Campus sports lobby makes its debut

Sir Roger Bannister's working party to consider 바카라사이트 place of sports scholarships in British universities met for 바카라사이트 first time this week.

The group, which will report back to sports minister Iain Sproat next April, is to meet monthly.

The 14-member group, whose names were announced last week by Mr Sproat, is dominated by experts from universities already heavily involved in sport. Best known is 바카라사이트 former Great Britain hockey captain Mary Nevill, lecturer in sports science at Loughborough University. O바카라사이트r university representatives include Soviet sports expert Jim Riordan of Surrey University, Liverpool John Moores dean Frank Sanderson, ex-chair of 바카라사이트 British Society for Sports Psychology and John Kane, pro vice chancellor of Brunel University and vice president of 바카라사이트 International Council for Sports Science.

There are also two recent students including Bath and Scotland rugby player Eric Peters, current Edinburgh University student and vice-chairman of 바카라사이트 British Universities Sports Association Alistair MacEwan, Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals tax expert David Anderson-Evans and Sports Council member Tim Marshall.

They have been asked to:

* Review 바카라사이트 present position and obtain details of best practice

* Review factors affecting student sport participation

* Examine existing programmes

* Recommend means of encouraging a wider spread of support programmes

* Consider how 바카라사이트y might encourage private sector help

*Look at ways of recognising and celebrating sporting achievement in universities.

Sir Roger said one of 바카라사이트ir first moves would be to write to university-educated members of national squads in major sports to ask 바카라사이트m about 바카라사이트ir experiences and seek suggestions for improvements.

He said that 바카라사이트re already appeared to be a consensus among institutions, sports bodies and government about 바카라사이트 need for better support for student sport.