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Prof continues his Oxford research
2019-04-24 An associate professor at the Faculty of Theology of the North-West University (NWU) recently returned from the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing, where he spent three months doing research. Prof Vhumani Magezi was an academic visitor at the institute…https://news.nwu.ac.za/rely-engineers-your-babys-health
Rely on engineers for your baby's health
2018-12-12 Those who have the privilege of bringing a child into this life want to ensure that their baby receives the best possible healthcare and that abnormal health issues are diagnosed and addressed as soon as possible if this occurs. To measure a newborn baby…https://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/marthie-van-der-walt
Marthie van der Walt
2021-01-22 My post-doctoral endeavours (since 2008) took me on a journey to become an established (NRF C2-rated) researcher within the metacognition research community in mathematics education. Based on my intellectual property stemming from my Master's and doctoral…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumna-meet-anc-top-six
NWU alumna meet ANC top six
2018-11-02 When you plan to establish a Girls’ School of Excellence where dreams can come true, people notice. Even the President of the country does. North-West University (NWU) alumna and postdoctoral fellow Dr Musawenkosi Saurombe recently met with the ANC top…https://news.nwu.ac.za/alumni-gather-annual-business-breakfast
Alumni to gather for annual business breakfast
2019-02-14 The much anticipated annual North-West University (NWU) Alumni Business Breakfast will take place on 8 March 2019 in Vanderbijlpark. This networking event sees members of the NWU’s alumni fraternity, academia, business owners and community members coming…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-boxer-ready-take-world
NWU Boxer ready to take on the world
2019-02-20 Another boxer from the North-West University (NWU) boxing team has just turned professional. Sphiwe Mankosi, one of the most decorated student boxers since joining the team, recently made the switch from amateur boxing to pro. Sphiwe has participated…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-engineering-hosts-best-best
NWU Engineering hosts the best of the best
2019-11-28 Every year, final-year students in electrical, electronic and computer engineering at South African academic universities and universities of technology are required to complete an intensive design project. The best student project nominated by these…https://news.nwu.ac.za/voices-indigenous-communities-practice-need-be-heard
Voices of indigenous communities of practice need to be heard
2022-05-23 “Partnerships between the government, the private sector and civil society are critical for any sustainable development agenda. However, experience in Africa has shown that participation by local communities in development projects is rarely interactive or…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-vanderbijlpark-campus-celebrates-arbor-month
NWU's Vanderbijlpark Campus celebrates Arbor Month
2022-09-30 Student leaders and management of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus recently celebrated Arbor Month by planting 40 trees on campus and outside residences. The campus chose Dias Cotinifolia, also known as the Pompom tree, Basboom in…https://news.nwu.ac.za/elmere-and-jarred-crowned-sporting-royalty
Elmeré and Jarred crowned as sporting royalty
2023-10-12 One has adorned billboards from Cape Town to the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University (NWU), the other is a bit more inconspicuous. But there is no denying the impact made by Elmeré van den Berg and Jarred Elliot in their respective sporting…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/paa
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2023-04-05 Our overarching aim is to conduct fundamental research regarding the foundational principles and paradigms of the Mathematical and Statistical sciences and their applications at an internationally competitive level to the advancement of scientific…https://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-babs-surujlal-why-we-celebrate-transport-month
Prof Babs Surujlal: Why we celebrate Transport Month
2024-10-22 Transport is the backbone of any thriving economy, and in South Africa it is a lifeline that connects people to opportunities, businesses to markets, and communities to essential services. Transport Month, celebrated in October, provides a moment to reflect…“Water will cost as much as oil one of these days” – Prof Johan Tempelhoff
2022-08-19 “South Africa will come to a point where water will become as expensive as oil.” This is according to Prof Johann Tempelhoff, a researcher and historian at the School of Basic Sciences on the Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University (NWU Vaal),…https://humanities.nwu.ac.za/unit-languages-and-literature-sa-context/%25E2%2580%2598safrican-cambridge%25E2%2580%2599-unique-ww2-diary-retrieved-and
A ‘Safrican at Cambridge’: Unique WW2 Diary retrieved and published
2020-07-24 Extraordinary Professor Laurence Wright, from the NWU Research Unit for Languages and Literature in the South African Context, launched his book, The Wartime Diary of W.D. Terry, A ‘Safrican at Cambridge’, with Selected Letters (Print…Canoeing
2025-02-03 Canoeing, also referred to as kayaking or paddling, is practised on relatively large bodies of water and is somewhat unknown to many students before they join the North-West University (NWU) family. The NWU Potchefstroom Canoe Club provides students…Canned Food Day - a huge success
2018-04-16 “We can’t help everyone, but everyone can help someone”. These wise words by former American president Ronald Reagan were befitting during the annual Canned Food Day event that recently took place on the North West University’s campus in Potchefstroom.…https://education.nwu.ac.za/nwu-emelten-rec/about-us
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2024-06-18 Welcome to the North-West University Education, Management and Economic Sciences, Law, Theology, Engineering and Natural Sciences Research Ethics Office. The NWU-EMELTEN-REC is a registered research ethics committee with the National Health Research Ethics…https://education.nwu.ac.za/research-and-innovation/special-interest-groups
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2016-12-01 Gender-based violations and trafficking: Human Rights Education in Diversity Vision: This special interest group of women scholar-activists in South Africa aims to redress gender-based violations and trafficking that often emanate in societies…https://education.nwu.ac.za/commerce-and-social-sciences-education