About Us
Univarsity is the power behind a healthy student body.
“Our Mission is simple -
increase activity amongst students to inspire better wellbeing and academic attainment”
Our Story
After researching the higher education landscape we found barriers restricting sports and activity participation, accompanied by a growing mental health crisis, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
As a team consisting mostly of current and graduated students, we each have personal experiences of university sports letting us down but understand how important activity is to contribute to a positive university lifestyle.
Combining these experiences and the founder’s original vision of providing better opportunities for people to reap the mental, physical, and social benefits of exercise, Univarsity was born…
Meet the Team
Univarsity is powered by an award-winning core,
bringing a high degree of personal experience and intuition to the business.
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Richard Steele
Chairman & Co-Founder
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Tom Abrahams
Co-Founder
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Sam Court
Co-Founder
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Rory Lascelles
Co-Founder
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Adam Corbally
Customer Engagement Director
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Tina Lakeru
Fitness Advisor
Our Star-Studded Advisory Board
An Advisory Board representing the diverse breadth and depth
of the UK Higher Education Sector and its members.
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Danielle Brown
2 x Paralympic Gold Medallist
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Sarah Humphreys
University sport expert
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Elle Linton
Fitness professional and entrepreneur
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Josh Armstrong
3x World championship GB rower
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Will Hemming
Experienced university contractor and supplier
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Catríona Kennedy
Experienced university sports club administrator
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Viktoria Faltusz
Fitness & Leisure manager at City UOL
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Matt Smith
VP of Sports at Southampton University
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Martin Skivington
Higher Education and fitness academic
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Senior HE professional
University sector leader