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WELCOME to Edition 15 of Student Sport Magazine,

The First National Magazine for University Sport.

We start our new season with eyes towards this year’s BUCS Nationals as thousands of you arrive in Sheffield for a weekend at the business end of sport.

Not before we head over to the University of Nottingham to take a look at the vision for 2016, including a £40m investment in their sports facilities.

We interview one of the most frequently mentioned Swimmers in Student Sport Magazine.

Not to forget more from Leeds, Birmingham and Surrey.

See you in Sheffield.

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Journalists & Contributors Sam Stem • Chris Shelmerdine • Lee Chrimes • Chris Whitehead • Jenna Hadley • Tilly Hall/Susan Pimblett • Alex Morrell/University Nutrition • James Long • Photographers Front Cover Image - Simon Roe Simon Roe - www.simonroephotography.co.uk Alan Janaszek - www.photoproimages.co.uk With special thanks to The University of Surrey, The University of Nottingham, Loughborough University, The University of Leeds and the University of Birmingham.

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Health & Training. The Student Media House Ltd. is not qualified to issue medical advice and any instructions provided herein should in no way act as a substitute for such advice. Please seek medical advice for injuries, medical conditions and before starting any new sport or training routine. If you feel pain or discomfort whilst carrying out any physical exercise you should immediately cease training and consult a doctor, physician or healthcare provider.

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coming next month... the first national magazine for university sport online...every month!

Full review of the Bucs nationals 2015 hallam heptathlete karla drew BUCS Big Wednesday

We talk to a school of Universities about their achievements.

Have a chat with Karla Drew.

We talk to BIG with Loughborough Uni. ...Plus more!

20 David Ross Sports Village 26 Reflect on 2014 nationals & the university of leeds discuss some of their primed hopefuls.

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06 Harder: Plateau busting 10 Faster: Ingesting in your Injuries.

12 Stronger: All to Arms

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Surrey Sports Park.

A closer look at the internationally recognised facilities at the University of Surrey.

Since opening in April 2010, Surrey Sports Park has transformed sport at the University of Surrey.

As the saying goes, league tables don’t lie, and the University of Surrey has risen from 75th to 36th in the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) league during the Sports Park’s short life.

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s the full-time training base for Harlequins Rugby Union, England RFU Women, Surrey Storm Netball, Surrey Smashers Badminton and Surrey United Basketball, the venue is no stranger to professional teams and athletes alike.

Surrey Sports Park also hosted 17 nations ahead of London 2012 and Glasgow 2014 and will host Ireland, Italy and Georgia as an official

England 2015 Rugby World Cup Team Base.

Students at the University of Surrey can enjoy a 50m Olympic-sized pool, 120 station Health and Fitness Suite, indoor arenas, squash and tennis courts, a climbing centre, three astroturf pitches, 13 state-of-the art grass surfaces and a whole range of fitness, strength and conditioning and coaching services to match.

The University also offers a range of scholarship options for elite student athletes, meaning you can study while enjoying world class facilities and services to be ready for competition at all times.

But what do our students think of Surrey Sports Park and Team Surrey, the student sports brand at the University?

VP of Sports and Recreation Dan Jacobs recognises the significance of the Sports Park to student sport at Surrey: “I have no doubt in my mind that the opening of the Sports Park has been at the crux of why sport here at the University continues to go from strength to strength.

“The opportunities that students now have available to them are second to none, competing with some of the top sporting Universities in the country. With this, we have now got more students than ever engaging in both intramural and competitive sport, with our performance in the BUCS league table climbing at a rapid rate.”

Business Management undergraduate Georgie Smith is equally as complimentary: “Surrey Sports Park has opened my eyes to a lot more sporting opportunities and allowed me to experience a huge range of activities.

“As a keen netball player I have rapidly excelled in performances thanks to having the quality gym facilities and specialised strength and conditioning room that we get access to. But the best thing about it is it is still growing and getting more impressive by the year!”

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You’ve had a good start to the year and just about sweated out all of the mince pies and mountains of chocolate but your muscles are growing increasingly stubborn: www.studentsportmagazine.com

by james long

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Strategy...

In the fitness industry the main aim of the game is to grow bigger and stronger through effective training. If you are having problems breaking through a gym plateau then try implementing the strategies outlined below to help you advance to a new level of training and growth.

Consistency.

To be consistent with your training you must first commit to your training program for a prolonged period of time (8 weeks minimum).

Too many gym goers have been convinced the ‘muscle confusion’ principle is the most effective way to build muscle. However muscle is a passive tissue; therefore it must be trained the same way over a period of time to allow adaptation to occur. When adaptation occurs muscle growth follows.

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The American Dietetic Association found that it takes up to 6 months to reach a weight loss plateau.

