Multisite Search
http://news.nwu.ac.za/antimicrobial-resistance-threatens-africas-future-sasuf-2023
Antimicrobial resistance threatens Africa’s future (SASUF 2023)
2023-03-30 Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a huge threat to Africa’s and, by extension, the world’s health care systems and should be addressed with haste. This according to Prof Carlos Bezuidenhout, director of the Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/life-goes-death-happens-loss-and-grief-time-covid-19
Life goes on, death happens: loss and grief in a time of Covid-19
2020-04-20 Across the world the Covid-19 pandemic has changed our assumptive worlds drastically, yet life continues to happen. Babies are born, people develop health conditions that are not related to Covid-19, others reach milestone birthdays, while others die. Dr…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-hart-keeps-tabs-blood-pressure
NWU’s HART keeps tabs on blood pressure
2021-05-12 The Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART) in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the North-West University (NWU) is doing its part to promote blood pressure awareness and measurement during the whole of May Measurement Month (MMM) and on World…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-noble-boys-are-ready-their-clash-uwc
NWU noble boys are ready for their clash with UWC
2018-07-25 Hot on the heels of their win against the University of Western Cape (UWC) at the recent University Sports South Africa (USSA) championship, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) noble boys will seek to fortify their dominance during the kick-off of this…http://news.nwu.ac.za/transdisciplinary-research-answer-those-%25E2%2580%259Cwicked%25E2%2580%259D-problems-are-so-difficult-solve
Transdisciplinary research: An answer to those “wicked” problems that are so difficult to solve
2019-03-14 Handling change and facing challenges are certainties in South Africa and range from coping with changes in our everyday world to facing severe trauma. Prof Minrie Greeff, head of the Ethics Office of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the North-West…http://news.nwu.ac.za/physical-trainer-joins-psl-team
Physical trainer joins PSL team
2023-10-27 Dino Rangaka, a physical trainer at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Soccer Institute, recently joined Premier Soccer League (PSL) Moroka Swallows FC as a physical trainer for the team. Dino has been with the Soccer Institute on the Mahikeng Campus for…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/phasrec/published-articles
Published Articles
2021-05-12 [accordion collapsed] Articles published in 2020 Bonnema, J., Coetzee, D., Lennox, A. 2020. Effect of a three-month HOPSports Brain Breaks® intervention programme on the attitudes of Grade 6 learners towards physical activities…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-stalwart-prof-lynette-drevin-talks-about-experian-data-breach
NWU stalwart Prof Lynette Drevin talks about Experian data breach
2020-09-16 “Everybody should be cautious when they get unsolicited emails or telephone calls. Do not give out any sensitive information and be cautious of what is called ‘social engineering’ attacks. People who have certain soft skills and try to pose as a person…http://news.nwu.ac.za/jaws-and-tourism
“Jaws” and tourism
2021-03-25 It was 1975 and the concept of the “blockbuster film” was in its infancy. A young director named Steven Spielberg adapted Peter Benchley’s harrowing novel Jaws into the first bona fide summer spectacular that changed the face of modern cinema forever. What…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/centre-health-human-performance/9th-national-autism-symposium
9th National Autism Symposium
2024-10-29 The National Autism Symposium was a unique, annual event established as a platform for healthcare professionals, educators, social workers, autistic adults, and parents to share evidence-based and practice-based evidence on autism and co-occurring…http://theology.nwu.ac.za/af/unit-reformational-theology-and-development-sa-society/afrika-spiritualiteite-en-leierskap
Afrika- Spiritualiteite en Leierskap
2025-08-04 Fokus In hierdie subgroep word ʼn intra- en interdissiplinêre navorsingsbenadering gevolg met ʼn fokus op die ontwikkeling van die (Suid-)Afrikaanse samelewing in terme van spiritualiteit en leierskap. Verskeie dissiplines neem deel aan hierdie subprogram,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/exotic-pollen-attacks-are-rise-causing-serious-allergies
Exotic pollen attacks are on the rise, causing serious allergies
2023-09-29 As winter ended and spring entered with sunny pleasantness, thousands of “attackers” sprang into action to plague the part of the population that suffers from allergies and hay fever. According to Prof Frank Neumann, subject chair for geology and soil…http://theology.nwu.ac.za/af/theology/oop-afstandsleer
Oop Afstandsleer
2020-04-06 Theology - Open Distance Learning The NWU, Faculty of Theology’s Unit for Open Distance Learning creates the opportunity for theological education for all. If you are a theological student or wish to become a missionary or youth…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-shines-2017-pendoring-awards
NWU shines at 2017 Pendoring Awards
2017-11-22 The North-West University (NWU’s) name was held high at the recent Pendoring Awards in Johannesburg, with four wins in this annual competition that recognises the best efforts in promoting and stimulating advertising in all of South Africa’s indigenous…http://news.nwu.ac.za/passion-and-knowledge-innovation
Passion and knowledge = innovation
2020-02-21 You will find innovation for new ideas, projects and devices in abundance at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Engineering – and the same applies when it comes to three students in Computer and Electronic Engineering. Izak Adendorff, Gerno…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/af/compres/internasionale-samewerking-en-uitruilstudente
Internasionale samewerking en uitruilstudente
2022-06-10 The Global footprint: Exchange programme to South Africa (for undergraduate, postgraduate students and researchers) Every year the global footprint initiative facilitates a wonderful period of exchange between the global north and global south.…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/compres-social-work/marelize-vergottini
Marelize Vergottini
2024-02-22 My research focus is primarily on School social work and all aspects directly related thereto, such as children and the subsystems in the education system of parents and teachers. Together with this research focus, my interests are focused on all services to children. In a totally different focus area, I have a vast interested in…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/hypertension-africa-research-team-hart/directions-and-travel
Directions and travel
2022-08-11 HART Symposium A decade of hypertension research: Reflecting on the past to strengthen the future 19 - 20 September 2022 NWU map Directions to the Potchefstroom Campus Directions from OR Tambo to the NWU, Potchefstroom Campus: From OR…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/2nd-nwu-jgu-collaborative-seminar-history