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Cream of the Ikateleng crop chooses the NWU
2020-02-17 Results count, and the Ikateleng project is certainly delivering them. This is clear from the calibre of former participants who are now registered at the North-West University (NWU). The project, a joint initiative with agricultural group NWK,…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-eagles-captain-leads-team-victory
NWU Eagles’ captain leads team to victory
2022-08-12 North-West University (NWU) Eagles captain Tshepiso Mahlangu did his team and supporters proud when he secured the winning goal in the fourth round of the Varsity Football tournament during the last minutes of a thriller of a game against the University of…https://news.nwu.ac.za/study-looks-ways-enhance-safety-social-workers
Study looks at ways to enhance safety of social workers
2022-10-04 Dr Luce Pretorius, an academic at North-West University’s (NWU’s) Social Work subject group, has recently conducted a study to look at ways to enhance safety of social workers against client violence. The study was titled “A policy framework to enhance the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/msc-engineering-student-line-top-global-award
MSc Engineering student in line for top global award
2023-02-13 Leané Naudé, an MSc Engineering student at the North-West University (NWU), will be packing her bags for Amsterdam in May to represent South Africa in the global finals of the Blue Sky science competition. She earned this honour after coming second in last…https://news.nwu.ac.za/guard-against-gbv-incidents-academic-year-starts
On guard against GBV incidents as academic year starts
2023-02-15 This month the North-West University (NWU) welcomes first years and returning students to its campuses. While various forums have been put in place to improve student safety, especially that of female students, rolling electricity blackouts are likely to…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-cput-host-world-association-sport-management-conference
NWU and CPUT to host World Association of Sport Management Conference
2023-03-10 The North-West University (NWU), in collaboration with the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT), was awarded the bid to host the prestigious World Association of Sport Management (WASM) conference in March 2026. The conference is hosted every three…https://news.nwu.ac.za/bua-poetry-slam-competition-fuels-creativity
The BUA! Poetry Slam competition fuels creativity
2023-04-21 The North-West University’s (NWU's) Creative Writing subject group in the School of Languages recently hosted its very first BUA! Poetry Slam at the NWU Gallery on the Potchefstroom Campus. More than 100 students showed up to the first of three events across…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-career-empowerment-seminar-unlocks-opportunities
NWU career empowerment seminar unlocks opportunities
2023-05-31 The North-West University’s (NWU) Alumni Relations office and the Career Centre recently hosted a career empowerment seminar for postgraduate students. The aim of the seminar was to equip them with the necessary skills, and to provide them with the insight…https://news.nwu.ac.za/community-engagement-colloquium-promote-community-well-being
Community Engagement Colloquium to promote community well-being
2023-08-28 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Health Sciences is proud to host its Community Engagement Colloquium from 2 to 4 October 2023 at its Vanderbijlpark Campus. Various renowned academics and professionals will share their expertise at the event,…https://news.nwu.ac.za/rusmore-will-represent-south-africa-international-bodybuilding-and-fitness-championships
Rusmore will represent South Africa at international bodybuilding and fitness championships
2023-09-14 North-West University (NWU) student and bodybuilder Rusmore Verah has been chosen as one of the bodybuilders who will proudly represent South Africa at the upcoming International Fitness and Bodybuilding and Federation (IFBB) World Bodybuilding and Fitness…https://news.nwu.ac.za/comrades-hero-adele-show-her-mettle-india
Comrades hero Adele to show her mettle in India
2023-09-14 In November, citizens of Hyderabad in India are given a little bit of a respite from the stifling heat that so often engulfs the capital of southern India's Telangana state. However, this will not be the case on 5 November, when the red-hot superstar of…https://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-beiter-puts-academic-freedom-violations-under-spotlight
Prof Beiter puts academic freedom violations under the spotlight
2023-09-29 by Menziwa Msibi North-West University (NWU) academic from the Faculty of Law, Prof Klaus Beiter recently presented a talk at the Annual Association of Human Rights Institutes (AHRI) Network Conference in Bilbao, Spain. The theme of this year’s…https://news.nwu.ac.za/voices-river-choir-showcases-their-excellence
Voices of the River Choir showcases their excellence.
2023-11-21 The Voices of the River choir from the North-West University (NWU) recently participated in The Lengau Choral Music Association (LECMA) competition. They came second in the wafa wafa large category. They performed an extract from Giuseppe Verdi’s opera,…https://news.nwu.ac.za/alumnus-recognised-sunday-world-unsung-hero
Alumnus recognised as Sunday World Unsung Hero
2024-07-12 North-West University (NWU) alumnus Dr Thulisile Bhuda has been selected for the Sunday World Unsung Heroes 2024 list under the Youth in Academia and Education category. The Sunday World Unsung Heroes list acknowledges individuals for their entrepreneurial…https://news.nwu.ac.za/mental-healthcare-expert-nominated-nursing-research-excellence-award
Mental healthcare expert nominated for Nursing Research Excellence Award
2024-11-01 Mental health in the healthcare system is beginning to receive the attention it deserves. Prof Leepile Sehularo, a professor of psychiatry and mental health nursing at the North-West University (NWU), has been nominated for the Nurse Researcher Award at the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/congratulations-our-olympic-champions
Congratulations to our Olympic champions
2024-11-20 We thank the South African Olympic team for flying our flag high at the Olympic Games Paris 2024. We are pleased with the overall efforts and performance of the team. Our heartiest congratulations to two North-West University (NWU) students, Jo-Ané van Dyk (…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/climate-change-air-quality-and-impacts/alumni
Postdocs
2024-07-04 Dr Steve Balaka Opiyo School for Geo- and Spatial Sciences | Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management View profile To be updated. Dr Abdulaziz Yakubu School for Geo- and Spatial Sciences | Unit for…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/natural-and-agricultural-sciences/prof-phillip-mashele-biography
Prof Phillip Mashele - Biography
2021-07-09 PROF PHILLIP MASHELE Prof. Hopolang Phillip Mashele has a PhD degree in mathematics from the University of the Witwatersrand, a Master of Business Administration degree from the North-West…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/natural-and-agricultural-sciences/stuart-piketh-biography
Stuart Piketh - Biography
2021-07-09 PROF STUART PIKETH Prof Stuart Piketh obtained his PhD at the University of the Witwatersrand in 2000 where he also worked as a Reeder and Director of the Climatology Research Group until he…https://news.nwu.ac.za/science-centre-implements-curriculum-support-programme-learners