Media and London 2012
Leading BBC Sports presenter and BUCS President John Inverdale praises impact of Higher Education
Posted by Stuart Appleby on 1st May 2012
Leading BBC Sports presenter and British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) President John Inverdale has helped to launch this year’s Universities Week at the View Tube in London.
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London 2012 Olympic Games offers great experience for City University journalism student
Posted by Ruth Faulkner on 1st May 2012
City University student Sally Lester has been successful in getting a Games-time paid role in the Olympic Broadcast Service.
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Students can play an important role in creating a London 2012 Games legacy
Posted by David Moorcroft OBE - former 5000m world record holder, Commonwealth Games gold medallist and three-time Olympic Games competitor on 24th March 2012
I went to study at Loughborough University in 1972 with two aims - firstly to become a Physical Education teacher and then secondly to continue my athletics career. I made my senior debut for Great Britain when I was still at university and I was lucky to have the opportunity to do both.
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Jonathan Edwards' Higher Education experiences set him on his way to medal success
Posted by Stuart Appleby on 18th March 2012
Jonathan Edwards CBE is one of Great Britain's most decorated athletes of all time. The former triple jumper and current world record holder won Olympic, Commonwealth, European and World championship gold medals during a glittering 15-year career.
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Steve Backley supports athletes who combine their academic and sporting commitments
Posted by Stuart Appleby on 8th March 2012
Steve Backley OBE is one of the finest athletes Great Britain has ever produced. Having collected seven major championship gold medals during a career which spanned three decades, he is also a former javelin world record holder and is still the only British track and field competitor to win medals at three Olympic Games: Barcelona 1992 (bronze), Atlanta 1996 (silver) and Sydney 2000 (silver).
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