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NWU launches entrepreneurship hub to boost innovation – and hope
2025-03-20 Universities are evolving beyond academic learning and becoming “dynamic hubs of innovation and entrepreneurship”, according to Professor Mzubanzi Bismark Tyobeka, vice-chancellor of the North-West University (NWU). He was speaking at the official handover…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/af/phasrec/melainie-cowdery-cameron
Melainie Cowdery Cameron
2021-06-07 Melainie (Lainie) Cameron is an osteopath and an accredited exercise physiologist (biokineticist in Australia). Lainie has been involved in university education and research in some way or another for most of her career. She completed two research degrees focussed on applied clinical research and clinical education. Most of her research and…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/global-engagement
FHS Globalisation
2024-09-25 The Faculty of Health Sciences is the leading Faculty at the NWU in globalisation. More than 110 collaborative agreements with 45 different institutions in 23 different countries have been signed. Explore our offerings related to Joint teaching and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-mukaro-named-top-scholar-scholargps
Prof Mukaro named a top scholar by ScholarGPS
2024-08-20 Prof Raphael Mukaro, an associate professor in physics at the North-West University (NWU), has been recognised as a leading scholar by ScholarGPS. ScholarGPS is a comprehensive scholarly analytics platform that comprises powerful computational…http://news.nwu.ac.za/university-degree-still-worth-it-south-africas-changing-job-market
Is a university degree still worth it in South Africa’s changing job market?
2026-03-11 Few questions worry prospective students and their parents more today than whether a university degree is still worth it. In a country facing crippling unemployment, the rise of artificial intelligence and mounting financial pressures, prospective…http://news.nwu.ac.za/superlative-nwu-unbeaten-varsity-netball-2018
Superlative NWU unbeaten in Varsity Netball 2018
2018-08-28 Forget the recent cold front; the North-West University (NWU) is white-hot in the opening rounds of the Varsity Netball tournament. The NWU squared off against the University of Johannesburg (UJ) in their opening bout of the competition on 26 August in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/bed-alumni-reunion-strengthens-nwu-community
BEd alumni reunion strengthens the NWU community
2024-10-23 The importance of alumni involvement in shaping the future of the North-West University (NWU) and ensuring its transformation was stressed during a recent reunion for BEd alumni. On 26 September, the Alumni Office, in collaboration with the Faculty of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-eagles-young-guns-brace-fierce-showdown-maties
NWU Eagles Young Guns brace fierce showdown with Maties
2025-03-07 The North-West University (NWU) Young Guns (YGs) will lock horns with the Stellenbosch YGs in a showdown third-round Varsity Cup Young Guns clash at the Fanie Du Toit Sports Grounds on Monday, 10 March. With both teams boasting a 100%-win record so far, this…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/seniorregistration2024
Senior registration 2024
2024-01-19 [accordion] Step 1 - It all starts here Please ensure that you check all the below points: I have updated my contact details I have paid or made arrangements regarding the registration fee of 2024. I know how the …http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-eagles-and-young-guns-extend-their-winning-streak
NWU Eagles and Young Guns extend their winning streak
2026-03-17 The FNB NWU Eagles maintained their impressive form by defeating the FNB UP-Tuks 30-22 in Monday night's Varsity Cup encounter at the Fanie Fortress, thereby climbing to the top of the Varsity Cup log. The NWU Eagles set the tone early on, scoring a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/linguistic-diversity-and-multilingualism-language-education-policy
Linguistic diversity and multilingualism in language-education policy
2025-09-22 By Mafumane Tlhapi and Mzwandile Ndlovu Prof Li Wei, director and dean of the Institute of Education (IOE) at the University College London (UCL), delivered a public lecture on 4 September at the North-West University (NWU). The theme of the…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/af/etiekkantoor/animcare-evalueringsondersteuningsdokumente
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Digital shadows, deadly realities: Technology-facilitated femicide in South Africa
2025-09-04 South Africa’s femicide rate is five times higher than the global average, and one in three women has experienced gender-based violence (GBV) in her lifetime. Increasingly, this violence is no longer confined to physical spaces. It has migrated to digital…http://news.nwu.ac.za/sadilar-announces-and-applauds-sponsorship-awardees-2025-cycle
SADiLaR announces and applauds sponsorship awardees for the 2025 cycle
2025-07-07 The South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR), hosted by the North-West University (NWU), is pleased to award a total of seven sponsorships in support of conferences and training events that are closely aligned with its vision to ensure a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/registration-process-north-west-university
Registration process at the North-West University
2017-01-26 The new academic year is off to a good start with enthusiastic students registering on all three of the North-West University’s (NWU) campuses. As on 26 January nearly 7 000 first years have already enrolled. The NWU’s target for first-year enrolments for…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/af/social-work/elmien-truter
Elmien Crofford
2026-03-04 My research focus is on tackling the complex challenges faced by child protection social workers in South Africa. Through research, we explore the different levels, factors, and stakeholders within the child protection system to identify what hinders effective child protection. Through both PhD and master’s research, our goal is to uncover these…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/centre-health-professions-education-chpe/research-publications
Research & Publications
2025-03-13 Featured CHPE Research – Heymans, Y., Pool, J., Koch, R., Bisschoff, C., Christmals, C., Ebrahim, B., & Olivier, J. (2022). Second-year health students’ perspectives on developing open educational resources. In J. Olivier, C. Du Toit-Brits, A.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-eagles-and-young-guns-claim-crucial-away-victories
NWU Eagles and Young Guns claim crucial away victories
2026-03-10 After both sides suffered defeats in their previous away fixtures in the Varsity Cup and Young Guns competitions, respectively, the FNB NWU Eagles and FNB Young Guns bounced back in style. The Eagles fell short in the City of Gold, losing 35-29 to FNB UJ,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/psychosocial-support-schools-urgent-educational-priority
Psychosocial support in schools: An urgent educational priority
2026-01-19 By Dr Khido Ramadie The decision of the Department of Basic Education to invest in psychosocial support for learners and educators is both timely and necessary. Schools increasingly face the effects of anxiety, trauma, socioeconomic hardship and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/alumnus-shines-designer-miss-south-africa-crown