"I know first-hand how important accessing an education and having the opportunity to participate in sport at the University of Edinburgh is. I look back on my years at Edinburgh as some of the best of my life, and the most formative."
Eilidh Doyle (alumna and athlete)
Will you consider making a gift to our sports clubs today?
Your university runs the largest intramural sports programme in Scotland and has 71 sports clubs made up of more than 200 teams. Sport is within the lifeblood of the University. Many of our sports clubs are founding members of the national governing bodies of sport, and we boast a long, proud and distinguished heritage of medal success at the highest level, including Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games.
Sport continues to play a large and important role in the lives of our students here in Edinburgh. I hope today you will invest in our clubs and their future.
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Eilidh Doyle is a University of Edinburgh alumna and Global Ambassador for Sport. She is also Scotland’s most decorated athlete. In her message to her fellow alumni, Eilidh explains the transformational effect that participating in sport can have on our students, and why supporting sports clubs is crucial in ensuring they continue to play an important role in university life.
Read: A message from Eilidh Doyle
Video: Lauren, current student
“It’s so uplifting to see emails that say ‘I took up volleyball at university because I wanted to try something new’ and I can feel the impact 40 or even 50 years later.”
In this video interview, Lauren explains her journey to studying at Edinburgh and the impact that being a member of a sports club, and volunteering to help run it, has had on her student experience.
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