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Events
Student Simposium R&I Notes: The program for 2017 first years welcoming and registration will be posted by December 2016. Students within the Faculty of Natural Sciences can contact ms Ashleigh Pieterse at 018 299 2711 for urgent queries. Mini-Open Day 2017 The North-West University will…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/centre-space-research/heliospheric-physics
Heliospheric Physics
Researchers in the Heliospheric Physics subprogram of the CSR do theoretical, numerical modelling and experimental research on the acceleration, transport and modulation of charged particles (mainly cosmic rays) in the turbulent plasmatic environment around the Sun, which is called the heliosphere. Over the years researchers in this group have…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/faculty_news
Faculty News
News within the Faculty of Natural Sciences Please note that this page will no long be updated after the restructuring of our faculty. All new news will feature in our home page's slider and placed on the previous page after expiry. MASTERS STUDENT’S RESEARCH PUBLISHED ONLINE 21/02/2017 Velesia Lesch (…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/human-metabolomics
Welcome to the Centre for Human Metabolomics (CHM)
CHM is dedicated to providing the healthcare sector with innovative, cutting-edge analytical services We are driven by our passion for innovation and our commitment to providing the best possible service to our clients. Our state-of-the-art technology and cutting-edge analytical methods allow us to meet the demands of various sectors within…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/centre-human-metabolomics/services-offered
Services offered
The Metabolomics Platform has the following commercial and research services available based on the different metabolomics approaches (sorted in 4 categories) Metabolic profiling or metabolome blocking (targeted analysis of compounds related by class, pathway or function) Amino acid analyses Acylcarnitine analyses (acylglycines and…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/centre-human-metabolomics/technology-and-instrumentation
Technology and instrumentation
Untargeted analysis Our instrumentation for untargeted analysis, which can utilise either very little or no sample preparation, is highly selective. This allows for the separation of signals from closely related compounds in terms of mass, retention time, or fragmentation spectra. This is a powerful tool for those looking to analyse a sample…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/centre-human-metabolomics/meet-team
Meet the team
Dr Ilse du Preez Acting Director: Centre for Human Metabolomics Prof Chris Vorster Director: Nngwe Programme Director Ms Derylize Beukes Section Head: Analytics, Centre for Human Metabolomics Mr Grant Maasdorp Section Head: Operations, Centre for Human…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/mathematical-and-statistical-sciences/maths-refresher-course
Maths Refresher Course
This course is compulsory for all students that are enrolled for WISN111 All bona fide first year students enrolled for programs/curriculums which include the module(s) WISN111 and/or MATE111 must attend the refresher course. This implies that all Engineering and BMI students, the specific BSc, BCom and BA students enrolled for the module…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/physical-and-chemical-sciences/about-us
About us
Welcome to the School of Physical and Chemical Sciences The School of Physical and Chemical Sciences (SPCS) provides relevant, value-driven training which prepares students for the industry. The School's expertise is divided into three subject groups, namely Biochemistry, Chemistry, and Physics. The…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/biochemistry
Biochemistry
What is Biochemistry? Biochemistry is the study of the molecular basis of life. Living organisms such as humans, animals, plants, fungi, bacteria and viruses are made up of unique chemicals. Because these chemicals are so different from the chemical compounds found in non-living systems, we call them biomolecules. By studying…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/chemistry
About chemistry ...
What is Chemistry? Look at the following video for an overview of chemistry and chemistry study fields at the NWU.http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/physics
Physics
Physics attempts to summarise phenomena in nature according to scientific laws. Such laws are formulated to provide us with knowledge of the physical world. Physics, together with the subjects Chemistry and various divisions of Mathematics, form the basis of Science and Technology.The mission of the Physics Subject Group is centred on…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/physical-and-chemical-sciences/qualifications
Qualifications
Undergraduate Study: 3 year BSc (Baccalaureus Scientiae) The study period for a BSc degree is 3 years full time. We offer comprehensive market related degrees, which combine the subject groups of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Physics into various programmes ranging from Chemistry and Physics to Physics and Applied Mathematics. Each…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/school-physical-and-chemical-sciences/careers
Careers in Physical and Chemical Sciences
Where can you work? Obtaining the qualification BSc in Physical and Chemical Sciences offers you diverse career opportunities available in various industries and organisations, such as: Petrochemical industry (SASOL, AECI, OMNIA, Sentrachem, SAB) Universities and secondary schools Government organisations (SABS, MRC, NECSA, MINTEK)…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/biological-sciences/about-us
About us
Welcome to the School of Biological Sciences At the School of Biological Sciences, our vision is to provide relevant, value driven training and research of international standard that is focussed on proven expertise within the environmental sciences. We also offer a unique BSc degree in Tourism where subject specific disciplines of Botany,…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/zoology