(AIEN ARISTEUEIN)
, established = 1901
, type =
Athletic Union
, president = Jess Smith
, city =
St Andrews
, state =
Fife
, country =
Scotland
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,
UK
, affiliations =
British Universities and Colleges Sport
British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) is the governing body for higher education sport in the United Kingdom. BUCS was formed in June 2008 following a merger of British Universities Sports Association (BUSA) and University College Sport ...
Scottish Student Sport
Scottish Student Sport (SSS) formed in June 2005 as Scottish Universities Sport is the professional body for delivery and furthering of sports at university and college
A college (Latin: ''collegium'') is an educational institutio ...
, website
Saints-Sport.com
The University of St Andrews Athletic Union (commonly known as the ‘AU’) is the umbrella organisation for the support and development of sport and sports clubs at the
University of St Andrews
(Aien aristeuein)
, motto_lang = grc
, mottoeng = Ever to ExcelorEver to be the Best
, established =
, type = Public research university
Ancient university
, endowment ...
. Run by students, for students, it provides structure and advice to over 50 clubs and several thousand members.
Organisation
The Athletic Union is a student representative body with its own constitution sanctioned by the University Court. The Athletic Union is run by an Executive Committee elected by the student body of the University of St Andrews. The current Athletic Union President is Jess Smith.
Affiliated Clubs
There are over 50 clubs
affiliated to the Athletic Union.
List of Clubs
National Affiliations
British University & College Sport (BUCS)
The University of St Andrews Athletic Union affiliates to
BUCS
British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) is the governing body for higher education sport in the United Kingdom. BUCS was formed in June 2008 following a merger of British Universities Sports Association (BUSA) and University College Sport ...
annually. BUCS is responsible for the organisation of the majority of university sport and claims to set more sports fixtures than any other sports organisation in Europe. Every sport that is recognised by BUCS is allocated points towards it. These are compiled and at the end of the season all institutions are ranked for sport.
Scottish Student Sports (SSS)
The University of St Andrews Athletic Union affiliates to
SSS annually. SSS runs a lot of the sports events and fixtures on behalf of BUCS in Scotland, in particular the
British University Games
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Peoples, culture, and language
* British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies.
** Britishness, the British identity and common culture
* British English, ...
(BUGS). SSS also takes responsibility for a lot of the sports BUCS does not recognise such as
rifle,
shinty,
gaelic football and
curling
Curling is a sport in which players slide stones on a sheet of ice toward a target area which is segmented into four concentric circles. It is related to bowls, boules, and shuffleboard. Two teams, each with four players, take turns slidi ...
.
References
Saints Sport's website{{refend
External links
Athletic UnionUniversity Canoe ClubUniversity of St AndrewsBritish Universities and Colleges SportScottish Universities and Colleges Sport
Sport in Fife
St Andrews
University of St Andrews
St Andrews
1901 establishments in Scotland