Exercise selection.

It is vital to remember that a muscle grows through increased tension across the skeletal tissue, therefore when selecting your exercises the best method of putting force across the muscle will increase size the most. What does this mean? Everyone is genetically made up with different muscle and bone lengths; therefore the most efficient exercise to stress skeletal tissue in the Quadriceps for a 6 foot 4 long limbed athlete may not be a traditional barbell back squat due to long levers, and instead more force could be generated through a seated leg press resulting in more stimulation, and in turn more growth. How does this affect me? When designing your

HIIT If you’re not used to it, introducing high intensity interval training to your routine can help you gain some great results if you are trying to burn fat.

It’s difficult to do alone unless you have the mind of a Shaolin monk but if you don’t have a bud to train with, be as strict as possible.

ALTERNATIVE LIFTS You finish your lectures and head to the gym at peak time making your workout quite simply a ballache. There is always another way if the equipment you need is being monopolised by the guy who feels it necessary to use one of every dumbbell from 8-42kg for a new 16-lift cluster-set that he got in an email from Mike Chang.

Weight-loss Plateau: Any plateau can cause frustration but it need not cause you too many problems. If you are trying to burn fat and have hit the wall, you can make a few sharp changes to your diet to get your metabolism back on side. If you’ve been on a restricted calorie diet for a while, having a day or two with a high calorie intake can soon shock your body into firing again.

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completed will give a target to better when you next step into the gym. Muscle needs to be trained the same way over a period time in order to grow through repeated bombardment. By increasing the weight moved or reps completed the muscle must adapt. However, with practice and repetition the body will acclimatize which causes strength to plateau.

Don’t be the person who lifts the same weight week after week, get yourself a logbook, use progressive overload each workout and smash those plateaus.

Choose exercises that training program choose you feel work your exercises that you feel muscles the best not work your muscles the best necessarily what you not necessarily what you have read that the latest have read that the latest Mr. Olympia is using.

Mr. Olympia is using in preparation for his next competition.

Get a log book.

Are you accountable for knowing how many reps you hit per set on every exercise last workout? Chances are that you can remember what weight you used for your first exercise but after that it all goes a bit hazy. If you approach your workouts weekly without knowing how to better your previous workout it is not realistic to expect personal bests to be achieved. Something as simple as writing down the weight moved and rep-range

Auxiliary muscles.

If you are looking to add strength to specific lifts, take a step back and look at what supporting muscles could be strengthened to improve the lift. Lets break down the most frequently referred to exercise in the gym, the Bench Press. The primary muscles used are in the Pectorals but the Deltoids and Triceps play a huge role in completing the exercise.

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harder completing sets with a rep-range that is between one and five reps will be optimal for building strength. such as close grip benchpress and weighted dips. In doing so, these secondary muscles will be able to generate more force when attempting your Bench Press and help you smash through any plateaus.

Generally speaking completing sets with a reprange that is between one and five reps will be optimal for building strength. By using this rep-range your training will be supporting you in getting stronger in your exercise program. Therefore by decreasing the rep-range used you will be able to increase the load lifted, which will in turn place additional stress on your body, forcing it to adapt. When completing a strength-based workout it is recommended that you use this rep scheme (e.g. 5 sets of 5 reps) for your compound lift and use higher rep ranges (8-15 reps) in your auxiliary exercises as it is very taxing on your central nervous system.

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With the BUCS Nationals on the horizon, we spoke to the scientists at University Nutrition for some last minute top tips for those carrying a niggling injury.

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So while you are all enjoying your home comforts, it is a perfect opportunity to let your body recover for the second half of the season. Nutrition can provide excellent support to your recovery.

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Keep on the protein shakes when your injured, you need 0.4g/kg body mass more than when you’re in full health.

Stage 2 – Proliferation: Increased blood flow, restoring oxygen and nutrient flow. Type II collagen and fibronectin are laid down, forming scar tissue.

Stage 3 – Remodeling: Type II collagen is turned into type I collagen (this is much stronger).

So how can nutrition help?

An effective nutritional strategy can enhance the rate at which these stages occur and

heal the injury quicker. Nutrition can support the management of inflammation and the regeneration of tissue.

Management of inflammation This is a very tricky stage; we need to prevent excessive inflammation that could create more damage, whilst also avoiding reducing the inflammation, preventing the removal of dead cells. The key to managing inflammation is fats.

A diet high in transfats, omega-6 rich

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It has been suggested in some studies that ingesting Turmeric, Garlic, and flavonoids (pineapple, cocoa, tea, blueberries) can help to keep inflammation under control, which in some cases has resulted in an increased recovery time.

