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International report raises red flags
2018-10-18 In the light of political and economic developments in South Africa in recent years, the further slippage from 62 to 67 out of 140 countries in the country's overall global competitiveness ranking is not unexpected. This is according to renowned…http://news.nwu.ac.za/cultivating-humanity-interdisciplinary-research-better-tomorrow
Cultivating humanity: interdisciplinary research for a better tomorrow
2018-10-19 Poverty, unemployment, poor service delivery, lack of economic growth. There are a lot to be done before we will see the African continent truly thriving. The need for interdisciplinary research has never been greater. The Optentia research focus area on…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/frank-winde
Frank Winde
2021-05-03 Frank is a German citizen and came to SA as part of the Excellence Programme of the German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina investigating waterborne uranium migration in mining areas of Germany, South Africa, Australia and Namibia. As…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/ankeb%25C3%25A9-kruger
Ankebé Kruger
2021-01-21 I am a registered Counselling Psychologist and have a PhD in Sport Science. I have a special interest in Performance Psychology within the sport context and I have consulted the SA National Women’s Hockey Team, the 1st Netball Team of the NWU and various…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/annchen-mielmann
Annchen Mielmann
2024-01-23 Annchen Mielmann graduated with a Ph.D. in Food Science from the University of the Free State (UFS), Bloemfontein (2014). She is an Associate Professor (Food) in the Faculty of Health Sciences, Potchefstroom. In 2017, she received the Swiss…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/ben-coetzee
Ben Coetzee
2021-01-21 I received a BSc in Human Movement Science in 1994, a B.Sc Honours degree in Sport Science (Cum Laude) in 1995, a MSc in Human Movement Science (Cum Laude) in 2000 and a PhD in Human Movement Science in 2010 from North-West University (NWU). During my years…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/carlien-van-wyk
Carlien van Wyk
2021-09-22 I am a lecturer at the Centre for Child, Youth and Family Studies (Faculty of Health Sciences) at the North-west University. I have obtained a BA degree in Social Work at the University of Stellenbosch in 1995. In 1997 I have obtained a MA…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-celebrates-second-biosphere-reserve-north-west
NWU celebrates a second biosphere reserve for North West
2018-10-22 This is the Marico Biosphere – 44 000 hectares of supreme Africa landscape. An ecosystem that the North-West University (NWU) helped preserve. Hundreds of community members and officials from the NWU and provincial government celebrated the launch of the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/chrisna-gouws
Chrisna Gouws
2021-01-21 I obtained a PhD degree in Biochemistry from the North-West University with a thesis titled “Tyrosinemia type I as a model for studying epigenetic events in the aetiology of metabolic disease associated hepatocarcinoma” in 2012. After completion of my PhD, I…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/christelle-liversage
Christelle Liversage
2022-12-08 Christelle Liversage obtained her Ph.D. in Health Sciences with Positive Psychology and is the program chair for the Master of Arts in Positive Psychology (MAPP) at the Africa Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research (AUTHeR) in the Faculty of Health…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/christi-niesing
Christi Niesing
2021-01-21 Dr Christi Niesing started her career at the NWU in 2008 with the appointment as project manager of the Holding Hands income-generating community project. In the time 2008-2016 she developed 4 new sub-projects with a sustainable development outcome in the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/dan%25C3%25A9-coetzee
Dané Coetzee
2023-03-02 Dané Coetzee is currently a professor in the School of Biokinetics, Recreation and Sport Science at the North-West University’s Potchefstroom Campus. Prof Coetzee pursued her academic career at the School of Biokinetics, Recreation and Sport Science at…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/dorita-du-toit
Dorita du Toit
2021-01-21 I have been a lecturer and researcher in the field of Physical Education for over 15 years now, I have been an author of various publications (15+ articles and two book chapters) in the field and I have been a supervisor / promotor of five post-doctoral…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/elizabeth-ivy-smit
Elizabeth Ivy Smit
2021-01-21 I studied Social Work at the then Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education for my junior BA (SW) and MA (SW) and later obtained PhD (SW) at the North West University. I worked for the House of Representatives and later…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/gisella-terre%25E2%2580%2599blanche
Gisella Terre’Blanche
2021-01-21 My research involves chemical synthesis, radioligand binding studies, animal behavioural studies and adenosine antagonist drug design for central nervous system diseases such as Parkinson’s Disease and Alzheimer’s disease.http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/wanneer-poppe-praat-luister-kinders
Wanneer poppe praat, luister kinders!
2018-11-08 Die energie in die vertrek vol vyfjariges is amper tasbaar. Die oomblik wanneer die musiek begin speel en die fluweelgordyne oopskuif, blink hulle ogies van verwondering en almal raak stil. Dit is tyd vir die poppe om te praat en die kinders om te luister…http://news.nwu.ac.za/when-puppets-talk-children-listen
When puppets talk, children listen!
2018-10-22 The energy in the room full of five-year-olds is almost tangible. The moment the music starts playing and the velvet curtains draw open, their eyes shine with amazement and all quiets down. It is time for the puppets to talk and the children to listen.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/hanlie-sj-moss
Hanlie (SJ) Moss
2021-01-21 Prof. Hanlie (SJ) Moss is currently the Director of the research focus area: Physical activity, Sport and Recreation (PhASRec) at the North-West University in Potchefstroom, South Africa and Professor in Human Movement Science. As a Biokineticists she is…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/hayley-walker-williams
Hayley Walker-Williams
2021-05-03 Dr Hayley Walker-Williams is Deputy Director of the School of Psychosocial Health; Senior Lecturer in the Psychology Subject Group and a registered practicing clinical psychologist within the Faculty of Health Sciences at the North-West University,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/henri%25C3%25ABtte-hammill