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Germarié Viljoen
2021-05-03 Germarié Viljoen (LLB, LLM (cum laude), LLD) is a senior lecturer at the Faculty of Law, North-West University. During the period 2009-2012, she was appointed as temporary lecturer at the Faculty of Law, where after she consulted as legal specialist at…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/centre-water-sciences-and-management/research
Research
2024-01-18 The centre also does contract research and on-going research include: Mining Related Decanting, Dewatering, Flooding Inter-mine Flow, Water Balances Impact of Tailings Facilities Water Quality Prognosis Remediation Options Acid Mine Drainage…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/WRG
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2025-03-01 The Water Research Group celebrated 10-years of research in 2022! International Collaborators …https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/professor-sit-nwu-tradisie-op-gewilde-radioprogram-voort-0
Professor sit NWU-tradisie op gewilde radioprogram voort
2022-09-12 ’n Trotse tradisie om standpunt in te neem om die omgewing te beskerm, is springlewendig. Die kundiges van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) was jare lank deel van die baie gewilde weeklikse insetsel Omgewingspraatjies op die radioprogram Brêkfis met Derrich…https://law.nwu.ac.za/sarchi-cles-chair/cles-news
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2021-12-06 Using management technology to ensure the constitutional right to water Intelligent water management technologies could be the answer to some of South Africa’s water challenges. This is the view of Nicolene Steyn, one of the youngest PhD students at…https://news.nwu.ac.za/south-africa%25E2%2580%2599s-most-economic-significant-leisure-activity-under-severe-threat
South Africa’s most economic significant leisure activity is under severe threat
2018-08-27 The extreme pollution in a number of South Africa’s rivers, dams and marine systems is posing a threat to the country’s R52 billion recreational fishing industry. Prof Melville Saayman, director of the research focus area Tourism Research in Economic…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-walks-away-science-oscar
NWU academic walks away with a Science Oscar
2019-07-02 Prof Elvis Fosso-Kankeu from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Chemical and Minerals Engineering walked away with the Engineering Research Capacity Development Award at the recent NSTF-South32 Awards. The national NSTF-South32 Awards are the…Hulpverlening aan Knysna en ander storm geteisterde gebiede
2017-06-13 Lede van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampusgemeenskap in Vanderbijlpark word aangemoedig om nie-bederfbare produkte, toiletware, komberse en water te versamel ter ondersteuning van die slagoffers van die onlangse brandkrisis in die Tuinroete. Dié…https://www.nwu.ac.za/institutional-office/announcements-2024
Announcements 2024
2025-01-24 [accordion] Important information regarding the 2025 registration process 2 December 2024 The University Management Committee approved a staggered approach for the 2025 registration period. Please see the registration dates. Happy birthday Prof.…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-host-waternet-researchers-2022
NWU to host WaterNet researchers from 2022
2021-09-29 In light of the serious challenges that climate change poses on water supply, the North-West University (NWU) is bolstering its water-related research. Significant parts of the Eastern, Western and Northern Cape are experiencing a drought that has…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/metsi/drks311-ecology-projects
DRKS311 Ecology Projects
2022-11-11 DRKS311 Ecology Projects Senior researcher: Prof Wynand Malherbe Rationale METSI has frequently been used for DRKS311 Ecology projects and is necessary to build a database and compare data with previous data from the Mooi River…https://news.nwu.ac.za/study-examines-herbicide-south-africas-environment
Study examines herbicide in South Africa’s environment
2025-02-07 By Tiyiselani Precious Miyambu Researchers from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Unit of Environmental Sciences and Management conducted a study on the presence of a widely used herbicide – glyphosate – and its byproduct, AMPA, in South Africa’s water,…Background: Electrochemistry for Energy & Environment
2018-04-10 Background Our research focus includes investigating (i) vapour deposited thin metal films, nanoparticle metal oxide materials, and perovskite type materials for their electrocatalytic activity towards the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in alkaline…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/node/22240
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2023-01-31 Background The Water Research Group form part of the Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management (UESM) and the School of Biological Sciences at the North-West University (NWU), Potchefstroom Campus. The areas of specialisation that the members…https://news.nwu.ac.za/snail-day-raises-awareness-schistosomiasis-and-river-health
Snail Day raises awareness of schistosomiasis and river health
2023-05-03 The North-West University (NWU) Water Research Group (WRG) and the University of Limpopo (UL) recently hosted a Snail Day community workshop, sponsored by the Water Research Commission (WRC). According to Dr Lizaan de Necker, principal investigator from the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/industry-expert-translates-operational-theory-real-world-practice
Industry expert translates operational theory into real-world practice
2025-04-24 In a dynamic step towards bridging the gap between academic learning and real-world industry practice, the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at the Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University (NWU) recently hosted an enriching guest lecture…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/metsi/identification-and-characterization-bacteria-isolated-selected-groundwater-systems-north-west
Identification and characterization of bacteria isolated from selected groundwater systems in the North West Province
2022-11-11 Identification and characterization of bacteria isolated from selected groundwater systems in the North West Province Nyakallo Metsing (MSc) Supervisor: Lesego Molale-Tom Co-supervisor: Carlos Bezudenhout Abstract Sources of water in the North West…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/zoology/community-engagement
Community Engagement
2025-02-28 World Water Week World Water Week is an annual global event focused on addressing water-related challenges and solutions. It is typically held in the last week of August, and in 2024 the Water Research Group (WRG) decided to acknowledge it in three…Navorsingsprojekte
2017-08-31 CARST het die volgende navorsingsprojekte: [accordion collapsed] Nuclear Forensic Signatures and Libraries (Prof Manny Mathuthu) Resolving Nuclear Forensic Signatures and Libraries for South Africa’s 72 Uranium mines. This Project…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/biological-sciences/biological-sciences-honours-aquatic-ecosystem-health