The Badge We Wear
A history of sport at UNSW Sydney
Sport has always been an integral part of life at UNSW. Since 1949, when the university was formed, and the beginning of the Sports Association that quickly followed, sporting clubs have played a crucial role in shaping the identity of the rapidly growing university. Whether played socially or at an elite level, sport has enriched the lives of thousands of students and benefitted the wider university community. Over the decades, numerous UNSW students have been selected for interstate competitions, and have represented Australia at an international level and at the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.
The Badge We Wear celebrates the sporting history of UNSW and examines the ongoing impact that sport and recreation has had in the university’s history.
Anthony T. Hughes has taught in the School of Law at the University of New South Wales since 2004 and previously taught in its School of History for over a decade. He is also Adjunct Professor at Boston University’s Sydney Academic Centre and has taught at Western Sydney University and the University of New England. He has lectured at universities in Canada, China, Thailand, Switzerland and Ireland. He has written widely on social, cultural and legal issues. Hughes was Executive Officer of the UNSW Centre for Olympic Studies from 1996 to 2004. He is a Visiting Professor at the Humanistic Centre for Olympic Studies at Renmin University of China and Honorary Consultant at the Art Research Centre for the Olympic Games at the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing. In 2005 he was awarded the UNSW Vice Chancellor’s Award for Teaching Excellence.
He is the co-author of Essays in Sport and the Law, The Game for the Game Itself: The History of Sub-district Rugby in Sydney and The Pavilion on the Village Green: A History of the University of New South Wales Sports Association.
Hughes is an honorary life member of UNSW FC, where he played for 14 years. He was awarded a Blue in 1982.
