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Sep 18, 2024 - Occupational Hygiene and Health Research Initiative (OHHRI) Career possibilities A 2024 survey indicated employability of NWU Occupational Hygiene graduates in South Africa and internationally. Legislation requires employers to employ occupational hygienists or to make use of occupational hygiene consultants. Some of the potential employers may…Prof du Plessis holds a BSc, BSc Hons (Physiology), MSc (Physiology) and PhD (Occupational Hygiene) degrees. He received a Y2 research rating from the National Research Foundation in 2014. His teaching-learning experience is in physiology, toxicology and occupational hygiene. To date he has supervised 30 Masters and PhD students and authored more…
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Johan du Plessis
Sep 18, 2024 - Prof du Plessis holds a BSc, BSc Hons (Physiology), MSc (Physiology) and PhD (Occupational Hygiene) degrees. He received a Y2 research rating from the National Research Foundation in 2014. His teaching-learning experience is in physiology, toxicology and occupational hygiene. To date he has supervised 30 Masters and PhD students and authored more…https://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/auther/health-education
Health research education
Sep 01, 2020 - #page-header .container-fluid{ display:none; } Health Education Research Research in Health Science Education is gaining momentum at the Faculty of Health Sciences. A number of lecturers from the faculty received funding from the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning funds made available by the Vice-Rector Teaching and Learning and are…https://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/auther/masters-positive-psychology
Master of Arts in Positive Psychology (MAPP)
Apr 29, 2025 - The Magister Artium in Positive Psychology (MAPP) is a 2-year structured Master's programme comprising tuition and research components. The tuition component consists of four modules offered in the form of contact sessions on campus during the first year of study. Students must pass this component to progress to the last…https://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/auther/mhsc-transdisciplinary-health-promotion
MHSc in Transdisciplinary Health Promotion
Sep 17, 2024 - Welcome to the Master of Health Sciences in Transdisciplinary Health Promotion! Is a Master’s Degree in Transdisciplinary Health Promotion for you? We have set up an opportunity to discuss the degree and answer any questions you may have by our experts via a Microsoft Teams Meeting on 19 September 2024 from 13:00 - 14:00. Click…https://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/auther/flagh
FLAGH
Sep 01, 2020 - FLAGH (Farm Labour And General Health) LIFEPLAN® The in-depth research done by the multidisciplinary team in the FLAGH programme (2003-2007) was to get an understanding of the underlying causes of the problems experienced on farms. Expert researchers from the multidisciplinary research team integrated the results from this research…https://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/psychosocial-health/social-work
Social Work
Mar 27, 2024 - [accordion collapsed] What is Social Work? Social Work is a profession. Which means that the student will undergo special training before one may practice as a social worker. The field of work includes a wide range of services which can be rendered to individuals, groups and communities. Professional service rendering occurs…https://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/pharmacen
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Aug 18, 2024 - The Centre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences (Pharmacen™) is a research entity with a clear focus. The programmes of our research entity are linked to national priorities and have international research impact. Pharmacen™ currently consists of three research programmes: Translational neuroscience and neurotherapeutics; Drug…https://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/compres
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May 15, 2025 - Notice: Postgraduate Applications for 2025 is Open (Social Work and Psychology) For more information visit our Postgraduate page [accordion collapsed] Online Writing Workshop Do not miss the opportunity to attend this workshop on mastering the art of paper submission from the 1st to the 5th of December 2025.…https://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/pharmacen/about-us
About us
Jun 04, 2024 - This research entity was established in 1999 when the first focus areas were identified on grounds of the proven research output. During the first five years of its existence, a number of changes have occurred which include a change of name, refocusing and, to a certain extent, increased focusing of the research programmes. A new director, Prof…https://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/pharmacen/staff
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Pharmacology
Nov 03, 2021 - Pharmacology can be defined as the study of the effect of drugs on the functioning of living systems. Drugs can be synthetic chemical compounds, or derived from plant or animal material, or the product of genetic engineering. Compounds like insulin or thyroxine are endogenous hormones, but can also act as drugs if they are administered…https://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/cen/contact-us
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Jan 23, 2025 - Postal address: Internal box 594 Potchefstroom Campus North-West University Private Bag X6001 Potchefstroom 2520 Physical address: Biological Block, Building G16, 1st floor, Nutrition 11 Hoffman Street North-West University Potchefstroom 2531 Contact number: Ronel Benson…https://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/pharmacy/pharmaceutical-chemistry
Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Nov 03, 2021 - Pharmaceutical and medicinal chemistry describe the disciplines of drug design, chemical synthesis and biological evaluation of bio-active molecules, and pharmaceutical analysis of compounds. The goal of medicinal chemistry is to discover molecules, most often organic compounds, with the appropriate pharmacological and…Prof Ruan Kruger is a C1-rated researcher and the current President of the Childhood Hypertension Consortium of Africa (CHCAfrica). He held the DSI-NRF SARChI Research Chair in the Early Detection and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Africa with a research focus on…
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Ruan Kruger
May 18, 2025 - Prof Ruan Kruger is a C1-rated researcher and the current President of the Childhood Hypertension Consortium of Africa (CHCAfrica). He held the DSI-NRF SARChI Research Chair in the Early Detection and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Africa with a research focus on…https://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/cen/research