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Prof Lubbe’s pioneering work is being recognised internationally
2021-08-20 In the light of Women’s Month, we are proud of one of our own frontierswomen who is being recognised internationally for her groundbreaking work in the rainbow nation. Prof Welma Lubbe, professor in the School of Nursing Science at the North-West University (…http://news.nwu.ac.za/vanderbijlpark-campus-shines-pmrafrica-awards
Vanderbijlpark Campus shines at PMR.africa Awards
2025-02-05 The Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University (NWU) has been awarded the prestigious Diamond Arrow Award for the 14th consecutive time at the annual PMR.africa Awards. Awards are presented in four categories: bronze, silver, gold and diamond, with…http://engineering.nwu.ac.za/iea-task-30-workshop-2025
IEA Task 30 Workshop 2025
2025-11-07 We are pleased to welcome you to the 19th IEA Task 30 Workshop – an exclusive, invitation-only gathering under the umbrella of the IEA Advanced Fuel Cells Technology Collaboration Programme (AFC TCP). This international workshop builds on the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/recognition-sign-language-progress-step-inclusivity
Recognition of Sign Language a progress step for inclusivity
2023-05-16 North-West University (NWU) academic Prof Moses Phooko has lauded the National Assembly’s approval of South African Sign Language as the 12th official language on 2 May 2023. The South African Constitution previously provided for 11 official languages,…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/plusrsa-2023-conference-information
PLUS_RSA 2023 Conference Information
2023-06-14 Land, Landscape, Local Knowledge, and the pursuit of sustainable ontologies [accordion collapsed] Conference information Venue: North-West University, Mahikeng Campus (South Africa) Date: 11-14 September 2023…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumus%25E2%2580%2599-business-idea-mushrooms-top-business-innovation-competition
NWU alumus’ business idea mushrooms to the top in business innovation competition
2020-05-22 On 6 May 2020 North-West University (NWU) alumnus Sydwell Sihlangu walked away as one of the winners of the Regional Connect Health Open Innovation Challenge with his business idea about establishing a mushroom hub. “Informed by the current Covid-19…http://news.nwu.ac.za/why-are-so-few-south-african-women-exclusively-breastfeeding-their-infants
Why are so few South African women exclusively breastfeeding their infants?
2019-07-31 Women all over the world know how important breastfeeding is, especially exclusively breastfeeding infants younger than six months old. Unfortunately, only 32% of South African women are doing it. In light of International Breastfeeding Week taking place…http://news.nwu.ac.za/game-set-match-nwu-and-tsa-are-ready-serve
Game, set, match: NWU and TSA are ready to serve
2020-02-27 The North-West University (NWU) and Tennis South Africa (TSA) will be the centre of attention when they host the Potchefstroom Open, an Association for Tennis Players (ATP) Challenger 50 event. This tournament will take place from 9 to 15 March at the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/study-road-ahead-accident-free
In this study the road ahead is accident-free
2022-02-22 Have you ever imagined a society that is free of road accidents? A road environment where cars can connect and communicate to aid in your decision-making abilities on the road? Well, this is, among other things, what Dr Thulani Phakathi, a recent PhD graduate…http://news.nwu.ac.za/solar-project-adds-power-parking-areas-and-rooftops-energy-overhaul
Solar project adds power to parking areas and rooftops in energy overhaul
2025-05-26 Rows of parked cars and rooftops on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus now share space with banks of solar panels, part of a campus-wide plan to reshape how electricity is sourced, used and sustained. The new decentralised solar energy…http://news.nwu.ac.za/north-west-university-nwu-commemorates-world-food-safety-day
The North-West University (NWU) commemorates World Food Safety Day
2025-07-07 The North-West University (NWU) joins the global community in commemorating World Food Safety Day, observed annually on 7 June. This year’s theme, “Food Safety: Prepare for the Unexpected”, underscores the urgent need to be ready for food safety incidents—…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-weighs-constitutional-court-ruling-surname-laws
NWU academic weighs in on Constitutional Court ruling on surname laws
2025-09-22 The Constitutional Court’s recent decision in Jordaan and Others v Minister of Home Affairs has reshaped how South Africans approach surname changes after marriage. The judgment declared sections of the Births and Deaths Registration Act unconstitutional for…http://law.nwu.ac.za/p-per/2013%252816%25294
PER 2013-16-4
2020-07-07 Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal ISSN 1727-3781 2013 Volume 16 Number 4 10 December 2013 Index • Editorial • Articles • …http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/icil2019-beklemtoon-die-belangrikheid-van-inligtinggeletterdheid-op-alle-gebiede-van-die-lewe
ICIL2019: beklemtoon die belangrikheid van inligtinggeletterdheid op alle gebiede van die lewe
2019-10-02 > “Ons bied reeds sedert die begin van die nuwe millennium inligtinggeletterdheidsmodules aan, maar dit bly ’n ope vraag of ons wel ’n impak maak en die vlak van inligtinggeletterdheid onder ons kliënte verbeter.” Dit was die stelling wat gemaak is…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/healthethics/researchintegrity
Research Integrity
2019-06-03 The pressure to deliver research outputs can create feelings of despair and lead to non-compliance, vilation of good research practice and research misconduct and therefor it is of the utmost importance that we debate issues such as…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/healthethics/external-reviews
External Reviews
2024-02-21 The Health Research Ethics Office has an administrative fee structure for external reviews in place, which is revised annually. The RECs reserve the right not to review a research application, or to withhold an HREC/AnimCare letter, if administrative fees…http://news.nwu.ac.za/african-needs-and-engineering-expertise-converge
African needs and engineering expertise converge
2024-11-27 The Faculty of Engineering at the North-West University (NWU) participated in the World Association of Industrial and Technological Research Organizations (WAITRO) Summit 2024, which took place in Nanjing, China from 13 to 15 November. The summit’s theme…http://news.nwu.ac.za/rachael-making-open-water-waves