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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 former…https://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…https://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…https://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…https://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…https://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…https://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…https://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…https://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.https://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…https://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.…https://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…https://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,…https://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/henri%25C3%25ABtte-hammill
Henriëtte Hammill
2021-01-21 I am a qualified Biokineticist and performed post-graduate research in focus area of Biokinetics, Rehabilitation and Orthopaedics. I enjoy the different fields of Biokinetics and have been fortunate to teach in the various fields of this profession.…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/wiskunde-wetenskap-geexpo-sukses
Wiskunde + wetenskap = GeeXpo-sukses
2018-11-08 As jy steeds wonder oor die waarde van wiskunde en wetenskap, vra net vir William Cronje en Reinardt Atkinson om hulle toekomsvooruitsigte met jou te deel. William, ’n graad 11-leerder van die Vereeniging Gimnasium, en Reinardt, ’n finalejaar-BSc IT-…https://news.nwu.ac.za/maths-science-geexpo-success
Maths + science = GeeXpo success
2018-10-23 If you still doubt the value of mathematics and science, just ask William Cronje and Reinardt Atkinson to share their future prospects with you. William, a Grade 11 learner from Vereeniging Gymnasium, and Reinardt, a final year BSc IT student, recently…https://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/hugo-hw-huisman
Hugo (HW) Huisman
2021-01-21 Prof HW Huisman performs his research in the field of cardiovascular physiology, especially on factors related to changes in vascular structure and function in the development of hypertension. Although the research is mainly done in low socio-economic…https://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/jacques-petzer
Jacques Petzer
2021-01-21 Jacobus Petrus Petzer, BPharm, MSc, PhD (NWU) is a professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry at the NWU. He has extensive experience in medicinal chemistry and drug design. His research interest is the rational design of drugs that…https://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/mariette-swanepoel
Mariette Swanepoel
2021-01-21 "Real wealth is health” – I have specialised in resistance training for health and weight management and am passionate about all aspects involving; wellness coaching, an holistic approach to weight management and chronic diseases of lifestyle as well as…https://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/marius-brits