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Which Fats are Fish oils: It is recommended that you consume around 6-9g of fish oils per day.

That’s Omega-3 which, unless you have been living the past decade like a Plec (Hypostomus plecostomus) in a mucky tank, you’ll know they’re all the rage and contain big science words like docosahexaenoic and eicosapentaenoic acid (or DHA & EPA

DHA An Omega 3 fatty acid that forms the main component of the human retina, sperm and the cerebral cortex. Breast milk is rich in DHA but don’t get any sick ideas.

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NUTS Some studies have shown that eating nuts, seeds and/or olive oil can reduce inflammation

WHAT ELSE? You can also get stuck into avocados, flax oil, ground flax, hempseed, perilla oil, spirulina, walnuts, eggs (look for the Omega-3 labels), chia seeds, radish seeds, fresh basil, dark greens (like spinach) and dried tarragon. Maybe best to google some recipes before you fill your bowl with basil.

Injury recovery requires more protein than our average everyday needs. An injured athlete should aim to increase their protein intake by 0.4g/kg of body mass. A consistently higher intake of protein is vital to quick recovery. Supplemental amino acids arginine and glutamine have been found to support injury healing. Whilst this could mean splashing out on extra supplements you can always try tucking into red meat, eggs, nuts, lentils, spinach, milk, cottage cheese, chicken, fish and cabbage.

vegetable oils and saturated fat will be pro-inflammatory whilst a diet high in monounsaturated fats and omega-3 fats will be antiinflammatory.

Ad concludere Whilst injured, our activity levels will be reduced resulting in a reduction in our calorie requirements will

drop. Be careful and ensure that your calorie intake is not too low, as it may lead to loss of lean muscle mass. Aim for around 200-300 calories above your sedentary baseline.

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Initially a successful physique competitor and fitness model, Chris Shelmerdine now competes as a bodybuilder and is sponsored by Muscle-In and Scitec Nutrition.

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Every muscle relies on your abs, hips, and lower back, a.k.a. your core! It’s your base, and building it into a solid, powerful platform has immeasurable

arm yourself...

The complexity of training arms extends far beyond just a simple bicep curl and basic tricep press. There are a great deal of muscles that govern arm movement and activating them all during a session will ensure an explosive arm workout. If we consider our workout based on a deeper understanding of our anatomy we can focus on full I have lived and loved bodybuilding for as long as I can remember, working with some of the best coaches in the UK to expand and developing my own knowledge to share with others.

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benefits. A strong and powerful core ensures maximum force output, helps overcome plateaus and reach a higher level of fitness.

muscle contraction and maximise each repetition.

fact Both biceps make up approximately 3% of the body’s total muscle mass.

Biceps They are made up of the brachii, the brachialis and the pronator teres.

The biceps brachii are two muscles made up of a short head and long head, they act to flex your elbow and bend your arm.

Variations in angles and hand grips will

affect which part of the biceps are used the most; therefore, adding thickness, definition & strength to either the long or short head.

Triceps On the other side of the humerus sits the triceps, as the name suggests it’s made up of three muscles: the long,

WORK RATE Keep your rest periods between 6090 seconds. As with all muscle groups, it’s all about the contraction. Once that muscle-mind connection is perfected, your workout intensity will soar to new heights.

Forearm Finally, we have what I consider a massively neglected

muscle group, the forearm, which the majority of people will only touch upon during other workouts.

The forearm is a complex group of smaller muscles with various functions but increasing strength and size will provide a stable

Try Shelmo’s favourite lifts for an armed assault.

forearm lifts

Clean & Jerk Cable Curl Farmer’s Walk plate pinch Wrist curl

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medial and lateral heads. The latter head is the one that makes up that horseshoe shape of the tricep, along with the other two heads, which adds overall thickness to the arm.

base to complete other lifts which may just give you the boost that you need to develop other parts of your body. Along with a stronger grip, you’ll notice a massive improvement in different exercises, especially targeted at back muscles, as usually most people’s grip will fail well before their back does. A dedicated forearms section will therefore enable you to isolate larger muscle groups without worrying about your grip failing first.

shelmo says: Try a few different lifts and keep it interesting but for a base forearm workout you should be doing Wrist Curls and Reverse Barbell Curls.

4 x 20 Wrist Curls 4 x 12-15 Reverse Barbell

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BICEPS You can research all sorts of different variations to isolate the bicep muscles above and beyond the regular dumbbell curl.

Try these: Seated dumbbell curl (4x12 per arm) Preacher Curl (4 x 15) Barbell Drag Curl (4 x 8) Concentration Curl (2 x 20 per arm) Remember that the contraction is key to enable your bicep to truly flex against resistance. Curling too much at a fast pace won’t cut it.

