Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é’s Para and Disability Sport Strategy (2024-2030) reflects our desire to create opportunity in disability sport, including performance, participation, and workforce development.

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How can I get involved?

We offer a broad range of para and disability sport opportunities. Our offer provides disabled students with a wide variety of activities and also includes specific disability sports such as, goalball, sitting volleyball, boccia and wheelchair basketball
Wheelchair basketball players during a match with one holding the ball in the air

Performance

Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é is home to one of the largest multi-sport communities of para-athletes within a higher education institute in the UK. We offer seven integrated AU para sport performance programmes and compete in eight BUCS para sports.
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Research and innovation

Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é is a world leader in Para and Disability sport research across a broad spectrum of interest areas.