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Grant will help SA grapple with its difficult history
2021-08-17 South Africa is a society in which a sense of belonging is complicated by a long and deep history of division and dispossession. Four staff members of the North-West University have received an international grant from the African Critical Inquiry Programme…http://news.nwu.ac.za/beer-and-cheese-take-centre-stage
Beer and cheese take centre stage
2024-07-10 The annual #BeerAndCheese initiative, organised by the School of Chemical and Minerals Engineering at the North-West University (NWU), sparks creativity and entrepreneurial skills among students. The project, which had been put on hold since 2019 due…http://www.nwu.ac.za/nwu/inaugural-lectures-natural-and-agricultural-sciences-2025
Inaugural Lectures: Natural and Agricultural Sciences 2025
2025-08-19 Prof Caven Mnisi Multipronged nutritional strategies for sustainable animal production and food security...read more × Prof Caven Mnisi Multipronged nutritional strategies for sustainable animal production and food…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/cen/leadership-development
Leadership Development
2025-08-14 Globally nutrition action requires a variety of technical and functional competencies. Nutrition is all about change and change is a complex process that is led rather than managed. The aim of the African Nutrition Leadership Programme (ANLP),…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/laboratory-infectious-and-acquired-diseases/research-leaders-and-publication-links
Research Leaders and Publication Links
2023-10-30 Prof. Du Toit Loots Professor Research: Orcid | Scopus Telephone: +27 18 299 1818 E-mail: dutoit.loots@nwu.ac.za Office: Potchefstroom Campus, Building F3, Room 111…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/unit-environmental-sciences-and-management/eoas-spatial-planning-development-and-implementation
EOAs: Spatial Planning, Development and Implementation
2025-11-07 Prof. Dawie Bos Appointment: Extra-Ordinary Associate Professor Telephone: +27 82 781 2385 / +27 14 572 9489 E-mail: dawie@maxim.co.za Affiliation: Maxim Planning…http://news.nwu.ac.za/eight-economic-indicators-watch-2017
The eight economic indicators to watch in 2017
2022-08-19 Will 2017 be a better year for South Africa’s economy? This is the question on all South Africans’ lips and in an effort to provide answers, Prof Danie Meyer and Dr Andre Mellet – both academic staff members within the Faculty of Economic Sciences and…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/compres/msw-forensic-practice
MSW Forensic Practice
2024-09-23 About the Programme The minimum duration for the study is one year and the maximum duration two years, calculated from the date of first registration for the programme. The faculty’s decision is based on the current subsidy model for…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/compres/msw-academic-degree
MSW Academic Degree
2024-09-23 About the Programme This degree gives you the opportunity to conduct research in several focus areas as outlined in this document. On completion of the degree you will be able to demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the research…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/nanoenvironment-incubation/inorganic-and-materials-chemistry-research-group
Inorganic and Materials Chemistry Research Group
2026-03-18 Our research integrates coordination chemistry, nanomaterials synthesis, advanced characterization techniques, and environmental process engineering, providing students and researchers with opportunities to work in a multidisciplinary and collaborative…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-health-sciences-taking-3d-printing-next-level
NWU’s Health Sciences taking 3D printing to the next level
2019-06-25 Traditionally, the 3D printing industry was a discipline dominated by men, but that did not discourage women from also stepping into the industry and standing their ground. In fact, at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Health Sciences, women…http://news.nwu.ac.za/survivor-thriver-creating-brighter-future-victims-sexual-abuse
Survivor to thriver: creating a brighter future for victims of sexual abuse
2017-03-29 The heart-wrenching reality of childhood sexual abuse is a global scourge which two researchers from North-West University (NWU) are tackling by assisting survivors to deal with their trauma and thrive. The worldwide prevalence as measured in 22 countries…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/shannon-bags-2017-woman-stature-award
Shannon bags 2017 Woman of Stature Award
2017-03-14 To the winner goes the spoils! The weekend saw North-West University (NWU) alumna Shannon Roscher (25) being announced as the 2017 Woman of Stature: Youth Ambassador during a glitzy ceremony held at Emperors Palace in Johannesburg. On Saturday, 11 March,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/project-team-wants-all-university-students-have-access-indigenous-african-languages-0
Project team wants all university students to have access to indigenous African languages
2021-08-11 University students who have a mother tongue other than English should not be at a disadvantage compared to those who do speak English at home. This is why it is important to level the language playing field. The North-West University (NWU) is one of four…http://news.nwu.ac.za/quest-save-our-freshwater-sources
On the quest to save our freshwater sources
2022-10-28 South Africa’s freshwater sources are under pressure from various kinds of contaminants, and North-West University (NWU) researchers are searching for ways to keep track of some of the more elusive pollutants. Prof Rialet Pieters, a researcher in the Unit…http://news.nwu.ac.za/more-corruption-fighting-forensic-accountants-are-way
More corruption-fighting forensic accountants are on the way
2022-05-31 The battle against the scourge of fraud and corruption plaguing South Africa is raging and the country needs a brave new generation of forensic accountants ― of whom there is currently a dire shortage ― if it wants to win the fight. Disadvantaged youth are…http://news.nwu.ac.za/student-leadership-summit-serves-guiding-compass
Student Leadership Summit serves as guiding compass
2023-10-18 The first-ever North-West University (NWU) Student Leadership Summit held on 6 October 2023 at the Birchwood Hotel and OR Tambo Conference Centre witnessed the participation of more than 150 students representing various student leadership structures from all…http://news.nwu.ac.za/researchers-find-spiral-arms-around-massive-stars
Researchers find ‘spiral arms’ around massive stars
2023-03-02 Researchers have found an important piece of the puzzle in the formation of massive stars, also known as protons (stars with a mass that is about eight times or more greater than that of the sun). In the first-ever observational evidence, they have determined…http://news.nwu.ac.za/why-cape-town-ruling-tourism-roost