Meet our lovely BMedScHons in Exercise Science students …

Where in the world is HPALS today? 🌍💡 We proudly hosted the SASRI Network, uniting experts from Africa & the UK to drive innovation in spinal cord injury rehab. Through design-thinking, the team collaborated to identify key innovation opportunities to improve SCI rehab.

Join us for our weekly HPALS seminar This week DR IRINA POKHILENKO & MR CHARLES MASEKO will present on “WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? ELICITING PREFERENCES FOR FOOD ON UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES IN EUROPE AND SOUTH AFRICA: DISCRETE CHOICE EXPERIMENT” Friday 23 May 2025 10H30 In Person & on Zoom

HPALS was well represented at the UCT Honours open day where we showcased our available honours programs📚, research excellence 👌🏽and culture 🤝to prospective students🎉

Be sure to catch our seminars every Friday at 10h30 in person (at SISSA) or online (via Zoom) 😊🎊

In our Friday seminar, Dr Zulfah Albertyn-Blanchard unpacked complex health challenges through the lenses of human-centred design and systems thinking. This seminar showcased how innovative, people-first approaches can transform health systems and drive real world impact 🧠💡👌🏽.

🌍🎉Congratulations to Professor Alison V. September on her nomination as a member of the U.S National Academy of Kinesiology (NAK), a prestigious recognition reserved for the world’s most distinguished scholars in the field of kinesiology, physiology and exercise science. 💪🏽

Join us on Friday for our weekly HPALS seminar 🎉 This week Professor Theresa Lorenzo & Judith Mahlangu will present on “Essential crew for community oriented primary care” 📆 Friday 20 June 2025 ⏰10H30 📍 In Person (SSISA) & Online (TEAMS) DM us for the address or TEAMS link

🚨 Funding Alert 🚨 Great news! The NRF and SAMRC funding opportunities are NOW OPEN! 💰🎓 This is your chance to secure the support you need and fulfil your dreams. Apply today and join the HPALS community.

🚨 Exciting MSc/PhD Opportunity at UCT! 🎓🧬 Are you passionate about genetics, injury prevention, and sports science? Join the GenMs research group at UCT in 2026 and be part of groundbreaking work on genetic susceptibility to musculoskeletal injuries 🦵🔬

Congratulations to Dr Sharief Hendricks on being awarded the prestigious Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS) Fellowship, as well as the South African Sports Medicine Association (SASMA) Lifetime Membership Award.

🎉✨ A Toast to Excellence! ✨🎉 We gathered for a celebratory tea party in honour of two remarkable milestones in our HPALS family. Congratulations once again to Dr. Sharief Hendricks and Professor Alison V. September.

A big thank you to Professor Theresa Lorenzo and Judith Mahlangu for their engaging presentation on “Essential Crew for Community-Oriented Primary Care.” Thank you to everyone who joined us, both in person and online. See you at the next one! 💬🙌

As the HPALS students conclude this semester and their mid year exams 📚🖊️✏️, let’s look back at some of the things they got up to this semester. One of these was the BEEP test…

Proud to announce Prof. Alison V. September, Deputy Director of HPALS, is a finalist in the 2025 #SAWiSA awards for: Natural & Engineering Sciences &Public Engagement. Her pioneering genomic research in musculoskeletal injuries drives innovation & inclusion in African science

Join us tomorrow for our weekly HPALS seminar 🎉. This week, Professor Lambert will present on “Physical activity & food insecurities: Using evidence- and equity- based approaches to solving “wicked problems””. 🗓️ Friday 01 Aug 2025 ⏰ 10H30 📍 In person & online (TEAMS)

Step into the world of research with our Honours students 🎓as they share what they are working on 🏉😴🧬. Get inspired by their passion, curiosity and innovation 💪🏽.

🙏🏽Thank you to Prof. Lambert for today’s talk where she unpacked the use of evidence- and equity- based approaches to solve wicked problems of physical activity and food insecurities. Thank you to everyone who joined. Be sure to catch the next one, same time, same place. 💪🏽

Join us tomorrow for our weekly HPALS seminar 🎉. This week, Professor September will present on “The polygenic influence of genetic variants on ACL rupture risk across multiple international cohorts”. 🗓️ Friday 08 Aug 2025 ⏰ 10H30 📍 In person & online (TEAMS)

We would like to thank Professor Alison V. September for delivering a talk at the HPALS seminar. Her talk was on the polygenic influence of genetic variants on ACL rupture risk across multiple international cohorts. Thank you to all that attended🙏🏽.