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Earth System Sciences, Soils and Resources (ESSSOR)
Sub-programme leader: Thendo Netshidzivhe (49949489@nwu.ac.za) Geology Equipment and Laboratory-use Booking Form [accordion] Strategic Aim and Mission The aims of this subprogram are to study and advance our understanding of the composition and timing of internal and external processes determining our…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/unit-environmental-sciences-and-management/crop-production-and-soil-management
Crop Production and Soil Management
Sub-programme leader: Dr. Dimakatso Ramphisa-Nghondzweni (dimakatso.ramphisa@nwu.ac.za) [accordion] Overview The Crop Production & Soil Management sub-programme focuses on the sustainable production of crops in a changing world. We do this by harnessing expertise in plant biology, soil science, crop protection, sustainable crop…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/acds/pgdip
Postgraduate Diploma
POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA 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 which we live, develop, plan…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/acds/msc
Masters course
MASTERS COURSE Master of Science in Environmental Science with Disaster Risk Science Qualification code: 2CT N07 Curriculum code: N801P What this course offers The new Masters in Environmental Sciences with Disaster Risk Science is a research based Masters composed of a full dissertation. This…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/acds/phd
PhD courses
PHD COURSES Doctor of Philosophy in Science with Disaster Risk Science Qualification code: 2CC R14 Curriculum code: N901P What this course offers The new PhD in Disaster Risk Science is a research based PhD composed of a full thesis. Admission requirements Masters of Science degree and…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/acds/about-us
About Us
The African Centre for Disaster Studies (ACDS) was established in January 2002 at the Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education (now North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus) within the School of Social and Government Studies. The Centre was moved to the Research Focus Area: Sustainable Social Development (currently Social…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/acds/pat-reid
Pat Reid Memorial Lecture
PAT REID MEMORIAL LECTURE Dedicated to the memory of Patricia Mary Reid (1945-2012) In South Africa and Africa as a whole, limited opportunities exist to scrutinize and debate burning issues surrounding disaster risk reduction. For some time the ACDS has considered the idea of implementing an annual lecture that will stimulate consideration…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/acds/newsletters
Newsletters
NEWSLETTERS A one stop archive for all our newsletters send to our followers ACDS newsletters were sent to subscribers periodically, containing news, project, developments and research. If you would like to follow up on any of our prior newsletters we have attached archived versions of each below, feel free to catch up on any of…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/acds/publications
Publications
PUBLICATIONS A collection of all ACDS related and published articles, journals and newsletters Below is an archive of the various research outputs such as working papers, articles and research reports produced by the ACDS. 2017 Journal Articles Nemakonde, L. D. & Van Niekerk, D. An analytical…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/natural-and-agricultural-sciences/student-symposium