NWU Botanical Gardens Gallery Presents When the Dust Settles A Solo Exhibition By Joe Turpin
The NWU Botanical Gardens Gallery at the North-West University’s Potchefstroom Campus proudly presents the upcoming solo exhibition “When the Dust Settles”, running from 17th July with an opening reception and walkabout on the 22nd July 2023 at 13h00. In February 2022, the foundation stone of the Rustenburg Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in South Africa’s North West province, was removed, as the building was finally being sold - there has not been an active worshipping congregation or Jewish Community in over twenty years.
DR Moyo’s Goal Is To Develop A Research Programme That Contributes To Training Graduates With Problem-Solving Skills In The Field Of Horticulture
The global food system has become increasingly homogenous, with less than 30 plant species accounting for more than 95% of human food needs. Part of my research has a strong focus on indigenous food plants, especially vegetables, and understanding the physiological mechanisms that enable these plants to adapt to sometimes extreme environmental conditions e.g. drought.
CAES Explores Biotech Research Partnership
The College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (CAES) hosted a team from 54gene, a precision medicine and genomics company that is based in Africa and managed mainly by Africans. As a health technology platform company, 54gene is interested in building diverse datasets to unlock scientific discoveries and to improve diagnostic and treatment outcomes within Africa and the global community.
54gene is a potential player in the planned biotechnology platform in CAES. In order to advance experimental research, a biotechnology platform is currently being established in CAES. Moreover, the university plans to acquire an experimental farm near the Science Campus.
Repeat Photos Show Change In Southern African Landscapes: A Citizen Science Project
Historical landscape photographs have been matched with modern images and used to analyse changes in alpine glaciers, hydrology and soil erosion, and vegetation, including changes in the populations of long-lived desert succulents and savanna trees.
Repeat photography is increasingly being seen as an important tool for monitoring the impact of climate change on vulnerable species and threatened ecosystems.
Soil-friendly Farming Produces Healthier Food
New research shows how regenerative farming practices—soil-building techniques that minimize plowing, use cover crops, and plant diverse crops—affect the nutritional content of the food.
University Collaboration Reaches Promising Covid-19 Vaccine Results
Walter Sisulu University (WSU) and the North-West University (NWU) jointly announced "very promising first results" from preclinical trials on a new Covid-19 vaccine candidate on Tuesday, 8 June. The universities are also expected to make available updated trial results over the next weeks.
Cooperation Protocol between Mansoura University and the Faculty of Engineering in the Fields of Training and the Mutual Scientific Researches
Prof. Mohamed Abdel-Azeem, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and the Engineer/ Sayed Farouk, Chairman of The Arab Contractors Company signed a mutual cooperation protocol between the Faculty of Engineering, Mansoura University and The Arab Contractors Company.
The cooperation protocol included fields of training, using the recent laboratory devices, performing the mutual scientific researches in the fields of building and construction with all its types, taking the benefits of the service and research laboratories for both parties in making mutual tests to reach the recent and new ideas in the engineering field.
A Joint Cooperation Protocol between Suez Canal University and Arab Organisation for Industrialisation
Prof. Dr Magda Hagras, Suez Canal University President, and Lieutenant-General Abdel Moneim Al-Tarras, President of the Arab Organization for Industrialization, signed a joint cooperation protocol between the two sides The protocol aims to cooperate between the Arab Organization for Industrialization and Canal University in the field of digital transformation and training in all areas and laboratory processing
Nigeria Needs More Social Science Research: How to Boost Output
A country’s research production is commonly measured by counting how many research articles are published by researchers affiliated with an institution located in the country. In our research, we estimated the number of social science research articles with at least one author affiliated to a Nigerian institution from 2005-2009 using data from the first African Innovation Outlook.
Research Project Makes Interventions to Manage Cardiovascular Disease In Communities
The World Health Organization (WHO) has depicted a gloomy future in which cardiovascular disease (CVD) would account for more than three-quarters of all deaths globally in less than a decade to come.
The University of Limpopo (UL) is expanding its outreach efforts through multiple partnerships to educate communities about disease preventive measures.
