Partnerships
We work with regional, national and international sport organisations to provide cutting-edge sport education, world-class research and market-leading commercial services, which benefits the sporting world.
Our partnerships offer students unique opportunities to gain the experience they need to succeed in the sport industry. They also ensure our students have access to world-class sport facilities, right here in Sheffield.
For example, we're the only university to have had student volunteering agreements with the organising committees of the Beijing Olympics, the Delhi Commonwealth Games and the London Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Over 200 of our students were placed at London 2012 as trained Games Makers, and we are already working on similar arrangements for Brazil 2016.
Every one of our sport students gains real world experience through an industry placement during the second year of study.
Organisations and athletes we work with include
- LOCOG
- Russian International Olympic University
- Sochi State University (involved in Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics)
- Brazilian Ministry of Sport
- Universidade Estadual Paulista Sao Paulo (UNESP)
- Sheffield International Venues
- Sheffield United FC
- Sheffield Wednesday FC
- Barnsley FC
- Chesterfield FC
- Doncaster Belles FC
- Sheffield Steelers
- Sheffield Sharks
- Sheffield Hatters
- Sheffield Eagles
- British Volleyball Federation
- English Table Tennis Association
- Steve Peat, world downhill mountain bike champion
- Danny Willett, European tour golfer
- Kell Brook, boxer
- David Howe, boxer
- GB Diving team
- UK Sport
- Brazilian Judo team
- Prince
- Addidas
- PING
- Fit UK
- British Diving
- GB Boxing
- British Swimming
- GB Taekwondo
- GB Archery
- British Gymnastics
- British Cycling
Our partnership work in supporting the London Olympics, and in doing so bringing cultural and economic benefits to Sheffield, was recognised with an outstanding achievement award at the 2012 Sheffield Business Awards.
