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Aquatic Ecosystem Health
2024-08-08 Sub-programme leader: Prof Jonathan Taylor (Jonathan.Taylor@nwu.ac.za) Latest news: [accordion] Vacancy: Post-Doctoral Research Fellow Vacancy…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/studie-bevind-dat-varswaterspesies-gevaar-omdat-dit-deur-menslike-aktiwiteite-bedreig-word
Studie bevind dat varswaterspesies in gevaar is omdat dit deur menslike aktiwiteite bedreig word
2022-08-31 Van klimaatsverandering en verwante uiterste weerstoestande tot besoedelstowwe, oorbenutting en indringerspesies – menslike aktiwiteit is die hoofoorsaak dat varswaterspesies in Suid-Afrika se grootste vloedvlakte-ekostelsel bedreig word. So sê die…https://engineering.nwu.ac.za/eppei-specialisation-centre-emissions-control/students
Students
2020-09-11 Current students André Jacobs Kinetic modelling of CO2 adsorption onto dry sorbents from multicomponent gases. Cara Prinsloo A CFD model predicting the hydrodynamics of…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-onder-topagt-universiteite-afrika-vir-omgewingsvolhoubaarheid
NWU onder topagt universiteite in Afrika vir omgewingsvolhoubaarheid
2023-12-05 Die vernaamste aspek van die hantering van omgewings-, maatskaplike en beheerkwessies is om iets te doen om volhoubare oplossings te vind. Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) is onder die voorste hoëronderwysinstellings in Afrika wat betref hulle reaksie op…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/climate-change-air-quality-and-impacts/weather-and-weather-modification
Weather and Weather Modification
2022-11-07 Weather and Climate Related Research Projects The NWU Climatology Research Group (CGR) has set up multiple weather stations at various locations: METSI (UESM Research Facility) Lekwena Wildlife Estate NWU Potchefstroom Campus NWU Mafikeng Campus (on…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-defensive-strength-rests-goalkeeper-matanes-hands
NWU's defensive strength rests in goalkeeper Matane's hands
2023-08-22 In the intricate realm of soccer where the goalkeeper’s role is pivotal, North-West University (NWU) goalkeeper Kamogelo Matane has emerged as a rising star with an impressive skill set tailored to meet the demands of the game. Hailing from Mahikeng, this…https://news.nwu.ac.za/supporting-pregnant-women-living-hivaids-and-gestational-diabetes
Supporting pregnant women living with HIV/Aids and gestational diabetes
2024-10-23 The School of Nursing at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus has launched a potentially life-saving community engagement project aimed at supporting pregnant women living with HIV/Aids and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). “…Youngsters win international Innovation Award for robotics project
2017-06-13 Three 11-year old youngsters from Vanderbijlpark – Izabelle Bothma, Ewald Harmse and Wilmar Pretorius – designed a robot that will be able to assist rescuers in finding individuals trapped under snow. Their ingenuity earned them the Innovation Award at the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/selling-tekkies-award-winning-lecturer
From selling tekkies to award-winning lecturer
2025-03-06 Dr Thulisile Bhuda once stood behind the counter at a Tekkie Town store in in a mall, ringing up customers’ purchases. Now, years later, she stands in front of a lecture hall of students at the University of Mpumalanga, sharing her knowledge of culture and…PhD study concludes that social entrepreneurship is a state of mind
2019-05-13 The delight radiating from the face of Prof Chimwernwe Chipeta was clear to see as he watched his wife Eleanor obtain her PhD in entrepreneurship at the recent PhD graduation ceremony at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark.…NWU and UFS share the spoils in Mahikeng
2019-08-06 It is almost apt that the recent clash between the North-West University (NWU) and the University of the Free State (UFS), who are both round 1 winners in the Varsity Soccer tournament, ended in a 1-1 stalemate. Host NWU was confident to have the upper…Thokozane makes headway in reality show
2020-02-14 Thokozane Zulu is a man with a plan. This final-year student in Public Governance at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark has his sights set on parliament, and if his recent performance in the SABC reality show, One Day Leader, is…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/metsi/holocene-paleoecology-wetland-spring-mooi-river
Holocene paleoecology of a wetland at the spring of the Mooi River
2023-05-05 Holocene paleoecology of a wetland at the spring of the Mooi River Coert Coetzee (Hons) Supervisor: Prof Frank Neumann Co-supervisor: Ms Moteng Moseri Commenced 2022 Rationale Peat is deposited over millennia, as this deposition occurs a record of…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/water-research-group/alumni
Alumni
2025-03-01 Dr Chinemerem Ohoro Email address: 49889648@mynwu.ac.za Field of expertise: Environmental/Analytical Chemistry, Ecotoxicology, Risk assessment, Organic…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/7bigtc2023/gap/workshop
GAP Workshop
2023-08-08 Home Venue & Accommodation Speakers GAP Workshop Committees Programme Abstract Submission Registration Important Dates Contact Us The GAP (Groups, Algorithms and Programming) Workshop will be held in conjunction with the 7BIGTC in…https://news.nwu.ac.za/study-finds-freshwater-species-risk-threats-linked-human-activities
Study finds freshwater species at risk from threats linked to human activities
2022-09-06 From climate change and associated extreme weather events to pollutants, over-utilisation and invasive species, human activities are the main threats to freshwater species in South Africa’s largest floodplain ecosystem. This is according to the Water…https://law.nwu.ac.za/law/nwu-ufh-bursary-scholarship-advertisement