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Is it still ethical to conduct coal research in South Africa?
2023-11-23 As the debate on the effect of fossil fuels on climate change rages on, questions regarding the use of fossils fuels as a major part of the country’s energy-producing package are hotly disputed. Now, Prof Marco le Roux of the Faculty of Engineering at the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/empowering-africa-role-ai-economic-advancement
Empowering Africa: the role of AI in economic advancement
2024-04-17 The key challenges that Africa is facing are best expressed through the United Nations’ sustainable development goals, which include no hunger, no poverty, no inequality, climate action, quality education, clean water, and sanitation, among other things.…https://news.nwu.ac.za/lean-times-more-food-can-be-produced-fewer-resources
In lean times, more food can be produced with fewer resources
2024-10-09 Agriculture is at the forefront of ensuring food security and researchers at the North-West University (NWU) are constantly looking for innovative and more effective ways to enhance this crucial sector. Associate professor Rojanette Coetzee from the School…https://news.nwu.ac.za/newly-launched-book-set-revolutionise-aquatic-world
Newly launched book set to revolutionise the aquatic world
2024-11-13 The Water Research Group in the Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management (UESM) at the North-West University (NWU) launched Prof Paul Skelton’s new edition of the book titled Freshwater Fishes of Southern Africa – A Complete Guide on Monday, 4 November…https://news.nwu.ac.za/south-africa-urged-adopt-sustainable-model-mine-rehabilitation
South Africa urged to adopt sustainable model for mine rehabilitation
2025-05-05 Sitting on a R49 billion environmental liability tied to 6 100 legacy mines, South Africa needs to consider a dedicated rehabilitation fund supported by mandatory levies on mining companies to meet its mine rehabilitation targets. Speaking during a public…H2 Production
2017-01-19 In our group membrane based elctrolyzers are developed for the production of H2 using novel processes like the hybrid sulphur (HyS) process where the hydrogen is produced by the oxidation of SO2 in the presence of water forming H2SO4. Both…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/water-research-group/parasitology
Parasitology
2025-03-01 Parasitology can be defined as the study of parasites and their hosts, as well as the interactions between the two. Parasites are a crucial part of a functional and healthy ecosystem, particularly within the natural environment. The biodiversity of an…NWU wants to manufacture affordable artificial limbs
2022-08-19 Losing a limb is certainly a traumatic experience. Making matters wors is that it usually goes with astronomical medical bills. Although the last thing that you would want to worry about is having sufficient funds to afford a prosthetic limb, this is a…Sport Facilities
2022-05-26 [accordion collapsed] Mahikeng Campus facilities The Mahikeng Campus offers excellent sporting facilities which include a soccer institute, swimming pool, outdoor facilities and an indoor sports hall. Both the Soccer Institute…NWU teams set assistance to NW Health in motion
2020-04-30 Epidemiological and technical assistance against COVID-19 is the latest contribution in the collaboration between the North-West University and the North West Department of Health (NWDoH). This entails the NWU drafting scenarios and assisting with an…https://engineering.nwu.ac.za/engineering/test-modal-0
Test modal
2023-01-30 Dr Felix Büchi Paul Scherrer Institut, Head Electrochemistry Laboratory a.i. and Fuel Cell Systems and Diagnostics Group × Speaker: Dr Felix Büchi Dr. Felix N. Büchi Electrochemistry Laboratory, Energy and Environment Division, Paul Scherrer…https://news.nwu.ac.za/villainisation-vaccinations-and-rehabilitation-authority
The villainisation of vaccinations and the rehabilitation of authority
2021-02-08 While social media and the information age have had the wonderful effect of making information freely available, they have, seemingly, also caused the demise of people’s trust in experts, authorities, specialists and researchers. Dr Yolandi Coetzer,…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/applous-vir-die-finaliste-en-wenners-van-die-modiragatsi-innoveringskompetisie-vir-die-jeug
Applous vir die finaliste en wenners van die Modiragatsi-innoveringskompetisie vir die jeug
2022-08-22 Die Besigheidskool van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) het op Vrouedag vanjaar die voorreg gehad om begaafde en skrander jong leerders en studente te vereer wat die potensiaal toon om ’n beter toekoms vir ons almal te skep! Die finaliste en wenners van…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/mense-los-probleme-op-en-maak-antropologie-die-regte-plek-om-te-wees
Mense los probleme op en maak antropologie die regte plek om te wees
2021-04-28 Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se vakgroep Antropologie gaan van krag tot krag, en is van voorneme om die NWU een van die topuniversiteite te maak waar daar op hierdie gebied gestudeer kan word. “Met die besef dat die ingewikkelde probleme van ons…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/luister-na-die-sterre
Luister na die sterre
2021-10-28 Die ruimte is nie so stil as wat dit dalk voorkom nie, en asteroseismoloë weet dit. Asteroseismologie is ’n florerende gebied met geleenthede vir studente en jong navorsers en het ’n impak op talle ander gebiede van sterrekundige navorsing. Maar waaroor gaan…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-gaan-groen
NWU gaan groen
2023-04-28 Die omgewing sluit alle lewende en nielewende dinge in, en ons kan sien hoe negatiewe impakte die omgewing benadeel. Mense moet die omgewing verstaan, en ook die impak van mense se gedrag wat klimaatsverandering veroorsaak en tot gronderosie, swak luggehalte…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-kyk-verby-beurtkrag-na-volhoubare-groener-energie-oplossings
NWU kyk verby beurtkrag na volhoubare groener energie-oplossings
2024-07-31 Terwyl die huidige uitdagings aangepak word wat deur beurtkrag veroorsaak word, kyk die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) ook na langtermyn- volhoubare en groener oplossings vir die opwekking van hernubare energie. Dit sal nie net energiesekerheid verseker nie,…https://www.nwu.ac.za/womens-month-2022
Women's Month 2022 - Cloned
2023-07-27 Women’s Day: a day of tribute, reflection, and recommitment August is Women’s Month in our country. It is a recognition of and a tribute to the more than 20 000 women who marched to the Union Buildings on 9 August 1956 to protest against the pass…Associations
2017-10-03 PARTICIPATION IN EXTERNAL INSTITUTIONS / ASSOCIATIONS / PROJECTS // DEELNAME AAN EKSTERNE LIGGAME / ASSOSIASIES / PROJEKTE SUMMER SCHOOL WITH JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY / SOMERSKOOL MET JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITEIT…https://news.nwu.ac.za/three-minute-thesis-shows-less-more