Try counting two seconds up, hold for one, lower in two.

shelmo says: Go the extra mile with your bicep work out and ensure you keep strict form. Pick a weight that you find challenging, you’re not doing yourself

TRICEPS

The uneducated place biceps on a ‘gun show’ pedestal but no short sleeve is complete without the bulge of the triceps brachii.

Include: Overhead Press (4 x 6-10) Rope Press (4 x 15) Close Grip Bench Press (2 x 20)

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Single Arm Kick-back (3 x 10 per arm) It’s easy to rely on shoulders when form is bad.

Lock your elbows in place and focus on the tri.

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Concentrate knee on a bench, hold movement to tricep dumbell with 900 elbow. and extend backwards.

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any favours by swinging the dumbbell. Compose and control.

4 x 20 Wrist Curls 4 x 12-15 Reverse Barbell

Exercises that involve free weights and cables have a point within the range of motion (ROM) when the exercise is hardest on the muscle, and when the exercise is the easiest. The point at which the exercise is most difficult is when the lever arm becomes the longest, which makes the muscles involved work the hardest. So partial repetitions do have their place, usually at the end of a set.

Do ensure that when you train you allow the muscle

group to fully stretch out, followed by a strong contraction.

When that muscle starts to fail and a small breather just isn’t enough, blast it with partial or assisted repetitions at the end to really squeeze the most out of your set.

NUMBERS During low volume exercises go heavy and keep a strict form with a full contraction. For the higher volume exercises drop the weight and lift through the burn!

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Lou spo brit being a british After featuring record holder...

to come away with 3 medals including a gold, which to be honest I never expected. The highlight of course has to be winning the gold as part of the 4x100 medley relay team, we thought we had a chance before and you can see from the reactions afterwards that we enjoyed every second of it.

to be able to say that in every article I’mgreatthefeeling quickest person from Britain in a certain event especially with the we have ever quality of swimmers that this country has produced throughout the years. published on Your Goals & commonwealth targets... swimming, we next couple of years I’m looking thought it was games to build on what achieved in 2014 for me it was a really enjoyable obviously it was a big year for me about time to experience as it was my first major with plenty of new experiences and I international competition, so there to continue that trend leading have a chat with was a great deal of excitement on my want into 2016 and rio. We have the world part when first picking up my kit mad championships in Kazan this year seem a bit more real. The whole loughborough’s itexperience coming up so will be looking to qualify of being at the village for the team regarding that. But I don’t whilst in Glasgow was great, gave me a want to qualify for competitions star swimmer, great idea of what it’s like to be part of just like the world championships and a team. As for the competing I went in Olympics I want to go there and be adam barrett. with no real expectations just see what competitive and show what I’m capable happens and stay relaxed and was able

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ughborough orts management tish swimmer.

Midday naps... it depends how I’m feeling if I really needed too I could stay awake but usually it’s nice to catch an hour or two just to help recover. There’s no secret to not waking up in a bit of a grump it’s almost inevitable, well for me anyway. Usually a bit of food will help though.

Training must be pretty tasty, talk us through it... typical week for me would consist of 9-10 swim sessions of 2 hours finishing on Saturday morning leaving the weekends free. 3 weights sessions of around 1:30 - 2 hours and 3 circuits that vary in length. And then there are various pre and post session

where does How has being becoming loughborough a verified helped you to user on develop as an twitter rank amongst your athlete... achievements? activities that a completed for injury prevention.

Loughborough has been great for me it’s provided me with all the facilities and support that I’ve needed over the years I’ve been up here. I’ve managed to find myself in a place now where I have a great group of people including my team mates around me. It helps being in a place where people are striving towards the same goals that you are, means you never take you foot off! The facilities are honestly second to none in this country and I think it’s a great place for anyone who has aspirations of achieving their sporting goals.

haha! it’s pretty high up there I remember when I saw it I woke up and thought hold on what’s going on. I immediately text my mate who thought I was making in up. It’s was a nice touch on top of qualifying for the commonwealth games, definitely a nice little bonus.

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niversity of Nottingham Sport may be a relatively new name in terms of branding the sporting opportunities at the university, but the ÂŁ40m state of the art David Ross Sports Village, open from late 2016, will play a huge role in taking sport at Nottingham to the very top.

The new complex will incorporate parts of the existing sports centre while adding an array of modern facilities, including a 200-station fitness suite, two huge sports halls, an indoor sprint track, a climbing wall and an all-glass squash court to complement our other spectator areas.

Many of these facilities have never previously been

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available at the University, and features such as the Sports Performance Clinic, hypoxia chamber and anti-gravity

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treadmill have been built with training for the highest level of student athletes in mind.

