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2025-08-26 Overview The Faculty of Health Sciences of the North-West University directs its programmes and activities towards the pursuit of relevant knowledge and innovation in health sciences in order to promote and improve the health of the population of South…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/af/node/21092
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2025-08-26 Oorsig Die programme en aktiwiteite van die Fakulteit Gesondheidswetenskappe aan die Noordwes-Universiteit is gerig op die strewe na kennis en innovasie in die gesondheidswetenskappe ter bevordering en verbetering van die gesondheid van die bevolkings van…http://news.nwu.ac.za/head-injury-assessments-shouldnt-leave-supporters-scratching-their-heads
Head Injury assessments shouldn’t leave supporters scratching their heads
2025-10-10 South Africans are still basking in the glow of the Springboks’ emphatic 43–10 dismantling of the All Blacks in the Rugby Championship. It was a win that restored pride, silenced doubters, and reaffirmed South Africa’s place at the summit of world rugby.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/criminologist-says-tenderpreneur-calls-minister-groenewalds-dismissal-unjustified-unwarranted
Criminologist says tenderpreneur calls for Minister Groenewald’s dismissal unjustified, unwarranted
2025-10-10 • Dr Casper Lötter: “Tenderpreneurs only care for their profits and have no regard for the crises in public safety that they have unleashed.” • “It is imperative that all South Africans resist the revival of this American monster known as the Prison-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/south-africas-graduates-and-entrepreneurial-crossroads
South Africa’s graduates and the entrepreneurial crossroads
2025-10-10 In South Africa, a degree no longer guarantees a job. Youth unemployment hovers at crisis levels, and many graduates struggle to find stable work. Entrepreneurship, often touted as a remedy, is still seen by many as a last resort rather than a viable career…http://news.nwu.ac.za/africas-future-depends-ethical-leadership
Africa’s future depends on ethical leadership
2025-10-10 • “The future of Africa depends on ethical leaders who can guide their institutions through the complex intersection of technology, knowledge, and justice,” says Prof Linda du Plessis. • “African leaders must evolve beyond political or institutional…http://news.nwu.ac.za/emotional-welfare-south-african-teachers-crisis-cannot-be-ignored
The emotional welfare of South African teachers: a crisis that cannot be ignored
2025-10-10 At a time when teachers are so often regarded as the unsung heroes of society, growing attention is being paid to the emotional burden they carry on a daily basis. The question is no longer whether teachers are under pressure, but rather how long they can…http://news.nwu.ac.za/how-sa-can-beat-overtourism-trap
How SA can beat the overtourism trap
2025-10-10 Man the gates, the tourists are coming! Popular European destinations such as Barcelona, Paris and Venice are being laid to siege by an unrelenting influx of tourists, prompting residents to take to the streets in protest, sometimes disruptively so. It is a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/south-africas-great-municipal-experiment
South Africa’s great municipal experiment
2025-10-10 South Africa is preparing the most sweeping reconfiguration of local government since 1996. Velenkosini Hlabisa, the minister of co-operative governance and traditional affairs (CoGTA), has unveiled a plan to reduce dysfunction, shore up finances and restore…http://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-bismark-tyobeka-starlink-should-shine-sas-skies
Prof Bismark Tyobeka: Starlink should shine in SA’s skies
2025-10-10 As Starlink’s vast constellation of satellites traverse the sky in low-Earth orbit, they evoke wonder and awe in those gazing up at the night heavens. Science fiction has become technological reality. Yet, for South Africans, the benefits remain as distant as…http://theology.nwu.ac.za/af/theology/sluitingsdatums-vir-honneursaansoeke
Sluitingsdatums vir honneursaansoeke
2025-10-09 .title-heading { display: none; } Sluitingsdatum vir honneursaansoeke vir 2026: HONS BA (Antieke Tale): 31 Okt 2025 BTH HONS (Baccalaureus Theologiae Hons): 31 Okt 2025 Rig navrae aan: Antoinett Moerdyk 018 299…http://theology.nwu.ac.za/theology/closing-dates-honours-applications
Closing dates for honours applications
2025-10-09 .title-heading { display: none; } Closing dates for honours applications for 2026: HONS BA (Ancient Languages): 31 Oct 2025 BTH HONS (Bachelor of Theology Hons): 31 Oct 2025 Contact details for more information:…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/climate-change-air-quality-and-impacts/research-team-staff
Research Team - Staff
2024-07-04 Prof Stuart Piketh School for Geo- and Spatial Sciences | Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management View profile Prof Stuart Piketh obtained his PhD at the University of the Witwatersrand in 2000 where he also worked as a Reeder and…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/climate-change-air-quality-and-impacts/research-team-interns
Research Team - Interns
2024-02-06 Oarabile Masekwameng Mantlhwa Oarabile Louisa Masekwameng became a member of the Climatology Research Group at North-West…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/climate-change-air-quality-and-impacts/research-team-students
MSc Students
2024-01-25 Leandri Wessels MSc Student "Correlating biological soil crust communities with atmospheric conditions in the Namib desert" Lerato Tshisi MSc Student "Modelling ambient…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/climate-change-air-quality-and-impacts/research-projects
Research Projects
2021-08-11 Ongoing research projects WRC Project - Current status and future predicted distribution patterns of bilharzia transmitting snails and implications for vector-borne diseases in South Africa. 1 April 2020 –31 March 2023 Background…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/climate-change-air-quality-and-impacts/research-publications