Posted on Tue 08 Jul 2025 at 13:10 by
Anthony Foster FIVE THINGS ABOUT SPORTS
Edinburgh Napier Students Association run Sports Societies at Edinburgh Napier. In 2024 we had 29 Sports Clubs and 1164 participants. That’s a 33% increase on the previous year. In academic year 2025/26 we want to encourage more of you to participate in sport. This helps make friends, have fun, support your health and wellbeing and the skills you get help your future career.
A-Z OF SPORTS
Here are the current list of sport clubs and who to contact to join them. Don’t worry – you can also find out more and sign up at the biggest Student Welcome Fair in Scotland at the Corn Exchange Edinburgh on Thursday 11th September of Welcome Week and there is also a Welcome Back Week Fair end of January / beginning of February too A - Z of Sports Clubs
START YOUR OWN SPORTS CLUB
All our sports clubs are run by students for students. If we do not run your sport at Napier then let us know and start your own club. We can help. Email sports@napierstudents.com and our team will help.
WHO SUPPORTS YOU
We have a dedicated Sabbatical President for Sport and Well Being – this year it is Austen Brunton. A sabbatical is a student who runs in an election in February and takes a paid year at the end or out of their studies to support you. Craig Stephen and Megan Robertson are the direct sport staff who help you and run regular training sessions on what you need to know, hold regular forums to provide the latest news and developments (with Pizza!) and organise your fixtures. They are supported by other staff in Finance, Administration Communications and Events who support Sport so you can concentrate on enjoying your games. As well as the regular forums we have online chat rooms and a Volunteer Sports Committee made up of students who advise us. This is a fantastic opportunity to get involved with your club and behind the scenes. Who knows, you could be our next sabbatical.
TOOLS OF THE TRADE
You can put details of your games and events on our Native platform, we share your fixtures (check out the Sports section of the website here ENSA Sports ) , we are working on dedicated rooms at Edinburgh Napier for you to work from and rooms for activities with our sporting partners, Three Sisters (who run Sports Wednesday and a new sports club night afterward at Cabaret Voltaire which can help bring more money for sport in ENSA).
Throughout the year we also run Varsity, a days competition of 10 sports between ENSA Sports and Queen Margaret University Sports (last year we won 8-2), taking part and raising funds for Movember and celebrating sports at the Sports and Societies Awards Ball. Least year the dinner and event was at the Edinburgh Conference Centre.
ENGAGE
Edinburgh Napier has a dedicated fitness centre for students at Sighthill Campus. More details here ENGAGE Fitness - why not join in advance to save you pennies when you are arrive.
GET KITTED OUT
If you play sports or not you may be interested in Edinburgh Napier Sports Kit. Funds go back into supporting clubs and societies at the University. Get it here Edinburgh Napier University Sports | Merchandising
More details about Welcome Week can be found here