At three times the size of the current centre, the lively and inclusive environment of the Sports Village will increase participation in sports at all levels and provide the support people need to develop and excel, from casual players to elite athletes.

Sport at Nottingham

Sports Performance Clinic, Hypoxia chamber and antigravity treadmill...

University of Nottingham - Just a handful of the brand new hi-tech facilities available.

You may not immediately consider Nottingham a ‘sporting’ university – in a recent Which? University survey for ‘top sporty unis’, Nottingham didn’t even make the top 12 – but our pedigree is much stronger than you’d think, and our achievements on par with the high standards of Loughborough,

The times

"Nottingham is the nearest Britain has to a truly global university, with campuses in China and Malaysia modelled on a headquarters that is among the most attractive in Britain... A member of the Russell Group, Nottingham is in the top 75 in the QS World University rankings and one of the most popular universities in the country in terms of applications. [It is] seen as a prime alternative to Oxbridge…"

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Construction of the new facility is due to commence March 2015 and expected to be ready for the 2016-17 academic year, and is generously supported by Nottingham Law alumnus and Carphone Warehouse founder David Ross.

Durham and Birmingham.

We’ve had top 10 finishes in the national British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) leagues for twenty consecutive years (plus the highest number of teams of any UK university),

top 10 finishes in national british universities and colleges leagues for twenty consectutive years...

University of Nottingham - Sporting tenure for two decades.

Olympians among our graduates including London 2012 medal winners in canoeing, hockey and rowing, and a ranking of 7th for sport in The Times Good University Guide 2014.

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Nottingham offers over 70 student sports clubs alongside an all-inclusive membership programme with unlimited facility and fitness centre access, firmly following our ethos of ‘sport for all’. Everyone from our talented sports scholars (supported by world-class coaches), through nationally competitive clubs down to individual students with an interest in sport will benefit from the Sports Village. At Nottingham, you’re always part of the club!

THE vision for sport the investment is part of our ambition to create an outstanding, inspirational and accessible sports infrastructure for all.

We want to encourage people of all abilities to get involved in sport and activity, with the chance to train alongside some of the country’s leading TILLEY athletes”. DAN Director of Sport

university Nottingham

a saw decision?

The council’s planning committee rejects the project in favour of 3 veteran oak trees, putting a temporary stop on the project pending resubmission.

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The statement Following the decision

by Nottingham City Council to decline the original sports village plans due to three oak trees on campus, the University is currently working with the council and architects on a revised set of plans that will deliver our vision for the centre whilst also preserving the trees. The expected completion date of late 2016 remains the target, and the University is confident of moving forward with the new plans and delivering this landmark development.

rees and land development are contentious bed-fellows and the objection to felling veteran trees is to be expected.

Confusion has ensued in this case, however, by the alleged double standards of Nottingham City Council.

Tim Garratt, Nottingham based Chartered Surveyor and Managing Director of Innes England, says that the decision is ‘inexplicable’: “The trees were not subject to a Tree Preservation order and are not in a conservation area. The University could have felled them prior to the application.

“There are over 5,000 trees on University Park campus and the University was, last year, announced again as ‘The World’s Greenest’.”

The University of Nottingham is heavily invested in its green status and has committed to creating an Arboretum throughout the whole 300 acre University Park Campus, and planted 40,000 trees in 2012 in nearby woodland.

As an institution far removed from deforestation, Garratt seemed perplexed by the decision.

two wrongs don’t make a right but this smacks of hypocrisy.

“Last year, the City Council demolished 40 similar trees on University Boulevard to make way for an extension to the tram network.

Two wrongs don’t make a right but this smacks of

hypocrisy.”

As an advocate for the City of Nottingham’s business and investments, Garratt expressed concern regarding the further reaching consequences of the council’s decision.

The council SSM spoke to Stephan Richeux from Nottingham City Council who said: “The scheme had been approved and recommended by the corporate planning team but the democratic process meant that the final decision on the project was down to 14 councillors on the planning committee. As they voted 7-6 [1 abstained due to his wife working at the University.] against the development, we are now working closely with The University of Nottingham to resubmit a revised plan on the 18th of February.”

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the old oak

Last minute dependency graft for 3 veteran trees.

IMAGE: Phil Lockwood/Woodland Trust

by Sam Stem

After finding out about the plans to fell 3 Vet Oaks, the Woodland Trust launched a campaign to intervene.

They told us why...

The Woodland Trust felt strongly enough to present a case to preserve the three veteran oak trees and, despite any preconceptions, they assured us that their decision to get involved goes much further than your archetypal anti development tree-hugging.

Status.

The Oaks in question are classed as ‘Veteran’, meaning that they are estimated to be between 200 and 450 years old. At this point, the trees are in an important part of their life-cycle and serve an ecological role that replacement trees cannot fulfil.

