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BUEC WINTER 2026: SIGN-UPS OPEN NOW!
Sign-ups for our Winter British University Esports Championship are open now! Check out the schedule and get your teams signed up!
BUEC WINTER 2026: SIGN-UPS OPEN NOW!
We're finally back! The weather's getting colder again (or at least not 40 degrees...) and the new academic year is upon us, and that can only mean one thing...
All of your favourite titles, as well as our brand new title PUBG Mobile, are here for the winter season of the 2026/2027 British University Esports Championship!
Weekly Schedule:
- Mondays - VALORANT, Teamfight Tactics & Splatoon 3
- Tuesdays - League of Legends, Rocket League & Marvel Rivals
- Wednesdays - None
- Thursdays - Overwatch, Rainbow Six Siege X & Apex Legends
- Fridays - None
- Saturdays - Community Activities
- Sundays - Counter-Strike 2 & PUBG Mobile
Sign-ups for Teamfight Tactics Double Up and our Women & Non-Binary Cups will be opening later in a subsequent article - keep your eyes out!
Get your teams signed up now!
APEX LEGENDS WINTER
Sign-ups close: Tuesday 20th October
Tournament starts: Thursday 22nd October
Prizes:
- 1st place: £150
- 2nd place: £75
- Top 4: BUEC Championship Pins
In addition to other prizes, this tournament awards British University Esports Championship Points.
COUNTER-STRIKE 2 WINTER
Sign-ups close: Friday 23rd October
Tournament starts: Sunday 25th October
Prizes:
- 1st place: £250
- 2nd place: £125
- Top 8: BUEC Championship Pins
In addition to other prizes, this tournament awards British University Esports Championship Points.
LEAGUE OF LEGENDS WINTER
Sign-ups close: Sunday 18th October
Tournament starts: Tuesday 20th October
Prizes:
- 1st place: £250
- 2nd place: £125
- Top 8: BUEC Championship Pins
In addition to other prizes, this tournament awards British University Esports Championship Points.
MARVEL RIVALS WINTER
Sign-ups close: Sunday 18th October
Tournament starts: Tuesday 20th October
Prizes:
- 1st place: £300
- 2nd place: £150
- Top 8: BUEC Championship Pins
In addition to other prizes, this tournament awards British University Esports Championship Points.
OVERWATCH WINTER
Sign-ups close: Tuesday 20th October
Tournament starts: Thursday 22nd October
Prizes:
- 1st place: £250
- 2nd place: £125
- Top 8: BUEC Championship Pins
In addition to other prizes, this tournament awards British University Esports Championship Points.
PUBG MOBILE WINTER
Sign-ups close: Friday 30th October
Tournament starts: Sunday 1st November
Prizes:
Exact prizing TBC, but will include the following:
- Top 16: £100
- Top 8: BUEC Championship Pins
In addition to other prizes, this tournament awards British University Esports Championship Points.
RAINBOW SIX SIEGE X WINTER
Sign-ups close: Tuesday 20th October
Tournament starts: Thursday 22nd October
Prizes:
- 1st place: £250 + 13,350 R6 Credits
- 2nd place: £125 + 13,350 R6 Credits
- 3rd place: 13,350 R6 Credits
- 4th to 6th place: 6,000 R6 Credits
- 7th to 9th place: 3,000 R6 Credits
- Top 8: BUEC Championship Pins
In addition to other prizes, this tournament awards British University Esports Championship Points.
ROCKET LEAGUE WINTER
Sign-ups close: Sunday 18th October
Tournament starts: Tuesday 20th October
Prizes:
- 1st place: £150
- 2nd place: £75
- Top 8: BUEC Championship Pins
In addition to other prizes, this tournament awards British University Esports Championship Points.
SPLATOON 3 WINTER
Sign-ups close: Saturday 17th October
Tournament starts: Monday 19th October
Prizes:
- 1st place: £200
- 2nd place: £100
- Top 4: BUEC Championship Pins
In addition to other prizes, this tournament awards British University Esports Championship Points.
