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🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨. For the first time in #BUCSBigWednesday history, more people tuned into our women's live streamed fixtures than our men's 📺. A great advert for the rise of #WomenInSport in the higher education sector and the wider sporting landscape
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📢 Following discussions with @DCMS, National Institute for Health Protection & @Sport_England, we are pleased to announce that indoor sports for students across Higher Education in England are exempt from the “Rule of 6". Read the full release below 👇🏽.
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Our eighth award of the evening is the Dan Porter Award, recognising a student who has overcome adversity 💙. This year's winner is @UoNSCC star Emily Bridges who continues to fight for trans inclusion so she can compete in the sport she loves. #BUCSAwards
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The Olympics have officially come to an end 💔😭. but that means it’s time for a university medal table round-up! . We couldn’t be prouder of all the BUCS students and alumni who smashed it out in #Tokyo2020 . Bring on the Paralympics!💥 #BUCSTakesOnTokyo
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We are delighted to announce that HRH The Princess Royal will continue to be BUCS’ Patron for the next three years. 👑.
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Listen to what a few thousand @cardiffmetrfc fans sound like at a @BUCSSuperRugby match at Cardiff Arms Park . What an atmosphere 🤯.
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GOLD GOLD GOLD 🥇. Alicia Wilson has won a GOLD medal for #GBStudents at #Napoli2019 in the Women's 200m Individual Medley 😍
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It could only be the African Violet. 💜. @LboroSport reign supreme yet again, and maintain their place as overall BUCS Champions 🏆. Huge congratulations @lborouniversity!
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#BUCSawards17: Accumulating a record number of 6️⃣6️⃣0️⃣8️⃣ BUCS points, the BUCS Overall Champion institution is @LboroSport . 🏆🏆
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NEW BUCS RECORD. @HollyBradshawPV breaks the #BUCSNationals record, clearing 4.55m. How high will the @LboroSport athlete go?
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Wondering when we'll be back? Us too 😭. We've been working hard with our members to plan the best approach to allow students to return to sport and physical activity as soon as the time is right. To see what that currently looks like, check out the latest below 👇.
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We're excited to bring new sports for 2020-21 ⚾️🏀. We can’t wait to see students get involved in these sports when we return to play! . To read more about this news and hear from @bsuk and @BritWheelBBall 👇.
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🙋 100,000+ competitors.📅 26,000 fixtures .🏅 13,639 medals.🎽 5,000 teams.🏆 124 events . Your top 1⃣0⃣ for BUCS Points from the 2021-22 season
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🔊 You’re going to want to turn the volume up for this commentary on Heat 1 of the Mascot Race 😂. Raising money for the Danny Porter Foundation 🙌
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#BUCSFootball: The @FA announce 8⃣ FA Women's High Performance Football Centres, at universities ⚽️⚽️. 📰
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Incredible to see the growth of women's lacrosse, rugby & volleyball BUCS teams, but it's futsal that really steals the show 👊🏾🤩. Our institutions deserve huge credit for this; together we are constantly striving to achieve gender equality within sport. #InternationalWomensDay
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A BRITISH RECORD FOR FLEUR LEWIS 🇬🇧. The women's 1500m freestyle is won in 15.46.15 by the @Lboroswimming athlete 🤯. @britishswimming | @Lboroswimming | #BUCSSwim
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📢 An update on the BUCS 2020-21 League and Knockout season. Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, and the unpredictable nature of nationwide lockdowns and restrictions, it is not possible for inter-university sport to go ahead in a safe environment. Read the full article below.
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RESEARCH | Physical activity holds key to improving students’ #mentalhealth . New study released today at #BUCSConf, from @_ukactive 📊. Find out more 👉🏼
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Anyone else looking forward to some proper #BUCSXC conditions this weekend? 😂. Just try and keep hold of your shoes 👀
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SILVER FOR GREAT BRITAIN 🥈. @joelitchfield has secured #GBStudents first silver medal of the games in the Men's 200m Individual Medley final at #Napoli2019
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NEW CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD. It's only Day 1 of #BUCSNationals and @LboroSport's Charlie Dobson has a new BUCS Record in the Men's 60m!. It stood for 10 years!