Alison Kirkman of the Woodland Trust explains: “Veteran and ancient trees are really important for rare and special wildlife. The older the tree, the better the quality of wildlife associated with it - but if we don’t allow trees to reach old age, the species that depend on these trees for survival will become extinct.”

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biodiversity, Kirkman goes on to say: “Because of the general scarcity of these trees in the countryside, many of the species that depend on them feature in Red Data lists and are nationally rare.”

if we don’t allow trees to reach old age, the species that depend on these trees will become extinct.”

Campaign.

The Woodland Trust told us that, as they are not a statutory consultee on planning cases, they rely heavily on a dedicated network of volunteers and members of the public to bring cases like this to their attention. They told us that, in this case, they had not been made aware of the application until the official consultation had ended but felt it important to respond and do what they could to

Habitat: Some insect species can only survive in the conditions provided by Veteran Trees.

Alongside the usual nesting birds and small mammals, the unique combination of living and dead wood plays host to over 1700 invertebrates and a wide range of lichens, mosses and fungi.

Life Cycle The trees won’t live forever.

Eventually they will die and rot away, but the next generation of ancient trees will be ready to support the dependent species.

SOIL Veteran English oaks create healthy soils due to the formation of rich mould from their fallen leaves. Their roots form special associations with numerous fungi like the oakbug milkcap, and holes and crevices in the tree bark offer nesting spots for the pied flycatcher or marsh tit.

ANCIENT TREE REGISTER The Woodland Trust has called for the development of a national Ancient and Veteran Tree Register. By keeping a record of ancient woodland with a detailed map of important trees across the UK, developers and businesses will save time and money by being aware about woodland that may cause potential obstacles like this. They have called for any interested parties to voice their thoughts at: www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/vitrees

woodland trust

Tree of the year.

Click to Vote We’re all familiar with the tales of Robin Hood and it is something of a local legend that he used to outwit the Sheriff’s men by taking refuge in the trees of Sherwood Forest.

Nottinghamshire folklore would lead us to believe that the Major Oak was one of his preferred hideouts and now, some 900ish years later, the tree is up for an award. After winning the competition for Britain’s Tree of the Year, it has now been put forward for the ‘European Tree of the Year’. We might be lacking in Eurovision talent but this is one hell of a decent tree!

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convince the relevant parties to save the trees: “We wrote to the planning committee at Nottingham Council, as well as to the University’s Vice Chancellor to let them know why the trees were important and should be retained alongside a new sports centre.”

Ancient Tree Register.

Austin Brady, the Conservation Director for the Woodland Trust insisted that there is a need to create an Ancient Tree Register which would be a national map of ancient woodland and important trees,

providing a cost and time saving insight to architects and developers: “This case clearly demonstrates why a national register of trees of special interest could prevent delays to future development by helping planners identify those important to retain when designing new infrastructure. We will continue to push government to commit to such a register and thank all of those in Nottinghamshire who have supported our call so far.”

Despite the immediate disappointment with the temporary

The statement “We were pleased that the Planning Committee listened to our concerns and those expressed by others, both locally and further afield, and we’re delighted that subsequently the University of Nottingham has decided to amend its plans to preserve the three veteran oak trees, which form part of a vital network of ancient and veteran tree habitats on the University campus and beyond.

We look forward to seeing and commenting on the new plans and have offered our advice and assistance where appropriate.

AUSTIN BRADY

Conservation Director The Woodland Trust.

disruption, the University of Nottingham have been stoic and practical in their response to the planning committee’s rejection and have chosen to resubmit plans to accommodate the trees rather than launching an appeal. We look forward to seeing the revised designs pending resubmission on the 18th of February, this year. //Studentsportmagazine.com//25

THE BUCS NATIONALS 2015 Simon Roe

Top 10 Athletics 13/14

Loughborough

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Cardiff Met

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Birmingham Brunel St Mary’s Bath Sheffield Hallam Cardiff East London Nottingham

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Looking back.

*Based on BUCS league rankings for 2013/14.

hurdles, crossing the line in a rapid 7.57.

Simon Roe

As far as records go over the weekend, the first came as early as the opening day at the EIS in sheffield...Andy pozzi claimed the first...

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Remember last year’s BUCS Indoor Track & Field Championships? It was a particularly memorable one for athletes and spectators alike.

As far as records go over the weekend, the first came as early as the opening day at the EIS in Sheffield. Bristol University and Great British Olympian, Andy Pozzi claimed the first championship best performance in the 60m

Loughborough’s Amy Allcock set a record in the Women’s 400m (53.26), Jordan KirbyPolidore broke Andre Wright’s standing record in the men’s 200m (21.04) and Isobel Pooley set a new championship best (1.87m) in the women’s high jump finishing with a clearance of 17cm above 2nd place.

