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Why big game hunting in Botswana should open again
2021-05-10 Numerous articles have recently been published on different online news platforms regarding the reopening of big game hunting in Botswana. Most of these articles try to put hunting in a bad light, or try to show that hunting does not contribute that much to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/first-kind-study-measures-childrens-utterances
First-of-a-kind study measures children’s utterances
2024-06-25 A study published by the Child Language Development Node of the South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR) at the North-West University (NWU) is the first of its kind to measure children’s utterances in isiXhosa, Sesotho, Setswana and…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/metsi/characterization-microbial-assemblages-micro-plastics-river-system
Characterization of microbial assemblages on micro-plastics in a river system
2022-11-11 Characterization of microbial assemblages on micro-plastics in a river system Thuto Magome (MSc), Carlos Bezuidenhout, Charlotte Mienie Commenced 2020 Rationale The distribution and quantity of microplastics in the aquatic system is…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/plastiekbesoedeling-plaas-n-demper-op-vierings
Plastiekbesoedeling plaas ’n demper op vierings
2024-04-09 Daar word geskat dat 10 miljoen klein stukkies plastiek op die grasperk voor die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Fakulteit Regte in Potchefstroom lê, en die grond op die Fanie du Toit Sportterrein het ook hoë vlakke van plastiekbesoedeling. Dit plaas ’n demper…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/atmospheric-chemistry-research-group/funders
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2023-07-03 BIOGRIP project/program, funded under the Department of Science and Technology (DST) Research Infrastructure (RI) Platform in South Africa NRF/SAEON/EFTEON funding for the South African Deposition of Biogeochemical Important Trace Species (DEBITS)…http://engineering.nwu.ac.za/engineering/speakers
Speakers
2019-09-16 .bg { padding: 1em; color: white; background-color: #7F939F; clear: left; text-align: center; } .btn-group-vertical { width: 100%; } The 6th SA-UNESCO Engineering, Science and Technology Conference 23 - 27 September 2019…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/space-research/physics-in-application
Physics in Application
2017-01-04 Innovative Astro Tegnologies: Low Noise Amplifiers A novel Low Noise Amplifier (LNA) technique for radio telescopes (such as the planned SKA), that has lower noise over much broader bandwidths and at higher temperatures than…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-launches-lekwena-weather-radar
NWU launches Lekwena Weather Radar
2018-03-22 On 22 March 2018, the minister of Environmental Affairs, Dr Edna Molewa, officially launched the North West University’s (NWU’s) Lekwena Weather Radar, a weather radar network that provides a high-end scientific tool to study and quantify storms and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-phd-student-presents-exciting-research-combat-protein-energy-malnutrition
NWU PhD student presents exciting research to combat protein energy malnutrition
2018-05-02 Adegboyega Taofeek Tope, a PhD student in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences of the North-West University (NWU), received the first prize in two thematic areas for the best oral presentation during the 21st Symposium of the International…http://news.nwu.ac.za/student-business-competition-2017-nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-thys-goes-gold
Student Business Competition 2017: NWU’s Thys goes for gold
2017-10-17 “As farmers in the 21st century we need to be innovative in our approach. Land is scarce and crop cultivation is expensive, especially within the African continent.” This is according to Thys van der Walt, winner of the North-West University’s (NWU’s)…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-among-most-committed-towards-environmental-and-social-change
NWU among the most committed towards environmental and social change
2022-10-27 Universities have a pivotal role to play in finding solutions to pressing environmental and social questions. The latest ranking by the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) agency places the North-West University (NWU) among the top global and local universities when it…http://news.nwu.ac.za/there-nothing-small-about-nanotechnology-north-west-university
There is nothing small about nanotechnology at the North-West University
2023-03-02 One thousand-millionth of a metre. Or, to put it differently: one billionth of a metre. This unfathomably small number is called a nanometre and the world of nanotechnology operates at between 1 and 100 nanometres. This is also where the North-West University…http://news.nwu.ac.za/new-discovery-could-help-crops-survive-harsh-climates
New discovery could help crops survive harsh climates
2025-05-21 Unpredictable rainfall and rising temperatures are threatening crop production across Southern Africa. A groundbreaking discovery by a North-West University (NWU) researcher could pave the way for stronger, more resilient crops capable of withstanding harsh…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-emfuleni-local-municipality-strengthen-partnership-impact-communities-positively
NWU and Emfuleni Local Municipality strengthen partnership to impact communities positively
2023-11-09 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus recently hosted a meeting with the executive mayor of the Emfuleni Local Municipality (ELM), Cllr Sipho Radebe, to strengthen their partnership and to further explore possible opportunities that would…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/geology-and-soil-science
Geology and Soil Science
2025-08-31 What is Geology? Geology is the study of the Earth. This field of study is concerned with the materials that comprise the Earth, rocks and minerals, as well as the processes that contributed to shape our planet, both internally and on the surface.…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/geo-spatial-sciences/about-us
About Us
2025-09-08 Welcome to the School of Geo and Spatial Sciences Geography and Environmental Management is the science where the interaction between mankind and its environment is studied and researched. A relatively new branch of Geography, namely Environmental…http://news.nwu.ac.za/rhino-horn-trade-casting-devastating-spell
Rhino horn trade casting devastating spell
2017-09-04 Although rhino numbers have diminished at a shocking rate, there is a dearth of research into rhino horn consumers who drive demand. Why do consumers prefer rhino horn to other alternatives? In arguably the first study to investigate magical thinking in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/green-art-competition-%25E2%2580%2593-taking-recycling-next-level
Green Art Competition – taking recycling to the next level
2017-09-06 There is more than one way to go green and do your bit to save the environment. In fact, what is old is now considered new and the business of upcycling – that is to reinvent waste by giving it a new purpose as opposed to merely recycling it – has become…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-validate-new-covid-19-test
NWU to validate new Covid-19 test
2020-04-14 As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc locally and internationally, NWU’s experts have been roped in to assist with the validation of a new test in the fight against it. The new test is being developed by a wholly owned South African…http://news.nwu.ac.za/naledi-forever-chasing-sun