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You can join all kinds of clubs and societies through the Students’ Union.

Sports fans may be interested in our American football club, the Greenwich Mariners, which competes within the British Student American Football Association. We have cricket and basketball clubs, all of which have enjoyed success. The most popular team sports, such as football, rugby and netball, have multiple teams and compete against other universities in the British Universities Sports Association (BUSA).

Medway students can join the aforementioned clubs or UMSA's own clubs, which compete in Southern England Student Sports Association (SESSA) competitions. Sports clubs include men's football, women's football, netball, rugby, men's and women's basketball, mixed hockey and rowing.

Sports facilities across the campuses include pitches for football and rugby, courts for badminton and tennis and gyms to train in. Footballers at Avery Hill can use an artificial playing surface built by Charlton Athletic Football Club.

If you are not sports-minded, there are over 20 societies you can join. Representing a range of interests, faiths and nationalities, these include: Law; Future Aspirations; Christian Union; Muslim, Nigerian and Chinese associations; as well as Mardi Gras and our own Greenwich Student Radio.

A full list of sports clubs and societies is on the Students’ Union website and in the handbook given to new students at the Freshers’ Fair. Cheese lovers, synchronised swimmers, postcard collectors – whatever your special interest, we will help you set up your own club if there is enough demand.

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