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NWU’s hands-on Chemistry experts produces sanitisers
2020-06-17 Amid the global pandemic hand washing with soap or using sanitiser has become one of the top measures recommended to help curb the spread of the virus, creating unprecedented levels of demand for alcohol-based sanitisers. In response, four academics and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-assists-provincial-health-curbing-covid-19
NWU assists provincial Health in curbing COVID-19
2020-04-15 The North-West University (NWU) and the North West Department of Health (NWDoH) are joining hands in the fight against the deadly severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, known as COVID-19. The department’s deputy director-general, Mr Polaki…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumus%25E2%2580%2599-business-idea-mushrooms-top-business-innovation-competition
NWU alumus’ business idea mushrooms to the top in business innovation competition
2020-05-22 On 6 May 2020 North-West University (NWU) alumnus Sydwell Sihlangu walked away as one of the winners of the Regional Connect Health Open Innovation Challenge with his business idea about establishing a mushroom hub. “Informed by the current Covid-19…http://news.nwu.ac.za/thadeus-celebrates-phd-and-improving-health
Thadeus celebrates a PhD and improving health
2017-08-23 The academic procession on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark recently came together for a special ceremony to confer a PhD upon a proud Thadeus Marungudzi. Due to his battle with cancer, Thadeus was not able to attend the autumn…http://news.nwu.ac.za/enterprising-women-programme-unleashing-power-female-entrepreneurship
Enterprising Women Programme: unleashing the power of female entrepreneurship
2017-09-22 What started out as a short learning programme with only seven participants in 2013, has grown into one of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) flagship empowerment initiatives, benefitting female entrepreneurs across central South Africa. The Enterprising…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-rugby-institute-kicks-vanderbijlpark
NWU Rugby Institute kicks off in Vanderbijlpark
2018-11-13 As from 2019 the North-West University (NWU) will expand the geographical footprint of its thriving Rugby Institute, situated at the campus in Potchefstroom, to include the Gauteng province. More so, the university’s campus in Vanderbijlpark. The vesting…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-astrophysicists-help-unlock-secrets-universe
NWU’s astrophysicists help unlock secrets of the universe
2019-05-27 The high-energy astrophysics group at the Centre for Space Research at the North-West University (NWU) is playing an important role in key science programmes at the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) that will be built in Chile. The final agreements between…http://news.nwu.ac.za/book-pathways-successful-schooling-launched
Book on pathways to successful schooling launched
2017-11-22 The book Pathways to successful schooling – edited by Prof Elda de Waal, a professor in Education Law at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Edu-HRight research entity – was recently launched at Constitution Hill in Johannesburg. Retired Judge Albie…http://news.nwu.ac.za/why-board-games-are-more-just-fun-and-games
Why board games are more than just fun and games
2017-06-15 If you only think of board games in terms of time well spent with family and friends, roll the dice again. Board games and their development play a vital role in how the new generation of learners, the so-called millennials, learn and acquire new…http://news.nwu.ac.za/optentia-conference-focus-inclusive-learner-support
Optentia conference to focus on inclusive learner support
2018-03-20 The Optentia research focus area on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark will be hosting a conference titled “Developing Support for the Learning Needs of ALL learners”, from 9-10 July this year. The conference will be presented by…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-eagles-and-ufs-share-spoils-goalless-draw
NWU Eagles and UFS share the spoils in a goalless draw
2021-09-16 Reigning Varsity Football champions, North-West University (NWU) Eagles, and the University of Free State shared the spoils in a goalless draw in the fourth round of the 2021 Varsity Football tournament. This game was an action-packed encounter, with both…http://news.nwu.ac.za/alumnus-ettienne-le-roux-talk-money-matters
Alumnus Ettienne le Roux to talk money matters
2022-08-19 During the recent World Economic Forum meeting in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan was quoted as saying that the whole world economy was in an “interesting space” - a clear indication that South Africans can expect some shift in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/leader-pack
Leader of the pack
2021-03-31 Lincoln Daniels picks up his phone and he is a bit hesitant. Cordial to a fault, he tries not to let anything show. What I do not know, is that it is his birthday. Physically, the newly appointed captain of the NWU’s Varsity Cup side bears little…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumnus-shines-bright-teaching-awards
NWU alumnus shines bright at teaching awards
2022-10-12 Khululwa Nosipho Shibane, North-West University (NWU) alumnus and an educator at Christinah School for the Blind and Partially Sighted, came second in the category Excellence in Special Needs Teaching in the North West provincial segment of the National…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-vanderbijlpark-campus-honours-administrative-professionals
NWU’s Vanderbijlpark Campus honours administrative professionals
2022-09-08 The North-West University's (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus recently celebrated Administrative Professionals' Day 2022 in recognition of the important contribution that administrative professionals make each year in the workplace. The event held at the Small…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-prof-pushing-boundaries-science
NWU Prof is pushing boundaries in science
2022-08-19 Prof Olubukola Oluranti Babalola is not afraid to push boundaries and this top-achieving academic is the epitome of excellence. Prof Babalola is the director of the Food Security and Safety research focus area at the North-West University (NWU), leading as…http://news.nwu.ac.za/new-book-uncovers-age-inclusive-ict-use-service-delivery
New book uncovers age inclusive ICT use for service delivery
2022-12-15 by the Optentia research unit A book was recently published under the editorial leadership of researchers from Optentia Research Unit on the Vanderbijlpark Campus. The team lead by Profs. Vera Roos and Jaco Hoffman from the sub-programme Ageing and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/write-it-free-multilingual-programme-support-students-academic-writing
Write It: a free multilingual programme to support students with academic writing
2023-02-02 Academic writing is key to academic success, but getting it right is not easy, particularly for students who are learning in a second or third language. This is where the South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR) makes a difference.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/momentum-investments-aardklop-2023-celebrates-its-success