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Public Lecture: The Story of Our Cosmic Origin (and some lessons from past blunders)
2022-08-12 You are cordially invited to a public lecture about The Story of Our Cosmic Origin (and some lessons from past blunders). In this lecture, Prof Amare Abebe Gidelew will give a brief overview of current scientific understanding of the universe, its origin, and…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/centre-text-technology/research-new-cloned-cloned
Research New - Cloned - Cloned
2022-08-18 Research & Development Projects & Publications We as a research and development centre combine research experts and the essential technical and administrative support in order to conduct cutting-edge research in text technology and use that as…http://news.nwu.ac.za/helping-most-vulnerable
Helping the most vulnerable
2019-09-19 Academics at the North-West University (NWU) are not only passionate about teaching and learning, but also about engaging with communities about important issues. Dr Lynn Preston and Dr Wanda van der Merwe from the Faculty of Education are going the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/spotlight-falls-role-parents-disciplining-learners
Spotlight falls on the role of parents in disciplining learners
2023-07-31 Many studies have found a strong correlation between learners’ discipline levels and academic performance, with the latter improving as discipline levels improve. However, what is the role that parents play in disciplining their children? Dr Nicholus Mollo…http://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-bismark-delivers-keynote-address-provincial-legislature
Prof Bismark delivers keynote address for provincial legislature
2024-07-01 From 24 to 28 June, the North West provincial legislature hosted an induction workshop for members of the legislature, and Prof Bismark Tyobeka, principal and vice-chancellor of the North-West University (NWU), gave the keynote address to the elected members…http://news.nwu.ac.za/academic-investigates-impact-energy-crisis-africas-development
Academic investigates the impact of the energy crisis on Africa's development
2024-08-30 Energy supply is a critical driver of socio-economic development in African nations as they strive to bridge the gap with developed countries. However, the continent faces significant challenges due to energy poverty and inadequate responses to the ongoing…http://www.nwu.ac.za/event/gender-awareness-week-philosophy-and-gender
Gender Awareness Week - Philosophy and Gender
2021-08-05 Register here Gender Awareness Week The Faculty of Humanities’ School of Philosophy will be hosting the following webinars: Gender in philosophy: How far have we come? – Prof. Chantelle Gray This talk gives a broad overview of gender-…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/workshop-generative-ais-impact-research-and-education
Workshop: Generative AI’s Impact on Research and Education
2024-09-11 You are cordially invited to a workshop on "Generative AI’s Impact on Research and Education", presented by Mr Sidney Engelbrecht from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology. Senior Researchers, Research Supervisors, Emerging researchers, ethics…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/inaugural-lecture-prof-rodwell-makombe-making-sense-second-republic-zimbabwe-through-laughter
Inaugural Lecture of Prof Rodwell Makombe: Making Sense of the Second Republic in Zimbabwe Through Laughter
2025-02-21 The Executive Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Prof Dumi Moyo cordially invites you to the Inaugural Lecture of Prof Rodwell Makombe. Theme: Making sense of the Second Republic in Zimbabwe through laughter: the poetics and politics of resistance…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/unit-environmental-sciences-and-management/environmental-microbiology-and-agricultural
Environmental Microbiology and Agricultural Biotechnology Research Group
2023-03-23 The Environmental Microbiology and Agricultural Biotechnology (EMAB) research group at NWU utilizes both fundamental as well as applied microbiological and biotechnological approaches to address …http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-faculties-come-together-improve-postdoctoral-fellowship
NWU faculties come together to improve postdoctoral fellowship
2019-09-27 The eight faculties of the North-West University (NWU) and their postdoctoral fellows, who hail from all over the world, came together on 20 September at Crista Galli in Potchefstroom to discuss different ideas on how to improve the postdoctoral fellowship…http://news.nwu.ac.za/ali-bacher-he-should-know
Ali Bacher, he should know
2022-08-24 He may be small in posture, but everybody knows he has an enormous spirit. Dr Ali Bacher, South Africa’s most famous cricket administrator, who at the age of 80 still enjoys global standing, this week visited the North-West University (NWU) to share enough…http://news.nwu.ac.za/dont-ask-if-ai-will-take-your-jobs-ask-who-wants-it
Don’t ask if AI will take your jobs, ask who wants it to
2026-04-14 Alarm bells have been ringing about how artificial intelligence (AI) will replace certain, if not most, future jobs. But this fixation on job loss may be asking the wrong question. The real issue is not whether AI will take jobs; it is about who controls AI…http://news.nwu.ac.za/postgraduate-students-brush-statistical-software-analyse-population-data
Postgraduate students brush up on statistical software to analyse population data
2023-09-05 By Menziwa Msibi The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Population Studies and Demography subject group recently hosted a workshop for postgraduate students on its Mahikeng Campus. The workshop was aimed at creating a space for students to get to know each…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/webinar-introduction-altmetric-explorer-north-west-university
Webinar: Introduction to Altmetric Explorer at North-West University
2024-10-11 The Library and Information Service cordially invites you to an engaging webinar on Altmetric Explorer, a powerful tool designed to help you track and enhance the impact of your research. Overview of Altmetric Explorer Gain a comprehensive…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/community-engagement-news/exciting-digitised-journey-enterprising-women-programme
EXCITING DIGITISED JOURNEY FOR THE ENTERPRISING WOMEN PROGRAMME
2024-06-07 Small business owners are prepared for many things, but the COVID‑19 pandemic is not only leaving us uncertain about how to cope in these strange times, but has also resulted in an unprecedented shift in the way that we do business. Entrepreneurs may be…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/telit-sa-news/EW
Exciting digitised journey for the Enterprising Women Programme
2024-06-07 Ms. Leonie Greyling Small business owners are prepared for many things, but the COVID‑19 pandemic is not only leaving us uncertain about how to cope in these strange times but has also resulted in an unprecedented shift in the way that we do business.…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/literacy-studies
Literacy Studies
2026-02-05 Available on the Mahikeng, Potchefstroom and Vanderbijlpark Campuses Academic literacy refers to the ability to successfully navigate, understand, interpret, and produce texts in the academic environment. Regardless of your field of study, you will…http://engineering.nwu.ac.za/engineering/applications