Whether you live onsite or travel in daily, there’s always something to get involved in during your time at University Centre Sparsholt.
Campus Events
Our team organise a wide range of social events and activities throughout the year for both residential and non-residential students, including activities such as:
- Freshers Fayre
- Student quizzes
- End of year summer BBQ and sports day
- Charity events such as karaoke, foam parties, bar bingo, quizzes, pool or darts competitions
- Freshers, Halloween, Christmas and Summer balls
Life in Winchester
Only four miles down the road from Sparsholt is the historic city of Winchester. With vibrant nightlife, café culture, museums, cinema and plenty of shopping it offers the opportunity to enjoy bustling city life alongside studying in the countryside. Degree students also have the option to live onsite at University of Winchester to get the whole university experience, as well as access to the student union to join in on all the entertainment, clubs and societies.
All UCS students can now also attend University of Winchester social evening events at their student bar!
Get a feel for life in Winchester with this visitor map.
Clubs and Societies running currently:
- Wildlife Recording
- Photography
- Invertebrate
- Mature students
- Book Club
- Spectrum
- Dungeons and Dragons
- Equine Research Academy
- Equine First Aid
- Wellness Café
- Fish Geeks
- Alternative Music Society
- Queer Corner
- Fishing Club
- Football Club
Students are always welcome to set up a new club, society or event and will be supported by our Senior Curriculum Leader to help start up, organise and advertise your idea! Please email UCS-Societies@sparsholt.ac.uk to get started.
Get Involved
Be the student voice for your course and year group by signing up to our student representative programme. Join our friendly student ambassador team and help at marketing and industry events onsite. Further roles through our study coach and buddy system are also available to offer help and support to first year students
Stay Active
Our onsite gym offers student membership for a great price and is open from 7am to 10pm for before or after class visits. Students living in University of Winchester halls of residence will also have full access to University of Winchester’s onsite gym.