Record breaking did seem to be in fashion which left us wondering if any future competition was going to feel anti-climatic.

Hallam’s Karla Drew had

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Scottish universities, Strathclyde and Edinburgh fought over Men’s high jump. David Smith and Ray Bobrownicki both jumped 15cm clear of third place, but Smith’s 2.20m left Strathclyde smiling.

Thinking back, faces painted with reminiscent smiles, we let out an emphatic sigh at the sheer drama from Sunday’s distance events.

Laura Riches (Birmingham) was keeping Nottingham’s LauraJane Day at pace in the 3000m until the previous year’s silver medallist, Bobbi Phillips (York), turned her seemingly noncontending race into an outright win on the final lap 9:54.28.

David Smith and Ray Bobrownicki both jumped 15cm clear of third place...

THE GAME PLAN NATIONALS 2015 WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS.

By Tilly Hall

2014/15 has been a successful year so far in BUCS for the University of Leeds. In November the Triathlon Team won 3 gold medals at the BUCS Duathlon. Liam Lloyd, who is currently studying for a degree in Sports Science and Physiology, won gold in the mens individual event and both the men and woman’s teams won gold in the overall team events.

Sports Scholar Gillian Finnerty is currently completing an integrated masters and PhD in Bioenergy at The University of Leeds and competed in the annual British Universities Dry Slope Championship in

Team SSM - On reflection

The dramatic legacy of the 3000m takes us back to 2013 when Cardiff Met’s James Thie famously ruined Alex Cornwell’s day in a matter of metres. Last year Steve Mitchell was given the responsibility of preserving Cardiff’s history and he took his duties seriously, winning 7 seconds quicker than the next athlete.

IMAGE: University of Leeds

a good competition as she upgraded from silver to gold in the 60m hurdles (8.41). It was a battle of the sexes in the regular 60m with Essex’s Adeseye Ogunlewe and Middlesex’s Marilyn Nwawulor taking the men and women’s races in 6.74 and 7.50 respectively.

November. Gillian had a fantastic competition winning gold in both the Ladies Snowboarding Slopestyle and Big Air event. These are the first BUCS points for the University of Leeds in snow sports for 6 years.

Lest we forget...

Melissa Courtney’s near-perfect 1500m was extinguished suddenly by Loughborough’s Sophie Tyers who, with 50 metres of track remaining, clawed Courtney’s 30m lead and won!

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Athletics Oliver Back, Masters in Writing for Performance and Publication. In the Athletics competition Oliver will be representing the University of Leeds for the first time after enrolling on a masters in Writing for Performance and Publication at the University this year. Oliver competes in the 60m sprint and has recorded an impressive time of 6.82s.

Previously finishing 6th in the competition Oliver is determined to come even closer to a medal this year.

Long Course 13/14

Loughborough

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Bath

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birmingham manchester sheffield hallam edinburgh oxford cardiff Cambridge heriot watt

www.birmingham.ac.uk www.manchester.ac.uk www.shu.ac.uk www.ed.ac.uk www.ox.ac.uk www.cardiff.ac.uk www.cam.ac.uk www.hw.ac.uk

badminton Helena Lewczynska, Undergraduate Degree in Geography is the defending singles champion and University of Leeds Sports Scholar. Helena is the red hot favourite for gold in the individual competition this year. Maybe she could even make that a double gold when she competes in the doubles competition following a 2014 bronze with her partner, Serna Midha, last year.

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swimming - long course Rachael Williamson, Undergraduate Degree in History. As a 1st year student Rachael will be competing in the BUCS Long Course competition for the first time. Rachael is a distance

freestyle specialist and has a personal best time of 8.43.61 in the 800m freestyle event, this makes her a very exciting prospect for medalling at the BUCS Nationals and one to keep an eye on from poolside.

James Forman seemingly teleported to beat Cristian Morton in the Men’s 400m (47.47) And let’s remind ourselves one last time about the relays.

The finals were tasty with Cardiff Met taking the win following a Loughborough DQ in the Women’s race.

The Men’s team won with comfort in 1:27.05 followed by Birmingham and Cardiff Met. The entrants of 2015 are now tasked to replenish the stories with an equally evocative exhibition of athletic excellence and with 9 more sports in addition to the athletics, we anticipate the need for a new thesaurus and a fresh list of synonyms.

SWPIX

Alex Colman has just started a PhD in Biomedical Sciences at the University of Leeds after completing his undergraduate degree at the University of Liverpool.

Currently 51st in the British Senior Rankings for men’s sabre, Alex has achieved podium positions in recent events over the last year such as the Leeds, Liverpool and Ashton National Opens.

