Staying active at UCL
This page covers the various ways in which you can stay active at UCL to look after your wellbeing.
Staying active at UCL
Staying active is important for both your physical health and your wellbeing. On this page, we have gathered a few ways in which you can stay active at UCL, try a new sport, and meet new people.
Students’ Union UCL
Clubs and Societies
The SU has a range of sporting and martial arts clubs and societies. From badminton to baseball and judo to kickboxing, there’s something for everyone.
Find a sports club or society here
Visit the Students’ Union UCL website
Project Active
Project Active, run by the Students’ Union UCL encourages all UCL staff and students to engage in physical activity.
From Weekly Classes, Give it a Go Sessions, to Virtual Challenges, and Learn to Workshops, Project Active have a wide range of opportunities to join the inclusive and self-affirming community at UCL. Activities are designed to be low-cost, beginner friendly, inclusive and non-judgmental.
See what Project Active offers here
See the weekly classes on offer at Project Active
TeamUCL Gym
The Students’ Union UCL gym, conveniently located at the Bloomsbury campus at 15 Gordon Street, offers a friendly, welcoming, and affordable workout.
Newly refurbished in January 2025, the TeamUCL gym offers:
- An 80+ piece gym with a arge variety of resistance machines, a spacious free weights section and OLY lifting platforms.
- Two dedicated studio spaces that offer a weekly class schedule of more than 20 classes.
- Open every day with weekly Women’s Only and Quiet Session periods.
- A free members app which allows you to book classes and sessions on the go.
- Personal training and squash court hire.
See more about the TeamUCL gym here
See more about TeamUCL memberships here
Students’ Union UCL - All Jokes Aside Campaign
All Jokes Aside is a campaign organised by Students’ Union UCL to support men’s mental health.
It’s easy to avoid talking about how you’re really feeling and to bring up difficulties you may be experiencing with your mental health. Men can find it difficult to discuss if they are feeling low and may feel that they don’t receive compassionate support. TeamUCL’s aim is to rewrite this narrative.
‘All Jokes Aside’ aims to support male-identifying students at UCL to meaningfully engage in activities to support their mental health and wellbeing.
TeamUCL recognise that gender is experienced and expressed in a variety of ways, and that ‘male-identifying’ may not represent the identities of every student that All Jokes Aside is for. Trans and non-binary students who identify with maleness are encouraged to take part in this campaign.
There are free activity sessions randing from weekly sport to fitness and activities. TeamUCL’s activity programme supports male identifying students to build activity into their routine and feel better from it.
Find out more about All Jokes Aside at Students’ Union’s page.
Support at UCL
UCL Student Support and Wellbeing Services are here for you. We encourage you to get in touch and access our wide range of support. Please see here for the support we can provide.
Contact Student Support and Wellbeing Services
- Student Support Phone Lines: call us and speak to an adviser 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
- Visit the team: drop in, during our opening times, to talk to us in person at the Student Support and Wellbeing Services Desk.
- Make an appointment: talk to an adviser from the Mental Health and Wellbeing or Disability and Neurodiversity team.
