British Universities and Colleges Sport
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"BUCS" redirects here. For other uses, see Bucs (disambiguation).
British Universities and Colleges Sport, commonly abbreviated as BUCS, is the governing body for higher education sport in the United Kingdom.
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Jurisdiction | United Kingdom |
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Membership | 165 |
Abbreviation | BUCS |
Founded | 2008; 16 years ago (2008) |
Affiliation | FISU |
Regional affiliation | EUSA |
Location | 20–24 King's Bench Street London SE1 0QX United Kingdom |
Replaced | British Universities Sports Association (BUSA) University College Sport (UCS) |
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BUCS is responsible for organising 54 inter-university sports in the United Kingdom, as well as representative teams for the FISU World University Championships and the FISU World University Games.
BUCS is a membership organisation of over 165 universities and colleges, with six thousand teams competing across 850 leagues. Anne, Princess Royal is currently patron of BUCS.