UCFB is teaming up with World Cup winning Argentines Ossie Ardiles and Ricky Villa, the former Tottenham Hotspur midfielders.

Neil Silver, UCFB’s Head of Complementary Curriculum, Media and Employability, joined Ossie and Ricky at the House of Lords for the launch of the Fleet Street Sport and Media Group, who will be offering exciting work placement opportunities to UCFB students.

Media students are already blogging for the agency, under the guidance of Harry Harris, a highly respected former national newspaper chief football...

UCFB is excited to announce its inaugural UCFB Varsity. UCFB Burnley take on UCFB Wembley in a north versus south themed football tournament. The event will be held annually, rotating between our south and north campuses.

Date: 22nd of April

Location: Silver Jubilee Park Townsend Lane London NW9 7NE

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For further details or enquiries, please contact a.allen@ucfb.com or l.timms@ucfb.com

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A group of seven innovative UCFB Sports Business & Coaching students have signed up a host of star names for The Sporting Mind, an event they have created as part of their studies on the subject of mental health in sport.

The idea behind the event is to inform, influence and educate people on mental health and the stigma it possesses, specifically in the world of sport. The main objective is to provide a learning experience whilst raising money for their...

By Dave Horrocks, Lecturer – School of Sport & Applied Coaching Sciences at UCFB

Psychologists all over the globe have researched and postulated on the personality characteristics of the elite for decades, but only in recent times have true elite performers been accessible for scientific study and quantification. This article aims to shed light on the psychological make-up and the winning DNA of truly consistent elite level sporting performers.

Romance Initially and at a very young age an inextricable romantic love for sport...

By Harry Sherman

UCFB Football Business & Media student Jack Gladman recently competed in two races at either end of the country, as he built his bid to compete for Team GB at this year’s Paralympic Games in Rio and European Championships in Italy.

The first year student, who has Cerebral Palsy, raced in the BUCS Cross Country Championships in Buckinghamshire before competing in the BUCS Indoor Championships in Sheffield the following week.

In the second event, Jack recorded an impressive personal best...

UCFB finance department welcomed guest lecturer Nick Whittaker from Bibby Financial, as he delivered a Continued Professional Development (CPD) accredited workshop to the Football Business & Finance students.

In conjunction with UCFB’s student CV enhancement programme, the workshop mainly focused on credit control and included subjects such as factoring and invoice discounting; areas that are being used more and more by today’s football clubs that are looking to become self-sustainable and adhere to Financial Fair Play regulations.

The CPD accredited training course...

Wembley Stadium is the latest centre to offer the NCTJ Diploma in Journalism after accreditation was awarded to UCFB, the world’s first higher education institution catering for the football, sport and events industries with its campus inside the stadium.

The iconic location will launch the 20-week fast-track course in September 2016.

UCFB has recruited NCTJ board director and trustee Roz McKenzie to lead the course, who has been delivering journalism programmes at Lambeth College since 2005.

UCFB, which also has campuses inside Manchester’s...

UCFB students and staff have recently returned from an exciting study trip visiting UCFB partner Real Madrid Graduate School where they had a fantastic opportunity to gain a unique insight and understanding into the workings of the world’s largest football club, Real Madrid.

The visit to Madrid was attended in different capacities by both UCFB Wembley postgraduate students enrolled on the MSc Sport Management programme and UCFB undergraduate students participating in the third year module, Global Marketing.

The postgraduate students enjoyed a...

UCFB students Tom Walker and Jacob Weaver have completed an insightful work placement as Team Liaison Officers during a U17 UEFA Elite Tournament at St. George’s Park.

Third year student Jacob Weaver, enrolled on the BA (Hons) Football Business & Finance programme at UCFB Burnley, applied through UCFB’s Complementary CurriculumTM portal when the work placement was advertised and was delighted when successfully selected for the position of Team Liaison Officer.

Jacob’s main tasks were focussed on assisting and representing The FA Events...

Aspiring female sports journalists encouraged to ‘go for it’ in new video

The National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ) and Sky Sports News have teamed up to produce a video encouraging more women to pursue a career in sports journalism.

The video, produced by Sky Sports News in partnership with the NCTJ, features contributions from successful sports journalists working for Sky Sports News, BBC Radio 4, the Daily Mail and the Irish Post. It highlights the roles available to women...