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Top performing trio applauded by international honour society
2019-06-03 Three students from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark recently took to the stage as Chapter Award winners of the prestigious Golden Key International Honour Society. Ammaarah Abba, Tendai Mavhungu and Salome Mofokeng each…http://news.nwu.ac.za/optentia-top-pops
Optentia is top of the POPS
2021-06-23 Positive organisational psychology (POP) is a fast-growing field, and the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Optentia research focus area is among the top 10 in the world for publications and citations in this field. What’s more, the top three POP researchers…http://news.nwu.ac.za/pukfm-nominated-south-african-radio-awards-once-again
PUKfm is nominated for the South African Radio Awards once again
2023-10-19 By Sandile Mahlangu The South African Radio Awards 2023 nominations are out, and the radio station on the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University (NWU), PUKfm, bagged four nominations. The categories for which the campus radio station was…http://news.nwu.ac.za/ditsobotla-public-school-learners-inspired-nwu-exposure
Ditsobotla Public School learners inspired by NWU exposure
2025-04-01 "Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world." These words by Nelson Mandela encapsulate the spirit of a recent initiative by the North-West University (NWU) Mahikeng Campus Student Campus Council (SCC). This initiative provided…http://news.nwu.ac.za/raising-awareness-about-importance-snakes
Raising awareness about the importance of snakes
2023-04-28 As human beings, we are taught that we should respect all living things, but this can be a sensitive matter where snakes are concerned. These reptiles are often portrayed as dangerous and evil creatures and this influences people’s attitude towards them,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/students-shine-famelab-competition
Students shine at the FameLab competition
2024-05-03 North-West University (NWU) students across diverse disciplines illuminated the stage with their passion for science communication on 19 April 2024. These students showcased their skills during the NWU’s FameLab competition. FameLab is an international…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-vice-chancellor-extends-warm-welcome-22nd-saussa-games-participants
NWU vice-chancellor extends warm welcome to 22nd SAUSSA Games participants
2023-12-12 The vice-chancellor of the North-West University (NWU), Prof Bismark Tyobeka, extended a warm welcome to participants in the 22nd Southern African Universities Staff Sports Association (SAUSSA) Games at the NWU during the official opening that took place at…http://law.nwu.ac.za/external-funded-projects/environmental-constitutionalism-2016
Environmental-Constitutionalism-2016
2017-08-23 New Frontiers in Global Environmental Constitutionalism 3 Day Conference 12, 13 and 14 April 2016 at the North-West University, Potchefstroom Welcome On behalf of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Environmental Rights,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/music-provence-musicians-shine-second-house-concert-memory-elmain-smit
Music in Provence: musicians shine in second house concert in memory of Elmain Smit
2025-10-02 Soft notes floated through the afternoon air like a gentle breeze across lavender fields. The scent of sunflowers and the glow of golden light transformed Prof Paul Smit’s home into a small corner of Provence, carrying guests on a journey of music, memory and…http://library.nwu.ac.za/icil-2019-excursions
ICIL 2019 - Excursions
2025-07-31 Excursions: 27 September 2019, Please note: The excursion is not included in your registration fee. Excursion fees include the entrance fee and the shuttle to the venue. Excursion fees do not include food and beverages. They will be available at all the venues for your pocket. If, for any…, Vilakazi Street, Known the world over for once housing both Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, Vilakazi's reputation has since become inextricably tied to that of the Nobel Peace Prize. On June 16, 1976, the streets of that same area in Soweto were littered…, Boat Cruise, Stonehaven on Vaal, Stonehaven runs a fleet of Vaal Boat River Cruises from the Stonehaven Harbour and proudly boasts SAMSA (South African Maritime Safety Association) Certificates for all of their Vessels. More about Stonehaven River Cruises . Cost: ZAR 410 p/p - 2 hour Boat…, Guided Vredefort Dome Tour, This is the most significant meteorite impact that geologists have yet found on Earth, and it is nearly twice as big as the impact that killed the dinosaurs 65 million years ago. The meteorite impact in the Free State made a crater about 300 km wide (from…, Wonder Cave and Rhino & Lion Nature Reserve, Italian miners discovered the cave in 1898. They mined approximately 15% of the formation and brought it to the surface. The building consists of calcite, which they placed in a self-built oven for two weeks at about 1100 degrees. This formed a powder taken…, Constitutional Hill and University Libraries, This trip will include a visit to the following libraries: University of Johannesburg Library University of Witwatersrand Library Constitutional Hill Cost: ZAR 160 p/p Day trip, National and University Libraries, This trip will include a visit to the following libraries: National Library of South Africa University of South Africa Library (UNISA) University of Pretoria Library Cost: ZAR 300 p/p Day trip, Sharpeville Public Library, This trip will include a visit to the following libraries: Sharpeville Public Library Cost: ZAR 60 p/p Morning trip [/accordion]http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/babalola-laboratory/postdoctoral-fellows
Postdoctoral Fellows
2023-04-13 Dr Ayomide Emmanuel Fadiji Degree(s): B.Tech (Hons) in Microbiology, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria; M.Tech in Microbiology, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria; PhD in…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/international-spring-week/keynote-speakers
Keynote speakers
2025-09-16 Theme Digital futures: Leveraging AI for transformative research, teaching, and outreach in the humanities Dr Bryan Carter received his Ph.D. at the University of Missouri-Columbia and is currently the Director of the Center for Digital…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/hydrometallurgy/research-leaders-and-publication-links
Research Leaders and Publication Links
2023-08-30 Mr. Derik van der Westhuizen Research scientist, group leader Orcid | Scopus Telephone: +27 18 299 2346 Email: derik.vanderwesthuizen@nwu.ac.za Office: Potchefstroom Campus, Building G8, Room 107…http://education.nwu.ac.za/mathematics-sciences-technology-education
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2023-09-04 Welcome to the School of Mathematics, Sciences and Technology Education. The school offers relevant, high-quality education, and trains graduates to become effective teachers and to undertake high-quality research. The school comprises the following subject…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/centre-space-research/heliospheric-physics
Heliospheric Physics
2017-01-04 Researchers in the Heliospheric Physics subprogram of the CSR do theoretical, numerical modelling and experimental research on the acceleration, transport and modulation of charged particles (mainly cosmic rays) in the turbulent plasmatic environment…http://news.nwu.ac.za/practical-project-helps-communities
Practical project helps communities
2020-05-12 With the prevention of the spreading of the Covid-19 virus on everyone’s lips, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) subject group Textile Sciences came up with an innovative idea for their practical work. These students are all making masks from different…http://news.nwu.ac.za/researchers-receive-sought-after-prize-atkv
Researchers receive sought-after prize from ATKV
2020-11-02 Two researchers from the North-West University (one posthumously) were awarded a prestige ATKV-SA Academy prize for an article that appeared in the South African Journal for Natural Sciences and Technology (Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif vir Natuurwetenskap en…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-male-voices-soar-varsity-acapella-2018
NWU male voices soar at Varsity Acapella 2018
2018-10-17 “The trophy came home!” This was the reaction when the sêr group of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Laureus men’s residence scored first place in this year’s national Varsity Acapella competition. During this past weekend in Stellenbosch, Minjonet…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-soccer-institute-players-fly-flag-high-italy
NWU Soccer Institute players to fly flag high in Italy
2019-06-06 Two players from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Soccer Institute will fly the university and South African flag at the World Student Games in Naples, Italy from 3 July to 14 July 2019. Gift Mogorosi and Lindani Nkabinde were selected along with 20…http://news.nwu.ac.za/ju-jitsu-team-scores-11-medals-world-championships