Kingston University London

About us and contact details

The Sport and Recreation Service is a section of the Department of Student Services and Administration. We seek to:

• provide opportunities for members of our community to improve their health and wellbeing through being physically active;
• contribute to the personal development of our students through sport; and
• raise levels of sporting performance.

We also work with a wide range of external partners, including sports clubs and sporting organisations, to make a significant contribution to the development of sport within the local community.

Primarily, we are responsible for the management of the University’s sports facilities and sports development programmes. This includes:

• management and development of the University’s sport and recreation facilities (including Tolworth Court Sports Ground and the University Fitness Centre at the Penrhyn Road campus);
• the provision of informal or recreational sport and exercise opportunities and programmes;
• supporting the Students’ Union sports clubs, including the provision of qualified sports coaches for some sports clubs;
• managing the University Boat (Rowing) Club through a partnership with Kingston Rowing Club;
• supporting talented athletes studying at the University through the Sports Performance Programme;
• administration of the Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme (TASS), a government-funded initiative which supports talented sportsmen and sportswomen studying in Higher Education;
• delivering community sports outreach and coach education programmes; and
• liaison and representation of sport both within the University and with external agencies.

We are also responsible for the day-to-day implementation of the University Sports Strategy and work alongside colleagues in key University departments such as Occupational Health and Safety, the Health and Counselling Service, and the Students' Union to achieve the strategy’s key objectives. We support the work of colleagues in the Faculty of Science, particularly in relation to the delivery of related academic programmes and work with a wide variety of external partners, including educational establishments, sports clubs and sporting organisations.

Sport and Recreation Office

• Room 8, Crescent House
  Kingston University
  Penrhyn Road
  Kingston upon Thames
  KT1 2EE
  Tel: 020 8417 2411 (ext: 62411)
  Fax: 020 8417 7039 (ext: 61039)
  Email: sport@kingston.ac.uk

Fitness Centre

• Kingston University
  Penrhyn Road
  (Access via Fassett Road side of campus)
  Tel: 020 8417 2414 (ext: 62414)
  Email: fitness@kingston.ac.uk

Momentum classes

(most take place in the Fitness Centre)

• Tel: 020 8417 2412
  Email: dance@kingston.ac.uk