British Universities and Colleges Sport
| Jurisdiction | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Membership | 160 |
| Abbreviation | BUCS |
| Founded |
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| Affiliation | FISU |
| Regional affiliation | EUSA |
| Headquarters | 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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British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS; /ˈbʌks/) is the governing body for higher education sport in the United Kingdom. The FISU described it as "one of the most well rounded and developed university sport programmes in the world".
Founded in 2008, 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. It is a membership organisation of over 160 universities and colleges, with over 6,000 teams competing across 850 national and regional leagues. More than 100,000 students compete in BUCS competitions and events each year and more than 400 qualified for the FISU World University Games in 2025. Anne, Princess Royal is the patron of BUCS.
Loughborough is the most successful university in the history of BUCS, leading the points table in each of its 14 seasons held since 2008–09; Bath, Leeds Beckett, Birmingham, Durham, and Nottingham have all finished as runners-up. The 2019–20 season was suspended and voided due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the 2020–21 season was cancelled.