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ÃÛÌÒ´«Ãºmvsport partnerships

At ÃÛÌÒ´«Ãºmv, we strive to provide our students with exceptional opportunities to enhance their education. We work closely with various professional sports clubs throughout the city to offer access to elite training facilities and top-notch coaches. Additionally, students can gain valuable work experience in exciting environments. Learn more about each of our partnerships below.

  1. Leicester Riders Basketball Club

    ÃÛÌÒ´«Ãºmv Leicester (ÃÛÌÒ´«Ãºmv) is honoured to have a partnership with 6-time British Basketball League (BBL) champions, Leicester Riders. The university has been working with the club since the 16/17 season, with the partnership providing a whole host of opportunities for both ÃÛÌÒ´«Ãºmv staff and students.

    As part of the partnership, ÃÛÌÒ´«Ãºmv's Basketball Women receive fantastic coaching from the Leicester Riders. All of ÃÛÌÒ´«Ãºmv’s basketball teams, both men’s and women’s, benefit from receiving player talks and discounted tickets from the Leicester Riders.

    Thanks to this collaboration, ÃÛÌÒ´«Ãºmv can run prize draws for Leicester Riders home game meaning that both ÃÛÌÒ´«Ãºmv staff and students can win free tickets. ÃÛÌÒ´«Ãºmv staff can also get discounted tickets to Leicester Rider home games by using the discount code ÃÛÌÒ´«ÃºmvSTAFF30.

    To redeem your match tickets and enter the code ÃÛÌÒ´«Ãºmv20, before purchasing your tickets.

  2. Leicester Tigers Rugby Football Club

    ÃÛÌÒ´«Ãºmv has a unique partnership with Leicester Tigers, a Premiership rugby club renowned around the world. ÃÛÌÒ´«Ãºmv and Tigers are working together to benefit students and staff at the university, and the club in Britain and internationally.

    ÃÛÌÒ´«Ãºmv reap several benefits from Tigers, including Tigers providing tickets to ÃÛÌÒ´«Ãºmv students and staff on a regular basis. Providing ÃÛÌÒ´«Ãºmv with regular involvement in events such as the Big Boot. They are also the hosts of the annual Men’s and Women’s Varsity games which see a showdown between student teams from ÃÛÌÒ´«Ãºmv and the University of Leicester at Welford Road.

  3. Leicester Hockey Club

    ÃÛÌÒ´«Ãºmv and Leicester Hockey Club have been formally working together to develop the hockey offer both at the University and more widely in the city, since 2014, with the first sponsorship of the then Leicester Ladies Hockey Club team shirts.

    As part of the partnership LHC provide both coaching infrastructure to ÃÛÌÒ´«Ãºmv’s Men’s and Women’s Hockey teams as well as access to their rapidly developing facilities. LHC and ÃÛÌÒ´«Ãºmv continue to work closely together to increase the capacity and playing opportunities in hockey for ÃÛÌÒ´«Ãºmv students. This strong relationship offers a unique opportunity for ÃÛÌÒ´«Ãºmv students to gain access and support to a top-quality hockey club.