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2019-09-16 .bg { padding: 1em; color: white; background-color: #7F939F; clear: left; text-align: center; } .btn-group-vertical { width: 100%; } The 6th SA-UNESCO Engineering, Science and Technology Conference 23 - 27 September 2019…http://news.nwu.ac.za/coronavirus-%25E2%2580%2593-breastfeed-protect-your-baby
Coronavirus – breastfeed to protect your baby
2020-03-17 With the current coronavirus pandemic creating hysteria as far as it spreads, scientists have recently established that this virus has not yet been found to be transferred in breast milk. This mainly because breast milk has protective agents against…http://news.nwu.ac.za/why-big-game-hunting-botswana-should-open-again
Why big game hunting in Botswana should open again
2021-05-10 Numerous articles have recently been published on different online news platforms regarding the reopening of big game hunting in Botswana. Most of these articles try to put hunting in a bad light, or try to show that hunting does not contribute that much to…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://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/metsi/characterization-microbial-assemblages-micro-plastics-river-system
Characterization of microbial assemblages on micro-plastics in a river system
2022-11-11 Characterization of microbial assemblages on micro-plastics in a river system Thuto Magome (MSc), Carlos Bezuidenhout, Charlotte Mienie Commenced 2020 Rationale The distribution and quantity of microplastics in the aquatic system is…http://www.nwu.ac.za/announcements-2023
Announcements 2023
2024-01-17 [accordion] New NWU Facebook page 14 December 2023 Dear #MyNWU Community, Following a brief pause due to a security breach setback, we are delighted to unveil our brand-new Facebook page, symbolising a fresh start and a commitment to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-launches-lekwena-weather-radar
NWU launches Lekwena Weather Radar
2018-03-22 On 22 March 2018, the minister of Environmental Affairs, Dr Edna Molewa, officially launched the North West University’s (NWU’s) Lekwena Weather Radar, a weather radar network that provides a high-end scientific tool to study and quantify storms and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-phd-student-presents-exciting-research-combat-protein-energy-malnutrition
NWU PhD student presents exciting research to combat protein energy malnutrition
2018-05-02 Adegboyega Taofeek Tope, a PhD student in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences of the North-West University (NWU), received the first prize in two thematic areas for the best oral presentation during the 21st Symposium of the International…http://news.nwu.ac.za/student-business-competition-2017-nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-thys-goes-gold
Student Business Competition 2017: NWU’s Thys goes for gold
2017-10-17 “As farmers in the 21st century we need to be innovative in our approach. Land is scarce and crop cultivation is expensive, especially within the African continent.” This is according to Thys van der Walt, winner of the North-West University’s (NWU’s)…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-among-most-committed-towards-environmental-and-social-change
NWU among the most committed towards environmental and social change
2022-10-27 Universities have a pivotal role to play in finding solutions to pressing environmental and social questions. The latest ranking by the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) agency places the North-West University (NWU) among the top global and local universities when it…http://news.nwu.ac.za/there-nothing-small-about-nanotechnology-north-west-university
There is nothing small about nanotechnology at the North-West University
2023-03-02 One thousand-millionth of a metre. Or, to put it differently: one billionth of a metre. This unfathomably small number is called a nanometre and the world of nanotechnology operates at between 1 and 100 nanometres. This is also where the North-West University…http://news.nwu.ac.za/new-discovery-could-help-crops-survive-harsh-climates
New discovery could help crops survive harsh climates
2025-05-21 Unpredictable rainfall and rising temperatures are threatening crop production across Southern Africa. A groundbreaking discovery by a North-West University (NWU) researcher could pave the way for stronger, more resilient crops capable of withstanding harsh…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-emfuleni-local-municipality-strengthen-partnership-impact-communities-positively
NWU and Emfuleni Local Municipality strengthen partnership to impact communities positively
2023-11-09 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus recently hosted a meeting with the executive mayor of the Emfuleni Local Municipality (ELM), Cllr Sipho Radebe, to strengthen their partnership and to further explore possible opportunities that would…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/geology-and-soil-science
Geology and Soil Science
2025-08-31 What is Geology? Geology is the study of the Earth. This field of study is concerned with the materials that comprise the Earth, rocks and minerals, as well as the processes that contributed to shape our planet, both internally and on the surface.…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/geo-spatial-sciences/about-us
About Us
2025-09-08 Welcome to the School of Geo and Spatial Sciences Geography and Environmental Management is the science where the interaction between mankind and its environment is studied and researched. A relatively new branch of Geography, namely Environmental…http://engineering.nwu.ac.za/engineering/engineering-agrisystems
Engineering Agrisystems
2025-09-09 The AgriSystems Initiative, launched by Prof Rojanette Coetzee at the Faculty of Engineering, North-West University, bridges the gap between engineering and agriculture. It is a collaborative, research-driven effort to solve real-world challenges…http://theology.nwu.ac.za/m-d-program
Masters and Doctoral Studies
2025-07-17 Overview Theology on Reformational foundation The Higher Degrees programmes of the Faculty of Theology of North-West University focus on producing meaningful writing of dissertations and theses on Masters and Doctoral. We practice theology from the…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/atmospheric-chemistry-research-group/funders
Funders
2023-07-03 BIOGRIP project/program, funded under the Department of Science and Technology (DST) Research Infrastructure (RI) Platform in South Africa NRF/SAEON/EFTEON funding for the South African Deposition of Biogeochemical Important Trace Species (DEBITS)…http://news.nwu.ac.za/what-does-weather-hold
What does the weather hold?
2020-09-17 We had an uncommonly cold winter that had our teeth chattering. Now, with spring in full swing, Hector Chikoore, an associate professor at the North-West University (NWU) who specialises in meteorology, climatology and climate change, looks back on the…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/af/material-science-innovation-and-modelling/navorsingsprojekte