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Software Engineering and Next Generation Networking
2025-02-28 Our research focuses on Software Engineering (SE) and Next Generation Networking (NGN), aiming to improve system reliability and security through advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) techniques. In Software Engineering, we work on…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/zoology/community-engagement
Community Engagement
2025-02-28 World Water Week World Water Week is an annual global event focused on addressing water-related challenges and solutions. It is typically held in the last week of August, and in 2024 the Water Research Group (WRG) decided to acknowledge it in three…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/water-research-group-postdocs
Postdoctoral fellows
2025-03-01 Dr Anja Erasmus Email address: 23599235@mynwu.ac.za Field of expertise: Gnathiidae, Integrated Taxonomy, Scientific Illustration, Environmental parasitology…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/water-research-group-support-staff
Support staff
2025-03-01 Makolobe Mabotja Senior Laboratory Technician: NABF Bianca van der Linde Laboratory Technician: NABF Last updated: February 2025 Comments on the content and accessibility,…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/water-research-group/latest-news
Latest News
2025-03-01 2025 news coming soon! Archive: (Full articles below) Research Excellence Award granted to WRG PhD candidate The annual NRF Awards recognise and celebrate South African research excellence. This year, the ceremony took place on 26th September in…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/water-research-group/facilities
Facilities
2025-03-01 National Aquatic Bioassay Facility (NABF) Collaborators Prof. Victor Wepener (NWU-WRG), Prof. Nico J. Smit (NWU-WRG), Dr Tarryn Lee Botha (UNISA), Dr Anja Erasmus (NWU-WRG), and the Zebrafish Interest Group of South Africa Funders…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/WRG
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2025-03-01 The Water Research Group celebrated 10-years of research in 2022! International Collaborators …https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/water-research-group/ecotoxicology
Ecotoxicology
2025-03-01 Ecotoxicology is a scientific discipline which studies the effects of stressors on biological organisms. It integrates toxicology and ecology, predicting the effects of stressors across all levels of biological organisation from molecular level to whole…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/water-research-group/about-us
About us
2025-03-01 Background The Water Research Group forms part of the Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management (UESM) and the School of Biological Sciences at the North-West University (NWU), Potchefstroom Campus. The areas of specialisation that the members of the…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/water-research-group/parasitology
Parasitology
2025-03-01 Parasitology can be defined as the study of parasites and their hosts, as well as the interactions between the two. Parasites are a crucial part of a functional and healthy ecosystem, particularly within the natural environment. The biodiversity of an…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/water-research-group/ecology
Ecology
2025-03-01 WRG Ecology studies estuarine, wetland and river ecosystems with the aim to determine the interactions and/or relationships between the different organisms and their responses to their environment. This research aims to contribute towards local,…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/water-research-group/PGE-collab
PGE Collaboration
2025-03-01 In collaboration with: Short video footage German bilateral collaboration: platinum group elements in the Hex River system The collaboration between the Water Research Group (WRG), North-West University, and the…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/water-research-group/tsitsikamma-living-lab
Tsitsikamma Living Lab
2025-03-01 Full documentary Overview The Tsitsikamma Living Lab is the opportunity where we bring the theory and the practice together. It is an collaborative module with the North-West University, University of Johannesburg and University of…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/water-research-group/marine-hidden-diversity
Marine Hidden Diversity
2025-03-01 The main aim of this project is to determine the role of MPAs in the conservation of parasite and symbiont biodiversity. This is a huge additional benefit of MPAs that has not been previously recognised as current formal conservation only applies for…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/water-research-group-msc
Master's Students
2025-03-01 Angela Minnie Email address: 30488222@mynwu.ac.za Current research focus: Acanthocephala, Taxonomy, Marine environmental parasitology, Biological indicators.…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/water-research-group-extraordinary
Extraordinary Appointments
2025-03-01 Professor Bernd Sures bernd.sures@uni-due.de; Bernd.Sures@nwu.ac.za The research of Bernd Sures is of immense societal relevance. At its core, it focuses on understanding the occurrence and effects of multiple…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/water-research-group/research-projects
Research Projects
2025-03-01 The WRG is involved in various research projects which span across all three legs: Ecology, Ecotoxicology, and Parasitology 2025 project updates coming soon! For more information on our ongoing projects, please click on the links below:…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/water-research-group-research-team
Research team
2025-03-01 Please click on any of the research team groups for more information on the members Last updated: February 2025 Comments on the content and accessibility, please contact: Anja Erasmushttps://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/water-research-group/publications-2011-date
Publications 2011 to date
2025-03-01 2025 publication list and other scientific outputs coming soon! Archive: 2019 Publications Please click here to download a PDF version of this list Anastasiou, A., Jones, T.W., Mullan, P., Ross, E.Z., and Howatson, G. (2019). Descriptive…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/water-research-group/alumni