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First-year registration 2026
2026-02-03 [accordion] It all starts here The North-West University will be hosting the 2026 Orientation Programme for first-year students from 31 January – 07 February 2026. The following framework provides more information on the arrival of First-year…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/water-research-group-extraordinary
Extraordinary Appointments
2025-03-01 Professor Bernd Sures bernd.sures@uni-due.de; Bernd.Sures@nwu.ac.za The research of Bernd Sures is of immense societal relevance. At its core, it focuses on understanding the occurrence and effects…http://news.nwu.ac.za/alumnus-publishes-tell-all-mental-health-memoir
Alumnus publishes tell-all mental-health memoir
2020-07-09 When Dr Kleinjan Redelinghuys, an Optentia postdoctoral research fellow and expert in industrial psychology, recently published his book, Unfiltered: Grappling with mental illness, he was guided by two objectives. The first was to write about a side of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/smarketing-putting-your-money-where-your-nose
Smarketing: Putting your money where your nose is
2020-10-14 Marketers and retailers are finding increasingly ingenious ways to lure prospective buyers to their products. And, according to Dr Roland Goldberg, a senior lecturer in marketing at the North-West University (NWU), your wallet is more closely connected to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/getting-most-out-medicinal-plant-extracts-nanotechnology
Getting the most out of medicinal plant extracts with nanotechnology
2020-10-21 A North-West University (NWU) graduate is bringing together age-old plant knowledge and the latest nanotechnology to make the most of medicinal plant extracts. According to a United States National Nanotechnology Initiative, nanotechnology is currently…http://news.nwu.ac.za/ewp-gala-showdown-celebrate-female-entrepreneurs
EWP gala showdown to celebrate female entrepreneurs
2017-09-11 A lot can happen in five years, and the coordinators and the participants of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Enterprising Women Programme (EWP) can attest to this. This year marks the fifth anniversary of this flagship entrepreneurial short programme…http://news.nwu.ac.za/three-keys-unlock-loerie-success-three-students
Three keys unlock Loerie success for three students
2018-10-26 The will to win, the desire to succeed and the urge to reach your full potential. These are three keys to unlock the door to personal excellence – and three Loerie awards. Three of our graphic design students proved this true when they walked away with…http://news.nwu.ac.za/bye-bye-birdie-fanie-lands-pga-eagle
Bye-bye birdie as Fanie lands a PGA eagle
2018-10-31 Fanie Roos, a lecturer in sport management, recently became the first North-West University (NWU) representative to address the prestigious Professional Golfers Association of South Africa (PGA-SA). And come January 2019, he will be jetting off to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/research-identifies-novel-treatment-options-rare-disease
Research identifies novel treatment options for rare disease
2019-04-15 The research of a brilliant postgraduate student at the North-West University (NWU) is a breakthrough in the understanding of mitochondrial disease and identifying novel treatment options for patients. Karin Terburgh investigated mitochondrial disease as…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-public-lecture-remembrance-sol-plaatje
NWU hosts public lecture in remembrance of Sol Plaatje
2019-05-02 Indigenous Language Media in Africa, a research niche area on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng hosted a public lecture on 25 April 2019 to celebrate one of South Africa’s most accomplished political and literary figures, Solomon…http://news.nwu.ac.za/geexpo-2019-give-maths-science-and-it-try
GeeXpo 2019: give maths, science and IT a try
2019-06-03 The countdown to the North-West University’s (NWU’s) GeeXpo has begun, and schools across central South Africa are invited to take part in the annual mathematics, science and information technology expo. This year’s rendition of GeeXpo will see the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-residence-chapter-makes-going-green-their-business
NWU Residence Chapter makes going green their business
2019-07-10 How can universities encourage students and staff to think green, act green, and become green leaders? The Residence Chapter of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng showed their (green) mettle when they received an honorary award for…http://news.nwu.ac.za/global-warming-fuelling-global-inequality
Global warming is fuelling global inequality
2019-07-22 Poor countries are becoming poorer as a result of global warming and more intense heat waves in the future will widen the inequality gap. These are some of the research findings of Namhla Mkiva, a technical support staff member in the subject group…http://news.nwu.ac.za/biogas-brilliance-scores-nwu-enactus-team-second-place
Biogas brilliance scores NWU Enactus team a second place
2019-07-18 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Enactus team secured the second position in the ideation challenge competition during the annual EnactusZA National Competition that took place at the Sandton Convention Centre on 8 and 9 July 2019. This competition…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-colloquium-internationalisation-and-social-cohesion
NWU Colloquium on Internationalisation and Social Cohesion
2017-03-29 The Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU) recently hosted a colloquium with the theme “Internationalisation and Social Cohesion”, with a specific focus on the social and institutional experiences of international students and minority students…http://news.nwu.ac.za/science-behind-absent-fathers
The science behind absent fathers
2017-11-09 A large number of South African children are living their lives without the presence of a father figure. The issue of absent fathers has been a major problem in the country for a number of years. Dr Fazel Freeks, who is a senior lecturer and the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/musa-speaks-global-leadership-summit
Musa speaks up at Global Leadership Summit
2017-11-23 The inspiring story of Dr Musawenkosi “Musa” Saurombe, who at 23 is one of Africa’s youngest female PhD graduates, earned her an invitation to speak at the Global Leadership Summit 2017. Now a postdoctoral research fellow in the Global Innovators…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumna-named-first-burke-scholar
NWU alumna named as first Burke scholar
2018-05-28 The inaugural Burke Scholarship, aimed at advancing democracy by developing promising young journalists, has been awarded to Khethokuhle Ayanda Mthethwa, from Tsakane, Gauteng. Ayanda is an alumna of the North-West University (NWU) and obtained her BA…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-part-new-dst-nrf-education-research-group
NWU part of new DST-NRF Education Research Group
2018-06-05 Academic staff members from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences recently joined the DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Mathematical and Statistical Sciences’ newly established Education Research Group. This…http://news.nwu.ac.za/successful-review-nwu-sarchi-chair-prevention-cardiovascular-disease