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Collaboration between CEN and UG
In order to establish and strenghten nutrition research in Africa, the Centre of Excellence for Nutrition (CEN) will continue to support the staff of the University of Ghana (UG). Mainly focussing on equiping the UG to be able to provide the same support to surrounding countries, whilst CEN focuses on countries surrounding South-Africa. Which in…https://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/supporting-nutrition/meet-us
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Support program for PhD students: 2019 - 1st edition 2022 - 2nd edition 2023 - 3rd edition M.Sc students enrolled at NWU and UG 2018/2019 Simonè King South Africa Effect of n-3 PUFA on lung lipid signaling and histology in a TB-sensitive mouse model (Graduated 2020)…Prof Wayne Smith is an associate professor within the Hypertension in Africa Research Team at the North-West University and the Sub-theme Leader: Discovery science. He holds a Y-2 rating from the National Research Foundation and is the principal investigator of the EndoAfrica-NWU study. He is a member and past council member of the Physiological…
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Wayne Smith
Prof Wayne Smith is an associate professor within the Hypertension in Africa Research Team at the North-West University and the Sub-theme Leader: Discovery science. He holds a Y-2 rating from the National Research Foundation and is the principal investigator of the EndoAfrica-NWU study. He is a member and past council member of the Physiological…Prof Anja Franken’s research is focused on the in vitro skin permeation of platinum group metals and the different factors potentially influencing the skin permeability. Her focus has expanded to include the investigation of the skin as a barrier and workplace factors that may influence the effectiveness of this barrier. She is registered…
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Anja Franken
Prof Anja Franken’s research is focused on the in vitro skin permeation of platinum group metals and the different factors potentially influencing the skin permeability. Her focus has expanded to include the investigation of the skin as a barrier and workplace factors that may influence the effectiveness of this barrier. She is registered…My main research focus is in occupational exposure of outdoor workers to solar ultraviolet radiation (SUVR). The primary aim of the research is to establish a baseline exposure dose of these workers to seeing that there is no occupational exposure limit in South Africa and very little work has been done in this regard. The secondary aim is to…
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Cynthia Ramotsehoa
My main research focus is in occupational exposure of outdoor workers to solar ultraviolet radiation (SUVR). The primary aim of the research is to establish a baseline exposure dose of these workers to seeing that there is no occupational exposure limit in South Africa and very little work has been done in this regard. The secondary aim is to…Prof Gafane-Matemane is appointed as an Associate Professor of Physiology at HART and holds a Y2-rating from the National Research Foundation. Her research focuses on kidney function, hypertension and other cardiovascular risk factors, particularly in populations of African ancestry. She is a Fellow of the International Society of Hypertension (…
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Lebo (LF) Gafane-Matemane
Prof Gafane-Matemane is appointed as an Associate Professor of Physiology at HART and holds a Y2-rating from the National Research Foundation. Her research focuses on kidney function, hypertension and other cardiovascular risk factors, particularly in populations of African ancestry. She is a Fellow of the International Society of Hypertension (…
New drug discoveries are a triple offensive against malaria and TB
Researchers from three South African universities are unleashing the power of oxygen in a triple-drug treatment strategy against disease-causing parasites and bacteria. Oxygen is the key to life – and that applies as much to parasites and bacteria that cause malaria, tuberculosis (TB) and certain other related diseases as it does to humans and…
Hunting generates most profit for game farmers
When it comes to game farming, hunting and breeding yield the highest production output and highest capital layout, but also generate the most profit. This was the findings of a ground-breaking study that the North-West University’s (NWU) Tourism Research in Economics, Environs and Society (TREES) recently conducted on game farming. This…
2019 Research Day puts emerging researchers in the limelight
The importance of research and its application in the community is being thrust into the limelight, especially in the midst of global debates about the role of universities flaring up again. Prof Refilwe Phaswana-Mafuya, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) deputy vice-chancellor for research and innovation, recently convened a series of…
Major funding awarded to large-scale collaborative projects at NWU
“In this period of economic austerity, governments are forced to cut their spending and budgets in order to remain financially viable or sustainable. Universities are therefore more and more challenged to find alternative means to meet the growing demands of financial resources to fulfil the academic project.” Prof Refilwe Phaswana Mafuya,…
NWU on the map as staff complete caregiver master training
Staff from the North-West University's (NWU's) campus in Mahikeng are among the first in South Africa to complete the World Health Organisation's (WHO) Caregiver Skills Training programme for autism and related disabilities. Most children with autism and other developmental disabilities live in low- and middle-income countries; however,…
NWU is part of groundbreaking astronomical initiative
The ASTRI-Horn Cherenkov Telescope has detected the Crab Nebula with TeV energies, and the North-West University (NWU) played a part in achieving this. The Crab Nebula is the remnant of a supernova in the constellation of Taurus and TeV stands for Terra Electron Volts, which is a unit of measurement. The Crab Nebula was first seen with TeV…
NWU celebrates intellectual property
When it comes to your creativity and talent, you have certain rights. Every year the Technology Transfer and Innovation Support (TTIS) Office at the North-West University (NWU) celebrates World Intellectual Property Day, and this year on 13 May was no different. Under the banner of “Going for Gold – IP and Sport”, the High Performance…
POCA is nie genoeg om bendegeweld hok te slaan nie
Daar moet meer gedoen word om die invloed van bendeaktiwiteite teen te werk, aangesien wetgewing teen bendes nie die mas opkom nie. Volgens dr Delano van der Linde van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Fakulteit Regte, is wetgewing soos die wet op die voorkoming van georganiseerde misdaad (POCA) nie in staat om die manier waarop bendes optree…