Sport
UEL:After Dark
A free festival of light, art and movement for students, communities and families. Held at our Docklands Campus on Wednesday 8th February 2023, 5pm till late.
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Our unique partnerships, world-class facilities and electrifying atmosphere at our weekly fixtures are one of the many reasons we're a leading university for sports in London.
Welcome to East London Sport
We are the most ambitious and the most improved university in the UK for sport and we pride ourselves on being able to provide a wide-ranging programme of sporting, health and fitness opportunities for staff, students and the wider community.
In 2010, the University of East London was ranked 124th in the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) league – the National Governing Body for University Sport. With only a handful of teams and no medallists, East London Sport was created. Since then we have won the BUCS Most Improved University for Sports, and increased our ranking 81 positions in the BUCS ranking. We have also helped support many Olympians and Paralympians, 34 teams across a wide range of sports and 500+ active students.
We aim to create an environment that enables you to flourish, and we have an endless number of activities for you to get involved in. Whether you are an aspiring Olympian or Paralympian who is looking for high performance support, a keen gym goer who wants to access to our world-class facilities at SportsDock or someone who is looking to start their journey with Move East London, the East London Sport team have something to offer you.
Finally, we are now setting out to build on our reputation and extend the impact of sport for all our students, staff and stakeholders, the university itself, and our regional, national, and international partners with our Global Sports Strategy.
East London Sport Talent Pathway (ELSTP)
East London Sport have been commissioned by Sport England to implement a unique, ground-breaking talent identification and development program in East London, aiming to re-balance the demography of ta
UEL:After Dark
A free festival of light, art and movement for students, communities and families. Held at our Docklands Campus on Wednesday 8th February 2023, 5pm till late.
Clubs
SportsDock
Sports Scholarships
Move East London
Our programme allows students to take part in free drop in sessions in Docklands and Stratford, from yoga and boxing to basketball and volleyball.
Employability and professional development
East London Sport provide an exciting pathway for our students to develop professionally within the sports industry.
East London Global Sport Strategy
This strategy is global in ambition and seeks to connect our practice in East London with learners, stakeholders and partners in the local, regional, national and international contexts.
SportsDock
Our world-class facilities and electrifying atmosphere at our weekly fixtures are one of the many reasons we’re a leading university for sports in London. Available to students, staff, the local community, and national and international organisations.
As a testament to the quality of the centre, SportsDock was used as the training Hub for Team USA, during the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
SportsDock features:
- two multi-purpose indoor sports arenas
- 120-piece fitness centre
- fully equipped strength and conditioning room
- dance and aerobics studios
- sports therapy clinic
- conferencing and meeting rooms, lecture theatres and teaching rooms
- outdoor pitches

Studying at the University of East London has been life changing. With its outstanding support, my opportunities have skyrocketed. Since I started here, I have attended the Junior and Senior Commonwealth games, and three junior world cups."
Owen Edwards,
BSc Physiotherapy, Fencing Scholar
Unique partnerships
The achievements and developments within sport at the University of East London over the last six years has been largely influenced by our large range of partnerships. At the University, we believe in working in collaboration and utilising the assets, strengths and networks of partners from across the UK.
We partner with many professional, amateur and community sports clubs alongside a wide and varied network of associations, such as national governing bodies of sport, sports foundations, charities and businesses.
Sport-related courses
Our sports department is consistently ranked amongst the top 3 universities for sport in London. Our undergraduate and postgraduate sports programmes span four academic schools. Find the perfect course for you: