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GCI project: getting hands dirty and hearts beating for nature
2017-05-05 “If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.” These words by Roman politician and lawyer, Marcus Tullius Cicero, came to mind during the recent launch of the Green Campus Initiative’s (GCI) Mobile Vegetable Garden Project on the North-…A bright future awaits clever Franco
2018-05-07 Franco Bosman is a young man on a mission. At the recent Student Excellence Awards of the Faculty Economic and Management Sciences on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, Franco was announced as the top CA student in the 2017 third-…NWU signs memorandum of understanding with Ndebele Kingship Council
2018-07-23 A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between the Ndebele Kingship Council and the North-West University (NWU) on Wednesday, 18 July 2018. An opportunity for cooperation between the Ndebele Kingship Council and the university was identified and…https://news.nwu.ac.za/latest-budget-provides-foundation-building-fiscal-sustainability
Latest Budget provides foundation for building fiscal sustainability
2025-05-22 Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s revised third Budget is a pragmatic one, given the current circumstances. This is the view of Prof Raymond Parsons, economist from the North-West University (NWU) Business School. In commenting on the third Budget…Antibiotic resistance: Phages to the rescue
2019-09-03 On 30 August 2019 the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Prof Collins Ateba from the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences delivered his inaugural address titled "Phages to the rescue: A story with a ‘possible’ happy conclusion”. Prof Ateba…Confirmed Invited Speakers (3 April 2023)
2023-09-29 .col-sm-3.col.well:hover { color: black; background: white; } Home Scientific Committee Conference Fees Sponsors & Partners Become a sponsor Important Dates Abstract Submission Registration Speakers Programme…https://www.nwu.ac.za/nwu/discover-women-who-inspire
Discover women who inspire
2022-08-03 For this year’s Women’s Month, we look at NWU women who are inspiring. We highlight and celebrate remarkable women who respond to real-world issues with research. These are NWU women who have a passion for acquiring knowledge, who overcome adversity, and…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/daar-niks-kleins-aan-nanotegnologie-die-noordwes-universiteit-nie
Daar is niks kleins aan nanotegnologie by die Noordwes-Universiteit nie
2023-03-06 Eenduisendmiljoenste van ’n meter. Of om dit anders te stel: eenbiljoenste van ’n meter. Hierdie ongelooflike klein meting word ’n nanometer genoem en die wêreld van nanotegnologie funksioneer tussen 1 en 100 nanometer. Dit is ook hier waar die Noordwes-…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/kyk-na-volhoubare-landbou-om-grond-te-bewaar
Kyk na volhoubare landbou om grond te bewaar
2024-04-08 Pluimveemis kan boerderypraktyke in Suid-Afrika omkeer, veral vir bestaansboere in landelike gebiede. Dit is een van die navorsingsbevindings van Mandisa Mazibuko, ’n navorser van die Fakulteit Natuur- en Landbouwetenskappe. Haar navorsing…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/af/fakulteit-natuur-en-landbouwetenskappe/fnas-direkteure
FNAS Direkteure
2024-02-27 [accordion] Skool vir Chemiese en Fisiese Wetenskappe Direkteur: Prof Lebo Katata-Seru Anjunk Direkteur: Prof Cobus Kriek Skool vir Biologiese Wetenskappe Direkteur: Vacant Adjunk Direkteur: Prof Oziniel Ruzvidzo Skool vir Geo- en…Slimstasie by die NWU sal luggehalte en weer moniteer
2019-10-08 Vanderbijlpark, ’n besoedelingsknelpunt, is gekies as die ligging van ’n moderne waarnemingstasie wat die weer sowel as die luggehalte sal moniteer. Hierdie multimiljoenrandontwikkeling sal maak dat die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) die eerste…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/faculty-natural-and-agricultural-sciences/research-and-innovation
Research and Innovation
2025-03-03 The Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences is dedicated to pioneering research and innovation that addresses global challenges while driving sustainable development. Our faculty is home to leading researchers, state-of-the-art facilities,…https://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…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-enactus-team-scoops-first-place
NWU Enactus team scoops first place
2021-05-25 The North-West University (NWU) Enactus team is celebrating two wins after scooping first place in the 2020 Summer Action Challenge and the 2021 Nedbank Ideation Challenge respectively. In addition to bragging rights, the NWU…https://news.nwu.ac.za/new-species-named-honour-nwu-academic
New species named in honour of NWU academic
2022-02-17 According to Sir David Attenborough, who has at least 17 species named in his honour, having a species named after you is the “biggest of compliments that you could ask from any scientific community.” Internationally acclaimed North-West University (…https://news.nwu.ac.za/decision-raise-interest-rate-conveys-strong-message-dealing-inflation
Decision to raise interest rate conveys strong message on dealing with inflation
2022-11-25 “In line with market expectations, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) in a majority vote of three to two raised the repo rate by another 75 basis points, with a minority view favouring a 50 basis-point increase.” Prof Raymond Parsons, economist from the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/cutting-back-bush-encroachment
Cutting back on bush encroachment
2023-06-14 Bush encroachment is a global challenge, but through the multi-million rand RIBS project, this major contributor to land degradation is being tackled with renewed vigour. RIBS is an acronym for “Rangeland Improvement through Bush Control and Sustainable…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-successful-regional-conference-sustainability
NWU hosts successful regional conference on sustainability
2023-09-18 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Social Sciences played host to the successful Planetary Utilisation of Sustainability Strategies (PLUS) Southern African Regional Conference from 11 to 13 September at its Mahikeng Campus. The conference, themed…https://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-bismark-sustainable-energy-future
Prof Bismark: On to a sustainable energy future
2023-09-07 A sustainable energy future is at the forefront of the list of research and innovation priorities of the North-West University (NWU), as is building and maintaining partnerships to help achieve this. Therefore, the NWU is playing host to the 4th AFRA-NEST…https://news.nwu.ac.za/coalition-governance-embodies-both-risks-and-opportunities