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2018-10-01 Professor Karl Wirth Karl Wirth is an associate professor of geology and has been teaching at Macalester College for more than 25 years. His education work focuses on metacognition, self-assessment, motivation, and undergraduate research…https://commerce.nwu.ac.za/economic-and-management-sciences/erisher-woyo
Erisher Woyo
2025-04-10 Dr Erisher Woyo (FHEA) is a faculty member at Manchester Metropolitan University Business School in the United Kingdom, where he teaches sustainability, strategy, research methodology, and marketing analytics. He also holds an adjunct position as an Extraordinary Research Scientist at North-West University, South Africa. He is an Editorial Board…https://news.nwu.ac.za/findings-phd-study-empower-malawian-policy-makers
Findings of PhD study to empower Malawian policy-makers
2018-05-18 The choice of food security measures has a significant value in identifying the food security status of a household, especially with regard to female-headed households in the South Eastern region of Malawi. This is according to the research findings of…https://news.nwu.ac.za/investigating-heartbeat-social-support-cardio-patients
Investigating the heartbeat of social support for cardio patients
2018-05-28 Quality healthcare remains a concern in our country, even more so against the backdrop of the disadvantaged facing day-to-day socio-economic constraints. The study that lead to a PhD degree for Piet Phillip Nhlanhla, took a step in addressing some of these…https://news.nwu.ac.za/workshop-explore-open-science-and-research-improvements-positive-psychology
Workshop to explore open science and research improvements in positive psychology
2018-08-17 This September the Optentia research focus area on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark will be hosting a workshop by Dutch expert, Dr Emir Efendić, exploring open science practices and research improvements for positive psychology…https://news.nwu.ac.za/caring-connections-enable-resilience
Caring connections enable resilience
2018-10-09 “My teacher loves me.” “My social worker is like my mother, she cares.” “My neighbour cares for me; he doesn’t want me to go hungry.” These quotes illustrate that caring connections matter for the resilience of South African adolescents facing chronic,…https://news.nwu.ac.za/international-endorsement-nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-nuclear-technology-management
International endorsement for NWU’s nuclear technology management
2020-06-04 The NWU’s researchers and academics in nuclear engineering have shown that the university’s expertise and academic offerings in the field are in line with the best international standards. This is the case with the NWU’s newly internationally endorsed…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumnus%25E2%2580%2599-grid-system-solar-system-benefit-all-south-africans
NWU alumnus’ off-the grid system solar system to benefit all South Africans
2020-08-06 The future of renewable energy is evolving rapidly, bringing about significant changes. According to industry experts, this energy transition is being driven by three trends – decarbonisation, digitalisation and decentralisation. These trends impact the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/policy-priorities-lie-urgent-economic-reforms
Policy priorities lie with urgent economic reforms
2020-09-18 South Africa’s basic policy priorities now lie with urgently implementing overdue economic reforms and ensuring security of electricity supply to boost investor confidence, says NWU Business School economist, Prof Raymond Parsons. “The decision by the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/phd-study-concludes-social-entrepreneurship-state-mind
PhD study concludes that social entrepreneurship is a state of mind
2019-05-13 The delight radiating from the face of Prof Chimwernwe Chipeta was clear to see as he watched his wife Eleanor obtain her PhD in entrepreneurship at the recent PhD graduation ceremony at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark.…https://news.nwu.ac.za/christian-scholars-ponder-their-place-higher-education
Christian scholars ponder their place in higher education
2018-11-29 Christian scholars from across Africa have come together at a conference in Potchefstroom to consider the role of Christian scholarship in higher education. The International Association for the Promotion of Christian Higher Education (IAPCHE) recently…https://news.nwu.ac.za/cid-npc-ensure-cleaner-and-safer-potchefstroom
CID NPC to ensure a cleaner and safer Potchefstroom
2019-01-30 Seeking solutions to curb crime is often a complex challenge, but the Cachet Park City Improvement District Non-Profit Company (CID NPC) is up for the task. Over the past few years there has been an escalation of criminal activities just outside the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/cid-npc-ensure-cleaner-and-safer-potchefstroom-0
CID NPC to ensure a cleaner and safer Potchefstroom
2019-02-01 Seeking solutions to curb crime is often a complex challenge, but the Cachet Park City Improvement District Non-Profit Company (CID NPC) is up for the task. Over the past few years there has been an escalation of criminal activities just outside the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/students-win-%25E2%2580%2598peaceful%25E2%2580%2599-atoms
Students win with ‘peaceful’ atoms
2018-10-18 Veronica Gouws, Koketso Kgorinyane and Naomi Mokhine will soon be jetting off to Russia. These three master’s students at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng recently won a youth video competition. More than 30 students from Sub-…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-successful-press-club-networking-forum
NWU hosts successful press club networking forum
2019-11-11 “We want to prepare our students to be business plan writers, job creators and futurists opposed to being merely CV senders. This is, after all, the responsibility of higher education institutions and never has there been a more appropriate time than now…https://news.nwu.ac.za/msc-student-embarks-research-prevent-car-theft-sa
MSc student embarks on research to prevent car theft in SA
2019-10-08 Vehicle security is a major concern in South Africa, especially with the latest national crime statistics revealing that more than 48 000 cars and motorbikes were stolen in the last financial year. While this is a slight reduction on the previous year, the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/game-puzzle-video-games-may-grow-critical-thinking-skills
Game on: puzzle video games may grow critical thinking skills
2020-01-29 The notion that playing video games is for the intellectually idle is widely held but might not be accurate. Research suggests that certain types of game play can in fact strengthen a range of cognitive, critical thinking and reasoning skills, according to…https://news.nwu.ac.za/mahikeng-astronomical-observatory-hosts-nassp-winter-school
Mahikeng Astronomical Observatory hosts NASSP Winter School
2019-06-28 Mahikeng Astronomical Observatory (MAO) of the North-West University (NWU) is hosting the annual Winter school of the National Astrophysics and Space Science Programme (NASSP) from 28 June to 6 July 2019. The event brings together young South African final…https://news.nwu.ac.za/helping-most-vulnerable
Helping the most vulnerable
2019-09-19 Academics at the North-West University (NWU) are not only passionate about teaching and learning, but also about engaging with communities about important issues. Dr Lynn Preston and Dr Wanda van der Merwe from the Faculty of Education are going the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/ctl-launches-math-and-stats-centre-vanderbijlpark