The University of Cape Town’s Health through Physical Activity, Lifestyle and Sport (HPALS) Research Centre leads all scientific research conducted at the Sports Science Institute of SA. Within HPALS, UCT’s Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine (ESSM) trains postgraduate students in Biokinetics, Exercise Science and Sport and Exercise Medicine.
Professor, Head of the Division of Exercise Science & Sports Medicine
vicki.lambert@uct.ac.za
Students at ESSM are enrolled in postgraduate (Honours, Masters or PhD) degrees in Biokinetics, Exercise Science, Sport and Exercise Medicine and other Biological Sciences. In addition, the staff at ESSM also teach on the Medicine, Sports Physiotherapy, Sports Management and Physiology courses offered by the University of Cape Town.
The HPALS Research Centre seeks to optimize human performance and to promote health and well-being, addressing the growing pandemics of obesity and inactivity, reducing the burden of disease and injury, through physical activity and sports participation.
Specifically, the objectives of our research agenda are to:
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