Brighton bikeride. As well as many parks, swimming pools and even a volleyball court on Brighton seafront Basketball courts on Brighton seafront

Sport and fitness at Sussex

The University’s Sussexsport works closely with the Students’ Union to provide a well-rounded sports programme. Getting involved in sport is a good way to try out new things, improve your skills and make new friends while you are doing it. Subsidised rates are offered for all students.

Sussexsport also offers one of the largest dance and movement programmes in the South East of England, with over 50 classes/courses a week in activities such as yoga, sports conditioning, boxercise, circuit training, zumba, spinning, ballet and pilates.

In addition, we offer coaching in racquet sports and run intramural competitions, including football. Large sports nights are popular Christmas and summer events.

Sports facilities

Sports facilities on campus include:

  • two large, multi-purpose sports halls
  • two newly refurbished state-of-theart fitness rooms and two dedicated strength and conditioning rooms
  • a dance studio
  • four squash courts
  • four grass soccer pitches, a rugby pitch, a grass and artificial cricket pitch, and tennis courts
  • a floodlit sand-dressed artificial turf pitch (hockey and football)
  • a therapy room offering a sports-injury clinic, sports massage, relaxation massage, reiki, reflexology and hot stone massage.

Student sports clubs

If you take your sport seriously, you may want to join one or more of the specialist clubs organised through the Students’ Union. Sports teams are among the largest and some of the most active student groups on campus – there is a combination of 40 different teams and sports clubs. Most clubs provide coaching and instruction and take part in British Universities Sports Association (BUSA) competitions as well as local Sussex leagues. Our basketball, football, squash and Ultimate Frisbee teams have all achieved success in recent years. For a comprehensive list of sports clubs and teams, visit the Union website.

Matilda's perspective

‘Sussex has more to offer than just education. I joined the Ultimate Frisbee team and the Salsa Society and, through doing this, IMatilda had new experiences and made a lot of new friends. ‘Above all else, I associate Sussex with diversity and the merging of cultures – during my time here I’ve met students from all over the world which was both inspiring and fun. ‘I would warmly recommend everyone to apply for a year abroad at the University of Sussex!’

Matilda Magnusson,
from Uppsala University, Sweden