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Machine and deep learning are a MUST at the North-West University
2022-08-31 Our world is speeding up, and never in human existence have we been able to search as fast, travel as far or delve as deep. The last century alone has seen a meteoric increase in the accumulation of data and we are able to store unfathomable quantities of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/public-lecture-calls-us-reclaim-control-our-food-systems-remembering-our-relationship-land
Public lecture calls for us to reclaim control of our food systems by remembering our relationship with the land
2024-09-03 On Wednesday, 28 August 2024, the Population and Health research entity at the North-West University (NWU) hosted a public lecture by Dr Jackson Sebola-Samanyanga, senior lecturer in the Department of Town and Regional Planning at the University of Pretoria.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/sadilar-uj-externship-highlights-career-possibilities-digital-humanities
SADiLaR-UJ externship highlights career possibilities in digital humanities
2023-07-14 A group of linguistics and language practice students from the University of Johannesburg (UJ) recently attended an online workshop with staff from the South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR) to learn more about the career possibilities…http://news.nwu.ac.za/global-warming-places-africas-wildlife-peril
Global warming places Africa’s wildlife in peril
2025-10-10 Drought, intensified by global warming and compounded by human action, has taken a devastating toll on wildlife across Africa and the Amazon between 2023 and 2025. According to a sobering new United Nations report, animal populations are being ravaged not…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-professors-secure-prestigious-national-research-chairs
NWU professors secure prestigious national research chairs
2026-04-23 The North-West University (NWU) has marked a significant academic achievement after two of its leading scholars, Prof. Adeyemi Oladapo Aremu and Prof. Rasheed Adeleke, were awarded prestigious research chairs under the South African Research Chairs Initiative…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumna-host-first-ever-science-behind-sport-day
NWU alumna to host first-ever Science behind Sport Day
2017-06-27 “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. It has the power to unite people in a way that little else does. It speaks in a language everyone understands. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair.” These powerful…http://news.nwu.ac.za/new-partnership-will-give-chemical-engineers-huge-advantage
New partnership will give chemical engineers a huge advantage
2021-07-09 The School of Chemical and Minerals Engineering at the North-West University is partnering with a software company that will put them on the cutting edge of development. The partnership with METSIM, the premier modelling software company, will allow the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/north-west-university-salutes-actor-hans-strydom-and-other-groundbreaking-alumni
North-West University salutes actor Hans Strydom and other groundbreaking alumni
2025-11-03 The North-West University (NWU) honoured ten remarkable professionals at its prestigious biennial Alumni Excellence Awards ceremony held in Pretoria on 30 October. This year’s distinguished honourees include veteran South African actor Hans Strydom, World…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-ontwerpers-skitter-loerie-en-student-gold-pack-toekennings
NWU-ontwerpers skitter by Loerie- en Student Gold Pack-toekennings
2023-11-09 Om een toekenning te wen, is bewonderenswaardig. Twee is selfs beter. Om dit weer en weer te wen, maak dit merkwaardig. Studente en gegradueerdes van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Grafiese Ontwerp-vakgroep skitter jaar na jaar by nasionale en…http://news.nwu.ac.za/teachers-without-borders-reaching-out-educators
Teachers without borders: reaching out to educators
2017-08-29 The 21st century is a challenging time and it is important that both teachers and school learners become self-directed learners. The North-West University's (NWU's) research focus area for Self-directed Learning (SDL), under the directorship of Prof Elsa…http://news.nwu.ac.za/major-funding-awarded-large-scale-collaborative-projects-nwu
Major funding awarded to large-scale collaborative projects at NWU
2019-05-28 “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…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/ecat2026
International symposium on electrocatalysis
2026-03-02 ECAT2026 Dates: 2 - 5 November 2026 Venue: Protea Hotel Stellenbosch and Conference Centre We are pleased to invite you to ECAT2026, the next edition of the International Symposium on Electrocatalysis, taking place in Stellenbosch,…http://www.nwu.ac.za/announcements-archive-2019
Announcements archive 2019
2020-01-27 .blou{ background-color:#00889c; color:#ffffff; margin-bottom: 20px;} Announcements 2019 Confirmed incident of bacterial meningitis at NWU Potch 22 October 2019 On Monday, 21 October 2019 a fourth-year student on the North-West…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/sonteleskoop-brei-navorsingshorisonne-oor-sonfisika-uit
Sonteleskoop brei navorsingshorisonne oor sonfisika uit
2023-07-31 Die sonteleskoop van die Sentrum vir Ruimtenavorsing wat op die dak van gebou G5 op die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Potchefstroomkampus geleë is, het die aandag van organisasies soos die BBC en Royal Astronomical Society getrek. Dr Ruhann Steyn, senior…http://news.nwu.ac.za/translating-academic-work-societal-value
Translating academic work into societal value
2026-04-16 South Africa does not suffer from a knowledge deficit. It suffers from a translation deficit. The country produces knowledge at scale as universities generate research, publishing extensively and graduating thousands of students each year. Yet, despite this…http://news.nwu.ac.za/project-launched-masccom-training-centre
Project launched in MASCCOM Training Centre
2020-10-16 We are living in times in which we are required to support our learners to acquire new ways of learning and the competencies needed for them to enter and be successful in their studies and careers in engineering. These are challenging times in which we…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/SAAB2022
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2021-08-11 [accordion] Introduction The Mahikeng campus of the North-West University is honoured to host the 47th annual SAAB Conference. Due to the uncertainties brought forth by the Covid-19 pandemic, we will host the conference online, and…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/af/centre-business-mathematics-and-informatics/sentrum-prestasies
Sentrum Prestasies
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PLIEM - Patient's Stories
2022-11-04 HOME | ABOUT US | MEET OUR STAFF | HISTORY | RESEARCH | METABOLIC DEFECTS | NEW DEVELOPMENTS | PATIENT'S STORIES TEST INFORMATION | SAMPLE HANDLING | CLINICAL…http://news.nwu.ac.za/spotlight-service-delivering-during-lockdown