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3MC workshop on Bioinformatics and Mathematical Modeling: Registration
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Behind the scenes of a pandemic
2021-01-29 “A learning experience like no other.” This is how Prof Petra Bester, director of the Africa Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research (AUTHeR) at the North-West University (NWU), describes the unit’s exposure to the inner workings of the North West province…http://news.nwu.ac.za/researcher-first-africa-lead-global-hypertension-society
Researcher is first in Africa to lead global hypertension society
2018-10-25 Normal heart rates range from 60 to 100 beats per minute. Anything above that means blood is racing at an alarming speed through your veins. One person whose blood is pumping with passion in the fight against a deadly health condition, hypertension, is…http://news.nwu.ac.za/gr8-success-%25E2%2580%2593-serious-game-teaching-soft-skills
Gr8 Success! – a serious game for teaching soft skills
2018-10-26 Meet Faith Sibiya and Carl Thomson. They are two typical varsity students. Faith is an eccentric foot-dragger and always finds an excuse to do that really important assignment… tomorrow. Carl, on the other hand, is an inattentive fusspot. In less than six…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-shares-his-global-enterprise-experience
NWU student shares his Global Enterprise Experience
2021-08-23 North-West University (NWU) student, Martin Nkgodi Maupa, is beaming with pride. Martin, who is a team president of the Young Entrepreneurs Business Organisation, now represents the NWU as Community of Practice (CoP) member in the Entrepreneurship Development…http://news.nwu.ac.za/how-we-support-south-africas-education-system
This is how we support South Africa’s education system
2023-09-21 There can be no denying the strain placed on South Africa’s education system, even less so the mounting challenges facing the country’s youth, not to mention the teachers entrusted with ensuring their education. Despite the best efforts of so many…http://news.nwu.ac.za/soil-sleuths-highveld-why-local-knowledge-still-matters
The soil sleuths of the Highveld: Why local knowledge still matters
2025-07-15 Soil – humble, overlooked and often taken for granted – is one of the most vital resources on Earth. Yet, understanding its complex chemistry remains a scientific challenge, particularly in the vast, varied landscapes of South Africa. A recent study by…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-sustainable-apple-does-not-fall-far-trees
NWU: The sustainable apple does not fall far from the TREES
2023-07-19 Glitzy adds showing sun-drenched beaches, or snow-capped mountain peaks with views that stretch as far as the horizon allows. A smiling stewardess pouring a cup of coffee; a food stall next to a bustling street serving exotic cuisine. Tourism as an experience…http://news.nwu.ac.za/cutting-edge-language-application-boost-effective-communication-between-healthcare-providers-and
Cutting-edge language application to boost effective communication between healthcare providers and patients
2024-09-16 The Faculty of Health Science at the North-West University (NWU) officially launched the Sinapi Language Application during the university’s annual Language Awareness Week on the Potchefstroom Campus on 29 August. In a collaborative effort, through a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/brics-network-university-seminar-explores-pressing-challenges
BRICS Network University seminar explores pressing challenges
2023-07-06 Climate change, access to technology, energy and socioeconomic hurdles are just some of the critical challenges humanity is currently facing. Delegates from the BRICS* nations converged in person or virtually on the 2023 BRICS Network University seminar to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/lockdown-offers-challenges-autists
Lockdown offers challenges to autists
2020-06-19 “The current coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent lockdown have disrupted routines unexpectedly and overwhelmingly. This has caused concern across the world about the impact on the mental health of not only adults, but also of children.” Hanlie…http://news.nwu.ac.za/student-business-competition-business-ideas-can-change-world
Student Business Competition: business ideas that can change the world
2017-09-21 The ripple effect created by entrepreneurship can be seen and experienced in the change it brings about in lives and the livelihoods of communities in which entrepreneurs operate. One such a community is the student cohort of the North-West University’s (…http://news.nwu.ac.za/microscopic-wonder-yellow-bellied-sea-snake-scientific-breakthrough
Microscopic wonder on yellow-bellied sea snake is a scientific breakthrough
2022-07-20 Just as vastness induces awe, so there is wonder to be found in the miniscule. For Dr Roksana Majewska from the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at the North-West University (NWU), this is an absolute truth. Before we zoom in, we need to talk…http://law.nwu.ac.za/law/prof-stephen-de-la-harpe-executive-dean-law-passed-away-morning
Prof Stephen de la Harpe, Executive Dean of the Faculty of Law, passed away this morning
2021-02-18 Prof Stephen de la Harpe, Executive Dean of the Faculty of Law, North-West University passed away this morning. He has been in the ICU for the last six weeks. The Faculty wants to convey…http://news.nwu.ac.za/achieving-africas-vision-why-universities-must-return-serving-society
Achieving Africa’s vision: why universities must return to serving society
2025-07-31 By Prof Ushotanefe Useh Universities in Africa stand at a crossroads today. While they continue to produce research, award degrees and rank in global academic listings, an uncomfortable question lingers: are they truly serving the societies that fund and…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/hypertension-africa-research-team-hart/policy-change
Policy change
2023-12-06 The South African strategic plan to reduce cardiovascular disease includes the target to reduce the population intake of salt to less than 5 g/day. At present, the salt intake is higher than this level, with older reports…http://news.nwu.ac.za/focus-area-pure-and-applied-analytics-nwu-where-curiosity-meets-mathematical-mastery