Seminar series
The Friday Seminar Series is a weekly event that takes place on Fridays from 10h45 local time. Online links will be made known when available.
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Events of 2024
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Friday 10h45 (UTC/GMT +2) Sport Science Institute of South Africa, Boundary Road, Newlands, South Africa Online links will also be made known when available |
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Date |
Speaker |
Title |
Details |
| 09 Feb 2024 | Associate Prof Dale Rae | Sleep Science | Rescheduled |
| 16 Feb 2024 | Dr Sylvia Riedel | Effects of Baobab fruit powder on gut and cardiometabolic health in obesity – a randomised placebo-controlled trial | More Info |
| 23 Feb 2024 | Dr Caroline D'alton | A tale of four studies: the research journey of an early career researcher | More Info |
| 01 Mar 2024 | Prof Malcolm Collins | Two Oceans Ultra-Marathon - How has the profile of the last finishers changed over the last 50 years? | More Info |
| 15 Mar 2024 | Associate Prof Dale Rae | Sleep and athletic performance: the current state of affairs | More Info |
| 05 Apr 2024 | Brendon Naidoo | Microsoft 365 Copilot with an introduction to AI, LLM, Machine Learning and AI for productivity | More Info |
| 19 Apr 2024 | Rugby Group |
Gearing up Women’s Rugby in South Africa - challenges and opportunities |
More Info |
| 26 Apr 2024 | Associate Prof Golnaz Shahtahmessabi | The role of Statistical Science in Strategic Planning to address Global Challenges | More Info |
| 03 May 2024 | Prof Tracy Kolbe-Alexander | Wellness out West! (WoW): The overarching aim of WoW! is to co-develop a whole of community intervention framework addressing the determinants mental health and obesity, that can be scaled up in regional towns | More Info |
| 17 May 2024 | Prof Lisa-Dionnne Morris | Designing Information for Older Adults: Insights from Ready Meals and Health through Physical Activity and Lifestyle | More Info |
| 24 May 2024 | Prof Theresa Lorenzo | Generative cycles in Disability Inclusive Youth Development | More Info |
| 31 May 2024 | Dr Laurie Rauch | Increase your resting metabolic rate to lose weight: feasible or just a fad? | More Info |
| 07 Jun 2024 | Zeenat Simjee | The Transformative Impact of Sports Dietitians: Integrating Research and Practice to Optimize Athletic Performance and Recovery in Multidisciplinary Teams | More Info |
| 26 Jul 2024 | Dr Alistair Duncan | Current and Future Interventions for Obesity | More Info |
| 02 Aug 2024 | E/Prof Vicki Lambert | Physical activity and NCD prevention in public health: “thinking globally, acting locally” | More Info |
| 01 Aug 2024 | A/Prof Jeroen Swart |
Durability in cycling performance: an emerging concept |
More Info |
| 23 Aug 2024 | Prof Alison September | New strategies identify important genetic indicators of ACL rupture susceptibility | More Info |
| 13 Sep 2024 | Mr Oloff Bergh |
From Aristotle to AI: The Evolution and Future of Biomechanics |
More Info |
| 20 Sep 2024 | Prof Lara Dugas | Why physical activity alone will not solve the obesity epidemic: The case for the constrained model fo energy expenditure | More Info |
| 11 Oct 2024 | Mr Joel Philpott | The Role of Medical Devices in Enabling Participation: A Case Study of Sleep Apnoea | More Info |
| 25 Oct 2024 | Prof Yusuf Arayici | Big Data, AI, and VR implementation in Healthcare | More Info |
| 01 Nov 2024 | Dr Phoebe Runciman |
The impairment-injury-pacing paradox in athletes with brain disorders |
More Info |
| 08 Nov 2024 | Prof Richard M. Hall |
The Importance of Biomechanics in the Assessment of Orthopaedic Medical Devices |
More Info |
| 15 Nov 2024 | Prof Jeff Murugan | An Introduction to Computational Topology | More Info |
| 22 Nov 2024 | Dr Georgina Stebbings | Navigating the complexities of eligibility in sport | More Info |
| 06 Dec 2024 | Tanith Maxwell and A/Prof Andrew Bosch | Tanith Maxwell: Higlights and Physiology of an Olympian's Journey | More Info |
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