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Concerts: 1st Semester 2025
2025-05-05 PLEASE NOTE: Due to renovations during 2025 at the Conservatory, all concerts will be presented in NG Church Vyfhoek, 40 Tinktinkie Street, Baillie Park, Potchefstroom. Wednesday 19 February • 15:00 NG Church…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-shines-environmental-law-conference
NWU student shines at Environmental Law conference
2020-09-16 North-West University (NWU) law student Nicolene Steyn recently won second prize for best speaker/presentation at the 9th Environmental Law Association (ELA) student’s online conference. Several NWU law students attended the conference themed “(Re)…http://news.nwu.ac.za/theology-moving-towards-multicultural-approach
Theology: Moving towards a multicultural approach
2018-04-19 Kindness, love and compassion. These are but some of the words in faith’s vocabulary. These virtues convey the same message in any language and this is why the Faculty of Theology at the North-West University (NWU) is ensuring that this message is heard by…http://news.nwu.ac.za/research-points-way-turn-waste-biofuel
Research points the way to turn waste into biofuel
2019-08-30 One man’s trash can truly be another man’s treasure. The North-West University (NWU), together with Bauhaus-Universität Weimar (BUW) in Germany, is working on ground-breaking research that will reduce waste and provide clean renewable energy. The waste…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-students-get-hands-experience-running-cattle-farm
NWU students get hands-on experience in the running of a cattle farm
2019-10-23 On 9 October 2019, nine fourth-year BSc Agricultural Sciences students from the North-West University (NWU) traded in their jeans and t-shirts for green overalls and black water boots. These students got first-hand experience from the Firth Red Brangus …http://news.nwu.ac.za/faculty-engineerings-ingenuity-key-phd-successes
Faculty of Engineering’s ingenuity key to PhD successes
2021-10-28 Ingenuity built the world, resourcefulness sustains it and our imaginations will take it forward. This is evident from some of the interesting and important PhDs that the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Engineering has delivered in 2021. In the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/elmarie-van-der-schyff
Elmarie van der Schyff
2020-11-23 In recent times, enormous developments occurred in the field of mineral and water rights following the promulgation of legislation in which the state was statutorily appointed as the guardian or trustee of the resources concerned. This statutory…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-unites-and-sparks-conversation-kidney-health
NWU unites and sparks conversation on kidney health
2024-03-20 World Kidney Day is a global awareness campaign that emphasises the value of kidney health and actions that can be taken to reduce kidney disease and related illnesses. On Thursday, 14 March 2024, the Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART) in the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-uj-share-spoils
NWU and UJ share the spoils
2023-07-28 In a thrilling first-round match of the Varsity Football tournament, the North-West University (NWU) and the University of Johannesburg (UJ) showcased their prowess on the pitch, ultimately sharing the spoils in an intense 0-0 draw. The highly anticipated…http://www.nwu.ac.za/qualitative-data-analysis-atlasti-8-beginner-advanced
Qualitative data analysis with ATLAS.ti 8 (beginner & advanced)
2019-02-26 In this two-day workshop, Dr Nicole Claasen (certified Senior ATLAS.ti Professional Trainer) provides insights into qualitative data analysis with ATLAS.ti which is the most intuitive and powerful qualitative data analysis software on the market and is…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/af/consumer-sciences/navorsingsprojekte
Navorsingsprojekte
2025-06-12 Nagraadse projekte wat onlangs deur PhD-studente voltooi is: Botha, E. 2023. A consumer infant vaccination decision model in South Africa. Promotor: Prof. D. van der Merwe; mede-promotors: Prof. R.J. Burnett en Prof. P. Bester. Dreyer, H. 2023. Towards…http://engineering.nwu.ac.za/research/eppei-chair
EPPEI CHAIR
2020-05-25 BACKGROUND The Eskom Power Plant Engineering Institute (EPPEI) was established in 2012 and offers opportunities for research and post-graduation education in the power industry. Academic specialists at six leading universities, together with…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/hydrometallurgy/current-research-focus
Current Research Focus
2023-07-05 In an effort to create more sustainable outcomes for the mining and energy industries, the Hydrometallurgy research group is teaming up with the NWU Minerals Beneficiation research group at the Faculty of Engineering's Centre of Excellence for Carbon based…http://news.nwu.ac.za/climate-change-alters-distribution-disease-carrying-snails-south-africa
Climate change alters distribution of disease-carrying snails in South Africa
2024-08-19 Schistosomiasis, also known as bilharzia, is the second most socio-economically devastating parasitic disease after malaria, affecting millions of South Africans. Caused by parasitic worms which rely on specific snails as intermediate hosts, recent research…http://law.nwu.ac.za/external-funded-projects/strengthening-local-government-legislative-authority-south-africa-enforcing
Strengthening local government legislative authority in South Africa: enforcing municipal by-laws
2017-11-02 28 September 2017 – The Roots, Potchefstroom Critical role-players in the enforcement of bylaws Adv Charlie Naidoo (Manguang Metro…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/ecat2026
International symposium on electrocatalysis
2025-07-24 ECAT2026 Dates: 2 - 5 November 2026 Venue: Protea Hotel Stellenbosch and Conference Centre We are pleased to invite you to ECAT2026, the next edition of the International Symposium on Electrocatalysis, taking place in Stellenbosch,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumna-heeds-call-renewable-energy-mix-future
NWU alumna heeds the call for renewable energy mix of the future
2019-10-24 Nuclear power plants currently generate 14% of the world's electricity. In the energy production sector, extensive research done by organisation such as the Energy Regulator of the South Africa, shows that some countries are more dependent on this power…http://news.nwu.ac.za/stagflation-continues-amid-economic-recession-sa-economy-caught-%25E2%2580%259Cperfect-storm%25E2%2580%259D
Stagflation continues amid the economic recession: SA economy caught in the “perfect storm”
2020-03-19 Two economists of the North-West University (NWU) say that inflation is expected to continue on an upward trend this month, while the cost of production is also expected to continue to rise as a result of the global uncertainty and supply chain problems…http://news.nwu.ac.za/transforming-housing-research-exploration-personal-and-cultural-rediscovery
Transforming housing research into an exploration of personal and cultural rediscovery
2025-05-29 By Gofaone Motsamai Years of study, fieldwork and reflection have culminated in a book that combines experience and policy on a touchy subject in South Africa, housing. Dr Salphinah Vuloyimuni Ubisi, a lecturer in the subject group Public Administration…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/international-symposium-electrocatalysis/about-ecat-conferences