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Professor calls for actionable science that can save lives
2025-10-02 What happens in the lab should not stay there. That was the central message from Prof Anja Franken of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Health Sciences, who used her inaugural lecture to argue that occupational health research must move beyond…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/natural-and-agricultural-sciences/prof-henning-krieg-biography
Prof Henning Krieg - Biography
2021-07-09 PROF HENNING KRIEG Henning Krieg completed his B.Sc. (1989) at Stellenbosch University and his B.Sc. Hons at the University of Pretoria (1991) before travelling on a Fulbright…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/natural-and-agricultural-sciences/david-kubayi-biography
David Kubayi - Biography
2021-07-09 PROF DAVID KUBAYI Prof David Kubayi holds a BSc(Hons) degree in Mathematics Education, a BSc(Hons) in Mathematics, an MSc degree in Mathematics, and a PhD degree in Mathematics,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/alumnus-powers-future
Alumnus powers the future
2025-08-06 Growing up in the Eastern Cape, Eniswa Kandzi, an engineer in training at Lesedi Energy Engineering, developed an early interest in electricity. This interest now drives her work in renewable energy, where she helps design solar systems that power homes and…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/symposium-technology-humanity-and-ethical-compass
Symposium: Technology, Humanity, and the Ethical Compass
2024-03-18 You are warmly invited to attend a symposium focusing on "Technology, Humanity, and the Ethical Compass: Mapping the Path of Capability Development." This event endeavors to outline a direction for the ethical, human-centered, and socially responsible…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/paa/3MC-Course/Program
3MC Course on Anticancer Drug Modeling: Program
2025-11-07 .bg { padding: 1em; color: white; background-color: black; clear: left; text-align: center; } .btn-group-vertical { width: 100%; } Postgraduate Course: Introduction to Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/why-you-have-been-struggling-sleep
This is why you have been struggling to sleep
2020-05-20 If you log on to any social media platform in the early hours of the morning you are likely to find a lot of people online. Since the country went into lockdown due to Covid-19 a few weeks ago, South Africans have been struggling to fall asleep. Prof…http://news.nwu.ac.za/dialogue-examines-service-delivery-and-violent-protests-north-west
Dialogue examines service delivery and violent protests in North West
2020-09-14 The North-West University (NWU) hosted a successful online dialogue on 11 September 2020 during which issues on service delivery and violent protests in the North West province were discussed. Dialogue participants included NWU academics in the field of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/presentation-looks-leadership-legitimacy-during-radical-change
Presentation looks at leadership legitimacy during radical change
2020-10-07 The Optentia research focus area in the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Humanities hosted an online presentation on leadership legitimacy during radical change on 6 October 2020. Prof Linda du Plessis, vice-principal and deputy vice-chancellor…http://news.nwu.ac.za/enterprising-women-programme-be-extended-northern-free-state
Enterprising Women Programme to be extended to northern Free State
2017-06-07 Entrepreneurship is more than just a buzzword: it is perceived to be one of the most significant economic and social developments in the world at present. Excitingly enough, more and more women are stepping up to own and run businesses in numbers that…http://news.nwu.ac.za/golden-key-welcomes-new-academic-achievers
Golden Key welcomes new academic achievers
2018-05-30 The recent new member recognition ceremony of the Golden Key International Honour Society saw a total of 233 students from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark being welcomed into the society. In her address, Dorette Visser Parsons…http://news.nwu.ac.za/technology-cure-all-solution-sa%25E2%2580%2599s-education-woes
Technology: the cure-all solution to SA’s education woes?
2018-02-19 The advances of modern-day technology have introduced new and innovative ways of learning, andnumerous studies have revealed the positive learning effects of virtual reality, online systems, and interactive applications. Prof Sufen Chen from the Taiwan…http://news.nwu.ac.za/international-fame-may-await-nwus-national-famelabr-winner
International fame may await NWU’s national FameLab® winner
2021-10-22 North-West University (NWU) master’s student Letago Kgomoeswana has been announced as the winner of the 2021 national FameLab® competition, one of the biggest science communication competitions in the world. This competition promotes science and technology…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-international-conference-information-literacy
NWU hosts International Conference on Information Literacy
2022-11-03 The North-West University (NWU) recently hosted the second International Conference on Information Literacy (ICIL) on the Potchefstroom Campus. Since the Covid-19 pandemic prevented the holding of the conference in 2021, many sighed with relief when things…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-reviews-pharmacist-internship-programme
NWU reviews the pharmacist internship programme
2023-04-03 For most newly graduated pharmacy students, the compulsory one-year pharmacy internship is the first step towards their service to the community and the start of their professional pharmacy careers in South Africa. The internship year aims to allow…http://news.nwu.ac.za/seminar-explores-socio-political-dynamics
Seminar explores socio-political dynamics
2025-03-04 The School of Government Studies at the North-West University (NWU) recently hosted a thought-provoking discussion on the dynamics of urban conflict in South Africa, featuring conflict resolution expert Andre Vlok. Dr Seshupo Mosala, a lecturer in the School…http://news.nwu.ac.za/digital-lifeline-how-community-newspaper-keeps-language-alive
Digital lifeline: how a community newspaper keeps language alive
2025-05-26 Can a digital platform save a language from fading away? A recent study by Phenyo Mokgothu, a master's graduate and communication practitioner with the North-West University (NWU), has shown that digital community newspapers can indeed preserve language…http://news.nwu.ac.za/library-managers-share-their-knowledge-ai-chile
Library managers share their knowledge on AI in Chile
2024-09-05 The world of libraries will never be the same after the advent of artificial intelligence (AI). Libraries across the world have embraced AI as a tool that not only enhances their services, but also promotes a better library experience for its users. Two…http://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-parsons-previews-expectations-2024-budget-speech