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Yolandi Breet
2025-01-24 Prof Yolandi Breet is 'n Mede-Professor in Fisiologie en navorser op die gebied van hipertensie. Haar spesifieke belangstellings sluit in arteriële styfheid en vroeë vaskulêre veroudering. Sy het 'n Y-gradering van die Nasionale Navorsingstigting (NRF) en is ook 'n lid van die Association for Research into Arterial Structure and Physiology. Sy…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/af/hart/nadoktorale-genootskap
Nadoktorale genootskap
2020-09-01 Die Hipertensie in Afrika Navorsingspan (HART) is gereeld opsoek na slim, jong en entoesiastiese nadoktorale genote. Soos die naam van ons navorsingsgroep aandui, is ons breë fokus die begrip van die ontwikkeling van hipertensie deur klein…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/af/phasrec/oor-ons
Oor ons
2017-04-24 Die navorsingsfokusarea vir Fisieke Aktiwiteit, Sport en Rekreasie (FaSRek) is deel van die Fakulteit Gesondheidswetenskappe aan die Potchefstroomkampus van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU). Navorsing wat by FASRek uitgevoer word, fokus op die…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-gird-their-loins-encounter-tournament-log-leaders
NWU gird their loins for encounter with tournament log leaders
2017-09-06 Following their much-needed recent win against the University of Johannesburg (UJ) (putting them in third position on the 2017 Varsity Football tournament log), the North-West University’s (NWU’s) varsity football team is preparing to take on the Tshwane…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-students-give-r35-million-needy
NWU students give R3,5 million to the needy
2017-03-23 R3 523 735.10. It is an amount that changes lives, it is an amount that makes a bleak day a better one. It is a record amount that was distributed to various individuals, schools, projects and welfare institutions during the North-West University’s (NWU’s…http://news.nwu.ac.za/tete-dijana-eyes-history-2026-comrades-marathon
Tete Dijana eyes history at 2026 Comrades Marathon
2026-06-11 Three-time Comrades Marathon champion Tete Dijana believes he is ready for Sunday's 2026 Comrades Marathon – a race that could see the North-West University (NWU) protection officer make history. Dijana, who won the Comrades Marathon in 2022, 2023 and…http://education.nwu.ac.za/community-based-educational-research-comber/strands
Subareas
2026-02-03 [accordion collapsed] LANGUAGE LITERACY LITERATURE INITIATIVE FOR EMPOWERMENT (³LIFE) IN COMMUNITIES Subarea Leader: Prof C Nel Subarea Members: Prof A Oduaran, Prof C Botha, Dr M Meyer, Prof K Kaiser, Dr S…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/af/ohhri-occupational-hygiene/johan-du-plessis
Johan du Plessis
2025-10-17 Prof du Plessis het ’n BSc, BSc Honneurs (Fisiologie), MSc (Fisiologie) en ’n PhD (Beroepshigiëne) grade verwerf. Hy het ‘n Y2 navorsingsgradering van die Nasionale Navorsingstigting ontvang in 2014. Hy het onderrig-leer ondervinding in fisiologie, toksikologie en beroepshigiëne. Tot op hede het hy 30 Meestersgraad- en PhD-studente begelei en meer…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/af/auther/petra-bester
Petra Bester
2026-02-12 Prof. Petra Bester se navorsing fokus op die menslike dinamika binne gesondheidstelsels en ondersoek hoe verhoudings, professionele rolle, gedrag en organisasiekulture stelselprestasie en gesondheidsuitkomste beïnvloed. Deur gebruik te maak van ’n interpretatief-beskrywende benadering, verken sy die beleefde ervarings van gesondheidswerkers,…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/af/pharmaceutical-chemistry/jacques-petzer
Jacques Petzer
2026-06-01 Jacobus Petrus Petzer is a professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry at the NWU. He has extensive experience in medicinal chemistry and drug design. His research interest is the rational design of drugs that block the function of enzymes such as monoamine oxidase, D-amino acid oxidase and secreted phospholipase A2 present…http://news.nwu.ac.za/bright-future-awaits-clever-franco
A bright future awaits clever Franco
2018-05-07 Franco Bosman is a young man on a mission. At the recent Student Excellence Awards of the Faculty Economic and Management Sciences on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, Franco was announced as the top CA student in the 2017 third-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/success-choice-you-make-every-day-%25E2%2580%2593-robin-banks
Success is a choice you make every day – Robin Banks
2019-10-25 The Robin Banks philosophy is simple: tame and train your thoughts. The very thoughts running through your mind can help to manifest the life of your dreams, or draw you closer to your greatest fears. With this said, the reality is that most people do not…http://news.nwu.ac.za/we-are-here-and-now
We are the here and now
2017-06-15 On 16 June it is Youth Day, a day when we celebrate the spirit of our children. But we shouldn’t. We should mourn for them on account of us. The most tragic thing in this world is a child with prejudice. It is a repelling thought: a child with prejudice.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/vernon-paulo-clawing-his-way-top
Vernon Paulo is clawing his way to the top
2023-06-02 There is a tenacity to Vernon Paulo’s approach to rugby that is, quite frankly, scary. The soon-to-be 22-year-old dynamo of a hooker has an appetite for destruction. Just ask Ikeys scrumhalf Asad Moos who, during the Varsity Cup final between the Eagles and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/women-leading-sustainability-workshop-empowers-next-generation
Women Leading for Sustainability: Workshop empowers the next Generation
2025-10-08 On 19 August 2025, the university hosted a transformative sustainability workshop aimed at strengthening pathways for female students into impactful careers. With support from the British Council South Africa, the event created an inspiring platform for…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-eagles-fall-short-varsity-cup-final
NWU Eagles fall short in Varsity Cup final
2026-05-11 The dream of bringing the Varsity Cup home came to a heartbreaking end for the NWU Eagles on Monday, 13 April, in Pretoria after they fell 31-3 short against a seasoned FNB UP-Tuks side in a sold-out final. A defeat at the rain-soaked Tuks Stadium will always…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/3rd-nwu-jgu-collaborative-seminar-history
3rd NWU-JGU Collaborative Seminar in History
2024-07-10 You are warmly invited to the 3rd NWU-JGU Collaborative Seminar in History, presented by Dr Claudia Gouws. Topic: Rock engravings in the Klip-valley near Redan, Vereeniging, South Africa. [accordion] Bionote Dr Claudia Gouws is a Senior Lecturer…http://news.nwu.ac.za/purple-colour-excellence-also-remembrance-0
Purple is the colour of excellence, but also of remembrance
2020-12-03 During the month of December, the three main gates of the North-West University’s campuses in Mahikeng, Potchefstroom and Vanderbijlpark will be illuminated in purple for a specific reason. The colour purple symbolically runs through the veins of every…http://news.nwu.ac.za/hate-crimes-law-needed-protect-lgbt-community
Hate crimes law is needed to protect the LGBT community
2021-02-10 The incidence of hate crimes against members of South Africa’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community remains disturbingly high. This is despite constitutional protection against discrimination and the enactment of various laws that…http://news.nwu.ac.za/south-africa-must-move-its-economy-sustainable-job-rich-growth-territory