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#WUGSGB: One last squad photo on home soil! Our women's footballl team & HQ staff departure: imminent! ✈️. #TargetGREATNESS 🇬🇧.#SUTaipei2017
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#WUGSGB: Men's and women's water polo teams ready to depart for Taipei! ✈️. #TargetGREATNESS 🇬🇧#SUTaipei2017
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#BUCSathletics: 💥 HE’S DONE IT! Four out of four BUCS 400m titles for @CamChalmers400 with a Championship record 45.71s!. 👏🥇
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“This is going down to the wire”. What a win for Loughborough in the Men’s 4x200m relay final 😳. 🥇 @LboroAU .🥈 @StrathSport .🥉 @UELSports
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"University sport is fantastic for so many people on so many levels . it gave me so much" . During our Centenary year, Dame Jess-Ennis Hill becomes our first inductee into the #BUCSHallofFame . @J_Ennis #UniSport100 🏆
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Artistic gymnast @Kelly_Simm of @solentofficial with her gold won in the Women's Individual All-Around Final! #WUGSGB
http://t.co/xi7q0Bedok.
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Hot wheels 🔥 💨 . @UELSports go from 3rd to 1st on the final leg of the men’s 4x200m heats. Catch the #BUCSNationals finals LIVE tomorrow 👉
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#BUCSRugbyChamp: 🏉 @EULRFC are crowned BUCS Rugby Union women's champions! . @EULRFC 48-5 @TN_RugbyUnion .🏆
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#WUGSGB: Team GBR 🇬🇧 off to the Opening Ceremony of the World University Games . #TargetGREATNESS .#SUTaipei2017
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📢 We are pleased to announce the launch of 'The Value of University Sport and Physical Activity: Position Statement and Evidence'. This report highlights the key role that sport plays in supporting the student experience - a must-read for anyone in the sector. 📖.
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#BUCSAwards | Claiming their 39th consecutive BUCS title is @LboroAU ! 🏆. Loughborough have once again topped the overall points table to lift the title! Congratulations Loughborough! 👏🏻
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With a large number of competitions being cancelled or cut short, many questions have been raised regarding its impact on Women's Sport. Join us and our expert panel on Thursday as we discuss what part we can all play in keeping the momentum alive!.
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The first seats on the plane✈️. We are proud to announce the appointment of the #GBStudents Chef De Mission roles for the World University Games 2021. Congratulations @ScotStuSport's Stew Fowlie and @StirUni's Chris Purdie.
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Hey @WomeninFootball 👋. #WhatIf BUCS and the FA launched a year-long leadership programme to develop the next generation of female football leaders? . In 2019/20 12 female students will be supported through the FA University Women’s Leadership Programme. #WomenInFootball
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A once in a lifetime experience for some university athletes to compete alongside @Olympics Champion and World Record holder, @adam_peaty 🙌. Catch all the action LIVE from the pool now 👉
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2⃣0⃣1⃣9⃣. In 2019, BUCS are celebrating 100 years of university sport in Britain. Check out the official trailer below 👇. 📰
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#WUGSGB: Flag bearer @_Cameron_Brodie at the World University Games Opening Ceremony 🇬🇧. #SUTaipei2017 .#TargetGREATNESS
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#BUCSRugbyChamp | Winners are grinners! Your BUCS Rugby Union Women's Champions for 2018 . @UniofExeter 👏👏
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#WUGSGB: Our Women's Footballers have swept aside Argentina in fine fashion . Quinn ⚽️⚽️⚽️.Fergusson ⚽️ .Hill ⚽️.Donovan ⚽️. #SUTaipei2017
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#BUCSRegatta | A huge thank you to our 120+ volunteers for helping to deliver our essential event functions and for making BUCS Regatta the huge success that it is 👏. 🗣️ Umpires & Marshalls.🚣♂️ Race Team.🛥️ Safety Boats
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Welcome to the 2020 #BUCSAwards! 🏆. A special message from our patron, HRH The Princess Royal, to introduce the awards and to thank the entire higher education sport sector for your work in what has been an unprecedented year. Over to you, Your Royal Highness.
