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NWU Noble Boys victorious even in defeat
2018-09-07 The North-West University (NWU) Noble Boys emerged victorious against the University of Johannesburg (UJ) in their seventh and final round in the 2018 Varsity Football tournament. The sizzling goal from NWU right wing jersey number no 21, Banele Hlophe,…https://news.nwu.ac.za/faculty-law-celebrates-bill-rights-and-convention-rights-child
Faculty of Law celebrates Bill of Rights and Convention on the Rights of the Child
2019-02-19 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Law will host several events throughout 2019 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Bill of Rights and the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). The first of these exciting…https://news.nwu.ac.za/vanderbijlpark-campus-switches-solar-power-tackle-load-shedding
Vanderbijlpark Campus switches to solar power to tackle load-shedding
2024-04-16 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus recently unveiled its new solar carport plant. The plant features 696 solar panels with a peak capacity of 382 kW. It is expected to generate 1500 kWh per day and 505 MWh per year. Electrical and…NWU student business wins major prize
2018-02-19 Two students from the North-West University (NWU) recently achieved second place with their own business in the category for green technology in the national Gauteng Accelerator Programme (GAP) competition. Kgaugelo Maripane and Mzwakhe Sifuba, co-…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/water-research-group/ecotoxicology
Ecotoxicology
2025-03-01 Ecotoxicology is a scientific discipline which studies the effects of stressors on biological organisms. It integrates toxicology and ecology, predicting the effects of stressors across all levels of biological organisation from molecular level to whole…https://news.nwu.ac.za/back-future-north-carolina-state-university
Back to the future from North Carolina State University
2025-03-28 There is a small brick building on Watauga Club Drive here in Raleigh, North Carolina. There is something different about it, something that distinguishes it from the other academic structures on the campus of the North Carolina State University (NCSU). It is…Capacitating small-scale farmers is cattle project’s purpose
2017-11-09 A 10-year-old partnership between the North-West University (NWU), Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is going strong, continuing to produce good results for small-scale farmers. Launched in…Research projects
2023-10-16 MaSIM has carried out several projects some of which are as follows: Development of low-cost standalone solar cookers with thermal energy storage for decentralized communities using the Sasol-NRF University Collaborative Research Grant by researchers in…https://news.nwu.ac.za/young-lld-graduate-wise-beyond-his-years
Young LLD graduate is wise beyond his years
2022-05-30 At the tender age of 25, Phemelo Theophilus Magau has completed a daunting challenge: he finished his Doctor of Laws (LLD) degree in just two years. He was awarded his LLD in mercantile law during an autumn graduation ceremony at the North-West University’s…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-inaugurated-president-saiee
NWU academic inaugurated as president of SAIEE
2023-04-04 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Prof Jan de Kock is ready to help make a difference in helping to solve South Africa’s current energy crisis. He was inaugurated as president of the South African Institute of Electrical Engineers (SAIEE) on 23 March 2023…SOWASK gives a voice to the voiceless
2017-06-05 “Today we will be the voice for the voiceless. Break the silence. Stop the abuse.” These are the words of Princess Mohalanyane, a fourth-year social work student on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, moments before she lead a…NWU improves food security with vegetable gardening
2018-02-14 The subject group Crop Sciences in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng recently initiated a vegetable cultivation project to improve food security for on-campus students and surrounding…TREES AND THE SCHOOL OF TOURISM LEAD THE WAY TOWARDS THE FUTURE OF AFRICAN TOURISM
2024-06-07 Who is to say that social distance will stop us from effectively engaging the community in discussions about solving the great issue of African tourism in times of COVID-19? Staff members from TREES and the School of Tourism have been keeping busy since the…https://library.nwu.ac.za/icil-2022-exhibitors
ICIL 2022 - Exhibitors
2022-11-22 piql piql piql Digital preservation, archival and long-term data storage services are underpinned by innovative technology designed to keep data alive and accessible. About Secure and future-proof digital preservation Nuclear testing FTEC FTEC FCTEC South…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-finances-during-covid-19
The NWU’s finances during Covid-19
2021-09-16 Over the past number of years there has been a decrease in funding in real terms from the government to universities across the country. The Covid-19 pandemic has not only created a lot of panic and uncertainty, but also magnified and exacerbated the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-explores-effect-nuclear-material-humans
NWU academic explores the effect of nuclear material on humans
2019-08-28 Since the beginning of mining operations in the Witwatersrand basin, more than six billion tons of tailings have been produced. The average uranium concentration in these tailings is about 100 mg/kg, translating to over 600 000 tons of uranium oxide being…Research Projects
2017-08-31 CARST has the following research projects: [accordion collapsed] Nuclear Forensic Signatures and Libraries (Prof Manny Mathuthu) Resolving Nuclear Forensic Signatures and Libraries for South Africa’s 72 Uranium mines. This Project…https://law.nwu.ac.za/node/29657
Advert for NWO-NRF Project - WEF Bursary
2021-12-07 North-West University and University of Fort Hare-RAVAC: NWO-NRF Project: Water-Energy-Food communities in South Africa: Full time LLM Bursary for Black female student: 2022 The Netherlands Science Research Foundation (NWO) and the South African National…Assistance to Knysna and other storm stricken areas
2017-06-13 Members of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus community in Vanderbijlpark are opening their hearts to assist victims of the devastating fires in the Southern Cape. Staff members are rallying behind national relief efforts by donating non-…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/metsi/home