Colleges news

CIMSPA has published its 2024-2030 strategy Releasing the Power of Our Profession, which sets out how the sector’s 600,000-strong workforce can be supported and professionally ... More

Dorothy Purdew OBE, industry veteran and co-owner and chair of UK-based health spa chain Champneys, has died at age 91. Worth more than £300 million ... More

Team members from the UK branch of spa and skincare brand Comfort Zone are preparing to complete a 26-mile walk through London in September to ... More

The Gym Group saw its membership grow by 10 per cent during the first six months of 2022 to 790,000, with revenues jumping to £84.2m ... More

Peloton and Grammy Award-winning singer Beyoncé have signed a broad, multi-year partnership which will result in the launch of new, themed workouts on the interactive ... More

The sport and physical activity sector "hasn't done enough" to tackle persisting inequalities within the industry, according to a statement signed by more than 80 ... More

In a time of financial uncertainty for the global museum community, this year's TrendsWatch report from the American Alliance of Museums (AAM) and the Center ... More

The University of Derby, UK is axing its Spa Management degree as of 2022. The University is yet to confirm the reason, but the UK ... More

CIDESCO International, the standards setter for the global spa and beauty industries, has announced that Sandy Fuhr has been elected as its new president. Fuhr, ... More

Physical activity could be a major tool in battling rising levels of loneliness among young people. A study of college students found that physically active ... More

A new qualification focusing on mental health – one of the first of its kind for the physical activity and fitness industry – is creating ... More

Some of the UK's leading spa operators and consultants convened in Birmingham last week (14 November) for a CEO Summit to come up with potential ... More

Awarding organisation Active IQ has launched a Level 2 Award focusing in mental health – one of the first of its kind for the physical ... More

Celebrity Maitre D Fred Sirieix – best known for his role in Channel 4’s First Dates – has teamed up with industry organisations to launch ... More

Getting university students physically active can have a dramatic effect on improving their mental wellbeing, social inclusion, and perceived academic attainment and employability. According to ... More

Sport Wales has named Lawrence Conway as its new permanent chair. Conway, a career civil servant, has been given the role a year after previous ... More

Wales' biggest tourist railway has secured national lottery funding to support an ambitious training scheme encouraging careers in the heritage sector. Worth £454,500 (US$633,000, €519,000), ... More

A formal opening has been held for the Sheikh Abdullah Al Salem Cultural Centre (SAASCC) in Kuwait – a mammoth cultural district for the country ... More

International beauty and spa therapy standard setter Cidesco has announced plans to launch a menu of signature experience treatments this year. Designed by the the ... More

UK wellness spa Champneys has partnered with Marella Cruises to launch the first Champneys at sea spas, starting with the Marella Explorer from May 2018. ... More

Scotland plans to roll-out 'The Daily Mile' scheme to all educational facilities and workplaces in a bid to tackle obesity in the country. Currently, the ... More

Sport England has injected £5m of National Lottery funding into 49 colleges to help get students active. The decision to expand the further education investment ... More

The construction of a new stadium for York City Football Club and York City Knights Rugby League Club will start in October. With a construction ... More

A trio of leisure projects have made the shortlist for the prestigious 2017 Stirling Prize for the UK’s best new building, which was announced today ... More

Toronto Zoo is about to open its CA$18m (US$13.6m, €12.1m, £10.7m) Wildlife Health Centre – a brand new high-tech zoo hospital and laboratory with visitor ... More