{"id":7631,"date":"2023-09-28T11:12:59","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T10:12:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kentsport-news\/?p=7631"},"modified":"2025-10-28T09:48:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T09:48:53","slug":"vice-chancellors-cup-returns-2023-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kentsport-news\/vice-chancellors-cup-returns-2023-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Vice Chancellor&#8217;s Cup returns 2023\/2024!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">We&#8217;re excited to announce the Vice Chancellor&#8217;s Cup (VC&#8217;s Cup) is back, with a total of 18 events booked to take place between November 2023 and September 2024, this year&#8217;s VC&#8217;s Cup is set to be bigger and better than before!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;Get ready for an exhilarating start to the new season of the VC Cup! As we kick off this sporting extravaganza, remember that participating isn\u2019t just about winning; it\u2019s embracing the benefits of physical activity not only for your health but also your mental health. It\u2019s also a fantastic opportunity to meet colleagues in a relaxed atmosphere, engage in fun activities and build stronger bonds. Plus, I know our Sports Development Team will be excited to have you on board and they can\u2019t wait to see your enthusiasm and talent on the field. Let\u2019s make fitness, camaraderie and fun a part of our work culture.&#8221;\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Karen Cox &#8211; Vice Chancellor<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7352\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7352\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kentsport-news\/files\/2023\/03\/10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7352\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kentsport-news\/files\/2023\/03\/10.jpg\" alt=\"Living La Vida Mocha\" width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7352\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Winners of the 22\/23 VC&#8217;s Cup: Living La Vida Mocha<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id=\"6d8e163e-33ad-4e51-9a9a-ac94d4586a9a\" class=\"ControlZone ControlZone--clean a_c_50a7110f\" data-automation-id=\"CanvasControl\">\n<div class=\"ControlZone--control\">\n<div class=\"rte-webpart rte--ck5 rte--read-ck5 uniformSpacingForElements\" dir=\"auto\" data-sp-feature-tag=\"Rich Text Editor\" data-sp-feature-instance-id=\"6d8e163e-33ad-4e51-9a9a-ac94d4586a9a\">\n<div class=\"ck-content rteEmphasis root-358\" data-automation-id=\"textBox\">\n<div>\n<h3 id=\"what-is-the-vice-chancellor-s-cup\">What is the Vice Chancellor&#8217;s Cup?<\/h3>\n<p><i class=\"f_b_1310c973 g_b_1310c973 css-363\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div>\n<p>For anyone who hasn&#8217;t heard of the Vice Chancellor&#8217;s Cup, this is an annual inter-departmental competition, for all University of Kent staff, which encompasses a series of mini-tournaments, from walking netball, bench ball and rounders, to board games and garden games. All departments\/individuals and abilities are welcome. Departmental teams are encouraged to participate in each event. The events are typically around one hour long and mostly take place during lunch hours. To find out more about the VC&#8217;s Cup, the events played and the results of the last tournament, check out the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/sports\/sports-recreation\/vc-cup#highlights\">VC&#8217;s Cup Highlights<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/sports\/sports-recreation\/vc-cup#event-results\">results page<\/a>\u00a0on our website.<\/p>\n<p>In line with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/livekentac.sharepoint.com\/sites\/CSE\/SitePages\/Launching-our-new-Sports-Strategy.aspx\">Kent Sport&#8217;s strategy<\/a>, the VC&#8217;s Cup aims to help change behaviours and attitudes towards physical activity, allowing staff to lead active, healthy, and enriched lives whilst working at Kent.<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3 id=\"how-can-i-get-involved\">How can I get involved?<\/h3>\n<p><i class=\"f_b_1310c973 g_b_1310c973 css-363\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div>\n<p>If you would like to participate in the VC&#8217;s Cup for 2023\/24, please complete the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/Pages\/ResponsePage.aspx?id=VvqpUTI_mkSnIT4_SapemoIRGVTzbd9Ih0czFlmG9XhUQzRPSUk4SDBHNUkwSjdONjNWOU5BRktEWiQlQCN0PWcu\">registration form<\/a>. New this year is the Vice Chancellor\u2019s team, which will be made up of individual players who are not assigned to a departmental team. So if your department isn&#8217;t forming a team, you can still get involved!<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontSizeLarge\">Please note all players must have a minimum Pay to Play Kent Sport membership,\u00a0<strong><u>there is no cost to participate in any VC Cup event<\/u><\/strong>. Create your free account online:\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/sports\/memberships\"><span class=\"fontSizeLarge\">www.kent.ac.uk\/sports\/memberships<\/span><\/a><span class=\"fontSizeLarge\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"c36ef809-d7c9-412c-bc30-f5f66d363503\" class=\"ControlZone ControlZone--clean a_c_50a7110f\" data-automation-id=\"CanvasControl\">\n<div class=\"ControlZone--control\">\n<div class=\"rte-webpart rte--ck5 rte--read-ck5 uniformSpacingForElements\" dir=\"auto\" data-sp-feature-tag=\"Rich Text Editor\" data-sp-feature-instance-id=\"c36ef809-d7c9-412c-bc30-f5f66d363503\">\n<div class=\"ck-content rteEmphasis root-358\" data-automation-id=\"textBox\">\n<p>We look forward to seeing you at the next Vice Chancellor&#8217;s Cup, with the first event, \u2018It\u2019s a Knock Out&#8217;, kicking off in November 2023.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re excited to announce the Vice Chancellor&#8217;s Cup (VC&#8217;s Cup) is back, with a total of 18 events booked to take place between November 2023 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kentsport-news\/vice-chancellors-cup-returns-2023-2024\/\">Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":78153,"featured_media":7559,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[124,23261,722,240669,95646],"tags":[39988,149508,127083,149511,722,149514,95646,127013],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kentsport-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7631"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kentsport-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kentsport-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kentsport-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/78153"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kentsport-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7631"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kentsport-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7631\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7633,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kentsport-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7631\/revisions\/7633"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kentsport-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7559"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kentsport-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7631"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kentsport-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7631"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kentsport-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7631"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}