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Students and community sport form new partnership

Scottish ClubSport has partnered with Scottish Student Sport to ensure that more students and young people have access to support, further training, and volunteer/placement opportunities.…

David Ferguson11 May 2022

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Student life and sport participation

Sport participation in Scotland, in common with most countries, experiences a drop-off through the teen years, but tertiary education could be a key point in…

David Ferguson4 May 2022

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Sport loses thousands of staff through Covid, but UK still employs most in Europe

Employment in sport in the UK fell during the first year of the Covid pandemic with latest figures suggesting a drop of around 3% (13,000…

David Ferguson4 May 2022

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Government’s Investing in Communities Fund re-opens

Round Two of the Scottish Government’s Investing in Communities Fund is due to open for applications this month (May, 2022), with a short four-week window…

David Ferguson4 May 2022

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Scotland’s councils face big calls on future of sport and leisure

SPORT and leisure has barely featured in party messaging ahead of this week's local elections as it's not a big vote-winner. Yet, as Scotland's councils…

David Ferguson3 May 2022

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Cooper targets GB Selection

OSS Ambassador Meryl Cooper is heading to the Yorkshire Dales in April, aiming to secure GB selection for the altogether warmer European off-road running championships…

David Ferguson31 March 2022

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OSS aim is to inform, connect and challenge

The Observatory for Sport is Scotland's only research think-tank dedicated to informing, connecting and challenging around how and where community sport activity can improve the…

David Ferguson16 March 2022

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OSS loses a friend in Rod Marsh

The OSS was saddened to learn of the passing this week of Rod Marsh, the legendary Australian wicket-keeper who joined Mike Gatting on our first…

David Ferguson4 March 2022

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Athletes share views to improve Scotland’s Games chances

Scotland’s Commonwealth Games athletes from the past are coming together to shape support for the team at Birmingham 2022 and maximise the medal potential. Commonwealth…

David Ferguson28 February 2022