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Our final university top 10 medal table for the #CommonwealthGames 🏅. A total of 32 different universities had athletes that medalled at the Games, an amazing achievement. Stay tuned for our final wrap post, coming soon. 🔥. #BUCStoBirmingham
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⭐️ HISTORY MAKERS ⭐️. For the first time in the university's history, @Uni_of_Essex have won a national university championship title . @EssexVb, you are the 2019 #BUCSBigWednesday Volleyball Championship winners 🏆
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Just two and a half hours until the @SpeedoUK and BUCS Short Course Swimming Championships kick off here at Ponds Forge 🏊🙌. #SpeedoBUCS
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The 6th and final #BUCSSwimming record has fallen at tonight’s #BUCSNationals 😳. @StirlingUniSwim have smashed the Men’s 400m Freestyle Team record that has stood since 2008 😮
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In the interest of our staff and students, all BUCS activity is suspended from 23:59pm on Tuesday 17 March. Full statement below.
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#WUGSGB: The world's 2⃣nd largest multi-sport event has come to a close in style. See you in Naples 2019 🇮🇹. #SUTaipei2017
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#BUCSAthletics | What a way to finish #BUCSOutdoors! The last leg of the men's 4 x 400m relay . Is it @LufbraAthletics, @UoBathAthletics or @UBSportAthletic with the win? . Find out below 👇
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#BUCSawards16: Overall BUCS Points for 2016 - First place 36 years running @LboroSport @lborouniversity 👊🏼💥🏆
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#alevelresults2018 | A HUGE congratulations to everyone confirming their university places today! We can't wait for you to get involved with everything BUCS 📺👇🏻
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#BUCSsc: Craig Benson of @StirUni retains all three of his BUCS breaststroke titles (50m, 100m, 200m)! 🏊. Congratulations, @CraigBenson94! 💥
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From day job to dream job 🏴 . Head of Rugby at @Sport_Swansea, Siwan Lillicrap, will captain @WelshRugbyUnion at the upcoming #WomensSixNations
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#TakeAStand: Proud to announce our new campaign aiming to tackle anti-social behaviour & discrimination in sport
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#WUGSGB: A night our athletes will never forget, the moment you get to walk behind the Union Jack in an opening ceremony 🇬🇧🇬🇧. #SUTaipei2017
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FIXTURES: 2017/18 BUCS fixtures are now live 👀. Pen in those big away days! 🖋️
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BACK-TO-BACK CHAMPIONS 🏆 . An unbelievable battle sees @EUWRFC retain the title over a tough @DUWRFC side!. #BUCSRugby
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#WUGSGB: A huge win for our Men's Water Polo team who have just defeated Canada to make it through to the last 8!. 🇬🇧🤽🇬🇧🤽🇬🇧. #SUTaipei2017
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🔥 BUCS IS BACK 🔥 . We are happy to announce our 'opt-in' matches for sports teams during Term One, developed in close partnership with NGBs and universities. 🙌🏽 . Read the full article below and register over on BUCS Play to see the fixtures and universities taking part.
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From the 1-2 at BUCS and Speedo Championships to the big 1-2 on the Olympic Stage🤯. Incredible performance from @TeamBath student @tomdean00 and @SportatStirling alumni @Dunks_Scott winning the gold and silver medal in the men’s 200m freestyle🥇🥈🇬🇧. #BUCSTakesOnTokyo #Tokyo2020
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#WUGSGB: With 6⃣ fantastic goals, congratulations to @LucyQuinn7 of @chiuni, winning the Golden Boot award at #SUTaipei2017. ⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️
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Great Britain hold off late comeback from Sweden to win their final match of the World University Games 🇬🇧. Two goals from @CookerSpins and a goal each for @acds97, @charnock95 and @henderso98 were too much for the Swedes 🇸🇪. #Krasnoyarsk2019 #WUGSGB
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🚨 First Medal Alert 🚨 . #GBStudents first medal of #Napoli2019 is won by Gemma McArthur of @UoESport who finishes 3rd in the 10m Platform 🥉. Check out one of her dives 👇
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It's the biggest Bank Holiday of the year as we welcome the return of #BUCSRegatta and #BUCSAthletics . This year we are excited to have partnered with @BritishRowing and @BritAthletics to bring you live streams for both events across all 3 days 📺
