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Why do footballers get injured? Professor Ian Varley explains the most common football injuries, injury trends, ACL risk and how clubs use science to protect players.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2026/06/football-injuries-explained

The High Performance Wellbeing - by Design Conference at Nottingham Trent University was a fantastic opportunity to bring together 150 researchers, practitioners, and leaders from 80 organisations across 9 countries who are committed to understanding how high-performance environments can be intentionally designed to support both achievement and wellbeing.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2026/06/the-high-performance-wellbeing-conference

Dr Katie Taylor, Senior Lecturer in Sociology of Sport at Nottingham Trent University, discusses the importance of women's sports history - and why it needs to be understood and celebrated

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2026/03/why-womens-sports-history-matters-seeing-ourselves-in-the-game

Two-thirds of UK swimming coaches report symptoms of depression and anxiety a new study has revealed.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2026/02/research-reveals-mental-health-strain-within-swimming-coaching

With the UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 showdown between England and Spain just two days away, Ben Ashdown and Dr Mustafa Sarkar explore the role of resilience in the Lionesses’ route to the final.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2025/07/expert-blog-the-resilience-behind-the-lionesses-run-to-the-euro-2025-final

As the Lionesses head into their quarter final game v Sweden at the UEFA Women's EURO 2025, Dr Laura Healy takes a look at mental health in women's football, what's being done and the importance of players feeling supported by club and country.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2025/07/expert-blog-mental-health-in-womens-football-are-we-doing-enough

As the UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 captures global attention this summer, something powerful is happening off the pitch. Young girls are watching athletes like Lauren James, Alexia Putellas, and Fridolina Rolfö excel under pressure, break records, and lead their nations.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2025/07/expert-blog-if-she-can-see-it,-she-can-be-it-female-footballers-inspiring-girls-into-sport,-a-euro-2025-reflection

As the UK grapples with workforce shortages and an ageing population, interest is growing in the use of robots to support care at home. But a new report from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers – co-authored by Nottingham Trent University researcher Professor Daniele Magistro – sounds a note of caution, spotlighting ethical, regulatory, and practical challenges surrounding the deployment of socially assistive robots (SARs) in home-based settings.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2025/07/new-report-calls-for-robust-regulation-of-home-care-robots

Bouts of outdoor physical activity enable school pupils to perform better in the classroom than indoor physical activity, a new study suggests.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2025/06/outdoor-physical-activity-more-beneficial-for-classroom-than-indoor,-study-suggests

With the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 getting underway next week, NTU's Dr Katy Griggs takes a close look at how women's football apparel has changed over the years - and why brands have a responsibility to continue to improve the kits they produce to empower the next generation of female players.

ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2025/06/expert-blog-from-fabric-to-field-the-evolution-of-womens-football-apparel