Habib Noorbhai

Professor (Health & Sports Science), University of Johannesburg

Habib Noorbhai is a Professor in Health & Sports Science at the University of Johannesburg (UJ) and a Visiting Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Habib holds degrees in sport psychology, sports science and Biokinetics (equivalent of Exercise Physiology), as well as a Ph.D. in Exercise Science from the University of Cape Town.

Habib is an Associate Editor of the BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine Journal and continues to serve numerous sports teams, athletes and industry. He has also supervised candidates from the undergraduate to post-doctoral stages, and has developed several innovations in sports science and health education.
With over 60 peer-reviewed publications and presentations at 30 national and 15 international conferences, Habib remains committed to using data and technology to drive impactful change in sport and health.

Selected accolades:

* Scholarly contributions has led to nominations for various awards in 2022 and 2024, including the HSRC-USAf and the NSTF-South32 “Science Oscars” in Communication.

* Winner of the Science & Innovation Award, for Forty Under-40 South Africa (2023).

* Distinguished Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Teacher Excellence at UJ (2021).

* Golden Key International Honorary Member at UCT (2018).

* Winner of Mr. South Africa (2017).

Experience

2020–present

Director: BEAHT Research Centre, University of Johannesburg
2022–present

Professor, University of Johannesburg
2020–2022

Associate Professor, University of Johannesburg
2019–2020

Senior Lecturer, University of Johannesburg
2013–2019

Director (Voluntary), The Humanitarians (NPO)
2018–2018

Academic Consultant & Researcher, University of Cape Town
2015–2017

Lecturer, Cape Peninsula University of Technology
2013–2014

Academic Consultant, University of Cape Town
2012–2012

Biokineticist, Sports Science Institute of South Africa

Education

2017

University of Cape Town, PhD Exercise Science
2014

University of Cape Town, MPhil Biokinetics

Honours

Fulbright Scholar at MIT (2024) | Forty Under-40 Science and Innovation Award (2023) | Distinguished Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Teacher Excellence at UJ (2021) | Golden Key International Honorary Member (UCT) (2018 - Present) | Mr South Africa (2017)

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