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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Edge Hill student rubs shoulders with stars of track and field at world championships

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Former teacher hopes to inform suicide prevention policy after brother’s death

News opinion

PE at school isn’t like adult exercise – but maybe it should be

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Sport students enhance their employability with multi-skills coaching qualification.

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Varsity 2023

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World-leading Edge Hill research underpins “unique” new mental health and wellbeing hub

Mia Butler and Tom O'Brien working for Seiko at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest.

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Edge Hill student rubs shoulders with stars of track and field at world championships

An employability and networking event at Edge Hill University led to one lucky student getting the opportunity to work at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest.

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Former teacher hopes to inform suicide prevention policy after brother’s death

A former teacher, who lost her brother to suicide two weeks before starting a Masters degree in mental health, hopes to honour his memory through her work.

Photo of a young boy kicking a football in a game.

News opinion

PE at school isn’t like adult exercise – but maybe it should be

In a new article for The Conversation Ash Cox, Lecturer in Youth Physical Activity and Physical Education, takes a look at PE and how it compares to how adults do exercise in later life.

Sports Students group photo facing camera in the Wilson Gym

News feature

Sport students enhance their employability with multi-skills coaching qualification.

Edge Hill Sport students have been provided with the opportunity to complement their degree studies with a multi-skills level 2 coaching qualification.

News feature

Varsity 2023

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

Four people stand in a row with a sponsorship banner behind them at the opening of the People's Place.

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World-leading Edge Hill research underpins “unique” new mental health and wellbeing hub

World-leading Edge Hill University research is underpinning a “unique” new mental health and wellbeing hub, the first of its kind to be attached to a Premier League football club.

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