Alex finished in 11th place in last year’s BUCS Individual Championships out of a field of 121 fencers going towards the 2015 Nationals with high expectations.

...athletics community and spectators alike were keen to see James Thie return...

Matt Walsh - Editor (Student Sport Magazine.)

As something of a household name at the BUCS Nationals, the athletics community and spectators alike were keen to see James Thie return, this

Ingvar Kraatz, PhD in Chemistry, Men’s Foil.

Kraatz has been at the University for a number of years now initially completing his undergraduate degree and now PhD in Chemistry.

Having previously served as a junior on the German national team, since living in the UK he has achieved a number of podium finishes at National Opens. In British Senior Rankings he has positioned well within the top 30 and has previously finished in 9th during the 2009 BUCS Individual Championships.

And this...

He falls...

recovers...

executes a 360o regain...

time opting for the shorter 1500m distance.

In what appeared to be an identical emulation of his 3000m performance, the bell rang and the 35-yearold kicked the final lap and celebrated again with a winning time of 3:55.45.

Loughborough took a double in the 800m thanks to Claire Tarplee (2:06.10) and Guy Learmonth (1:50.95). Brunel’s

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Fencing

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university Birmingham

The UBS

way. the sports programme on offer at one of the most consistently high ranking universities in the bucs league.

As one of the UK’s leading sporting universities, regularly finishing in the top three of the British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) sports league, we believe that sport is for all from recreational sport and general fitness through to elite performance.

Our Group Exercise programme offers over 75 group fitness classes each week in term time, and our award-winning Health and Fitness team offer free lifestyle assessments and advice on how to get fit and healthy the right way. We also have over 3,500 students across 53 sports representing the University, plus a number of sport programmes designed for beginners.

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by Jenna Hadley Last year, University of Birmingham Sport announced the development of a brand new £55m state-of-the-art sports facility, due to open in the early part of 2016.

along with a 225-station gym, six activity rooms, squash courts, climbing wall and a 900-seat spectator sports hall.

We are confident that these multipurpose facilities will see a new generation of students achieve their sporting potential.

We support our students to ensure they achieve personal and team successes at Birmingham. To enable this we provide around 40 scholarships for those who are performing at national and international level, allowing outstanding athletes to compete at the highest standard while studying.

...we provide around forty scholarships for elite athletes...

University of Birmingham Sport.

Reading Tom

The Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower, known affectionately as ‘Old Joe’.

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Birmingham’s Great Hall provided an epic back drop for Badminton as UBS played host to the University of Nottingham in the National Badminton League.

Results: Beckman 0 Merrilees 3

H: A:

Chapman 0 Konon 3

H: A:

Ruponen/Lim 3 Roebuck/M.gam 1

H: A:

Olver/Hopton 3 Langley/Turner 1

H: A:

Ridder/Fox 3 Adcock/Hughes 1

H: A:

UBS 3 UoN 2

Alan Spink

Our alumni are testament to our scholarship programme.

Recently Kat Merchant and Laura Keates were part of the team crowned champions in the women’s 2014 Rugby World Cup final as England beat Canada 21-9 at Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris,

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England’s first triumph in the tournament for 20 years.

In December, 2013 Physiotherapy graduate Ciara Horne, who only took up cycling whilst at University, finished in second place with the Great Britain team for the UCI Track Cycling World Series.

7fact The University of Birmingham was the first red brick university to receive a royal charter and is a founding member of the russell group. Currently, UoB ranks 4th in the UK for graduate prospects according to the times.

//BIRMINGHAM. We also had a great show of current students medalling at the European Cross Country Championships with all eight selected returning to campus with team medals for Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

The University is committed to making sport part of the student experience, not only boosting participation but by bringing high-profile sport events onto campus. In early December we transformed the University’s iconic Great Hall into a spectacular court as part of the inaugural National Badminton League (NBL), giving students the opportunity to witness world-class sport as the University’s team, the Birmingham Lions, competed against some of the best players in the country.

UBS

I must admit that UoB’s sport kit is classy...for me, a solid favourite.

Matt Walsh - Editor (Student Sport Magazine.)

There are also many free sporting events for students to enjoy such as ‘xpLosION’, the annual American Football game. Over 3,000 students congregated to watch the team open their season with an impressive 23-0 victory over the Hertfordshire Hurricanes.

With half-time entertainment from our award-winning cheerleading squad and a show stopping firework UBS display, it is the biggest sport club event of the University’s calendar.

Visit us and get the full picture: Top: Birmingham Lions American Football vs. Hertfordshire Huricanes. Bottom: Ciara Horne, UCI Track Cyclist for Team GB.

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