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NWU’s Prof Leenta Grobler – A Rising Star
2024-07-24 Prof Leenta Grobler, the director for business development and stakeholder engagement in the Faculty of Engineering at the North-West University (NWU), is a true trailblazer and not even the Covid-19 pandemic can hold her back. She was recently announced as…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-joined-global-experts-korean-conference-education
NWU student joined global experts at Korean Conference on Education
2024-11-20 Kamogelo Noge, a Master of Indigenous Knowledge Systems (MIKS) student at the North-West University (NWU) Mahikeng Campus, recently embarked on an educational journey to the industrial city of Incheon in South Korea. Noge was honoured to partake in the…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/mitochondrial-laboratory/research-objectives-and-technologies-used
Research Objectives and Technologies Used
2018-03-05 The MRL is set up to investigate various aspects of mitochondrial function and disease from different approaches and is therefore a truly multidisciplinary research group. The laboratory is a very well-equipped with specialised apparatus for the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-tech-transfer-specialist-highlights-role-ttos-sarima-2024-conference-maputo
NWU tech transfer specialist highlights the role of TTOs at SARIMA 2024 conference in Maputo
2024-09-10 At the 2024 Southern African Research and Innovation Management Association (SARIMA) conference in Maputo, Mozambique, Mr Ntiyiso Shabangu, technology transfer specialist at the North-West University (NWU) Technology Transfer and Innovation Support (TTIS)…https://news.nwu.ac.za/ranking-agencies-sing-nwus-praises
Ranking agencies sing NWU’s praises
2024-12-11 Three rankings confirm that the North-West University (NWU) is an institution that shines not only locally but also internationally, and can stand tall among some of the world’s greatest universities. Students can be assured that when they decide on the NWU…https://news.nwu.ac.za/north-west-university-expertise-puts-rural-womens-mental-health-spotlight
North-West University expertise puts rural women’s mental health in the spotlight
2025-04-22 They are too often forgotten and relegated to an afterthought – their plight unheard, their future uncertain. They are the women in South Africa’s low- and middle-income communities who suffer from perinatal mental health issues, and the North-West University…https://news.nwu.ac.za/new-research-offers-hope-africas-malaria-crisis
New research offers hope in Africa’s malaria crisis
2025-03-12 A new weapon in the battle against malaria is emerging, and this time not from a laboratory, but rather driven by machine learning. Researchers at the North-West University (NWU) have leveraged artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate the search for life-…https://news.nwu.ac.za/north-west-university-and-agricultural-research-council-co-hosts-2025-ngrp-annual-meeting
North-West University and Agricultural Research Council Co-Hosts 2025 NGRP Annual Meeting
2025-03-17 Food security, climate change and sustainability. These are some of the issues that will take centre stage from 19 to 20 March when the North-West University (NWU) and Agricultural Research Council (ARC) will be co-hosting the 2025 National Grain Research…https://www.nwu.ac.za/date/webinar-wiley-sanlic-author-engagement-programme-how-can-peer-review-help-you-be-better-author
Webinar: Wiley-SANLiC Author Engagement Programme - How Can Peer Review Help You be a Better Author?
2024-02-26 You are cordially invited to a webinar on Wiley-SANLiC Author Engagement Programme - How Can Peer Review Help You be a Better Author?. You've submitted your paper to a journal, and now you're in the waiting phase for the peer review process. But how…https://www.nwu.ac.za/date/virtual-seminar-dr-crispen-chinguno-customer-king-gig-work-small-south-african-city
Virtual Seminar by Dr Crispen Chinguno: Customer is King’: Gig Work in a Small South African City and the Varieties of Digital Control and Workers’ Responses
2024-04-03 You are cordially invited to attend a thought-provoking virtual seminar hosted by Dr. Crispen Chinguno, Senior Lecturer in Industrial and Economic Sociology at Sol Plaatje University, Kimberley. Dr. Chinguno's seminar titled "Customer is King": Gig Work in a…Enactus Vaal through to the next round of Harmony LED Challenge
2017-06-29 Members of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark chapter of Enactus are walking proud and tall after advancing to the second round of the prestigious 2017 Harmony Local Economic Development Challenge. The team from Vanderbijlpark…Campbell is Coal Man of the Year
2017-07-03 This tribute is for the individual who has donated valuable time and effort to the betterment of the industry. Prof Quentin Campbell of the North-West University (NWU) received this accolade when the Southern African Coal Processing Society (SACPS)…Lace-up for CANSA Relay for Life 2017
2017-08-18 Since the inception of the CANSA Relay for Life movement in South Africa 12 years ago, scores of communities have mobilised in the fight against cancer. This year will see the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark play host, for the fifth…Screening at birth can spare babies and parents much pain
2018-02-23 Newborn screening (NBS) is internationally recognised as essential in preventive healthcare practices. It involves the testing of newborn babies for treatable genetic conditions or inborn errors of metabolism that may not be apparent at birth. All newborn…https://news.nwu.ac.za/groundbreaking-pilot-project-test-effectiveness-podcast-based-learning
Groundbreaking pilot project to test the effectiveness of podcast-based learning
2025-05-13 In an ambitious effort to reimagine how entrepreneurship education is delivered in resource-constrained environments, the bhive Enterprise Development Centre (bhive EDC) at the North-West University (NWU), in partnership with Leuphana University in Germany…https://news.nwu.ac.za/vanderbijlpark-campus-celebrates-student-athletes-ussa-homecoming-event
Vanderbijlpark Campus celebrates student athletes at USSA homecoming event
2025-02-28 The North-West University's (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus was recently alive with excitement and pride as the campus hosted a University Sports South Africa (USSA) homecoming event. This occasion, dedicated to honouring the remarkable achievements of student…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/unit-data-science-and-computing/decision-science-and-optimisation-group
Decision Science and Optimisation Group
2025-02-25 The Decision Science and Optimisation Group focuses on advancing computational and analytical methodologies to enhance decision-making, predictive modelling, and optimisation across diverse industries. The group specialises in Decision Support Systems (DSS),…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-expert-weighs-north-west-floods