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Gender Awareness Week 2023 emphasises gender galaxy, diversity and inclusivity in an educational setting
2024-03-06 The goal of the North-West University (NWU) to promote diversity and inclusion among students, staff and other stakeholders now includes Gender Awareness Week as a critical component. Gender Awareness Week took place online and it was hosted by Dr Louise…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-provides-access-people-disabilities
NWU provides access for people with disabilities
2018-08-14 Accessing a number of the historic buildings on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) three campuses has been a problem over the years, since some of the buildings do not have a ramp or a lift to accommodate people living with disabilities. The NWU has…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-iks-centre-collaborates-wits-university-explore-indigenous-palaeo-knowledge
NWU’s IKS Centre collaborates with Wits University to explore indigenous palaeo-knowledge
2022-04-28 The Indigenous Knowledge System (IKS) Centre of the North-West University (NWU) has partnered with Wits University to do palaeontology research along the Karoo Basin. The IKS Centre team comprises Prof Simeon Materechera, a senior professor and research…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-winter-school-levelling-playing-field-class-2019
NWU Winter School: levelling the playing field for the Class of 2019
2018-06-05 This year more than 700 Grade 12 learners will take part in the annual Winter School initiative of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark. According to Prof Linda du Plessis, the deputy vice-chancellor for planning and Vanderbijlpark…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-career-empowerment-seminar-unlocks-opportunities
NWU career empowerment seminar unlocks opportunities
2023-05-31 The North-West University’s (NWU) Alumni Relations office and the Career Centre recently hosted a career empowerment seminar for postgraduate students. The aim of the seminar was to equip them with the necessary skills, and to provide them with the insight…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/philosophy/postgraduate-degrees
Postgraduate degrees
2022-09-05 Postgraduate Qualifications in Philosophy [accordion] Overview Wondering about the larger context in which you practice your profession? Do you want to make a closer study of the ideas that give direction to our world? Do you want…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/fakulteit-gesondheidswetenskappe-skitter-die-saccma-2023-konferensie
Fakulteit Gesondheidswetenskappe skitter by die SACCMA 2023 Konferensie
2023-10-27 ’n Afvaardiging van die NWU het onlangs op die konferensie van die Vereniging vir Gevorderde Selkultuurmodellering vir Afrika (Society for Advanced Cell Culture Modelling for Africa, SACCMA) wat deur die Fakulteit Gesondheidswetenskappe 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://news.nwu.ac.za/lockdown-offers-challenges-autists
Lockdown offers challenges to autists
2020-06-19 “The current coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent lockdown have disrupted routines unexpectedly and overwhelmingly. This has caused concern across the world about the impact on the mental health of not only adults, but also of children.” Hanlie…http://news.nwu.ac.za/sonwabo-digs-deep-follow-his-dream
Sonwabo digs deep to follow his dream
2021-02-10 ‘’Ulala kanjani ungenayo iDegree’’ – how do you sleep while you don’t have a degree in your possession? This is the IsiXhosa mantra 37-year-old Sonwabo Mvangwana used to motivate himself throughout the four years he was trying to obtain his BSc degree in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/game-thrones-does-not-play-rules
Game of Thrones does not play by the rules
2019-04-25 Game of Thrones breaks all the rules of film making. That is why it is such a huge success. “There are rules and laws of film making that you have to abide by, unless you want to create a specific effect,” says Phil Pretorius from the School of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-dr-sweetness-had-face-lot-sour
NWU’s Dr Sweetness had to face a lot of sour
2023-08-14 It took only a few seconds for her to lose weeks of her life. After her Toyota Yaris had crashed head-on into a bakkie, she was trapped in a cocoon of unconsciousness and when she awoke her world had irrevocably changed. Torturous years of rehabilitation were…http://news.nwu.ac.za/first-kind-study-measures-childrens-utterances
First-of-a-kind study measures children’s utterances
2024-06-25 A study published by the Child Language Development Node of the South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR) at the North-West University (NWU) is the first of its kind to measure children’s utterances in isiXhosa, Sesotho, Setswana and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/much-needed-leadership-support-tiniest-humans
Much-needed leadership to support the tiniest humans
2019-10-07 A few decades ago it was quite common for premature babies to die before their parents had even had the chance to hold them in their arms for the first time. The smaller the infant, the lower the chances of survival were. However, during the past few…http://news.nwu.ac.za/living-his-dream-all-way-over-germany
Living his dream all the way over in Germany
2021-02-04 All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them. This is true for Mattheus van Niekerk, an alumnus of the NWU Faculty of Engineering. Mattheus studied for his BEng Mechanical Engineering degree at the NWU from 2009 to 2012 on the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/didintle-netball-superstar
Didintle is a netball superstar
2020-12-02 North-West University (NWU) alumna Didintle Keebine literally eats, sleeps and breathes netball and her dedication to the sport has paid off. After participating in the recent Telkom Netball League, she was announced as one of the superstars of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/alumna-dances-beat-her-own-song
Alumna dances to the beat of her own song
2018-04-06 Verona Goslett dances to the beat of her very own song. Literally. This talented young alumna of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark recently released her debut Afrikaans single, Maskers (Masks), and is taking the South African…http://news.nwu.ac.za/%25E2%2580%259Cnational-budget-leaves-no-room-mistakes%25E2%2580%259D-%25E2%2580%2593-ettienne-le-roux
“National budget leaves no room for mistakes” – Ettienne le Roux
2017-03-07 “The national budget which was announced on 22 February is definitely a though one setup during even thougher circumstances.” This in a nutshell is the opinion of Mr Ettienne le Roux, Chief Economist of Rand Merchant Bank who interpreted the recent budget…http://news.nwu.ac.za/charonike-remains-radios-golden-girl
Charonike remains radio’s golden girl
2021-08-06 She is the undisputed golden girl of the North-West University’s sound waves, and on Friday, 30 July Charonike Nel proved this once more at the National Radio Awards when she was named the Best Campus Breakfast Programme Presenter. There seems to be no…http://news.nwu.ac.za/engineering-student-wins-s2a3-masters-medal