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2022-11-30 Welcome to the School of Biological Sciences At the School of Biological Sciences, our vision is to provide relevant, value driven training and research of international standard that is focussed on proven expertise within the environmental sciences. We…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-master%25E2%2580%2599s-student-wins-award
NWU master’s student wins award
2017-09-13 A master’s degree student at the North-West University (NWU) recently won an award at the Anthropology Southern Africa conference in Malawi. Hestia Victor won the Elaine Salo Award for presenting the paper, “There is life in this place: DIY formalisation…http://news.nwu.ac.za/campus-dvc-calls-solidarity-and-prayer-after-school
Campus DVC calls for solidarity and prayer after school
2019-02-01 The deputy vice-chancellor of the North-West University's (NWUs) campus in Vanderbijlpark, Prof Linda du Plessis, has extended a message of condolences and support after the tragedy at Hoërskool Driehoek on Friday, 1 February 2019: We are deeply shocked…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-professor-appointed-high-court-judge
NWU professor appointed as High Court judge
2019-11-19 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Prof Elmarie van der Schyff of the Faculty of Law has been appointed as a judge in the Gauteng Division of the High Court after President Cyril Ramaphosa signed off on her appointment this week. Prof Van der Schyff…http://news.nwu.ac.za/expert/tafadzwa-matiza
Tafadzwa Matiza
2022-10-31 I am one of the first African researchers to explore Nation Branding (NB) in tourism. Nation branding [also referred to as place branding] is a niche multi-disciplinary field of study within conventional marketing management. It involves the evaluation and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-team-secures-second-position-student-datathon-challenge
NWU team secures second position in Student Datathon Challenge
2023-03-07 Students from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Computer Science and Information Systems secured second position in the annual Data Intensive Research Initiative of South Africa (DIRISA) Student Datathon 2022 Challenge. Themed "Using social…http://news.nwu.ac.za/unemployment-level-raises-red-flag-about-weak-growth-performance
Unemployment level raises red flag about weak growth performance
2025-05-14 The 1% rise in the unemployment level in the first quarter of 2025 raises another red flag about South Africa’s weak growth performance. Prof Raymond Parsons, economist from the North-West University (NWU) Business School, says with the gross domestic…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumnus-honoured-teaching-excellence
NWU alumnus honoured for teaching excellence
2023-08-22 North-West University (NWU) alumnus and dedicated educator Tumelo Malebelela clinched the prestigious Teacher's Award in the "Excellence in Secondary Teaching" category during the North West Provincial Teaching Awards ceremony on 18 August 2023. "I am…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/business/community
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2026-02-10 Community, Overview The NWU Business School realises that an organisation cannot operate in isolation of its environment. Therefore, we strive to help uplift our community by providing courses on current issues such as HIV and AIDS for our business leaders.…http://engineering.nwu.ac.za/nuclear-engineering/history-nuclear-engineering-nwu
History of Nuclear Engineering at the NWU
2023-12-28 The DST/NRF SARChI Research Chair in Nuclear Engineering The aim of the DST/NRF SARChI Research Chair was to do world-class research and contribute to the training of highly qualified nuclear engineers, scientists and technologists to serve the needs of…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/centre-health-human-performance/c2ktoets
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2026-02-16 Care2Kids resources Download our Brochures Information on neuroprotective-development Information on Care2Kids Complete our Application Forms Application form and client-guide (Potchefstroom) Background…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/pure-and-applied-analytics-paa/workshop-videos
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2021-11-16 .bg { padding: 1em; color: white; background-color: black; clear: left; text-align: center; } .btn-group-vertical { width: 100%; } StatCon 2021 On-line Workshop 19 November, 2021 – 9 December, 2021…http://news.nwu.ac.za/andr%25C3%25A9-pretorius-shares-his-world-cup-memories
André Pretorius shares his World Cup memories
2019-08-23 He has more than 1 500 first-class points to his name, and boasts 31 tests for the Springboks: Yes, André Pretorius is definitely one of South Africa’s great rugby heroes. André was also one of Jake White’s Springboks who captured the 2007 IRC World Cup…http://news.nwu.ac.za/dire-need-research-improve-child-literacy
Dire need for research to improve child literacy
2020-02-21 It is no secret that language development is a critical part of a child’s overall development. Sadly, the lack of this development and the terrible effects this may have on one’s life are often overlooked. Prof Leenta Grobler, leader of the Medical…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-trailblazer-diatomology-scoops-prestigious-award
NWU trailblazer in diatomology scoops prestigious award
2021-08-19 Dr Roksana Majewska, a postdoctoral fellow at the North-West University (NWU), has been recognised as a trailblazer and groundbreaker in the marine biology and diatomology fields. At the recent Africa Genome Challenge 2021, Dr Majewska walked away with…http://news.nwu.ac.za/preclinical-research-bridge-new-medicines
Preclinical research: the bridge to new medicines
2022-08-24 “Preclinical research serves as a bridge to new medicines,’’ says North-West University (NWU) academic Prof Rose Hayeshi, associate professor and director of the DSI/NWU Preclinical Drug Development Platform (PCDDP). Preclinical drug development is one of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-launches-women-leadership-programme
NWU launches Women in Leadership Programme
2023-09-05 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) People and Culture unit and Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) recently collaborated to host the launch of the university's first Women in Leadership Programme. The programme launch, themed "How to thrive as an…http://news.nwu.ac.za/what-impact-will-us-election-have-south-africa
What impact will the US election have on South Africa?
2025-04-22 On Tuesday 5 November, Americans will cast their votes to elect the 47th president of the United States of America. The latest polls show that the current vice president and Democratic nominee, Kamala Harris, has a slight, one point lead, with Republican and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/engineering-student-wins-s2a3-masters-medal
Engineering student wins S2A3 Master’s medal.
2023-05-15 By Aldrin Ngorima Developing a novel technique to support a South African company to better deal with noisy call centre audio, resulted in a S2A3 Master’s Medal for recipient, Walter Heymans. The medal is an annual award given to the most exceptional…http://news.nwu.ac.za/ins-and-outs-developing-online-multimedia-learning-platforms