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Vanderbijlpark Campus’s Community Engagement Garden project bears fruit
2024-05-15 By Loveness Hulwane The HaReJeng (Let Us Eat) Community Engagement Garden project, which was launched in 2023 at the North-West University's Vanderbijlpark Campus, has yielded its first harvest. The project aims to promote community engagement, service…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/hypertension-africa-research-team-hart/symposium-cloned
Symposium - Cloned
2022-08-10 HART Symposium A decade of hypertension research: Reflecting on the past to strengthen the future 19 - 20 September 2022 Prof Neil Poulter London, UK Biosketch × Prof. Neil Poulter Professor of Preventive…http://news.nwu.ac.za/green-water-treatment-will-benefit-communities
Green water treatment will benefit communities
2018-11-22 Water is vital for living organisms but the quality of water is changing due to population growth and environmental changes. Could a miracle plant be the answer? Ground and surface water serve as the main sources of drinking water in rural and urban areas…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/psychology/xander-flemming
Xander Flemming
2026-02-11 My research investigates strengths-based approaches to promoting well-being among marginalised populations, explores how positive psychology can be applied and reimagined within the African context to highlight resilience and agency, and examines how strengthening health system leadership can support responsive healthcare…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/compres/mhsc-counselling-psychology
MHSc in Counselling Psychology
2026-05-20 About the Programme The programme is offered on a full-time basis, the first year consisting of a research component, contact lectures, professional and practice-orientated workshops and practical work. After completion of the theoretical and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-school-nursing-launches-school-based-cardiovascular-healthcare-programme
NWU School of Nursing launches school-based cardiovascular healthcare programme
2021-10-07 Cardiovascular disease is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa. So says Nombulelo Zenani from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Nursing. She adds that the prevalence of these diseases is often due to…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/phasrec-human-movement-science/yolanda-stevens
Yolanda Stevens
2026-01-21 After completing my Masters in 2004, I started as a lecturer for a private college in the Eastern Cape in 2004, with my main focus areas being management and secretarial. In 2005, I joined yet another private college as learning material program designer and in 2006, I was appointed as HOD for the Design department. I was appointed as an Assessor…http://news.nwu.ac.za/robofest-2017-%25E2%2580%2593-where-technology-innovation-and-engineering-meet
Robofest 2017 – where technology, innovation and engineering meet
2017-03-01 On Saturday, 4 March 2017, the Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University (NWU) will play host to the South African National Robofest 2017 Championship. This year’s rendition of the championship serves as a qualifier for the international…http://news.nwu.ac.za/new-coach-soccer-institute
A new coach for the Soccer Institute
2024-07-11 Nkululeko Khwezilomso Malgas has been appointed as the new head coach of the North-West University (NWU) Soccer Institute. He brings a wealth of experience and a diverse background in football coaching and analysis to the role. Originally from Ngqamakhwe…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/atmospheric-chemistry-research-group/collaborators
Collaborators
2023-07-03 Our collaborators and/or coinvestigators are as follows: Extraordinary appointments: Prof J.P. Beukes, STEINERT, Australia Dr Ville Vakkari, Finnish MeteorologicalInstitute, Helsinki, Finland Dr Lauri Laakso, Finnish MeteorologicalInstitute,…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/af/pharmacology/linda-brand
Linda Brand
2026-05-05 I completed my BPharm studies in 1983 at the former Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education and is registered as a pharmacist and tutor at the South African Pharmacy Council since 1987. I have been involved in several leadership and managerial capacities, served on university committees, educational forums and acted as moderator,…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/chhp/services
Services
2019-08-13 Institute of Psychology & Wellbeing (IPW): Clinical Services: Adults, Adolescents and Children Elite Sport Services: Wellbeing & Performance Corporate Health & Performance Services Training of Intern Psychologists…http://news.nwu.ac.za/africas-future-depends-ethical-leadership
Africa’s future depends on ethical leadership
2025-10-10 • “The future of Africa depends on ethical leaders who can guide their institutions through the complex intersection of technology, knowledge, and justice,” says Prof Linda du Plessis. • “African leaders must evolve beyond political or institutional…http://news.nwu.ac.za/wide-ranging-plan-could-be-tipping-point-energy-challenges
Wide-ranging plan could be tipping point for energy challenges
2022-07-26 President Cyril Ramaphosa’s plan to resolve the long-standing electricity crisis in South Africa could be the tipping point in turning around the country’s ability to more successfully meet its energy challenges. Prof Raymond Parsons, economist from the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/take-bow-jeandre-rudolph
Take a bow, Jeandré Rudolph
2021-03-15 There are loose forwards blessed with the flair and razzmatazz reserved for their much more flamboyant brothers in the backline. They are the Kwagga Smiths and Bobby Skinstads who can step and swerve with the best of them. They have a deceptive turn of space…http://news.nwu.ac.za/heartbreak-hopeful-chederick
Heartbreak for hopeful Chederick
2021-08-12 It has all the characteristics of a Shakespearean tragedy, although the playwright’s special imagery is lacking. The clock says it is 11:30 and the mercury is exploding under the merciless sun of Tokyo. Only the athletes know whether the scorching…http://news.nwu.ac.za/advanced-coding-techniques-unleashed-coding-summer-school-postgrads
Advanced coding techniques unleashed at the coding summer school for postgrads
2024-02-15 The biennial postgraduate coding summer school was jointly hosted by the National Institute for Theoretical Computational Science (NITheCS) and the Centre for High Performance Computing (CHPC) of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). The…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-opens-2026-academic-year-renewed-vision-and-purpose
NWU opens 2026 academic year with renewed vision and purpose
2026-02-16 A renewed sense of focus and institutional purpose marked the official opening of the 2026 academic year at the North-West University (NWU) on Friday, 13 February. The ceremony, broadcast live from the Potchefstroom Campus to Mahikeng and Vanderbijlpark,…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/auther/resources
Resources
2025-05-21 Webinars A Personal Development Journey NHI vs a Capable State vs My Health. Let us talk Conferences ACT-1 conference Training Webinars What is predatory publishing and how to identify predatory journals and its…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/ubmi/contact-us