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Colloquiums and Workshops
There are no upcoming colloquiums at this time. Please contact the school secretary (Mrs Melanie Claassen) at 018 299 2568 for more information or the Faculty Liaison Officer (Ms Ashleigh Pieterse) at 018 299 2711 to have information placed on this website.http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/computer-statistical-and-mathematical-sciences/contact-us
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Postal Address: Private Bag X6001 Potchefstroom Campus North-West University Potchefstroom 2520 Physical Address: Building G3, Room 111 Potchefstroom Campus North-West University Potchefstroom 2531 General…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/physical-and-chemical-sciences/contact-us
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Directors: Director Prof Lebo Katata-Seru Mahikeng Campus lebo.seru@nwu.ac.za 018 389 2695 Deputy Director Prof Cobus Kriek Potchefstroom Campus cobus.kriek@nwu.ac.za 018 299 2345 Information: Mahikeng Campus: Postal Address: Private Bag X2046 Mahikeng Campus North-…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/deans-office/about-us
About Us
The Faculty of Natural Sciences offers diverse and interesting qualifications, characterised by relevant and integrated training. Here, students develop life skills that enable them to handle challenges in the workplace. Our academic staff are diligent and committed to students and research activities. Some of our staff also enjoy…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/natural-and-agricultural-sciences/mission-and-vision
Mission and Vision
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Our facilities houses top of the range equipment Our staff is highly skilled and trained to handle this machinery with the greatest of easehttp://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/centre-business-mathematics-and-informatics/background
Background
The Centre for Business Mathematics and Informatics® (Centre for BMI) was founded in 1997 as a joint initiative between the erstwhile Potchefstroom University (now North-West University) and ABSA Bank Limited (now Barclays Africa Group Limited). The primary aim was to establish a Centre of Excellence in financial risk/reward management…http://news.nwu.ac.za/south-africas-municipal-crisis-moving-urban-edge
South Africa’s municipal crisis is moving to the urban edge
• By Prof. Joseph Sekhampu, chief director of the NWU Business School Approaching Johannesburg along its main entry routes, or entering Cape Town, Durban, or Tshwane from their peripheries, a pattern becomes difficult to ignore. Long before the formal city appears, informal settlements stretch along highways and vacant land. The city begins not…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nanostar-technology-nwu-brings-hope-early-disease-detection
Nanostar technology at the NWU brings hope for early disease detection
At the North-West University (NWU), research is more than publishing, it is about transforming lives. This is the vision driving a team at the Centre for Human Metabolomics (CHM), where scientists developed a nanostar-based reagent that could revolutionise how rare diseases such as galactosemia are detected. The reagent promises significant…http://news.nwu.ac.za/alumnus-joins-dstv-premiership-clubs-medical-team
Alumnus joins DStv Premiership club’s medical team
From campus sport to top-flight football, Lulutho Jizana has joined the medical team at Orbit College FC with a focus on player care and injury management. Lulutho, a former first aider at North-West University (NWU), joined Orbit, a club competing in the DStv Premiership, in March. He studied sport coaching and human movement science at the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/translating-academic-work-societal-value
Translating academic work into societal value
South Africa does not suffer from a knowledge deficit. It suffers from a translation deficit. The country produces knowledge at scale as universities generate research, publishing extensively and graduating thousands of students each year. Yet, despite this intellectual productivity, graduate unemployment remains high, critical skills shortages…http://news.nwu.ac.za/researchers-call-stronger-community-involvement-wetland-management-policies
Researchers call for stronger community involvement in wetland management policies
A recent study, co-authored by Dr Mandla Dlamini, researcher from the Unit of Environmental Management and Sciences (UESM) at the North-West University (NWU), emphasises that floodplain wetland management and disaster risk reduction efforts are unlikely to succeed without the active participation of affected communities. The research found that…http://news.nwu.ac.za/academic-takes-public-health-leadership-role-global-stage
Academic takes public health leadership role on global stage
Taking along the spirit of Ubuntu, a North-West University (NWU) academic is stepping onto the international stage to connect South African public health research with global networks through her appointment to a key leadership role at a major international conference. Dr Mpho Chipu from the School of Nursing has been appointed by the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/academic-support-programme-introduced-address-students-concern
Academic support programme introduced to address students’ concern
The Students’ Campus Council (SCC) at the Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU) has introduced academic support programme to address student concerns related to academic matters and services offered by faculties. The initiative was developed in response to ongoing student concerns about marks, credits, graduation outcomes and GPA…http://news.nwu.ac.za/indigenous-languages-key-fight-against-crime