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The NWU’s finances during Covid-19
2021-09-16 Over the past number of years there has been a decrease in funding in real terms from the government to universities across the country. The Covid-19 pandemic has not only created a lot of panic and uncertainty, but also magnified and exacerbated the…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/af/auther/gesondheidsbevordering-welstand-aktivering-2
Gesondheidsbevordering & Welstand aktivering 2
2020-09-01 Hulpbronne: Health promotion (0.48MB) Responsible discarding practices (10MB) Nuttige skakels: The Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion World Health Calendar Western Cape on Wellness (WOW) Public Health…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/unit-environmental-sciences-and-management/environmental-management
Environmental Management
2024-06-07 Sub-programme leader: Dr Phathu Mukwevho (Phathu.Mukwevho@nwu.ac.za) [accordion] Introduction The Environmental Management sub-program investigates various aspects of sustainable development and the use of environmental management…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-engineering-still-forefront
NWU's Engineering still at the forefront
2018-11-20 A great honour was recently bestowed upon the North-West University's (NWU’s) Faculty of Engineering when their programme in mineral processing has been named under the top 100 best programs in the world in this field. This announcement was made by the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/july-2019-inflation-results-are-released-quo-vadis
July 2019 Inflation results are released: Quo vadis?
2019-08-22 According to Statistics South Africa (2019) the annual year-on-year inflation rate declined from 4,5% in June 2019 to 4,0 % in July 2019, while on a month-on-month basis the inflation increased by 0,4%. “The inflation rate is therefore within the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/we-lead-through-research-nwu
We lead through research at the NWU
2022-08-31 At the North-West University (NWU), research not only plays a pivotal role in the daily functioning, but it is also where the university helps to change the world. Beyond the NWU’s multitude of research centres of excellence, chairs, units, focus areas and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/dr-mathews-phosa-those-we-should-diligently-serve-are-cold-and-hungry
Dr Mathews Phosa: Those we should diligently serve are cold and hungry
2023-05-30 Political titan, businessman extraordinaire, philanthropist and a figurehead of the ANC’s negotiation process in the early 1990s, Dr Mathews Phosa visited the North-West University (NWU) on 23 May and pulled no punches in detailing how to get the country back…http://news.nwu.ac.za/antimicrobial-resistance-threatens-africas-future-sasuf-2023
Antimicrobial resistance threatens Africa’s future (SASUF 2023)
2023-03-30 Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a huge threat to Africa’s and, by extension, the world’s health care systems and should be addressed with haste. This according to Prof Carlos Bezuidenhout, director of the Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management,…http://law.nwu.ac.za/law-justice-and-sustainability/external-projects
External Projects
2023-10-30 Transboundary Protection of Biodiversity (TraProBio) Justus Liebig University and the Faculty of Law NWU (Potchefstroom Campus) KAS/NWU "Risks Posed to Protecting the Right to Food and Food Security" Conference October 2013 KAS/NWU "…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/virtual-seminar-dr-patience-chadambuka-rural-communities-and-coping-extreme-heat-south-western
Virtual seminar by Dr Patience Chadambuka: Rural Communities and Coping with Extreme Heat in South-Western Zimbabwe
2024-04-18 The NWU School of Social Sciences cordially invites to attend a thought-provoking virtual seminar hosted by Dr Patience Chadambuka, from Midlands State University, Zimbabwe. The seminar is titled "Rural Communities and Coping with Extreme Heat in South-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nuwe-boek-ondersoek-die-verskuilde-wereld-van-waterparasiete
Nuwe boek ondersoek die verskuilde wêreld van waterparasiete
2025-06-04 ’n Beduidende bydrae tot omgewingswetenskap is op Vrydag 16 Mei gemaak toe ’n nuwe boek, Aquatic Parasitology – Ecological and Environmental Concepts and Implications of Marine and Freshwater Parasites, vrygestel is. Prof Nico Smit van die Noordwes-…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/af/chemical-resource-beneficiation-crb/publikasies-kool-en-laserchemie-navorsingsgroep
Publikasies: Kool- en Laserchemie Navorsingsgroep
2017-08-30 • P.J. Mohlala and CA Strydom, Lewis acid-base properties of a low carbon aluminium killed steel substrate, S. Afr. J. Chem., 60 (2007) 29 – 35. • NR Nengovhela, CA Strydom, JP Maree, S Oosthuizen and DJ Theron, Recovery of…http://law.nwu.ac.za/law/researcher-package-post-doctoral-and-post-graduate-bursaries
Researcher Package for Post-Doctoral and Post-graduate bursaries
2020-12-11 North-West University and University of Fort Hare-RAVAC: NWO-NRF Project: Water-Energy-Food communities in South Africa: Post-Doctoral and Post-graduate bursaries 2021 Click here for the adverthttp://news.nwu.ac.za/maintaining-balance-between-protection-and-use-sa%25E2%2580%2599s-most-diverse-floodplain-ecosystem
Maintaining the balance between protection and use of SA’s most diverse floodplain ecosystem
2017-03-29 Thousands of people rely on the floodplain of the Lower Phongolo River in KwaZulu-Natal, as do millions of fish, frogs, birds, insects and other aquatic animals. But how can they all co-exist sustainably and what is needed to maintain the delicate balance…http://news.nwu.ac.za/engineering-week-2024-inspires-next-generation-innovators
Engineering Week 2024 inspires the next generation of innovators
2024-08-14 It all starts at the North-West University (NWU), and the Faculty of Engineering on the Potchefstroom Campus has risen to the occasion to fulfil that mission. For many years, the goal of the biennial Engineering Week has been to introduce high school learners…http://news.nwu.ac.za/global-warming-places-africas-wildlife-peril
Global warming places Africa’s wildlife in peril
2025-10-10 Drought, intensified by global warming and compounded by human action, has taken a devastating toll on wildlife across Africa and the Amazon between 2023 and 2025. According to a sobering new United Nations report, animal populations are being ravaged not…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/masim
MaSIM Home
2023-10-16 Welcome to the Focus Area for Material Science Innovation and Modelling Since it was approved in 2012, the Material Science, Innovation and Modelling (MaSIM) research focus area has endeavoured to become a leading research and development centre…http://news.nwu.ac.za/covid-19-pandemic-lockdown-reshaping-world-work
Covid-19 pandemic lockdown reshaping the world of work
2020-05-11 The Covid-19lockdown has recently forced most companies to adopt a different approach to work by allowing employees to work from home. Dr Kelebogile Paadi, a senior lecturer in the School of Industrial Psychology and Human Resource Management at the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/gauteng-biotech-fundi-award-goes-nwu-researcher
Gauteng Biotech Fundi award goes to NWU researcher
2018-05-08 Expert, past master, authority, professional, specialist and genius… these are all synonyms for the uniquely South African word “fundi”, which aptly describes the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Prof Anne Grobler, recipient of a 2018 Biotech Fundi Award…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-noble-boys-trump-ukzn-again