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FOOTBALL ON THE BRAIN (2022-2026)

Football on the Brain is a four-year public engagement project involving researchers and football communities (players, coaches, and fans), exploring the connections between neuroscience and football.

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Partners

Football Beyond Borders

Ignite Sport

SheKicks

Oxford United in the Community

Oxford University Sport

Funding

Football on the Brain is funded by a £218,545 public engagement grant from the University of Oxford's Enriching Engagement scheme; the largest single award ever made by the scheme. 

Football on the Brain trailer

Woman in red holds up diagram of the brain while sitting at a table
A man and woman in red shirts draw on / look at a whiteboard in the foreground
Images of brain scans on a table, with two people (only hands and lower bodies visible) gesturing at them