HPALS

We are excited to be back for the year 2026️⃣🤩 This week Dr James Brown will present on “From concussions to head accelerations: World Rugby's player welfare focus expansion” 📆 Friday, 20 February 2026 ⏰ 10:30 AM 📍 In Person: SSISA & Online (MS Teams)

HPALS visits Saffier Primary School. The HPALS research centre recently visited Saffier Primary School where they handed out stationery in support of learners and their education journey.

The question remains, where in the world is HPALS today? 🌎💡 HPALS has been ranked among the Top 10 Sport Science Schools in the world, placing 10th globally in the 2025 Shanghai Global Ranking of Sport Science Schools & Departments. 🌍👏

MUST READ | From a childhood fascination with science and sport to a mission to “democratise” technology with innovative and affordable rehabilitation solutions. @BienneHuisman sat down with Associate Professor Yumna Albertus, the director of @HPALS_ spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/11/21/wha…

Join us for our weekly HPALS seminar🎉 This week Dr Liske Kotze-Horstmann will present on “Development and implementation of health and lifestyle related NCD risk profiles in a tertiary education setting” 📆 Friday 21 November 2025 ⏰10H30 📍In Person (SSISA) & Online (TEAMS)

Join us for our weekly HPALS seminar🎉 This week A/Prof Mike Posthumus will present “High Performance in the Real World: Behind the Tape with the winningest MTB team” 📆 Friday 07 November 2025 ⏰10H30 📍In Person (SSISA) & Online (TEAMS)

Join us for our weekly HPALS seminar🎉 This week Dr Elizma Atterbury will present “A research journey from balancing Parkinson’s to therapeutic tremors” 📆 Friday 31 October 2025 ⏰10H30 📍In Person (SSISA) & Online (TEAMS)

Thank you to everyone who joined our weekly HPALS seminar! ✨ We extend our heartfelt appreciation to Prof. Vicki Lambert, Dr. Zulfah Albertyn-Blanchard, Dr. Melisa Bhebe, and Assoc Prof Olufunke Alaba for their insightful presentations.

Join our HPALS seminar🎉 This week Prof. Lambert, Dr. Albertyn-Blanchard, Dr. Bhebe and Assoc Prof Alaba will present on “Community-based financial and social networks for food security & dietary diversity: Savings for Life” 📆 Friday 17 October 2025 ⏰10H30 📍SISSA & Online

Director and Deputy Director of HPALS Visit Nippon Sport Science University, Japan Associate Professor, Yumna Albertus, Director of HPALS, and Professor Alison September, Deputy Director, recently completed a visit to Nippon Sport Science University in Japan.

Where in the world is HPALS today? 🌎💡 HPALS director, A/Prof. Albertus and Deputy director Prof. September are currently in Tokyo, Japan 🇯🇵for a research visit. Wishing our leaders a successful and inspiring visit as they represent UCT’s HPALS on the global stage.

HPALS is proud to be profiled in UCT News for championing a bold, inclusive, and African-centred approach to science and scholarship. Read more about our journey here:

This time next week - our afternoon session of Day one of GSUN 25 will include the panel "Future Frontiers in Sport and Exercise Biometrics: Wearables, Implantables and Beyond" Join us at GSUN.org

Future Frontiers in Sport and Exercise Biometrics: Wearables, Implantables and Beyond Our panel brought together leading voices from academia and industry to explore the cutting edge of biometric monitoring in sport and exercise. From wearable devices shaping today’s performance insights, to implantable sensors driving regenerative rehabilitation, and visions of fully non-invasive monitoring — the discussion showcased how science and technology are redefining human performance measurement. We were fortunate to hear from: Ken Kozloff University of Michigan Robert Guldberg University of Oregon Yumna Albertus University of Cape Town Kylie Mason Samsung Electronics

Join us for our weekly HPALS seminar🎉 This week Dr Shaun Sutehall will present on “Unlocking the potential of the red blood cell transcriptome for anti-doping and more” 📆 Friday 12 September 2025 ⏰10H30 📍In Person (SSISA) & Online (TEAMS)

Join us for our weekly HPALS seminar🎉 This week Dr Sharief Hendricks will present on “The nobel prize, implementing and evaluating interventions, global impact -A drink from the well of player welfare” 📆 Friday 05 September 2025 ⏰10H30 📍In Person (SSISA) & Online (TEAMS)

Join us for our weekly HPALS seminar🎉 This week Dr Laurie Rauch will present on “THE ROLE OF THE BRAIN-HEART AXIS IN WELLBEING” 📆 Friday 29 August 2025 ⏰10H30 📍In Person (SSISA) & Online (TEAMS)

🎉 Congratulations to SSISA on 30 years in this building, a space made possible through UCT’s vision and investment, and one that HPALS is proud to call home.

Congratulations to Prof. A.V September, deputy director of HPALS, who was recognised by the DSTI for the distinguished South African Women in Sciences awards. She received second runner-up in the Natural Sciences & Engineering category.

Join us for our weekly HPALS seminar🎉 This week Dr Muya Koloko will present on “Making the invisible visible: inclusive sport as a promotion of wellbeing and institutional culture change” 📆 Friday 22 August 2025 ⏰10H30 📍In Person (SSISA) & Online (TEAMS)