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'Sport has continued to be a big part of my life while at BSMS. Running the football team is a great way to let off some steam on Wednesday afternoons, not to mention developing my organisational skills for the future.
After matches against other medical schools we usually hit the town with them, and always have a good time.’
Paul Zeunwhen I'm not studying
There are sporting opportunities on and off campus
BSMS students join the University Challenge team 2007
The numerous events around Sussex offer opportunities to participate
You'll never be short of things to do or of opportunities to meet friends. Most on-campus entertainment and social/sports facilities are within strolling distance and, when you feel like a change of scene, all the fun of a bustling seaside city is just a short train or bus ride away.
Clubs and societies
Whatever your interest there will be a club or society on campus for you. These are a great way to get to know people, especially outside your subject and year group, and many societies have a thriving social programme in addition to their main activities. There'll be plenty of opportunity to find out exactly what's on offer at the freshers' fairs at the start of the autumn term.
MedSoc (see www.ussu.info/medsoc) is the School's own student society, comprising groups such as Wilderness Medicine, Surgical Society, Medicine and Film, History of Medicine, and sports teams.
Clubs and societies focused on the performing arts are popular on both campuses. There are numerous choirs, choral societies, bands and orchestras, dance societies and drama clubs, catering for all tastes from the traditional to the avant garde.
If you are creative there'll be something for you too, from life drawing to design, pottery to photography, and creative writing to film-making.
Or you can join a society to support a cause - from international organisations such as Médecins sans Frontières to humanitarian aid projects around the world. Nearer to home you can become involved in a community action group or sign up at the on-campus volunteer bureau.
And if you can't find a society that's just right for you (unlikely but possible!) you can start one of your own. All you need is a good idea that you think will interest other students.
Entertainment on your doorstep
Campus pubs and bars, each with its own individual atmosphere, are popular meeting places for evening socialising. Whether you want a fun night out, cheap cocktails, live sports on TV, or a quiet drink after a seminar you will find somewhere to suit your needs and your pocket.
The students' unions organise several major events during the year, including freshers' and summer balls, and big-name bands and DJs are also regular visitors to the campus.
Sport
Whether you just want to keep fit or you are into serious sport, there are excellent sports facilities at Falmer including:
- sports halls
- fitness rooms
- dance studios
- squash and tennis courts
- soccer and rugby pitches
- floodlit artificial turf pitches
- sauna and solarium
- lifestyle studio offering sports injury clinic, sports massage, acupuncture, reflexology and beauty therapy.
Sports clubs at the two universities
Student sport clubs, for everything from gymnastics to rugby, offer opportunities for serious sport. They include a number of watersport clubs which benefit from Brighton's seaside location.
Clubs provide coaching and instruction and take part in British Universities' Sports Association (BUSA) competitions as well as local Sussex leagues. Both universities have a good record of success at competition level in a range of team and individual sports.
BSMS has also established its own sports teams, enabling students to represent the School and continue playing sport throughout the clinical years.
The rugby club competes in the National Association of Medical Schools (NAMS) league and plays friendlies against local universities and clubs during season. In summer, the main focus is 7s, including the NAMS 7s tournament. The netball club plays in NAMS matches throughout the south, as well as playing local sides. Emerging teams include football, badminton and hockey.
Whether you want to play competitively or just enjoy the sport, all abilities are welcome. For more information on BSMS teams contact Andrew Skinner at: a.e.skinner@bsms.ac.uk.