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2025-02-25 Population and Health is a research focus area (RFA) housed in the Faculty of Humanities. The primary focus of the entity is to conduct high-quality research addressing equity and sustainable development issues in diverse global societies, with a…https://news.nwu.ac.za/qs-ranks-nwu-among-top-eight-universities-south-africa
QS ranks NWU among the top eight universities in South Africa
2025-06-20 The North-West University (NWU) is firmly positioning itself as a globally engaged, innovative university committed to excellence and societal relevance. Prime examples of how the strategic priorities of the NWU align with the quest for globally relevant,…https://news.nwu.ac.za/community-lekgotla-explores-cannabis-commercialisation
Community lekgotla explores cannabis commercialisation
2025-06-25 A call has gone out to stakeholders in the North West Province to be part of the process of unlocking the economic potential of “matekwane” - the Setswana word for cannabis - for the benefit of rural communities. The North-West University’s (NWU’s)…https://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/phasrec/projects
Projects
2021-08-24 PhASRec Video Project Playlist here for viewing. [accordion collapsed] The effect of a sleep hygiene period on match performance, physical, physiological and psychological states of university-level soccer…https://news.nwu.ac.za/cachet-park-cid-can-only-grow-further
Cachet Park CID can only grow further
2021-02-23 After years of being the primary crime hotspot of the town, the greater Bult area in Potchefstroom has finally become the sector with the least criminal activity. The decrease of crime in the area is a direct result of the Cachet Park City Improvement…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/eerste-sy-soort-jagstudie-werp-lig-op-jagters-se-perspektief
Eerste-in-sy-soort-jagstudie werp lig op jagters se perspektief
2025-03-17 • Jagters, veral internasionale jagters, glo dat hulle plaaslike gemeenskappe bevoordeel. • Internasionale jagters bestee tot vier keer meer per besoek as plaaslike jagters. • Internasionale jagters beskou hul impak as groter as plaaslike jagters. • Die…https://www.nwu.ac.za/af/research-and-innovation
Navorsing en Innovasie
2025-01-14 Die intensivering van ons navorsing- en innovasie-aktiwiteit is die sleutel tot die verwerkliking van ons droom om aan te beweeg vanaf ’n gebalanseerde onderrig- en leer-universiteit na ’n meer navorsingsintensiewe instelling. Ons streef daarna…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/UBMI/SAMS2020/Participants
SAMS congress 2020: Participants
2022-08-26 .bg { padding: 1em; color: white; background-color: black; clear: left; text-align: center; } .btn-group-vertical { width: 100%; } 63th Annual Congress of the South African Mathematical Society 2 December 2020, online Home…https://humanities.nwu.ac.za/node/22541
DSAC Language Bursary Application Form
2023-09-04 Department of Sport, Arts and Culture Language Bursary Applications for 2024 will be available again from 1 June 2024. The 2023 applications for the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture language bursary are now open. The DSAC aims to financially…https://humanities.nwu.ac.za/centre-geopolitical-security-and-strategy-cgss/events
Events
2025-06-18 Upcoming events Inside "The High Treason Club – The Boeremag on Trial" A riveting webinar moderated by Prof Barend Prinsloo Discover the gripping story behind South Africa's longest and most explosive treason trial in a special webinar featuring…https://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/cen/research
Research
2016-12-07 RESEARCH AREAS – CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR NUTRITION The Nutrition Transition The relationships between nutritional exposures and health outcomes, as well as modulating and influencing factors, are examined in cross-sectional and…https://news.nwu.ac.za/alumnus-publishes-tell-all-mental-health-memoir
Alumnus publishes tell-all mental-health memoir
2020-07-09 When Dr Kleinjan Redelinghuys, an Optentia postdoctoral research fellow and expert in industrial psychology, recently published his book, Unfiltered: Grappling with mental illness, he was guided by two objectives. The first was to write about a side of…https://news.nwu.ac.za/using-plant-growth-promoting-microorganisms-address-food-sustainability
Using plant growth-promoting microorganisms to address food sustainability
2021-07-26 Maize production and mining are essential for the economy of the North West Province, and researchers at the North-West University (NWU) are now looking at how microorganisms can protect maize from climate challenges and mining by-products. Prof Olubukola…https://news.nwu.ac.za/dont-miss-nwu-webinar-featuring-celebrated-economist-dawie-roodt
Don’t miss NWU webinar featuring celebrated economist, Dawie Roodt
2021-05-17 The extremely slow pace of economic recovery since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic is clearly evident. However, even as the world is facing dramatic changes due to the pandemic, economic activities have not stopped. The North-West…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-researchers-lead-conversation-femicide
NWU’s researchers lead conversation on femicide
2021-10-20 Time has proven that storytelling is a great tool for making difficult topics considerably more understandable. We Should All Be Feminists, a published essay in book format by acclaimed Nigerian author Chimamanda Adichie, makes effective use of the “show,…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-launch-gbv-awareness-campaign
NWU to launch a GBV awareness campaign
2022-08-23 The Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University (NWU)will launch a Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Awareness campaign on 1September. The campaign is a collaborative effort between the NWU’s Student Judicial Services, Employee Wellness and Alumni Relations…https://news.nwu.ac.za/industry-leaders-address-issues-impacting-south-african-transportation-sector-post-covid-19
Industry leaders address issues impacting the South African transportation sector post-Covid-19
2022-10-21 “Covid post-mortem – Can we fix or train our way out of the chaos”, was the theme of this year’s Transport Symposium that was hosted by the North-West University (NWU) and the Transport Education Training Authority (TETA) from 12 to 13 October 2022. The…https://news.nwu.ac.za/naledi-forever-chasing-sun
Naledi: Forever chasing the sun
2022-09-13 As with all endeavours earmarked to better society and to save that which is precious, it starts with innovation in renewable energy, and the Sasol Solar Challenge promotes this. The key word is “challenge”, and the Engineering team at the North-West…https://news.nwu.ac.za/seminar-focuses-peer-empowerment-and-peer-mentoring-develop-work-ready-graduates