TEAMFIGHT TACTICS WINTER
Sign-ups close: Saturday 17th October
Tournament starts: Monday 19th October
Prizes:
- 1st place: £50
- 2nd place: £25
- Top 8: BUEC Championship Pins
In addition to other prizes, this tournament awards British University Esports Championship Points.
VALORANT WINTER
Sign-ups close: Saturday 17th October
Tournament starts: Monday 19th October
Prizes:
- 1st place: £250
- 2nd place: £125
- Top 8: BUEC Championship Pins
In addition to other prizes, this tournament awards British University Esports Championship Points.
NSE teams up with Good Gamer Group
NSE is excited to announce a brand new partnership with Good Gamer Group, a gaming research community. Expect play-tests, research studies and gaming surveys!
NSE teams up with Good Gamer Group
NSE is excited to announce our brand new partnership with Good Gamer Group, bringing game testing and research opportunities to the student community.
Good Gamer Group is a gaming research community which provides players the chance to give feedback on projects in development. The partnership allows NSE to highlight and promote studies to the student audience, with opportunities including:
- Play tests of games/features
- Online surveys
- Group feedback sessions
Through working with Good Gamer Group, the NSE community will have the opportunity to shape the future of games whilst being compensated for their time.
The collaboration is also an excellent way for students to understand more about game development and how research is carried out, providing first-hand experience for those interested in exploring this career pathway.
Laura Riches, Partnerships Executive at NSE: “The previous study we shared on behalf of Good Gamer Group was incredibly popular among the NSE community. We’re incredibly excited to be able to share more opportunities through the new partnership, giving our students the chance to share their knowledge and passion for gaming in a meaningful and impactful way.”
Jesse Divinish, President of GGG: ”This partnership works because NSE already has everything we look for in a research community: authentic gamers, strong engagement, and a real enthusiasm for the industry. We’re thankful for this opportunity to work together and give NSE students even more ways to have their voices heard while getting paid to do it.”
Opportunities will be advertised across NSE’s website, newsletter and Discord primarily. Please read the details of each study thoroughly since eligibility, availability and confidentiality requirements will all be explained in the terms of each individual study.
Find out more about Good Gamer Group and register your interest: https://playg.gg/72EL
August Vita Student Monthly MVP and September Nominations
Vita Student Monthly MVP is a community-driven award where students around the country can nominate their peers for going above and beyond within gaming and esports. Today, we spoke with two separate MVPs!
August Vita Student Monthly MVP and September Nominations
We're back with another Vita Student Monthly MVP, but with a twist - there are two winners this month! Shama "quacktheduckling" was nominated for her work in supporting the women & non-binary community at her university, the University of Manchester.
Here's a little more from Shama herself about what she gets up to:
"I am our current WNB Rep and Vice President. Our community has big plans to grow our WNB space 'Tea Party' in the upcoming year. Primarily, we are introducing biweekly socials with MMU Esports society where WNB gamers can meet up and interact. We prioritise this a lot as we are aware that WNB members make up a minority within our server and are working hard to increase the representation."
"We will be hosting LAN events mainly, in addition to more casual events where people can meet up and just have a conversation with people of similar interests. We find that in standard events it can be very male dominated and a lot of our WNB members can feel a bit intimidated, and we've received good feedback on these WNB events, with many people wanting to join!"
Our second Vita Student Monthly MVP is Matt "7bxd" Douglas from Lancaster University. Matt was nominated for his organisation of the annual 'Roses' event, as well as his wider support as the treasurer of the society.
We sat down with Matt to find out more:
If you personally know somebody who deserves recognition for their contributions to university esports and their community, then nominate them to win - nominations are open now!
The winner will receive an exclusive Vita MVP Discord role, as well as a Vita Student Monthly MVP pin.
Nominations will close on Sunday 11th October.
