Climbing: Championships 2023-24 (Part of BUCS Nationals)

ENTRY OPENING DATE

Tuesday 28^th November 2023

STAGE 1 ENTRY CLOSING DATE

Student / Competitor Deadline: Tuesday 30 January 2024 at 23:59

(Students / Competitors must apply by this deadline)

Institution Administrator Deadline: Thursday 1 February 2024 at 23:59

(Institutional Administrators are given 48 hours after the student / competitor deadline to approve entries)

£43.75 per competitor (Stage 1)

£52.50 per competitor (Stage 2)

Institutions will be guaranteed 3 entries per gender and can have up to 20 non-guaranteed entries. To be eligible for the team competition an institution must have at least 3 entries of the same sex. For example, if an institutions submits 3 women’s entries and 2 men’s entries, they will be eligible for the women’s team competition, but not the men’s team competition.

If the event is oversubscribed, BUCS will restrict entries equally across institutions. Therefore, institution administrators should rank their entries in order of preference and if the event reaches capacity BUCS will use these rankings to determine places at the event.

Each competitor must supply the full names of two route judges, along with their preferred judging session, when entering on BUCS Play.

Competitors who arrive on the day without a route judge (Unless you are the only entrant from your institution) will be charged a £25 fine and will not be permitted to compete. The event relies on people volunteering to judge so please ensure you complete the form above!

Please note – Whilst BUCS will do everything possible to accommodate the route judges preferred session, this may not be possible. Please be sure to check the communications ahead of the event for confirmed climbing and route judging sessions.

To apply for the competition all eligible competitors must follow these steps:

1. Competitor to apply to the event on BUCS Play (Instructions on how to do this can be found here)
2. Institution administrator approves entry (Instructions on how to do this can be found here)
3. BUCS approves/denies entry into competition and publishes confirmed entry list

Any data will be handled in accordance with BUCS Privacy Policy

By participating in this event you agree to adhere to BUCS General Event Disclaimer

To check whether you are eligible to compete in BUCS competitions, please visit REG 4 Individual Eligibility.

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🎉 Join the Action at BUCS Nationals 2026! 🎉

We’re excited to open applications once again to volunteer at BUCS Nationals 2026 – one of the biggest and most exciting university sporting events of the year hosted in Sheffield!

This is your chance to be right at the heart of the action, gain hands-on event experience, and boost your professional development – all while supporting student sport at the highest level!

Nationals Overview

Dates: Friday 13 February – Sunday 15 February 2026

Location: Sheffield (specific sport locations detailed in role descriptions)

This event is three days of unstoppable energy, competition and excitement! This year over 4,300 students from 120 institutions will come together for the largest multi-sport student event in the country. Across six sports and four venues in Sheffield, competitors will experience the highest calibre of student sport.

And don’t worry – you will receive food whilst on shift, your very own event kit and local travel expenses within Sheffield paid. Please note, no accommodation is provided for this events, volunteers are expected to organise and pay for this themselves.

📄 Role Descriptions and application details can be downloaded below.

Athletics Sport Assistant Volunteer

Badminton Sport Assistant Volunteer

Fencing Sport Assistant Volunteer

Karate Sport Assistant Volunteer

Swimming Sport Assistant Volunteer

Volunteer Photographer (please note: this role must be applied for using the link provided in the role description)

🕓 How to apply:

1. Register your interest through the form at the bottom of this page by 5pm Wednesday 23 January 2026
2. After the closing date the BUCS office will be in touch with all applicants on how to sign up for shifts and the invite to the Volunteer Training.
3. Attend the online Volunteer Training session scheduled 6-7pm on Thursday 5 February 2026

Although role descriptions are provided for each individual sport, volunteers will need to sign up to shifts after the closing date, and BUCS cannot guarantee availability of all roles.

Any questions, please get in touch with [email protected]