manner of adventurous training, such as mountain biking, parachuting, alpine sports, rock climbing, abseiling, white water rafting, coasteering, gorge walking and canoeing. Sports In accordance with the ground training syllabus, there are many opportunities for Officer Cadets to participate in inter-UAS sports competitions. The UASs hold annual sporting competitions such as; Superteams - mixed events whereby squadron's compete in a test of physical strength and courage. Swimming Football - The Broadgate Cup (named after the Town Headquarters location of East Midlands Universities Air Squadron) Hockey - The Balti & Korma Cup Volleyball Netball Cross-country running Units and base locations Former squadrons Aberdeen Universities Air Squadron (1941-81) became Aberdeen, Dundee & St. Andrews Universities Air Squadron Aberdeen, Dundee & St. Andrews Universities Air Squadron (1981-2003) became East of Scotland Universities Air Squadron Aberystwyth University Air Squadron (1941-45) Queens University Air Squadron (1941-96) Cardiff University Air Squadron (1941-43) Durham University Air Squadron (1941-63) became Northumbrian Universities Air Squadron East Lowlands Universities Air Squadron (1969-2003) became East of Scotland Universities Air Squadron Edinburgh Universities Air Squadron (1941-69) became East Lowlands Universities Air Squadron Exeter University Air Squadron (1941-43) Hull University Air Squadron (1941-69) became Yorkshire Universities Air Squadron Leeds University Air Squadron (1941-69) became Yorkshire Universities Air Squadron Nottingham University Air Squadron (1941-67) became East Midlands Universities Air Squadron St. Andrews University Air Squadron (1941-69) became East Lowlands Universities Air Squadron Sheffield University Air Squadron (1941-43) Swansea University Air Squadron (1941-46) See also University Royal Naval Unit, the Royal Navy equivalent Officers Training Corps, the British Army equivalent List of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons Defence Technical Undergraduate Scheme References Citations Bibliography External links University organisations of the British Armed Forces