Posted on February 28, 2024
Our outstanding student athlete, Jason Visser, is gearing up to showcase his skills at the Junior African Championship in Cairo from March 1st to 7th, 2024. Jason's journey to this prestigious event comes after securing a bronze medal last year in the team epee event.
Posted on February 07, 2024
The word "spike" will undoubtedly impact Danilo von Ludwiger's life in 2024 when he is in the hospital or playing beach volleyball. He is a sixth-year MBCHB student at Tuks. It means he spends a lot of his time in a hospital where a patient's temperature can spike at any moment. When it happens,...
Posted on November 02, 2023
Medication and dietary management play pivotal roles in controlling this chronic disease. However, the importance of exercise and its role cannot be stressed enough.
Posted on September 07, 2023
UP’s Charné Eileen Swart and her fellow athletes demonstrated that competition is not just about winning; it's also about supporting one another, especially in high-pressure situations like international competitions.
Posted on December 12, 2022
Linda Sikweza joined the Sport, Exercise Medicine and Lifestyle Institute - SEMLI at the University of Pretoria in 2020 as a Sport Science Intern. She holds a BA Honours in Sport Science qualification obtained at the University of Johannesburg. Having worked her way up, to date, she is a Junior...
Posted on April 08, 2021
On 7 April 2021, the Faculty of Health Sciences launched the Food Parcel Project in response to the significant increase in UP students who do not have access to healthy food and toiletries.
Posted on November 25, 2020
COVID-19 has brought numerous challenges globally. It has impacted people’s health, the economy; affected how people communicate and gather; mourn and celebrate and of course, travel. It has also highlighted the importance of physical activity and exercise, for one's overall health and...
Posted on October 05, 2020
Marteleze van Graan is a Sport Psychologist at SEMLI, and registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Counselling Psychologist in independent practice. She holds a BSocSci in Sport Psychology, BSocSci Honours, and MA Counselling Psychology with a specialization in...
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