Discover Sport and Physical Activity

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Discover the latest research, explore your interests and create friendships that last a lifetime. Turn your passion into a career with the help of our forward-thinking, expert community.

Real-world experiences, unmissable opportunities and career-enhancing partnerships. Everything we do within the Department of Sport and Physical Activity encourages you to build upon your skills, ready to succeed in the graduate world.

Real-world experience

We’re passionate about our students getting real-world experience. Our commitment to providing work experience opportunities means 94.6% of our graduates are employed within 15 months (Graduate Outcomes 2018/19).

Find out about current students’ internships

Tackling the Blues

Since 2013, Edge Hill has partnered with Everton in the Community (EitC), the official charity of Everton football club. The partnership is designed to improve the lives of people who live in some of the most socially and economically deprived communities in the UK while enhancing the employability of our sport and physical activity students.

The Tackling the Blues project aims to improve the mental health of young people through sport, the arts, culture and education. Tackling the Blues teaches young people strategies for good mental and physical health, promote emotional literacy and improve self-esteem and conﬁdence.

Find out more about Tackling the Blues

A student wearing an Everton in the Community hoodie whilst working with children

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Meet our students

From international connections and unmissable opportunities, to links to local schools and organisations, you’ll be prepared for an amazing career after successful graduation. Our students have shared their own experiences to give you an insight into life as a student within our vibrant Department of Sport and Physical Education.

I feel as though Edge Hill has helped shape me as an individual. It helps you recognise qualities in yourself that you never knew you had.

India Middlebrook

BSc (Hons) Sport & Exercise Science

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Edge Hill has amazing links and connections with schools and sports organisations that can really help you as a student with your future career.

Louise Mansell

BA (Hons) Physical Education and School Sport

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Daniella’s year abroad

Chat to our students

Got any questions about studying sport at Edge Hill? Want to know more about student life? Or just want to chat about Edge Hill in general?

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Sport news at Edge Hill

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Community mental health and wellbeing hub wins top education award

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Varsity 2024

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University scholarship helps karate ace pursue international ambition

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Students organise successful sport and mental health networking event.

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Edge Hill launches new research centre to help improve mental health

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Student’s scholarship win helps keep big league rugby ambitions alive

Three people stand in a line holding an Educate North award.

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Community mental health and wellbeing hub wins top education award

A mental health and wellbeing hub co-developed by Edge Hill University researchers has won an Educate North Award – one of the most prestigious awards in education.

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Varsity 2024

It’s Varsity time! Edge Hill University and University of Central Lancashire go head to head.

Grace in white karate robes in karate pose at competition in Venice

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University scholarship helps karate ace pursue international ambition

Edge Hill student Grace Baron achieved her dream of competing in the karate equivalent to the Champion’s League thanks to a university scholarship.

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Students organise successful sport and mental health networking event.

Second year BSc (Hons) Sport Management students organised a successful sport and mental health networking event.

A woman wearing an orange sports top stretches her arms out in a physical activity class.

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Edge Hill launches new research centre to help improve mental health

Edge Hill University has launched a new research centre to progress the use of sport and physical activity to improve mental health.

Student Grace Arrowsmith smiles at the camera while standing in front of the Edge Hill University crest

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Student’s scholarship win helps keep big league rugby ambitions alive

A Rugby Union player’s Edge Hill University Sports Scholarship is helping her keep focused on making it big in the game.

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Immerse yourself in our campus with the virtual tour. Explore the buildings from your own home. Get a feel for our learning, living, and leisure spaces and roam the halls of our iconic buildings.