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NWU academic awarded for being a stroke ambassador
2018-09-19 Every 30 minutes in South Africa a stroke patient who could have been saved, dies or is permanently disabled because they were treated at the wrong hospital. Prof Ronel Pretorius, an associate professor and programme manager for clinical education at the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/expert-hails-new-malaria-drug-approval-newborns-turning-point-africa
Expert hails new malaria drug approval for newborns as turning point for Africa
2025-07-17 Switzerland’s recent approval of Coartem Baby, the first antimalarial treatment specifically designed for newborns and very young children, is a major step forward in tackling one of Africa’s most pressing public health challenges, says Dr Fortunate Mokoena,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/trumps-pause-foreign-aid-upsets-global-health-programmes
Trump’s pause on foreign aid upsets global health programmes
2025-02-07 United States President Donald Trump’s pause in his country’s foreign aid is being felt on the campuses of the North-West University (NWU). The Health Care Centre and HIV/Aids Office on the NWU’s Mahikeng Campus have received notification from Shout-it-Now…http://news.nwu.ac.za/recipient-nwu-honorary-doctorate-shines-satmas
Recipient of NWU honorary doctorate shines at the SATMAs
2024-09-11 Dr (honoris causa) Masego Ezekiel “Easy” Matjila continues to shine. After receiving an honorary doctorate from the North-West University (NWU) in recognition of his commitment to preserving the Setswana, Sesotho, and Sepedi languages, he received another…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/community-engagement-news/trees-and-school-tourism-lead-way-towards-future-african-tourism
TREES AND THE SCHOOL OF TOURISM LEAD THE WAY TOWARDS THE FUTURE OF AFRICAN TOURISM
2024-06-07 Who is to say that social distance will stop us from effectively engaging the community in discussions about solving the great issue of African tourism in times of COVID-19? Staff members from TREES and the School of Tourism have been keeping busy since the…http://www.nwu.ac.za/event/accounting-virtual-career-fair
NWU Accounting Virtual Career Fair
2020-12-09 [accordion] Save the date There were over 2000 students who attended the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Virtual Career Fairs in 2020, for 2021 the Career Centre promises to pull out all the stops. The Career Centre will host four…http://www.nwu.ac.za/event/nwu-general-virtual-career-fair
NWU General Virtual Career Fair
2020-12-09 [accordion] Save the date There were over 2000 students who attended the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Virtual Career Fairs in 2020, for 2021 the Career Centre promises to pull out all the stops. The Career Centre will host four…http://www.nwu.ac.za/event/nwu-law-virtual-career-fair
NWU Law Virtual Career Fair
2020-12-09 [accordion] Save the date There were over 2000 students who attended the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Virtual Career Fairs in 2020, for 2021 the Career Centre promises to pull out all the stops. The Career Centre will host four…http://www.nwu.ac.za/event/nwu-science-and-engineering-virtual-career-fairs
NWU Science and Engineering Virtual Career Fairs
2020-12-09 [accordion] Save the date There were over 2000 students who attended the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Virtual Career Fairs in 2020, for 2021 the Career Centre promises to pull out all the stops. The Career Centre will host four…http://library.nwu.ac.za/icil-2022-exhibitors
ICIL 2022 - Exhibitors
2025-07-31 piql piql piql Digital preservation, archival and long-term data storage services are underpinned by innovative technology designed to keep data alive and accessible. About Secure and future-proof digital preservation Nuclear testing FTEC FTEC FCTEC South…http://news.nwu.ac.za/partnership-aims-boost-financial-literacy-among-students
Partnership aims to boost financial literacy among students
2025-09-18 The North-West University (NWU) is actively reinforcing its dedication to student success by recently partnering with Blackbullion, a digital platform designed to build financial literacy. This partnership desires to give students the knowledge and skills…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/%25E2%2580%259Cbeur-voort-en-hou-aan-glo%25E2%2580%259D-%25E2%2580%2593-prof-linda-du-plessis
“Beur voort en hou aan glo” – Prof Linda du Plessis
2017-03-10 “Waak daarteen om uitdagings bloot as nadelig te sien. Dit is belangrik om te weet dat deur probleme proaktief aan te spreek en te oorkom, jy in die proses waardevolle lewenslesse leer. Uitdagings en swaarkry leer ons deursettingsvermoë, volharding en…http://law.nwu.ac.za/node/29657
Advert for NWO-NRF Project - WEF Bursary
2021-12-07 North-West University and University of Fort Hare-RAVAC: NWO-NRF Project: Water-Energy-Food communities in South Africa: Full time LLM Bursary for Black female student: 2022 The Netherlands Science Research Foundation (NWO) and the South African National…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/population-and-health/projects
Projects
2025-02-25 Highlights of ongoing projects initiated by staff of the Population and Health RFA. There are several projects at different stages of development conducted by entity members, and the list will be updated with new developments. They fall under…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-explores-effect-nuclear-material-humans
NWU academic explores the effect of nuclear material on humans
2019-08-28 Since the beginning of mining operations in the Witwatersrand basin, more than six billion tons of tailings have been produced. The average uranium concentration in these tailings is about 100 mg/kg, translating to over 600 000 tons of uranium oxide being…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/centre-applied-radiation-science-and-technology/research-projects
Research Projects
2017-08-31 CARST has the following research projects: [accordion collapsed] Nuclear Forensic Signatures and Libraries (Prof Manny Mathuthu) Resolving Nuclear Forensic Signatures and Libraries for South Africa’s 72 Uranium mines. This Project…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/material-science-innovation-and-modelling/research-projects
Research projects
2023-10-16 MaSIM has carried out several projects some of which are as follows: Development of low-cost standalone solar cookers with thermal energy storage for decentralized communities using the Sasol-NRF University Collaborative Research Grant by researchers in…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/water-research-group/ecotoxicology
Ecotoxicology
2025-03-01 Ecotoxicology is a scientific discipline which studies the effects of stressors on biological organisms. It integrates toxicology and ecology, predicting the effects of stressors across all levels of biological organisation from molecular level to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/assistance-knysna-and-other-storm-stricken-areas
Assistance to Knysna and other storm stricken areas
2017-06-13 Members of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus community in Vanderbijlpark are opening their hearts to assist victims of the devastating fires in the Southern Cape. Staff members are rallying behind national relief efforts by donating non-…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/water-research-group/research-team-2017