Winning streak for football documentary
A UWS graduate’s documentary of the remarkable rise of Livingston Football Club has become an online hit celebrated by the team’s manager.
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Celtic appoint UWS Graduate Anton McElhone as Head of Sports Science
UWS sport graduate Anton McElhone has been appointed as Head of Sports Science at Celtic FC.
Two UWS alumni representing Team GB at the Tokyo Olympics
UWS alumni Kirsty Gilmour and Callum Hawkins will both be representing Team GB at the Tokyo Olympics.
UWS graduate chasing her dream of being a racing driver
UWS engineering graduate Isla Mackenzie is hoping to fulfil her dream of being a racing driver by entering the 2021 Formula Woman competition.
UWS graduate documenting Scotland’s Euro 2020 campaign
Broadcast production graduate, Ailsa Kane, is documenting Scotland’s Euro 2020 campaign as Lead Video Producer for the Scottish Football Association (SFA).
Graduate appointed Head of Development at scottishathletics
UWS Sport graduate David Fallon has been appointed as Head of Development at scottishathletics, the National Governing Body for Athletics in Scotland.
UWS graduate’s Tik Tok success and mission to ‘make a difference to other people’s lives’
A University of the West of Scotland graduate, who now runs his own fitness venture after shedding an incredible 12 stone, is gathering a huge following on Tik Tok with his no nonsense views on fad diets and straight talking on how to lose weight safely.
Alumnus appointed CEO of Voluntary Action South Lanarkshire
University of the West of Scotland graduate Steven Sweeney has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer at Voluntary Action South Lanarkshire (VASLan).
UWS graduate and badminton star Kirsty Gilmour sets up new venture to ‘give something back’
UWS graduate and Olympian Kirsty Gilmour has announced a social enterprise venture “to give something back to badminton”.
Sports Professionals in Action lunchtime webinars get underway
Join University of the West of Scotland (UWS) alumni and sports professionals at the top of their game at a new lunchtime webinar series to get an athletes’ perspective and insight into elite coaching.
UWS graduate and Ayrshire track star Kayleigh Haggo bags new world record
Paralympic RaceRunner and sport coaching graduate Kayleigh Haggo’s superb performance at a Scottish Athletics Open event has been ratified by CPISRA as a new World Record.
UWS Sport graduate encourages girls and young women to keep on running
BSc (Honours) Sport Coaching graduate Chloe Simpson has urged girls and young women to keep on running to improve their mental health and confidence.
Table Tennis Star Talks Training and Podcasts
Table Tennis star and UWS graduate Martin Perry talks about his career so far, getting back to training and his podcast series PerryPOD, interviewing well known names in sport including Paralympic Champion Will Bayley.
The Performance Analyst
We catch-up with UWS alumnus Michael Gallacher on how continuing his studies at postgraduate level at UWS led to his appointment as Women and Girls’ Performance Analyst at Rangers Football Club.
Alumnus and Radio Presenter Guest Lecture
Gordon Duncan, the voice of Radio Clyde’s Superscoreboard and an established national broadcaster, talks to UWS Lecturer James Mahon and BA 3rd, 4th and MA Journalism students about his career and explains how broadcasting...
Alumnus joins Scotland Rugby League Board
Sport Development graduate David Fallon has been appointed as Director of Development to the Scotland Rugby League Board. David, who graduated from UWS Hamilton Campus with a first class honours degree in Sport Development...
Alumna wins Scotland goal of the year and ranks in top 100 best footballers
Former UWS business student Erin Cuthbert is celebrating winning Scotland goal of the Year and ranking in the top 100 best female footballers. Erin’s strike against Jamaica in May 2019 saw her land the...
Alumnus named Scottish athlete of the year 2019
Former mechanical engineering student Callum Hawkins has been named FPSG Scottish athlete of the year at a recent awards dinner in Glasgow. “I’m thrilled to win the FPSG athlete of the year award given...
Sports graduate appointed Rangers Ladies head coach
Amy McDonald, Paisley BSc Sports Studies graduate (2006) and former Scotland star, has been appointed as the new head coach of Rangers Ladies.