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Senior leaders from the Federation of Chinese University and School Sports (FOCUSS) concluded a study visit across Australia’s eastern seaboard in late May 2026, exploring how universities are leveraging sport, physical activity and institutional wellbeing frameworks to support student success and healthier campus communities. The high-level tour, facilitated by UniSport Australia (UniSport), provided an immersive […]

UniSport Australia is excited to announce that the University of Wollongong (UOW) has joined the global FISU Healthy Campus program, reflecting their commitment to embedding wellbeing and active living into the university experience.   Central to UOW’s approach to student health and wellbeing is UOW Pulse, the university’s not-for-profit campus-services arm that delivers a wide range of programs and initiatives designed […]

Gender-based violence (GBV) continues to present a significant challenge across higher education, with serious implications for student safety, wellbeing and participation in campus life. Universities are increasingly expected to take a proactive, whole-of-institution approach to preventing and responding to GBV, including within co-curricular environments such as sport, where large numbers of students engage socially and […]

UniSport Australia has recently launched its Good Practice Event Guidelines and Checklist for Preventing and Responding to Gender-Based Violence (GBV). The guidelines represent a vital step in ensuring the safety and wellbeing of students at university sporting events across the country.  The launch was announced at the 2025 UniSport National Conference, where Stephanie Taylor, President […]

The Victorian International Student Sports Festival (VISSF) returned for its second year, bringing vibrant culture and energetic competition to life at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre last Saturday. The festival welcomed 470 international students from 26 nations and 12 universities for an action-packed day of badminton, basketball, and table tennis. Hosted by UniSport Australia […]

Bond University has muscled up for global health and wellbeing, joining the prestigious FISU Healthy Campus initiative — an international program designed to make university life healthier, more active, and more connected. And we’re not just dipping a toe in — we’ve already hit a major milestone, earning the International University Sports Federation’s (FISU), Bronze […]

Notre Dame and UTS Join FISU Healthy Campus Program, Strengthening Australia’s Leadership  Australia continues to set the benchmark in fostering healthier university environments, with The University of Notre Dame Australia (Notre Dame) and the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) becoming the 11th and 12th Australian universities to sign up for the FISU Healthy Campus Program. […]

UniSport Australia (UniSport) is proud to announce the signing of a significant Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Chinese Student Sport Federation (CSSF), marking a pivotal step in fostering collaboration and promoting university sports and healthy campus projects on a global stage.  The MOU outlines key objectives aimed at strengthening ties between the two organisations […]

The AIS develops evidence-based position statements on new and complex topics in sports science and sports medicine, in order to provide guidance and leadership for the Australian high performance sports system.