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University of Warwick are the inaugural 2022/23 Amazon UNIVERSITY Esports UK and Ireland Leaderboard Champions
The results for the 2022/23 Amazon UNIVERSITY Esports UK and Ireland Leader board are in, with results from both Winter 2022 and Spring 2023 contributing to the total points accumulated by a university. With a staggering 3393.28 points, University of Warwick are the inaugural Amazon UNIVERSITY Esports UK and Ireland Leaderboard Champions!
Esports Insider & the University of Warwick hosted the UK’s first conference dedicated to esports & video games in education
The leading B2B esports events and media company, ESI(Esports Insider) and the University of Warwick hosted ESI Next GenLink opens in a new window, a one-and-a-half day conference dedicated to esports and video games in education. Offering interactive sessions, networking and insights on March 22nd-23rd, 2023 at the University’s Esports Centre.
Esports centre signed the multi-year partnership with Chillblast
The University of Warwick has announced a multi-year partnership with gaming PC manufacturer Chillblast to support its esports centre. The deal will see Chillblast and the university work together on a number of esports activations and on-campus competitions. This includes a VALORANT tournament and other student-run events.
WARWICK WIN ESPORTS UNIVERSITY OF THE YEAR FIVE YEARS IN A ROW
The British University Esports Championship (BUEC) Spring season is over and with it, the 2022/2023 academic year! The games are finished and the points have been totted up. A record number of 111 universities entered the race to be crowned Esports University of the Year. The competition has been even closer than ever this year with second to fourth place being incredibly tight, however one university still reigns supreme amongst the pack. For the fifth year in a row, the University of Warwick is the Esports University of the Year for 2022/2023! The University of Warwick has finished with an impressive 3,433 points.
The University of Warwick goes for gold as the Best University for Gamers
On 17th April, the University of Warwick has been named the best university for gamers in the UK by Uswitch.
The Uswitch online gamingLink opens in a new window ranking is based on a number of factors, including the availability and quality of gaming facilities on campus, the range of gaming societies and events, and the overall student experience for gamers.