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MSc student embarks on research to prevent car theft in SA
2019-10-08 Vehicle security is a major concern in South Africa, especially with the latest national crime statistics revealing that more than 48 000 cars and motorbikes were stolen in the last financial year. While this is a slight reduction on the previous year, the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/warmest-congratulations-nwu-eagles
Warmest congratulations to the NWU Eagles
2023-04-24 It has been a week since you were crowned Varsity Cup champions and I still struggle to find words for how proud I am of you. What a wonderful achievement. You took on the best university rugby teams and players in the country and you came out on top. But…https://news.nwu.ac.za/will-young-people-turn-out-register-vote-weekend
Will young people turn out to register to vote this weekend?
2023-11-17 The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) says it is ready for this weekend’s voter registration (18 - 19 November) and is urging the youth to make use of this opportunity to be able to vote in next year's local and national elections. However, Naledi…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-masters-degree-student-explores-cultural-competence-and-healthcare-interactions-belgium
NWU master's-degree student explores cultural competence and healthcare interactions in Belgium
2025-04-24 The Faculty of Health Sciences values global learning experiences that shape well-rounded professionals. One of our master’s-degree nursing students, Zwothe Muthabeni, recently had the opportunity to participate in an international nursing internship in…https://news.nwu.ac.za/space-biology-will-be-first-africa
Space biology will be a first for Africa
2023-11-23 It will be a first for Africa: One innovative step by the North-West University (NWU) and one giant leap by the continent. The NWU’s Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences is set to launch the research area SpaceBiology@NWU. According to one of the…https://humanities.nwu.ac.za/centre-text-technology/research-new-cloned-cloned
Research New - Cloned - Cloned
2022-08-18 Research & Development Projects & Publications We as a research and development centre combine research experts and the essential technical and administrative support in order to conduct cutting-edge research in text technology and use that as…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumni-and-friends-give-world-class-concert
NWU alumni and friends give world-class concert
2020-06-25 Potchefstroom – Alumni from the North-West University (NWU) presented a virtual concert for the very first time over the past weekend, involving musicians from various genres, but all from the NWU stable. “This concert is just one more creative way in…https://news.nwu.ac.za/trade-maps-out-plans-future
TRADE maps out plans for the future
2020-06-30 The Trade and Development (TRADE) research entity in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at the North-West University (NWU) met online to plan the entity’s strategy for the next five years. Prof Danie Meyer, director of TRADE, says the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-virtual-fun-run-runaway-success
NWU virtual fun run a runaway success
2020-05-21 The first virtual 5-km fun run the North-West University (NWU) hosted on 16 May was a runaway success. More than 600 runners from as far as New Zealand, Germany and China took part in the online event. All the runners needed to participate was a…https://news.nwu.ac.za/postgraduate-students-can-now-apply-2021-rhodes-scholarship
Postgraduate students can now apply for the 2021 Rhodes Scholarship
2020-06-10 Are you a postgraduate student? Would you like to further your studies at Oxford University? If so, now is your chance! Online applications for the 2021 Rhodes Scholarships for Southern Africa opened on 1 June 2020. The Rhodes Scholarships are targeted…https://news.nwu.ac.za/covid-19-business-and-global-economy-possible-solutions
Covid-19, business and global economy: possible solutions
2020-08-18 While there is no way to tell exactly what the economic damage from the global Covid-19 pandemic will be, there is widespread agreement among economists that it will have severe negative impacts on the global economy. Economics professor from the North-…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-lecture-academic-freedom
NWU hosts lecture on academic freedom
2020-09-14 The North-West University (NWU) successfully hosted its second annual public lecture on academic freedom on 2 September. This year’s lecture was presented by Dr Sijbolt Noorda, the current president of the Magna Charta Observatory in Bologna, Italy. By…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-neonatal-expert-paves-way-forward
NWU neonatal expert paves the way forward
2020-04-30 When it comes to midwifery, neonatal care and nursing research, the name of North-West University’s Prof Welma Lubbe is the first that comes to mind. As a dedicated researcher and founder of Little Steps – a research-based parenting website – Prof Lubbe…https://news.nwu.ac.za/trade-hosts-economic-development-master-class-event
TRADE hosts economic development master-class event
2020-09-08 Informal sector can play bigger role in job creation The TRADE research focus area at the North-West University (NWU) hosted a successful online master-class event on 4 September. The event was open to the public and focused on economic development. It…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-open-days-chance-map-your-future
NWU Open Days: a chance to map your future
2019-06-03 More than 10 000 prospective students and their parents attended the 2019 rendition of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) open days across its three campuses. This year the event took place on 11, 18 and 24 May in Potchefstroom, Vanderbijlpark and…https://news.nwu.ac.za/new-book-investigates-higher-education-face-pandemic
New book investigates higher education in the face of a pandemic
2023-06-07 The Covid-19 pandemic left nothing but devastation in its wake, and the higher-education sector was not spared. This is the conclusion drawn in a new book titled Higher Education in the Face of a Global Pandemic, co-edited by Prof Petronella Jonck from the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/academic-shines-bright-oxford-innovation-boot-camp
Academic shines bright at Oxford innovation boot camp
2023-08-28 Prof Rose Hayeshi, associate professor at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) DSI/NWU Preclinical Drug Development Platform has just returned from the United Kingdom after a week-long innovation boot camp at the University of Oxford. Prof Hayeshi was one of…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/african-centre-disaster-studies/msc-environmental-science-disaster-risk-science
MSc in Environmental Science with Disaster Risk Science
2024-02-28 MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ENVRIONMENTAL SCIENCES WITH DISASTER RISK SCIENCE Qualification code: 2CT N07 Curriculum code: N801P What this course offers: The MSc in Environmental Sciences with Disaster…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/african-centre-disaster-studies/phd-science-disaster-risk-science
PhD in Science with Disaster Risk Science
2024-02-28 DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN SCIENCE WITH DISASTER RISK SCIENCE Qualification code: 2CC R14 Curriculum code: N901P What this course offers: The PhD in Disaster risk Science is a research based PhD composed of a…https://news.nwu.ac.za/golden-key-chapter-welcomes-new-member