The social atmosphere was amazing, and activities are endless. Through my course, there were interdepartmental sport tournaments and matches. Chemical Engineering has male, female and mixed teams for a multitude of sports and I had the opportunity to play netball. There was no commitment, you didn’t have to be good at sport and mostly it was a great opportunity to get to know your peers and people in the years above and below.
Other sports included football, rock-it ball, volleyball and dodgeball. There was also the annual Frank Morton Sports Day Event, whist the second-year committee organise social events each year.
Outside of this, I was part of the AU Water Polo team and the training/social aspects of the club were brilliant. We had a social every Wednesday and went to many other universities to compete. The team spirit was great – joining was the best thing I ever did. I would recommend joining a sports team or society to anyone: it is a good way to get to know other people outside of your course, year group and halls. The swimming pool and gyms were also great to use, and you always saw Olympic athletes around campus, which was exciting.