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The NWU Centre for Business Mathematics and Informatics® is a leading tertiary risk training and research group for the financial services industry. It boasts: an extensive corporate client footprint in the financial services industry in Africa; collaborative relationships with clients involving a spectrum of industry…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/actuarial-science
Actuarial Science
The future is uncertain. Some events that may occur might be undesired. Risk is the possibility that something undesired will happen. Actuaries are experts in: • The evaluation of the probability of future events; • The design of creative ways to reduce the probability of undesired events; and • The reduction of the impact of undesired…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/quantitative-risk-management
Quantitative Risk Management
The importance of risk management at the highest levels of organisations is increasingly acknowledged these days, known in its broadest sense as Enterprise-wide Risk Management (ERM). The most important risk types are market, credit and operational risk. Market risk is the risk that changes in the financial market prices and rates will reduce…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/financial-mathematics
Financial Mathematics
Financial Mathematics is a flourishing area of modern science. Its numerous applications have become vital to the day to day functioning of the world’s financial institutions. As a consequence, a solid command of the principles and techniques of financial engineering is essential for a responsible approach to the trading, asset management…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/data-mining
Business Analytics
Business Analytics is a fast developing field with applications covering a wide range of industries. The field is ideally suited for those students who have an aptitude for mathematics and a keen interest in computer programming. Currently numerous job opportunities exist in various industry sectors, e.g. financial, industrial, communications,…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/centre-business-mathematics-and-informatics/qualifications
Qualifications
Undergraduate study Baccalaureus Scientiae (3 years) REGISTRATIONS: FNAS R&O: https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/r-o-2022 FNAS Senior Registration: https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/senior_registration NWU R&O: http://studies.nwu.ac.za/first-years-2022?_ga=2.34607137.1496689956.1641456395-838842462.…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/molecular-virology-laboratory/research-leaders-and-publication-links
Research Leaders and Publication Links
Dr Monray Edward Williams Lecturer (nGAP) Research: Orcid | Scorpus Telephone: +27 18 299 4198 E-mail: : Monray.Williams@nwu.ac.za Office: Potchefstroom Campus, Building F3, Room 112 Expertise: Biotechnology,…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/molecular-virology-laboratory/collaborators
Collaborators
Prof AC Potgieter from Deltamune, South Africa; Prof HG O'Neill from the University of the Free State, South Africa; Prof R Johne from the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment in Berlin, Germany; Prof BT Sewell from the University of Cape Town, South Africa.http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/molecular-virology-laboratory/active-researchers-and-publication-links
Active Researchers and Publication Links
Dr AC Ebrecht Postdoctoral Fellow Orcid Mr MGJ Huyzers PhD Student Orcid Mr LJC Theart MSc Student Orcid…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/molecular-virology-laboratory/former-members
Former Members
Dr HG O’Neill (Postdoctoral Fellow, 2008-2011) KC Jere (PhD, 2012) L Mlera (PhD, 2013) JF Wentzel (PhD, 2014) P Jansen van Vuren (MSc, 2007) M van der Westhuizen (MSc, 2013) IM Wright (MSc, 2014) L Jansen van Vuuren (MSc, 2014) LA Naude (MSc, 2015) S Bishop (MSc, 2016) L…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/molecular-virology-laboratory/current-research-focus
Current Research Focus
APPLICATIONS OF REVERSE GENETICS SYSTEMS TO UNRAVEL SPECIFIC ASPECTS OF THE REPLICATION CYCLE OF ROTAVIRU The focus is on combining reverse genetics and structural insights to generate rationally designed rotaviruses to study viral entry into mammalian host cells to better understand the replication cycle, tissue tropism and possibly…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/mm-universe