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Social sciences the Rubik’s Cube of humanity – Prof Herman van der Merwe
2017-03-29 Did you know that it took the Hungarian inventor and professor of architecture Erno Rubik one month to master his own mechanical puzzle, the Rubik’s Cube? With 42 Quintillion possibilities but only a few correct solutions, the Rubik’s Cube is the epitome of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/vincent-kheswa-%25E2%2580%2593-there-room-grow-outside-box
Vincent Kheswa – there is room to grow outside the box
2017-04-04 Life outside the proverbial box is bliss. And best of all: experiencing life to the fullest beats being a mere spectator. This is according to Vincent Kheswa, an alumnus of the North-West University (NWU) whose life’s journey bears testament of not only the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/constitutional-commissioner-address-nwu-social-sciences-conference
Constitutional Commissioner to address NWU Social Sciences Conference
2017-03-17 Bernedette Muthien, internationally known South African expert on issues of gender equity, nonviolence, and gender-based violence, will act as keynote speaker during the 8th International Conference on Social Sciences (ICSS) – a collaboration between the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumna-nominated-2017-woman-year-awards
NWU alumna nominated for 2017 Woman of the Year Awards
2017-03-03 A woman is often referred to as a full circle: within her is the power to create, nurture and transform. When you look at the calibre of finalists for the 2017 rendition of the Woman Of Stature (WOS): Woman of the Year Awards, these words indeed ring true.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-highlights-importance-blood-pressure-awareness
NWU highlights importance of blood pressure awareness
2017-05-05 The North-West University (NWU) has joined the worldwide campaign to raise blood pressure awareness with a series of screenings at its campuses and in surrounding communities in May as part of the largest screening campaign ever. May marks International…http://news.nwu.ac.za/leadership-summit-leadership-habits-complex-times
Leadership Summit: leadership habits for complex times
2017-05-09 When faced with complex challenges or unclear outcomes, there is sometimes a tendency amongst business leaders to convince themselves that they are smart enough, work hard enough, or only need to make use of the best management tools available to overcome…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-rector-shares-lessons-learned-feesmustfall
NWU rector shares lessons learned from #Feesmustfall
2017-04-26 Prof Linda du Plessis, acting rector of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, recently acted as key note speaker at the 2017 PMR Awards ceremony held at the Riverside Hotel in Vanderbijlpark. Prof Du Plessis gave the audience,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/auther-community-based-research-difference
AUTHeR: Community-based research with a difference
2017-11-08 The research activities of the Africa Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research (AUTHeR) on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Potchefstroom are focused on bio-psychosocial health and specifically on preventing illness, maintaining and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/female-entrepreneurs-paving-way-others-follow
Female entrepreneurs paving the way for others to follow
2017-11-15 Next year will mark the sixth rendition of the very successful Enterprising Women Programme as hosted by the North-West University’s (NWU’s) bhive Enterprise Development Centre (EDC) in Vanderbijlpark. What started out as a short learning programme with…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-researchers-pinpoint-growth-factors-female-entrepreneurs
NWU researchers pinpoint growth factors for female entrepreneurs
2019-08-27 Gone are the days that entrepreneurship was viewed as for men only. Recent years have seen a rise in the number of female entrepreneurs, indicating the realisation that women are a major source of economic growth. Despite the popular allure of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/smart-station-nwu-will-monitor-air-quality-and-weather
Smart station at NWU will monitor air quality and weather
2019-10-08 Vanderbijlpark, a pollution hotspot, has been chosen as the location for a state-of-the-art observation station that will monitor both the weather and air quality. This multi-million-rand development will see the North-West University (NWU) becoming the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/hypertension-clouding-joys-childhood
Hypertension is clouding the joys of childhood
2020-02-03 Childhood is normally associated with health, playfulness and a phase in life without worries or fear. However, this ideal definition of childhood is becoming cluttered with unwanted risk factors linked to the early development of cardiovascular disease,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-stimulating-debate-decolonising-curriculum
NWU hosts stimulating debate on decolonising the curriculum
2019-11-25 The student unrests around fee increases and free higher education in recent years created deep fissures in the South African higher education environment. One of the issues that was raised was a debate around decolonising the curriculum. With this in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-training-course-measurement-hazardous-chemicals-workplaces
NWU hosts training course on measurement of hazardous chemicals in workplaces
2019-11-25 Occupational hygiene is the art and science dedicated to the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, communication and control of environmental hazards in or arising from workplaces that can result in injury, illness, impairment, or affect the well-being of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/new-style-star-accretion-bursts-dazzle-astronomers-nwu-and-around-world
New-style star accretion bursts dazzle astronomers at NWU and around the world
2020-01-14 The meaning of the term “accretion burst” is expanding. In a rare glimpse at how high-mass stars grow even larger, an astronomer from the North-West University (NWU) has been part of a 15-country research team that has observed star bursts – or growth…http://news.nwu.ac.za/mobile-science-laboratory-bring-science-life-north-west-learners
Mobile science laboratory to bring science to life for North West learners
2020-03-06 On Thursday, 5 March 2020, the Sasol Foundation donated a mobile science laboratory to the North-West University (NWU) that will deliver practical science education to thousands of learners around the North West Province. When fully utilised, this state-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/it-students-%25E2%2580%2598scrum%25E2%2580%2599-industry-experts
IT students ‘scrum’ with industry experts
2020-03-19 The importance of industry exposure for university students cannot be over emphasised. Not only does it allow students to apply their knowledge to real-life situations and problems, but it also bridges the perceived gap between academic theory and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/diversity-enrichment-programme-get-bus-and-experience-yesteryear
Diversity Enrichment Programme: Get on the bus and experience yesteryear
2022-08-19 Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. This is the motto of the Division of Student Affairs on the Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University (NWU Vaal), and more so for its “My University! My Country!” campaign. The campaign –…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-prestige-lecture-focusses-emental-health
NWU prestige lecture focusses on eMental Health
2018-03-13 EMental Health technology can reach many people in need and can connect with people on issues affecting their health. However, this technology needs to be engaging to be of use. This is according to Prof Saskia Kelders, newly-appointed extraordinary…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-iks-celebrate-september-african-new-year-and-month-new-beginnings