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For they are jolly good (TAU) fellows
2017-11-10 Two North-West University (NWU) academics have been chosen for the South African Teaching Advancement at University (TAU) Fellowship Programme. The great honour of being selected by the TAU panel again confirms that the NWU’s academics have a well-deserved…The importance of effective communication in relationships to promote mental health
2017-10-03 October is Mental Health Awareness Month, and Dr Kobus du Plooy, clinical psychologist at the North-West University’s (NWU's) Institute of Psychology and Wellbeing, shares the following article in support of this important campaign. Few changes over the…Articles
2024-06-07 PUBLISHED ARTICLES for 2018 (update July), Borstlap, H. & Saayman, M. 2018. Is there a gender difference when it comes to motorcycling behaviour? Journal: Acta Commercii., 18(1):1-10 FB Jason Li Chen, Gang Li, Doris Chenguang Wu, Shujie Shen. Forecasting Seasonal Tourism Demand Using a Multiseries…Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism: The Role of Business in South Africa
2018-06-06 With South Africa having turned the corner politically and President Ramaphosa promising a ‘new dawn’, many people are cautiously optimistic about the prospects of an economic turnaround in the country. However, in looking forward to a better future, it is…https://humanities.nwu.ac.za/languages/french
French
2021-11-08 Available on the Mahikeng, Potchefstroom and Vanderbijlpark Campuses In 2020, la langue française, the language of love, is an official language in 32 countries and is spoken in more than 43 countries and by about 300 million people around…https://news.nwu.ac.za/groundbreaking-study-gives-frogs-and-reptiles-indigenous-names
Groundbreaking study gives frogs and reptiles indigenous names
2025-05-29 Researchers have created a comprehensive list of indigenous names for frogs and reptiles in order to promote inclusive conservation People are far more likely to protect what they can name South Africa’s indigenous languages have long been…https://education.nwu.ac.za/research-unit-self-directed-learning/projects
Projects
2025-04-15 LIST OF RESEARCH PROJECTS: 2024 Title of research projects Participants Reflective practice in action: Disrupting the 'apprenticeship of observation' of student teachers in Work Integrated Learning through…https://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/chpc-2019-workshops
10th CHPC Workshops
2019-11-22 .bg { padding: 1em; color: white; background-color: #78848E; clear: left; text-align: center; } .btn-group-vertical { width: 100%; } 10th Child Health Priorities Conference Survive, Thrive & Transform Championing change for children…https://www.nwu.ac.za/institutional-office/announcements-2024
Announcements 2024
2025-01-24 [accordion] Important information regarding the 2025 registration process 2 December 2024 The University Management Committee approved a staggered approach for the 2025 registration period. Please see the registration dates. Happy birthday Prof.…https://humanities.nwu.ac.za/languages/academic-literacy
Academic Literacy
2025-03-19 Available on the Mahikeng, Potchefstroom and Vanderbijlpark Campuses Academic literacy refers to the ability to successfully navigate, understand, interpret, and produce texts in the academic environment. Regardless of your field of study, you will be…https://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/health-sciences/facing-race-week-0
Facing Race Week
2021-04-29 FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES NWU Race Awareness Week 2021 Our eyes speak their own language, above a masked nose and mouth. Health Sciences central theme…Events 2019
2020-11-18 2019 Events [accordion], 19 to 22 November 2019: Polish delegation visits NWU, A delegation of four Polish experts visited the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at the North-West University. This visit not only speaks to the university’s internationalisation drive but also its vision to be a research home for both national…, 19 to 22 November 2019: Polish delegation visits NWU, A delegation of four Polish experts visited the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at the North-West University. This visit not only speaks to the university’s internationalisation drive but also its vision to be a research home for both national…, 29 to 30 October 2019: International Trade and TRADE-DSM ® User Group Conference, TRADE, in cooperation with TRADE Advisory, hosted a two-day TRADE-DSM® User Group Conference (its sixth one to date) from 29 and 30 October 2019 for TRADE-DSM® subscribers, as well as selected academics and members of the business community. Keynote speakers…, 7 August 2019: TRADE on Mahikeng Campus, On 17 August 2019, TRADE visited Mahikeng campus as part of a FEMS entities promotion day. The TRADE zone was well attended by staff, post-docs and PhD students. The leader of TRADE on the Mahikeng campus, Prof Ireen Choga also attended the session. A total…, 11 July 2019: TRADE Strategic Planning Workshop - A huge success, On 11 July 2019, TRADE research entity facilitated its first cross-campus strategic planning workshop. The meeting took place on the Potchefstroom Campus. It was attended by 46 ‘old and new’ TRADE members from across all three North-West University campuses.