Astrophysicists help unlock secrets of the universe
The high-energy astrophysics group at the NWU's Centre for Space Research is playing an important role in key science programmes at the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) that will be built in Chile. The final agreements between the CTA Observatory and the European Southern Observatory were signed late last year to begin construction on the site in the Atacama Desert in Chile. read more |
New drug discoveries are a triple offensive against diseases
Researchers from three South African universities are unleashing the power of oxygen in a triple-drug treatment strategy against disease-causing parasites and bacteria. Oxygen is the key to life — and that applies as much to parasites and bacteria that cause malaria, tuberculosis (TB) and certain other related diseases as it does to humans and animals. read more |
Students represent NWU at meeting with Nobel Laureates
Few scientific gatherings are as prestigious as the famous annual Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting. Two NWU students have the honour of being chosen to attend the 2019 event. Hester Schutte, a PhD student, and Hannes Thiersen, an MSc student, both from the Centre for Space Research, have been selected to participate in the 69th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting. read more |
