On 6 May we participated in the "Bannister Mile" anniversary event, commemorating the 70th anniversary of Roger Bannister achieving a sub-four-minute mile. Organised by the Oxford University Athletics Club, the event featured a community mile run, track races, a pop-up museum, and more. We were stationed on the grass inside the track, providing us with a great view and ample space to engage with interested attendees.
Throughout the day, our team members Prof. Heidi Johansen-Berg, Prof. Holly Bridge, engagement staff Carinne Piekema and Hanna Smyth, education lead Louise Aukland, and researcher Malte Kaller talked to children and adults about how neuroscience connects to football (and sport more broadly), including our interactive "prism goggles" activity which demonstrates brain plasticity. We also collected neuroscience questions from visitors on our post-its board.
We were pleased to have a special visitor drop by - Prof. Irene Tracey CBE, current Vice Chancellor of the university and former Director of our research centre:
Photos: Hanna Smyth