Sports & Societies

Now that you're at the University of Leicester, a whole new world of opportunities have opened up to you.

Whether you want to get involved in activities, societies, sports, volunteering and fundraising or environment sustainability, make sure to check out the pages below and get involved!

Pop by the SU Office in the Percy Gee building or email us on unionactivities@le.ac.uk

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⛏ Minecraft SMP Server: 1st October midnight - 30th September midnight; The Overworld; The University of Leicester's BEST Minecraft server! - Bedrock AND Java! - Survival AND Creative! - Vanilla, with some plugins. - £4 / year - 24/7 Come join us today! Meet new, friendly people! Join our Discord for more information. 🔨🧟‍♀️

Freshers Week: 21st September midnight - 27th September midnight; Freshers

Give it a shot!: 25th September midnight - 30th September midnight; If you're a fresher or have never been in Cocktail society before, come along to one of our Give It a Shot sessions!; Freshers | Give it a Go session | Night out

Cheer Give it a Go: 26th September 11am - 1pm; SU Square; Sports | Give it a Go session

Freshers Combat Give It A Go: 26th September noon - 4pm; Viking Field behind Roger Bettles Sports Centre; We're running a small Give It A Go session for anyone to try out medieval combat and meet members of our society! Bring water and snacks!; Student Group | Sports | Freshers | Give it a Go session

The 2nd UoL Women's Cricket Club GIAG: 26th September noon - 2pm; Danielle Brown Sports Centre; Sports | Give it a Go session

Fencing Give It A Go: 26th September 1pm - 4pm; Danielle Brown Studio; Sports | Freshers | Give it a Go session

Netball Trials (Sign Up Only): 26th September 2pm - 5:45pm; Roger Bettles Sports Centre; Freshers | Sports

Darts Society Give it a Go Session: 26th September 3pm - 5pm; Loaded Dog, 144 London Rd, Leicester LE2 1ED; Join the Darts Society for round two of Give It a Go! The perfect chance to meet the team, make mates, and have a throw—even if you’ve never held a dart before. Darts provided, cheap drinks, everyone welcome!; Give it a Go session

Swimming Give it a go: 26th September 3pm - 4:30pm; Roger Bettles Sports Centre; Student Group | Sports | Freshers | Give it a Go session

UOL ACS MEET AND GREET: 26th September 4pm - 7pm; Sir Bob Burgess LT1; New Faces, Big Vibes, One Community🤝🏾🔥; Freshers

Observatory Night: 26th September 7pm - 10pm; Olive Banks, The Village, LE2 2LH; Come along to our first observatory night of the academic year! We will start in Olive Banks, opposite the John Foster reception, in the Village, before heading to our beloved large telescope! 🚀🛰; Student Group | Freshers | Give it a Go session

Fencing Give It A Go: 27th September 1pm - 4pm; Danielle Brown Studio; Sports | Freshers | Give it a Go session

Netball Trials (Invite Only): 27th September 1pm - 6pm; Roger Bettles Sports Centre; Sports | Freshers

ITF Give it a go: 27th September 4:30pm - 7pm; Union Studio; Give it a go session for ITF Taekwondo; Give it a Go session