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NWU expert weighs in on North West floods
2025-02-27 Torrential rains have left parts of the North West Province struggling with school closures, damaged infrastructure and impassable roads. Learners in several areas were unable to attend school due to flooded classrooms and collapsed buildings, while scholar…http://news.nwu.ac.za/industry-expert-translates-operational-theory-real-world-practice
Industry expert translates operational theory into real-world practice
2025-04-24 In a dynamic step towards bridging the gap between academic learning and real-world industry practice, the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at the Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University (NWU) recently hosted an enriching guest lecture…http://news.nwu.ac.za/inaugural-lecture-explores-trust-workplace
Inaugural lecture explores trust in the workplace
2023-08-29 Prof Marita Heyns, a researcher at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Optentia research unit on the Vanderbijlpark Campus, recently delivered her inaugural professorial lecture titled "Trust @work". The hybrid event brought together academics, family…http://news.nwu.ac.za/guest-lecture-unpacks-causes-municipal-infrastructure-decay
Guest lecture unpacks the causes of municipal infrastructure decay
2025-09-02 Is the decay of municipal infrastructure in South Africa the result of poor monitoring and evaluation, poor planning, or deeper systemic issues? This was the central question posed by Dr Robert Nkuna during his guest lecture on Friday, 15 August 2025, at the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/partnership-reaches-out-future-engineers-disaneng-village
Partnership reaches out to future engineers in Disaneng Village
2025-08-11 A powerful collaboration involving academia, industry and water authorities is helping to inspire future generations of scientists and engineers in the rural village of Disaneng in the North West Province. The partners, who conducted a high-impact outreach…http://news.nwu.ac.za/where-passion-meets-performance-nwu-and-new-zealand-kick-winning-partnership
Where passion meets performance: NWU and New Zealand kick off a winning partnership
2025-08-05 Home to the legendary All Blacks and a global reputation for sporting brilliance, New Zealand recently connected with the North-West University (NWU) over a shared drive to push the limits in high-performance sport and sports science. Prof Michael Hamlin…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nanostar-technology-nwu-brings-hope-early-disease-detection
Nanostar technology at the NWU brings hope for early disease detection
2026-04-16 At the North-West University (NWU), research is more than publishing, it is about transforming lives. This is the vision driving a team at the Centre for Human Metabolomics (CHM), where scientists developed a nanostar-based reagent that could revolutionise…http://news.nwu.ac.za/bhive-edc-hosts-engaging-early-childhood-development-training-and-garden-box-initiative
bhive EDC hosts engaging early childhood development training and Garden in a Box initiative
2026-04-10 The North-West University (NWU) bhive Early Development Centre (EDC) on the Vanderbijlpark Campus recently came alive with activity when it hosted an engaging early childhood development (ECD) training session for members of the Vaal United Business Forum (…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/languages/south-african-sign
South African Sign Language
2020-06-18 Available on the Potchefstroom Campus Used by almost one million deaf and hearing South Africans, South African Sign Language (SASL) is the official language of the South African deaf community and has linguistic rules just like all other…http://news.nwu.ac.za/alumnus-turns-life-journey-book-purpose-and-faith
Alumnus turns life journey into book on purpose and faith
2026-05-08 Pastor Sandiso Likhuleni, an alumnus of the North-West University (NWU), has launched a new book that draws on his experiences as a student leader, social worker and pastor to guide young people searching for purpose and direction. Sandiso, who studied…http://news.nwu.ac.za/cost-versus-impact-legal-expert-comments-commission-effectiveness
Cost versus impact: legal expert comments on commission effectiveness
2026-05-05 Questions about the cost and impact of commissions of inquiry in South Africa are intensifying as the Madlanga Commission faces a possible six-month extension amid funding constraints, prompting renewed scrutiny over whether such processes deliver value for…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/centre-contemporary-identity-and-diversity-studies/home
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2026-06-03 Centre for Contemporary Identity and Diversity Studies (CCIDS) North-West University Advancing research, learning and community engagement on identity, diversity, gender, and institutional transformation in contemporary societies. Short…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/centre-human-metabolomics/pliem-useful-links
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2026-05-21 HOME | ABOUT US | MEET OUR STAFF | HISTORY | RESEARCH | METABOLIC DEFECTS | NEW DEVELOPMENTS | PATIENT'S STORIES TEST INFORMATION | SAMPLE HANDLING | CLINICAL…http://www.nwu.ac.za/event/webinar-are-you-ip-wise-if-you-undertake-research-you-also-need-understand-intellectual
Webinar: Are you IP WISE? If you undertake research you also need to understand Intellectual Property!
2020-09-14 SARIMA*, in conjunction with NIPMO** and your Technology Transfer Office are running a webinar to help researchers (whether an academic, postgraduate student or post-doctoral fellow), understand the basics of Intellectual Property and how to identify and…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/chpc-2019-travel-information
10th CHPC Travel Information
2020-09-01 .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…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/transport_careerexpo
NWU Transport & Related Industries Career Expo 2025
2025-10-20 The North-West University is one of South Africa’s leading higher education institutions, celebrated for its commitment to excellence, inclusivity, and impact. With campuses in Vanderbijlpark, Potchefstroom, and Mahikeng, the NWU provides an environment where…, , 13 Ocotber 2025 - Vanderbijlpark , [accordion collapsed], How to get to the NWU Vanderbijlpark Campus, Route map to the Vanderbijlpark Campus in Vanderbijlpark Vanderbijlpark Campus map Campus map Directions R59 FROM JOHANNESBURG Follow the R59 past Alberton to Vereeniging, go through Vereeniging and take the R42 to Vanderbijlpark. At the traffic light at…, Venue information , The seminar & exhibit will take place in Building A7A, Room 207 on the North-West University Vanderbijlpark Campus. Directions When entering through the main gate, proceed to the circle and take the second exit. Continue straight until you reach a T-…, NWU Vanderbijlpark program , 07:00 – 09:00 | Arrival & Set-Up 08:15 – 09:00 | Registration & Networking 09:00 – 09:45 | Opening Ceremony National Anthem & NWU Anthem Opening Remarks Welcome Address: Prof Jeffrey Mpahlele, DVC Research & Innovation, Community…, 21 October 2025 - Mahikeng, [accordion collapsed], How to get to the NWU Mahikeng Campus, Route map to the Mahikeng Campus Campus Map Directions R53 FROM POTCHEFSTROOM Follow the R53 from Potchefstroom to Ventersdorp. Follow the N14 from Ventersdorp to Coligny. Follow the R503 from Coligny to Lichtenburg. Follow the R503 from Lichtenburg to…, NWU Mahikeng program , 07:30 – 09:00 | Arrival & Set-Up 09:00 – 10:00 | Registration & Networking 10:00 – 10:45 | Opening Ceremony National Anthem & NWU Anthem Opening Remarks by Master of ceremony Mr Hloni Putsoane & Ms Boiketlo Nkosi Welcome Address: Mr Jim…, Venue information , The Great Hall , Mahikeng Campus [/accordion]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/chhp/more-about-us
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2019-08-13 Who we are We are experts in health and human performance. At our core is our ability to take our leading scientific expertise and apply it with excellence to all our diverse services, clients and students. This means that understanding human…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/andr%25C3%25A9-heymans
André Heymans
2022-08-19 I work primarily in the financial field pertaining to investment decisions and more specifically the management of financial portfolios. This research addresses a variety of issues of which the most important include: the effectiveness of the market,…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/engaging-communityies-regional-histories-research-sharing-experiences-and-best-practise