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Physics
2025-10-15 Physics attempts to summarise phenomena in nature according to scientific laws. Such laws are formulated to provide us with knowledge of the physical world. Physics, together with the subjects Chemistry and various divisions of Mathematics, form the basis…http://www.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumni/alumni-awards-recipient-siyabonga-maqungo
Alumni Awards Recipient - Siyabonga Maqungo
2021-11-26 Siyabonga Maqungo: world-class tenor is true to his roots As a student in Potchefstroom, it was clear that Siyabonga Maqungo’s singing talent was remarkable. Today, amplified and refined, that great talent is gracing…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/earth-system-sciences-soils-and-resources/research-team
Research Team
2025-08-06 Edward Smit School for Geo- and Spatial Sciences | Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management View profile Dr. Edward Smit is a soil scientist focusing on digital soil mapping, soil physics, and environmental modelling.…http://www.nwu.ac.za/mynwu/test-23456
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2022-09-01 Women’s Day: a day of tribute, reflection, and recommitment August is Women’s Month in our country. It is a recognition of and a tribute to the more than 20 000 women who marched to the Union Buildings on 9 August 1956 to protest against the pass laws and…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/r-o-programme
Programme
2025-11-26 Registration and Orientation (R&O) is divided into faculty based programmes and a curriculum control and registration process presented by your faculty on your specific campus of study, as well as a programme presented by Student Life on your specific…http://www.nwu.ac.za/student-leadership-summit-2024
Student Leadership Summit 2024
2024-09-19 Theme: Future leaders: Embracing change and innovating tomorrow With a view to empowering and equipping NWU student leaders with the relevant information and skills, the Student Life Department is hosting a Student Leadership Summit on the 26th…http://news.nwu.ac.za/faculty-theology-helping-imprisoned-fathers-reach-their-potential
The Faculty of Theology helping imprisoned fathers reach their potential
2018-04-24 It took a moment for Dr Fazel Freeks to comprehend what he was hearing. Aghast at first, the images that formed from the convict’s depiction about the deed that lead to his incarceration made him think about his family. Freeks thought of his youngest…http://news.nwu.ac.za/researcher-first-africa-lead-global-hypertension-society
Researcher is first in Africa to lead global hypertension society
2018-10-25 Normal heart rates range from 60 to 100 beats per minute. Anything above that means blood is racing at an alarming speed through your veins. One person whose blood is pumping with passion in the fight against a deadly health condition, hypertension, is…http://news.nwu.ac.za/driehoek-tragedy-%25E2%2580%2593-nwu-expert-emphasizes-need-professional-trauma-counselling
Driehoek tragedy – NWU expert emphasizes the need for professional trauma counselling
2019-02-07 On Friday, 1 February 2019, the country was shocked by the news of a walkway collapse at Hoërskool Driehoek in Vanderbijlpark. Learners were leaving the morning assembly to go to their respective class rooms when tragedy struck. Three pupils: Roydon…http://news.nwu.ac.za/international-econometrics-expert-deliver-keynote-address-social-sciences-conference
International econometrics expert to deliver keynote address at Social Sciences Conference
2017-03-03 The North-West University’s Vanderbijlpark Campus (NWU Vaal) is joining hands with the Social Sciences Research Society in Turkey to host the 8th International Conference on Social Sciences (ICSS) later this year. The conference will take place in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-awards-honorary-doctorate-work-afrikaans
NWU awards honorary doctorate for work in Afrikaans
2017-11-09 The North-West University (NWU) has awarded an honorary doctorate to a seasoned and experienced academic who has made an outstanding contribution towards promoting Afrikaans in the Low Countries (the Netherlands and Belgium). Prof Ena Jansen, who has…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-mahikeng-law-clinic-making-lasting-impact-local-community
NWU Mahikeng Law Clinic is making a lasting impact in the local community
2017-11-09 The North-West University (NWU) Law Clinic in Mahikeng has been in operation for 33 years. It started as a small advisory office with the assistance of students who participated on a voluntary basis. “In 1984, the Practical Legal Studies course became…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-successful-pertraction-workshop
NWU hosts successful pertraction workshop
2017-10-23 The Focus Area: Chemical Resource Beneficiation and the Technology Transfer and Innovation Support Office of the North-West University (NWU) proudly hosted a Pertraction Metal Refinery Workshop on 11 October 2017. They did this in collaboration with PX…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-first-year-students-attend-colourful-language-awareness-workshops
NWU first-year students attend colourful Language Awareness workshops
2020-02-25 Language, just like art, can be colourful, inspiring and dynamic. First-year students of the North-West University (NWU) became “language artists” when they used colour to illustrate how they experience the many facets of all the languages in their lives…http://news.nwu.ac.za/modern-equipment-takes-nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-sport-science-new-level
Modern equipment takes the NWU’s sport science to a new level
2020-03-23 Have you ever wondered where the iconic Superman goes to maintain his excellent physique? It is quite probably to the sport science division of the new Centre for Health and Human Performance (CHHP) of the North-West University (NWU). Especially now that…http://news.nwu.ac.za/dothraki-and-other-sub-cultural-languages-%25E2%2580%2593-focus-unique-phd-study
Dothraki and other sub-cultural languages – the focus of a unique PhD study
2017-06-23 “Me zisosh disse”. It is just a flesh wound. This would certainly be good news if you were wounded and one of the native speakers of the language used in this sentence. It is Dothraki and it is the fantasy language that was created for the television series…http://news.nwu.ac.za/latest-rankings-highlight-nwus-quality-subjects
Latest rankings highlight NWU’s quality subjects
2021-10-14 The North-West University (NWU) is one of the best tertiary education institutions for education towards a professional career. This has been reconfirmed by the latest rankings by the Times Higher Education (THE) World Rankings, which place the NWU among the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/latest-rankings-reaffirm-nwus-quality-subjects
Latest rankings reaffirm NWU’s quality subjects
2021-09-16 Are you a health professional or psychologist, or would you like to study these subjects? It has been confirmed. The North-West University (NWU) is just the right place to be for a quality education in these fields. Like previous rankings this year,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/its-time-put-environmental-regulations-work