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Effective border control to curb Coronavirus
2020-03-09 With South Africa’s third COVID-19 case confirmed over the weekend, a North-West University (NWU) academic believes that effective border control is needed to curb the further spread of the Coronavirus. Prof Muhiyatshombe Lukamba says a large number of…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/fakulteit-ingenieurswese-se-vindingrykheid-n-sleutel-tot-phd-suksesse
Fakulteit Ingenieurswese se vindingrykheid ’n sleutel tot PhD-suksesse
2021-10-28 Vindingrykheid het die wêreld opgebou, vernuf onderhou dit en ons verbeelding sal dit die toekoms in neem. Dit is duidelik uit van die interessante en belangrike PhD’s wat die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Fakulteit Ingenieurswese in 2021 opgelewer het. Op…https://news.nwu.ac.za/students-it-prowess-lands-them-jobs-discovery
Students’ IT prowess lands them jobs at Discovery
2024-08-20 Three information technology students from the North-West University (NWU), Tasmiyah Nakooda, Ulysses Makubika and Zaid Asvat, impressed Discovery so much during its annual GradHack Hackathon that they have been offered permanent employment. The…https://news.nwu.ac.za/internationally-acclaimed-pharmaceutical-business-leader-receives-honorary-doctorate
Internationally acclaimed pharmaceutical business leader receives honorary doctorate
2024-11-20 The North-West University (NWU) bestowed an honorary doctorate on internationally renowned pharmaceutical business leader and NWU alumnus Jannie Oosthuizen on Friday, 2 August. Mr Oosthuizen is recognised for his exceptional contributions to and significant…SA agricultural sector – a political chess piece
2018-05-31 The South African agricultural sector has been captured and is subsequently being used as a political chess piece. This is the opinion of Prof Danie Meyer, a senior lecturer and researcher in the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Economic and…NWU economist says lockdown comes at the right time
2020-03-24 “President Cyril Ramaphosa’s lockdown of South Africa to combat the Covid-19 virus comes at the right time,” says an economist of the NWU Business School. Prof Raymond Parsons says the decision follows the precedent set by some other countries in…Not all superheroes wear capes
2020-04-02 In the turbulent times in which we currently find ourselves, huge emphasis is being placed on the major role that healthcare workers play in our societies. Nurses and midwives, among others, are the people who devote their lives to caring for mothers and…https://news.nwu.ac.za/gift-goes-international
GIFT goes international
2023-08-18 A research team from the Global, Innovative, Forefront, Talent (GIFT) Management research niche area in the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (FEMS) recently traveled to Hungary to collaborate with the University of…Elmarie van der Schyff
2020-11-23 In recent times, enormous developments occurred in the field of mineral and water rights following the promulgation of legislation in which the state was statutorily appointed as the guardian or trustee of the resources concerned. This statutory…https://www.nwu.ac.za/qualitative-data-analysis-atlasti-8-beginner-advanced
Qualitative data analysis with ATLAS.ti 8 (beginner & advanced)
2019-02-26 In this two-day workshop, Dr Nicole Claasen (certified Senior ATLAS.ti Professional Trainer) provides insights into qualitative data analysis with ATLAS.ti which is the most intuitive and powerful qualitative data analysis software on the market and is…NWU home to largest Zebra fish bioassay facility in Africa
2018-06-13 The Water research group in the Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management (UESM) at the North-West University (NWU) installed the National Aquatic Bioassay Facility (NABF) in September 2017. Not only is the 515m2 facility the largest Zebra fish…https://www.nwu.ac.za/mynwu/go-boldly-explore-webpage-story
Go Boldly. Explore: webpage story
2025-05-30 What if every “why” – every spark of wonder, every late-night idea, every quiet tug toward something more – wasn’t a distraction… but a direction? At North-West University, we believe curiosity isn’t something you outgrow. It’s something you grow into. Here…https://humanities.nwu.ac.za/philosophy/essay-competition
Essay Competition
2025-05-08 Congratulations to the winners of the School of Philosophy's annual Essay Competition! The winners in the two categories are: Undergraduate First Price - Francinah Mokgotho Essay title: "The role of the individual in an African Philosophy context…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/hydrometallurgy/current-research-focus
Current Research Focus
2023-07-05 In an effort to create more sustainable outcomes for the mining and energy industries, the Hydrometallurgy research group is teaming up with the NWU Minerals Beneficiation research group at the Faculty of Engineering's Centre of Excellence for Carbon based…Membrane Technology: Publications and Patents
2017-08-31 Publications: • P.G. Randall, H.M. Krieg & A.E.J. McGill, 1992. Calibration comparison between South African and Federal Grain Inspections services and European calibrations. South African Journal of Food Science and…https://engineering.nwu.ac.za/research/eppei-chair
EPPEI CHAIR
2020-05-25 BACKGROUND The Eskom Power Plant Engineering Institute (EPPEI) was established in 2012 and offers opportunities for research and post-graduation education in the power industry. Academic specialists at six leading universities, together with eight…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-shines-environmental-law-conference
NWU student shines at Environmental Law conference
2020-09-16 North-West University (NWU) law student Nicolene Steyn recently won second prize for best speaker/presentation at the 9th Environmental Law Association (ELA) student’s online conference. Several NWU law students attended the conference themed “(Re)…https://news.nwu.ac.za/faculty-engineerings-ingenuity-key-phd-successes
Faculty of Engineering’s ingenuity key to PhD successes
2021-10-28 Ingenuity built the world, resourcefulness sustains it and our imaginations will take it forward. This is evident from some of the interesting and important PhDs that the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Engineering has delivered in 2021. In the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-unites-and-sparks-conversation-kidney-health
NWU unites and sparks conversation on kidney health
2024-03-20 World Kidney Day is a global awareness campaign that emphasises the value of kidney health and actions that can be taken to reduce kidney disease and related illnesses. On Thursday, 14 March 2024, the Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART) in the…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/paa/3MC-Course-FD/Registration