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Postgraduate studies
2023-03-28 MHSc in Transdisciplinary Health Promotion Read more MA in Positive Psychology Read more M in Consumer Sciences Read more PhD in Transdisciplinary Health Read more PhD in Health Sciences with Positive…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/auther/spotlight
In the Spotlight
2025-04-29 NWU Desmond Tutu School of Medicine The North-West University (NWU) proudly announces that its soon-to-be-established medical school will be honorifically named the NWU Desmond Tutu School of Medicine. Read more here 9th Scientific…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/hypertension-africa-research-team-hart/policy-change
Policy change
2023-12-06 The South African strategic plan to reduce cardiovascular disease includes the target to reduce the population intake of salt to less than 5 g/day. At present, the salt intake is higher than this level, with older reports…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/af/hipertensie-afrika-navorsingspan-hart/prof-alta-ae-schutte
Prof Alta (AE) Schutte
2023-09-15 Alta (Aletta E.) Schutte PhD FESC FRRSAf ISHF is SHARP Professor and Principal Theme Lead of Cardiac, Vascular and Metabolic Medicine in the Faculty of Medicine and Health at UNSW Sydney, Australia; with a joint appointment as Professorial Fellow at the George Institute for Global Health. She is a NHMRC Investigator Grant Leadership Fellow.…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/hypertension-africa-research-team-hart/prof-alta-ae-schutte
Prof Alta (AE) Schutte
2023-09-15 Alta (Aletta E.) Schutte PhD FESC FRRSAf ISHF is SHARP Professor and Principal Theme Lead of Cardiac, Vascular and Metabolic Medicine in the Faculty of Medicine and Health at UNSW Sydney, Australia; with a joint appointment as Professorial Fellow at the George Institute for Global Health. She is a NHMRC Investigator Grant Leadership Fellow.…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/hypertension-africa-research-team-hart/asos-project
The ASOS project
2023-09-15 Principal Investigator: Prof R Kruger The Arterial Stiffness in Offspring Study (ASOS) is a cross-sectional, observational study that investigates the trends of elevated blood pressure, arterial stiffness and body composition in young school children…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/hypertension-africa-research-team-hart/endoafrica-project
The EndoAfrica project
2023-09-15 Principal Investigator EndoAfrica study: Prof Carla Fourie EndoAfrica study: The putative interface of emerging cardiovascular risk factors affecting populations living with and without HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa. The EndoAfrica study is a…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/hypertension-africa-research-team-hart/sabpa-study
The SABPA study
2023-09-15 Principal Investigator: Prof L Lammertyn The Sympathetic activity and Ambulatory Blood Pressure in Africans (SABPA) Prospective Cohort study The evidence in more than 10 000 Africans of the North-West Province of South Africa that taxing environmental…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/hypertension-africa-research-team-hart/pure-study
The PURE study
2023-09-15 Principal Investigators for the Cardiovascular Assessments in PURE: Prof CMT Fourie and Prof AE Schutte The Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study is a longitudinal, multinational study including 17 low-,…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/af/hipertensie-afrika-navorsingspan-hart/prof-martin-magnusson
Prof Martin Magnusson
2023-09-18 Martin Magnusson currently heads a research group of 7 people, two PhD students, two post docs and three research nurses. He has been main tutor for one completed PhD project ”Metabolic actions of atrial natriuretic peptide”. Martin Magnusson is the head (PI) of three major on-going prospective major research projects 1) Competence Centre Heart…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/hypertension-africa-research-team-hart/prof-martin-magnusson
Prof Martin Magnusson
2023-09-19 Martin Magnusson currently heads a research group of 7 people, two PhD students, two post docs and three research nurses. He has been main tutor for one completed PhD project ”Metabolic actions of atrial natriuretic peptide”. Martin Magnusson is the head (PI) of three major on-going prospective major research projects 1) Competence Centre Heart…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/phasrec/phasrec-positionsvacancies
PhASRec Positions/Vacancies
2024-07-16 The Research Focus Area, Physical Activity, Sport and Recreation is a dynamic research entity at the North-West University, Potchefstroom in South Africa that offers a diversity of experiences in a multi-cultural environment. We focus on applied research to…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/phasrec/international-opportunities