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Prof Linda du Plessis shares insights at Global Education Summit
2023-10-18 Prof Linda du Plessis, deputy vice-chancellor for planning and Vanderbijlpark Campus operations at the North-West University (NWU), recently graced the stage at the Global Education Summit 2023 (GES-2023) at Chandigarh University in Gharuan, India. The two…http://news.nwu.ac.za/piet-koornhofs-album-receives-glowing-reviews
Piet Koornhof’s album receives glowing reviews
2023-09-27 By Menziwa Msibi North-West University (NWU) violinist Prof Piet Koornhof’s album with Albie van Schalkwyk on piano – Violin Plus One – recently received a glowing review on MusicWeb International. Recorded by Delos Productions, the album features…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/laboratory-electron-microscopy/sem
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2021-08-25 Scanning Electron Microscope The laboratory has one FEI Quanta FEG 250 electron microscope which can be booked for assisted and independent imaging. The FEI Quanta addresses the need to examine a wide range of materials and characterize…http://news.nwu.ac.za/smarketing-putting-your-money-where-your-nose
Smarketing: Putting your money where your nose is
2020-10-14 Marketers and retailers are finding increasingly ingenious ways to lure prospective buyers to their products. And, according to Dr Roland Goldberg, a senior lecturer in marketing at the North-West University (NWU), your wallet is more closely connected to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-public-lecture-remembrance-sol-plaatje
NWU hosts public lecture in remembrance of Sol Plaatje
2019-05-02 Indigenous Language Media in Africa, a research niche area on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng hosted a public lecture on 25 April 2019 to celebrate one of South Africa’s most accomplished political and literary figures, Solomon…http://news.nwu.ac.za/cooperation-universal-law
Cooperation: A universal law
2020-04-06 The North-West University prides itself as being not only one of the top-ranking universities in the country, but in Africa as well. In addition to that, the university boast numerous international partnerships that puts it on the forefront of our forward…http://news.nwu.ac.za/canoe-champ-chris-crushing-it
Canoe champ Chris is crushing it
2023-05-31 Chris Prinsloo was but five years old when his family uprooted from Belville in Cape Town to the United Kingdom, then back to the heart of KwaZulu-Natal a few years after, before settling in the Paarl, back in the province where it all started. His father’…http://news.nwu.ac.za/south-africa-squandering-its-export-opportunities
South Africa is squandering its export opportunities
2024-03-01 It is peak export season for the fruit industry and there is still a backlog of exports. The impact of the logistics crises caused by Transnet and the ports are having far-reaching negative consequences. Export industries are pleading for a chance to…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/af/farmakologie/christiaan-beyers-brink
Christiaan Beyers Brink
2026-05-05 Christiaan Beyers Brink (Tiaan) (BPharm, MSc, PhD Pharmacology) is a full professor of pharmacology and BPharm Programme Leader at North-West University, South Africa, and a registered pharmacist. He is an NRF C2-rated researcher focusing on novel antidepressants, with awards including the FARMOVS Prize. Since 1990, he has advanced pharmacology…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/af/verbruikerswetenskappe/toets1212
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2025-08-18 What does a degree in Consumer Sciences entail? The composition of the South African consumers’ population who gained access to the market environment has changed during the past few years. The role of the consumer scientist is to address the needs of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/boytjie-braamfontein-makes-his-mark
Boytjie from Braamfontein makes his mark
2018-10-15 With his glass of white wine and ice in his hand, his eyes sparkling with life, he sometimes interrupts himself to share one of his hundreds of stories (with all the facts, dates and names) at the North-West University (NWU). He is my mentor, my teacher,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-corporate-publications-earn-applause-excellence
NWU’s corporate publications earn applause for excellence
2023-11-30 The staff newsletter of the North-West University (NWU) recently entered the international arena when it scooped an Award of Excellence at the Silver Quill awards ceremony of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Africa Region. The…http://news.nwu.ac.za/how-sa-can-beat-overtourism-trap
How SA can beat the overtourism trap
2025-10-10 Man the gates, the tourists are coming! Popular European destinations such as Barcelona, Paris and Venice are being laid to siege by an unrelenting influx of tourists, prompting residents to take to the streets in protest, sometimes disruptively so. It is a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/amanda-kruger-recognised-two-decades-dedicated-service
Amanda Kruger recognised for two decades of dedicated service
2026-02-23 With 25 years of distinguished service, Amanda Kruger is widely regarded as one of the most experienced and dependable professionals at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus. Known as one of the go-to people at the institution, she is…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-eagles-trample-shimlas
NWU Eagles trample Shimlas
2023-03-03 There was silence, except for the death rattle reverberating across the Fanie du Toit sports ground. This was not how it was supposed to start, was it? With barely a minute gone, the University of the Free State (UFS) Shimlas had already crossed the whitewash…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-nominated-best-career-service-sagea-awards-2025
NWU nominated for best career service at SAGEA Awards 2025
2025-07-28 The North-West University (NWU) continues to affirm its leadership in student success, and has been nominated as one of the top three universities in South Africa in the Best Career Service category at the South African Graduate Employers Association (SAGEA)…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/af/pharmacology/stephan-steyn
Stephan Steyn
2026-05-05 Stephan is a PCDT and PIMART-qualified pharmacist with a MMed degree in clinical pharmacy, and an MSc and PhD in neuropharmacology. His research focuses on the role that mitochondrial (dys)function plays in mood disorders, specifically from a neurodevelopmental point of view, and how mitochondrial enhancing interventions can address this supposed…http://news.nwu.ac.za/not-all-superheroes-wear-capes
Not all superheroes wear capes
2020-04-02 In the turbulent times in which we currently find ourselves, huge emphasis is being placed on the major role that healthcare workers play in our societies. Nurses and midwives, among others, are the people who devote their lives to caring for mothers and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/how-chm-saving-lives
This is how the CHM is saving lives
2023-03-31 The early diagnosis of inherited metabolic diseases not only helps to prevent patients from having a lifetime of suffering, it also saves lives. Metabolic diseases have a variety of life-threatening consequences, such as heart disease and type 2 diabetes.…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/af/hart-physiology/gontse-gg-mokwatsi