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Research explores the role of music in ballet dancers' experience of flow

Posted on July 29, 2016

An interest in the well-being of performers led Dr Clorinda Panebianco, a senior lecturer in the Department of Music, to undertake a study with professional ballet dancers to investigate the role of music in their experience of flow.

Answer to the (1976) energy crisis?

Posted on February 19, 2015

Over the past few years load shedding and rolling blackouts have become part of South Africans’ daily life and alternative energy sources seem to be the only solution to the crisis. It is interesting to note that researchers at the University of Pretoria have been looking into the possible...