…, 2 July 2019: TRADE members present at the WTO Chairs Programme Annual Conference in Geneva, Prof Wilma Viviers (WTO Chair and research professor) and Ali Parry (extraordinary research scientist) tackled some difficult but relevant questions in the paper they presented at the WTO Chairs Programme Annual Conference in Geneva, Switzerland on 2 July…, 1 - 5 July 2019: Prof Kleynhans attends the 60th Annual Conference of the New Zealand Association of Economicsts, Prof Ewert Kleynhans attended the 60 th Annual Conference of the New Zealand Association of Economists, which was held at Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand, during the first week of July 2019. The aim was to conduct research with his research…, 21 - 24 May 2019: Prof Dunga attends the ISSES Conference, Prof Steve Dunga attended the IISES Conference from 21 to 24 May 2019, at the University of London, where he presented two papers. The first paper, which was co-authored by Mrs Lerato Mothibi, was titled: “Education and earnings in South Africa: An…, 12 - 13 March 2019: TRADE-DSM ® User Group Conference, TRADE, in cooperation with TRADE Advisory, hosted a two-day TRADE-DSM® User Group Conference (its fifth one to date) from 12-13 March 2019 for TRADE-DSM® subscribers, as well as selected academics and members of the business community. The first day of the…, 1 March 2019: TRADE participates in an Expert Group Meeting of the AfCFTA in Gabon, Prof Wilma Viviers (director of TRADE) and Martin Cameron (director of TRADE Advisory) were invited to participate in an Expert Group Meeting (EGM) held in Libreville, Gabon on 1 March 2019, the theme of which was implementation strategies for the African…, 19 February 2019: Launch of the 'Going Digital' Think Tank, February saw the launch of TRADE’s ‘Going Digital’ think tank, a forum designed to facilitate regular discussions on digitalisation and the opportunities and challenges it presents for regional and international trade. The inaugural meeting was attended by…, 14 February 2019: TRADE colloquium #1, The first TRADE colloquium of 2019 took place on Thursday 14 February at 10:00 in E3-138. New Master's and PhD students were required to attend this colloquium to present their research problems for feedback. [/accordion] Past events at TRADE 2018 , 2017…https://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/healthethics/staff/prof-wayne-towers
Prof Wayne Towers
2021-11-30 Office Responsibilities:- Chairperson of the HREC
- Academic support in the ethics office
- Advisor to AnimCare
- Screening and distribution of ethics applications
- Training in ethics of HREC, AnimCare, researchers and postgraduate students
- …
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SAMS congress 2020: Program
2022-08-26 .bg { padding: 1em; color: white; background-color: black; clear: left; text-align: center; } .btn-group-vertical { width: 100%; } 63th Annual Congress of the South African Mathematical Society 2 December 2020, online Home…https://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/phasrec/articles-published-2022
Articles published in 2022
2023-05-17 Badenhorst, J., Pienaar, A.E., Gerber, B. 2021. Effect of the Growth Spurt on Training of Strength and Power During Mid-Adolescence in Boys. The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 35(8)/2193–2204. Doi: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000003916…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/paa/3MC-Course/Participants
3MC Course on Anticancer Drug Modeling: Participants
2022-05-22 .bg { padding: 1em; color: white; background-color: black; clear: left; text-align: center; } .btn-group-vertical { width: 100%; } Postgraduate Course: Introduction to Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Anticancer Drugs 2-3…Dierkunde
2024-08-15 Wat is Dierkunde? Dierkunde is die wetenskaplike studie van diere, insluitend hul klassifikasie, fisiologie, gedrag en verspreiding in hul natuurlike habitatte. Dit sluit verskeie aspekte van dierebiologie in, wat wissel van molekulêre biologie en…Tuis
2025-01-30 Oorsig Onderwysopleiding aan die Noordwes-Universiteit het al sedert 1919 'n trotse geskiedenis en die Fakulteit Opvoedkunde is tans die grootste voorsiener van kontak en oopafstands-onderrig in Suid-Afrika. Die feit dat so baie onderwysers kies om hulle…https://humanities.nwu.ac.za/af/node/21092
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2025-05-28 Die geesteswetenskappe word as een van die oudste akademiese dissiplines in die hoëronderwyssektor beskou. Aangesien dit die akademiese ondersoekgebiede insluit wat op die begrip, interpretasie, kommunikasie en produsering van kennis oor die mens se…https://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/chhp/more-about-us