UK Sports University of the Year

Get involved, get active and achieve your goals with sport, health and wellbeing at the University of Stirling.

Whether you’re a high-performance athlete, or just dipping your toe in the water, our world class facilities, wide range of sports courses and inclusive community will give you the motivation and inspiration you need to achieve your goals.

We are the UK Sports University of the Year (Daily Mail University Guide 2027) and Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence.

Welcome Week 2026

Welcome to University of Stirling Sport. Whatever sport, fitness or wellbeing activity you’re looking for, we’re here to help you get started and have a range of taster sessions available throughout Welcome Week.

Take part in Welcome Week

Memberships

See our membership options for students, staff and the community.

Make a booking

Book a class, session or facility.

Opening times and timetables

Check opening times for the sports centre and view the swimming pool timetable.

Scottish University of the Year (Daily Mail University Guide 2027)

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The Daily Difference

The University of Stirling is where sport makes headlines.

Copies of The Daily Difference can be found at Campus Central, Pathfoot and the Sports Centre.
Flick through our publication online (an accessible version (PDF, 8.6 MB) is also available).

Health, fitness and wellbeing

Our health, fitness and wellbeing programme offers a comprehensive timetable of classes, workshops, clinics and personalised support to help you get active and enhance your physical and mental wellbeing.

Study sport

Find out more about sports scholarships, see our range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses, and discover how sport research at Stirling is changing the game.

Performance sport

A range of scholarships are available for our world-renowned high performance sport programme – which offers you the opportunity to balance training and competition sport with your studies.

Student sport

Our student sport programme has opportunities for everyone to get involved through a range of sports clubs and our recreational Just Play Sport programme.

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Download our Sport app

Your sports facility in your pocket. Make bookings, check schedules, get notifications and more.

Sport facilities

Our sports facilities are ranked 1st in the UK and 2nd in the world (International Student Barometer 2024). Take a closer look at what's on campus, including our gym spaces, swimming pool, tennis courts, sports halls and outdoor facilities.

See our facilities

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