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Birthday buddies

Birthday buddies

The Birthday Paradox is a well-known problem in probability theory that asks: How large does a group of random people need to be in order for two of them to share the same birthday? The problem is considered a paradox because the answer is counterintuitively and...
Mmino Fest: A Joyful Celebration of Music

Mmino Fest: A Joyful Celebration of Music

Reported by Prof Mignon van Vreden The Conservatory came alive during the last week of August as the final-year Music Education students in the BMus programme, guided by Prof Mignon van Vreden and Prof Ewie Erasmus, hosted the annual Mmino Fest. This eisteddfod was a...
Behind the Iron Curtain online concert

Behind the Iron Curtain online concert

Recital programme: “Behind the Iron Curtain”   Available 20–27 October at https://www.youtube.com/user/NWUMusic   Violin: Piet Koornhof Piano: Jana Mathee Venue: Conservatory Hall, School of Music, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, South Africa Recording...
MASARA Research Round-Up — 3rd Quarter 2016

MASARA Research Round-Up — 3rd Quarter 2016

When we look back on our achievements of the third quarter it feels like a dream come true! [1] Colloquium: Prof Heidi Westerlund, Dr Sari Levänen and Dr Albi Odendaal ~ 11 August 2016 We had an extraordinary opportunity to meet and listen to Prof Heidi Westerlund...
Love’s lost and found — 16 August 2016

Love’s lost and found — 16 August 2016

A local couple will explore facets of love in a song recital entitled Love’s Lost and Found on Tuesday 16 August 2016 at 19:30 in the Conservatory Hall. Dolf Mathee, a baritone and better known in Potchefstroom as a general practitioner, expresses his love and...