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Simon De Waal

Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise

EDUCATION & SCIENCE
My teaching and research expertise is in the areas of training load monitoring, the use and application of wearable technologies, and trail running performance.

Biography

I have been teaching in Higher Education in the applied sport and exercise sciences for seven years, previously at the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa. I’ve taught across a variety of undergraduate and postgraduate modules including in the areas of; peak performance, current and contemporary issues in sport and exercise science, talent identification and development and research methods.

More recently I’ve taken on the Academic Course Lead role for the MSc Sports Performance Analysis degree at the University of Gloucestershire.

Qualifications

  • PhD: Ongoing, University of Stellenbosch, (2021 – present)
  • MSc: MSc Sport Science, University of Stellenbosch, 2017
  • BSc (Hons) (Cum Laude): Performance Sport, University of Stellenbosch, 2013
  • BA Sport Science and Psychology, University of Stellenbosch, 2012

Publications

More publications from Simon De Waal can be found in the Research Repository.

External responsibilities

I am currently an extraordinary lecturer for the University of Stellenbosch (2022 – 2025) which includes supervision and teaching responsibilities at the Division of Sport Science.

https://www.glos.ac.uk/profile/simon-de-waal/