Roehampton has excellent facilities for students who are interested in esports and gaming, whether you are focussed on competitive games or just want to relax after lectures.
We also offer advice and training for students interested in creating content, from live streaming to video production for YouTube and Twitch. We have a large and active esports society that competes in national esports tournaments.
Esports Arena
The Roehampton Esports Arena is open to all Roehampton students.
Located in the Queen’s Building at Southlands College, the esports arena is powered by Zowie with 240hz esports monitors, optical keyboards and lightweight mice, 20 high-specification gaming PCs, equipped with i7 CPUs, and GTX 1080 graphic cards. It’s the perfect place to use if you want to build a competitive esports team and represent University of Roehampton in national and international tournaments. The arena is open to anyone who wants to meet other gamers, socialise and relax.
Additional Facilities
Dedicated live streaming room.
It’s equipped with everything you might need – green screen, cameras, lights, professional microphones and more! The stream setup wouldn’t be complete without dual monitors and an RTX 2080. It’s a live streaming anc content creation station everyone dreams of, and it’s available to all Roehampton students.
Competitive Teams
Do you want to build a competitive team and represent the University in national and international competitions?
Currently we have teams that represent Roehampton on a national scale in NUEL and NSE tournaments. We have teams for League of Legends, Overwatch, Rainbow Six Siege, FIFA, Apex, Fortnite, CSGO, Valorant and other game titles. We have teams for players who are just getting into esports, as well as players who are already at professional level!
Content Creation
Esports industry is so much more than just competitive players.
Shoutcasters, analysts, coaches and managers are all integral part of the industry, but at the front of it all are content creators. We have a dedicated streaming set up available for all students to use. We offer our students a wide range of opportunities to create original content about gaming and esports, and advice on presenting, editing and curating content.
Esports Scholarships
We offer esports scholarships to support talented students, including the Esports Scholarship and Women in Esports Scholarship.
Worth £2,000 a year, and our esports scholarships will support students on any undergraduate and postgraduate course enrolling at Roehampton. The scholarships will be available for students enrolling and prospective students can apply. For further information about esports scholarships, please contact esports@roehampton.ac.uk.
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Are you interested in joining a team, understanding more about being an esports player, or learning how to create content?