NSE (National Student Esports) is the official body of university esports in the UK - through our partnership with British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS), NSE has established itself as a key figure in the UK esports industry with the most active grassroots gaming community in the country. NSE operates the British University Esports Championship powered by Intel, the official esports competition of British universities. In the 21/22 academic year the competition saw over 2,100 teams from 100 universities compete across a number of esports titles, with circa 70% of participants enrolled on a STEM course. NSE works with major publishers including Nintendo, Riot Games, and Ubisoft and has long-term successful partnerships with Intel and Monster Energy.