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Suria Ellis
Nov 23, 2020 - Suria Ellis was appointed as Statistical Consultant in 2002 after she obtained her PhD in Statistics. Since then she had helped many researchers of various universities with data analyses and interpretation of their results. She is co-author of more than 100 articles in accredited journals.https://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/sanne-ter-horst
Sanne ter Horst
Nov 23, 2020 - Prof. Sanne ter Horst is a professor in Mathematics who works on metric constrained interpolation and extrapolation problems. These kinds of problems originate in complex analysis, where they have been studied since the early 20th century, but are currently viewed more as part of functional analysis and operator theory. To handle such problems,…https://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/ch%25C3%25A9-weldon
Ché Weldon
Nov 23, 2020 - Amphibian conservation has received increasing attention following the 2005 global declaration of the Amphibian Conservation Action Plan (ACAP), with placed a high premium on amongst other increasing the capacity of conservation research required to combat this global crisis. It is within this research field of amphibian conservation that I have…https://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/juane%25C3%25A9-cilliers
Juaneé Cilliers
Nov 23, 2020 - Prof Juaneé Cilliers is currently the Head of the Urban and Regional Planning group at the North-West University, as well as programme leader of research program 7 (in the Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management) for Sustainable Development, Planning and Implementation. She holds a MSc and PhD in Urban and Regional Planning, as well as a…https://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/sarina-claassens
Sarina Claassens
Nov 23, 2020 - My research focus is in soil microbiology with application to environments affected by different land-uses, including mining and agriculture. Inevitably, the study of any component of the soil ecosystem leads to a study of the broader soil environment. The research therefore includes aspects of soil biology and biochemistry and are published in…https://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/sebastiaan-rothmann
Sebastiaan Rothmann
Jun 21, 2021 - Prof. Ian Rothmann’s research interest is the assessment and development of human potential and flourishing in institutions within multicultural contexts. After completing his PhD, he focused on burnout, stress, coping and suicide within multicultural organisational contexts. With the changing intellectual climate in Psychology after 2000 (towards…https://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/leon%25C3%25A9-malan
Leoné Malan
Nov 23, 2020 - Leoné Malan, registered teacher and nurse, commenced with research in 2007 and holds the position of full professor at the North-West University (NWU), Potchefstroom Campus. Her passion for Neurophysiology teaching ensured a teaching excellence award in 2008. Rated as an established researcher (National Research Foundation), she aims to underpin a…https://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/petrus-van-der-merwe
Petrus van der Merwe
Nov 23, 2020 - Peet van der Merwe was born in Kuruman, South Africa in 1973 and is currently living in Potchefstroom South Africa. He is a senior lecturer and researcher in tourism management at North-West University: Potchefstroom Campus, School for Business Management. As researcher he also forms part of the NRF research unit TREES (Tourism Research in…https://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/sanet-janse-van-vuuren
Sanet Janse van Vuuren
Nov 23, 2020 - Dr Sanet Janse van Vuuren is a senior lecturer at the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University since 1995 where she does research on freshwater algae. The availability of fresh water is regarded as the most limiting factor in the future of South Africa. Rivers are intensively exploited and water demands in the catchment areas…https://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/willemien-du-plessis
Willemien du Plessis
Nov 23, 2020 - Willemien du Plessis bio of about 300 word count - send both in English and Afrikaans.https://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/derick-blaauw
Derick Blaauw
Nov 23, 2020 - Derick Blaauw professor in the School of Economics at the North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus). He previously lectured in the Department of Economics & Econometrics at the Rand Afrikaans University (RAU) and the University of Johannesburg (UJ) as well at the Soweto and Bloemfontein Campusses of Vista University. Professor Blaauw…https://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/awie-kotz%25C3%25A9
Awie Kotzé
Nov 23, 2020 - Awie F Kotzé, BPharm, MSc, PhD (NWU) is the Executive Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences and a professor of Pharmaceutics at the NWU. His research focuses on the optimisation of drug delivery, especially of protein and peptide drugs of antimalarial compounds with quaternised, chitosan polymers, and with the patented PheroidTM drug…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-finalist-mr-junior-sa
NWU student finalist in Mr Junior SA
Mar 01, 2017 - A student from the North-West University (NWU) and his friend are the only two young men from the North West Province who are finalists in the Mr Junior South Africa Competition. Daniel Asiwe and his friend, Mandla Mbotho, share a passion for community service that they have learnt from their parents. Both are also finalists in the Face of…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/afrika-unie-en-afrika-universiteite-moet-kennis-neem-van-waterskeidingsuitspraak
Afrika-unie en Afrika-universiteite moet kennis neem van waterskeidingsuitspraak
Mar 09, 2017 - Die volgende artikel is ʼn meningstuk deur dr Ilyayambwa Mwanawina, ʼn kundige wat betref streeksintegrasie, internasionale reg, goeie korporatiewe bestuur en menseregte aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU). Hy verduidelik wat hierdie waterskeidingsuitspraak beteken vir die Afrika-unie en Afrika-universiteite – veral met betrekking tot Afrika-…https://news.nwu.ac.za/african-union-and-african-universities-take-heed-watershed-legal-ruling
African Union and African universities to take heed of watershed legal ruling
Mar 01, 2017 - The following article represents an opinion piece by Dr Ilyayambwa Mwanawina, an expert in regional integration, international law, good governance and human rights from the North-West University (NWU). He explains what he believes the African Union and African universities should learn from this watershed legal ruling – especially with regards…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/robofest-2017-%25E2%2580%2593-waar-tegnologie-innovasie-en-ingenieurswese-ontmoet
Robofest 2017 – waar tegnologie, innovasie en ingenieurswese ontmoet
Mar 14, 2017 - Op Saterdag, 4 Maart 2017, bied die Vanderbijlparkkampus van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) die Suid-Afrikaanse Nasionale Robofest Kampioenskap 2017 aan. Hierdie jaar se kampioenskap dien as kwalifiseerder vir die internasionale kompetisie wat in Junie in Florida, VSA, gaan plaasvind. “Die hoofdoel van 'n inisiatief soos Robofest is om…https://news.nwu.ac.za/robofest-2017-%25E2%2580%2593-where-technology-innovation-and-engineering-meet
Robofest 2017 – where technology, innovation and engineering meet
Mar 01, 2017 - On Saturday, 4 March 2017, the Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University (NWU) will play host to the South African National Robofest 2017 Championship. This year’s rendition of the championship serves as a qualifier for the international competition to take place in June in Florida, USA. “The main aim of an initiative such as Robofest…https://news.nwu.ac.za/without-continuous-growth-there-can-be-no-real-achievement-%25E2%2580%2593-prof-linda-du-plessis
Without continuous growth there can be no real achievement – Prof Linda du Plessis
May 30, 2017 - “Without continuous growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement and, success have no real meaning.” This is according to Prof Linda du Plessis, acting campus rector of the North-West University’s (NWU) campus in Vanderbijlpark. During the recent Teaching and Research Excellence Awards, Prof Du Plessis quoted the words of the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/janha-scholtz-%25E2%2580%2593-alumna-love-mother-earth
Janha Scholtz – an alumna with a love for Mother Earth
May 30, 2017 - Remember the name Janha Scholtz, because this brown-eyed beauty has a bright future ahead of her – be it as a professional model, a social change agent or a communications professional. Janha, who received her BA communications degree during the recent Autumn Graduation Ceremony of the North-West University’s (NWU) campus in Vanderbijlpark,…https://news.nwu.ac.za/bean-counting-day-2017-%25E2%2580%2593-connecting-students-future-employers