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Pan-African Nematology Workshop 2023
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Disaster Risk Science
Sub-programme leader: Prof Dewald van Niekerk (Dewald.VanNiekerk@nwu.ac.za) (Quick link to official African Centre for Disaster Studies) [accordion] Strategic Aim & Mission The African Centre for Disaster Studies (ACDS) aims to address complex disaster risk and resilience building challenges in the African context, and…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/african-centre-disaster-studies/postgraduate-diploma-disaster-risk-management
Postgraduate Diploma in Disaster Risk Management
POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT Qualification code: 2GC D01 Curriculum code: N501P Solving complex real-world problems and building societal resilience requires many disciplines What this course offers: Climate change and disasters are significantly affecting the way in…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/african-centre-disaster-studies/msc-environmental-science-disaster-risk-science
MSc in Environmental Science with Disaster Risk Science
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ENVRIONMENTAL SCIENCES WITH DISASTER RISK SCIENCE Qualification code: 2CT N07 Curriculum code: N801P What this course offers: The MSc in Environmental Sciences with Disaster Risk Science is a researched based masters qualification achieved with the successful…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/african-centre-disaster-studies/phd-science-disaster-risk-science
PhD in Science with Disaster Risk Science
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN SCIENCE WITH DISASTER RISK SCIENCE Qualification code: 2CC R14 Curriculum code: N901P What this course offers: The PhD in Disaster risk Science is a research based PhD composed of a full thesis. Admission requirements: Any Masters of Science degree and…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/african-centre-disaster-studies/short-courses
Short Courses
The African Centre for Disaster Studies offers short courses ranging from three to five days in duration in Disaster Risk Reduction, Disaster Risk Assessment and Planning and Incident Command Systems. Information on these short courses can be found here: http://learn.nwu.ac.za/natural-sciences/environmental-management For…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/unit-environmental-sciences-and-management/vacancies
Vacancies
Current vacancies: 2024 There are no current vacancies. Previous vacancies: 2024 Post-Doctoral Research Fellow - Aquatic Ecology, Water Research Group (WRG) The North-West University’s Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management is offering a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow position in the abovementioned…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/centre-space-research/memory-prof-pieter-stoker
In memory of Prof Pieter Stoker
Funeral arrangements: Prof Stoker’s family invites his colleagues and students to attend his memorial service with details as follows: Date: Friday, 11 November 2022 Time: 14:30 Venue: Gereformeerde Kerk, Potchefstroom (33 Walter Sisulu Drive) Prof Stoker’s career: Prof Pieter Stoker was appointed in 1953 as the…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/unit-data-science-and-computing/memory-prof-giel-hattingh
In memory of Prof Giel Hattingh
Prof (JM) Johannes Michiel Hattingh Born: 16 May 1940, died: 5 November 2022 Prof Hattingh grew up in Parys (Free State) and was 15 years old when he matriculated. During his first year of studies his father passed away and he had to work at Sasol for a few years. Thereafter he resumed his studies at PUK and completed the degrees BSc (1962,…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/metsi/characterization-microbial-assemblages-micro-plastics-river-system
Characterization of microbial assemblages on micro-plastics in a river system
Characterization of microbial assemblages on micro-plastics in a river system Thuto Magome (MSc), Carlos Bezuidenhout, Charlotte Mienie Commenced 2020 Rationale The distribution and quantity of microplastics in the aquatic system is alarming. A growing concern from a microbial point of view is that, microplastics can be…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
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 Province (NWP) include groundwater, surface water, imported water and reusable effluent.…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/metsi/bacteria-nitrogen-cycle-groundwater-quality-and-microbial-community-composition
Bacteria from the Nitrogen Cycle, groundwater quality and microbial community composition
Bacteria from the Nitrogen Cycle, groundwater quality and microbial community composition. Henry Burger (MSc) Supervisor: Lesego Molale-Tom Rationale Groundwater quality is deteriorating, mostly due to the nitrogen cycle. The impact of the bacteria from the nitrogen cycle on groundwater is not specific. Objectives Determine the…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/metsi/adverse-outcome-pathways-assess-effects-neonicotinoids-aquatic-macroinvertebrates
Adverse Outcome Pathways to assess effects of neonicotinoids on aquatic macroinvertebrates
Adverse Outcome Pathways to assess effects of neonicotinoids on aquatic macroinvertebrates Marelize Labuschagne (PhD), Victor Wepener, Hannes Erasmus, Wynand Malherbe Commenced 2022 Rationale The adverse outcomes pathway (AOP) is a conceptual framework that can be used to show the linkages between sub-cellular initiating events and…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/metsi/transplant-experiments-restore-old-fields-indigenous-flora
Transplant experiments to restore old fields with indigenous flora
Transplant experiments to restore old fields with indigenous flora Charl Clarke (Hons), Lanja Oosthuizen (Hons), Lene Cronje (hons) Supervisor: Stefan Siebert Rationale Old fields are created through exogenous disturbance which alters the soil profile to such an extent that native plant diversity is lost. It is known that old fields in…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/metsi/holocene-paleoecology-wetland-spring-mooi-river
Holocene paleoecology of a wetland at the spring of the Mooi River
Holocene paleoecology of a wetland at the spring of the Mooi River Coert Coetzee (Hons) Supervisor: Prof Frank Neumann Co-supervisor: Ms Moteng Moseri Commenced 2022 Rationale Peat is deposited over millennia, as this deposition occurs a record of condition from each time period is preserved. Using multiple proxies (pollen, diatoms,…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/metsi/drks311-ecology-projects
DRKS311 Ecology Projects
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 and Gerhard Minnebron. This data will provide more information on the water quality of…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/centre-human-metabolomics/nmp
NMP
Introducing the NMP The NMP is a cutting-edge technology platform that allows for the study of human metabolism on a large scale. The platform is funded by the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) and hosted at the NWU’s Centre for Human Metabolomics (CHM). The CHM was selected as the ideal location to host the NMP due to its extensive…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/centre-human-metabolomics/pliem