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Aquatic Ecosystem Health
Sub-programme leader: Prof Jonathan Taylor (Jonathan.Taylor@nwu.ac.za) Latest news: [accordion] Vacancy: Post-Doctoral Research Fellow Vacancy: Post-Doctoral Research Fellow - Persistent Organic Pollutant and Toxicant Research Group…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/unit-environmental-sciences-and-management/biodiversity-and-conservation-ecology
Biodiversity and Conservation Ecology
Sub-programme leader: Prof Louis du Preez (Louis.DuPreez@nwu.ac.za) Latest news: [accordion] The Culprit Behind the Extinction of the Kihansi Toad in the Wild The Culprit Behind the Extinction of the Kihansi Toad in the Wild Sub-…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/unit-environmental-sciences-and-management/environmental-management
Environmental Management
Sub-programme leader: Dr Phathu Mukwevho (Phathu.Mukwevho@nwu.ac.za) [accordion] Introduction The Environmental Management sub-program investigates various aspects of sustainable development and the use of environmental management approaches and instruments in the public and the private sector. Our vision…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/unit-environmental-sciences-and-management/integrated-pest-management
Integrated Pest Management
Sub-programme leader: Prof Oriel Thekisoe (oriel.thekisoe@nwu.ac.za) [accordion] Strategic Aim and Mission The vision of the group is to be a leader in integrated pest management (IPM) research in South Africa as well as to become a recognized regional centre of expertise in pest management in agricultural crops and “One…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/unit-environmental-sciences-and-management/ecological-interactions-and-ecosystem-resiliences
Ecological Interactions and Ecosystem Resilience
Sub-programme leader: Prof Frances Siebert (Frances.Siebert@nwu.ac.za) Latest news: [accordion] Vacancy: Post-Doctoral Research Fellow Vacancy: Post-Doctoral Research Fellow - Forb Ecology Research Group (FERG) Sub-…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/unit-environmental-sciences-and-management/spatial-planning-development-and-implementation
Spatial Planning, Development and Implementation
Sub-programme leader: Prof Ernst Drewes (Ernst.Drewes@nwu.ac.za) Latest news: [accordion] New Book: Regional Policy in the Southern African Development Community Researchers from the Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, Prof. Ernst Drewes and Dr Mariske van Aswegen have recently…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/unit-environmental-sciences-and-management/geology-soil-sciences
Geology-Soil Sciences
Strategic Aim & Mission The Geology and Pedology group strives to create knowledge, to open the minds of students to that knowledge, and to enable students to take best advantage of their educational opportunities. To these ends, the Geology and Pedology group encourages students to respect ideas and…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/water-research-group/ecology
Ecology
WRG Ecology studies estuarine, wetland and river ecosystems with the aim to determine the interactions and/or relationships between the different organisms and their responses to their environment. This research aims to contribute towards local, regional and national knowledge of the southern African aquatic biodiversity through high-…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/water-research-group/parasitology
Parasitology
Parasitology can be defined as the study of parasites and their hosts, as well as the interactions between the two. Parasites are a crucial part of a functional and healthy ecosystem, particularly within the natural environment. The biodiversity of an ecosystem is profoundly impacted by parasite diversity with parasites influencing aspects…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/water-research-group/ecotoxicology
Ecotoxicology
Ecotoxicology is a scientific discipline which studies the effects of stressors on biological organisms. It integrates toxicology and ecology, predicting the effects of stressors across all levels of biological organisation from molecular level to whole communities and ecosystems. The current techniques, services, and organisms shown below…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/centre-business-mathematics-and-informatics/bmi-tv
BMI TV
Industry and University engagement - November 2018 Shaping the Data Scientists of Tomorrow - November 2014 Launch of the SAS Laboratory - 14 March 2013 Overview of 2012 - November 2012…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/centre-business-mathematics-and-informatics/contact-us