Inaugural lecture traces operational research back to World War II
Operational research (OR) is modern and highly sophisticated but its origins can be traced back to 1939 when the Royal Air Force began expanding the range of radar.
Research
Xena and this fish parasite have much in common
During the late 1990s and early 2000s, Xena the warrior princess dominated television screens all over the world. She was known for her strong personality and loved for her feistiness and fighting ability.
Global warming is fuelling global inequality
Poor countries are becoming poorer as a result of global warming and more intense heat waves in the future will widen the inequality gap.
Uncharted waters await two NWU researchers
Two North-West University (NWU) researchers will navigate uncharted waters with their research, using fourth-generation cultural-historical activity theories (CHAT) to find solutions to the complex educational problems confronting South Africa.
NWU academic walks away with a Science Oscar
Prof Elvis Fosso-Kankeu from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Chemical and Minerals Engineering walked away with the Engineering Research Capacity Development Award at the recent NSTF-South32 Awards.
Major funding awarded to large-scale collaborative projects at NWU
“In this period of economic austerity, governments are forced to cut their spending and budgets in order to remain financially viable or sustainable. Universities are therefore more and more challenged to find alternative means to meet the growing demands of financial resources to fulfil the academic project.”
2019 Research Day puts emerging researchers in the limelight
The importance of research and its application in the community is being thrust into the limelight, especially in the midst of global debates about the role of universities flaring up again.
Hunting generates most profit for game farmers
When it comes to game farming, hunting and breeding yield the highest production output and highest capital layout, but also generate the most profit. This was the findings of a ground-breaking study that the North-West University’s (NWU) Tourism Research in Economics, Environs and Society (TREES) recently conducted on game farming.
New drug discoveries are a triple offensive against malaria and TB
Researchers from three South African universities are unleashing the power of oxygen in a triple-drug treatment strategy against disease-causing parasites and bacteria.
Students represent NWU at meeting with Nobel Laureates
Few scientific gatherings are as prestigious as the famous annual Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting. Two students from the North-West University (NWU) have the honour of being chosen to attend the 2019 event.