Hartpury University Prospectus

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If you’re playing sport competitively, or you have the talent and drive to do so, you may want to join one of our Sports Academies. You'll develop your sporting talent alongside your degree and academic commitments.* Our Sports Academy staff are among the best in their respective fields. They have competed or worked at professional levels and continue to uphold their standards through strong links with their national governing bodies. From Olympic Gold equestrian athletes to professional footballers and GB rowing coaches, you can be confident that you'll learn from some of the best sporting talent at Hartpury. We're an accredited Talented Athlete Centre for Sport England’s Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme . This means you could be selected for extra financial support to succeed in your sport and your studies while you're here. You don't have to study a sport course to join one of our Sports Academies. They're open to everyone across all of our subject areas. Over 200 international athletes have developed their talents with us over the past 10 years. You could be our next success story. You’ll be supported to achieve excellence in your academic studies and your sport. We're a professional sports environment with all the coaching and facilities you need to prepare for your future career.

We’re seven-time British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) national champions and we were the first university team to win the BUCS Super Rugby Title. Premiership rugby team, Gloucester Rugby is based on campus. Over 50 of our students have gone through their ranks. We currently have the only student-led team in the Greene King IPA Rugby Championship.

Student Zoe Adamson , Junior World Rowing Champion 2017

Our Sports Academies Performance sport

Two-time Olympic medal winner Astier Nicolas competing at NAF International Hartpury Horse Trials

Hartpury rugby players celebrating victory at Twickenham after winning the BUCS Championship final 2017

* We tailor academic and training timetables to suit student athletes competing at the top of their performance pathway

www.hartpury.ac.uk/uni-academies