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"It's my first experience of a #BUCSBigWednesday and I've loved every minute of it!". With former BUCS champion @haitchare as her inspiration, @EnglandNetball star @fwills11 is smashing studying whilst forging a career at the top level 🌟. #MyBUCSStory
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#BUCSTriathlon | Massive Congrats to @carnegiesport's @Lixsanyee, who has become a 2 x BUCS Champion 👏👏. 🏆 BUCS Cross Country '18 .🏆 BUCS Sprint Triathlon '18 . Photo credit 📸@ron_yee @LeedsTriCentre
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Hayley Mills has got wheels 💨. @UoNSport’s golden girl is a DOUBLE #BUCSNationals Gold Medalist AND now a new BUCS Record Holder 🔥
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#GirlsFootballWeek: 📰Refereeing is another way to stay involved in football. 🗣@jj_Roble, @ucfbuk. ➡️
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🏆 @lborofootball are the 2021/22 Men's Football champions after a 4-2 victory over @NTUFootball ⚽ .@LboroSport taking both Women's and Men's titles, unbelievable 🟣 #BUCSBigWednesday
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Olympic bronze medallist @HollyBradshawPV wins yet another BUCS gold with a meeting record of 4.50 🔥. #BUCSAthletics @BTEarlyCareers
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#BUCSNationals | One day to go until 6⃣0⃣0⃣0⃣student athletes descend on Sheffield for the biggest event of the year 🔥. All the information you need 👉
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#RainbowLaces 🏳️🌈 | BUCS are proud to pledge their support for @stonewalluk's Rainbow Laces Campaign!. As part of the campaign, we are encouraging all BUCS teams to support Rainbow Laces Day on #BUCSWednesday 28 November . Click here to find out more 👉
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An unbelievable effort from all our athletes and alumni means that BUCS finished the Olympics in 7th position in the #Tokyo2020 medal table 🤯. 53 medals won. Records broken. History made. PROUD❤️. #BUCSTakesOnTokyo #Tokyo2020
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#WUGSGB: And he's done it at his first Universiade! @joelitchfield qualifies 3⃣rd fastest for tmz's 2⃣0⃣0⃣m IM final . 👏👏. #SUTaipei2017
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“This is nothing more than a victory dance” . Cardiff Met storm to victory in the 4x200m relay!. 🥇@cardiffmetrfc .🥈@BrunelSport .🥉@UELSports . #BUCSNationals
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BUCS Patron, HRH the Princess Royal, will be hosting a reception today at St James' Palace in celebration of 100 Years of British University Sport . Representatives from the Founding 10 universities, BUCS staff and other invited guests will all be in attendance. #UniSport100
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The moment #TeamGBR won their first medal of the World University Games 🇬🇧. @Rossay98 knocking the Swiss stone out the house to win the Bronze 🥉. #Krasnoyarsk2019 #WUGSGB
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#WUGSGB: "Start unknown finish unforgettable". The vision of GBR women's football. 📽️ #SUTaipei2017 #TargetGREATNESS
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Welcome to the 2019 #BUCSBigWednesday 🙌. The stage is set at the University of Nottingham. Who's walking away with Championship and Trophy golds?
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#BUCSWednesday: 🤗 Today is the first full complement BUCS Wednesday of the 2017-18 season!. What's your first fixture? 🤔
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#BUCSsc: 🏊🏊♀️ The swimmers are warming up for the first session of the 2017 BUCS Short Course Championships. Live results will be available all weekend ➡️
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After 574 days with no #BUCSWednesdays. BUCS. IS. BACK! 🔥 . We can't wait to see thousands of teams return to competition today and take part in the best university sport experience in the world ⚽🏑🏀🏸🏉🥍🏐🏏. Bring on the best season 🥳 #BUCSisBack
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SWIMMING: 🏊🥇 Tim Shuttleworth of @Lboroswimming wins gold in the men's 1,500m in a NEW BUCS RECORD of 15.08.08s 💥. #BUCSNationals
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#WUCTriathlon2016: GOLD 🏅for #GBR ! @gsheldon23 of @StirUni wins the men's race, whilst GB men win the team event!
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#BUCSXC: @sheffhallamuni & @sheffielduni to host the 2017 BUCS Cross Country Championships on 04 February 🏃💨
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#BUCSathletics: 💥 Jonathan Hopkins wins this third consecutive BUCS 3,000m steeplechase title in a Championship record (8:39.42s)!. 👏👏
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#BUSCawards17: 🏆 Your 2017 Most Improved University award shortlist ⬇️. Award winners will be announced next Thursday, 13 July
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