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Academic shines bright at Oxford innovation boot camp
2023-08-28 Prof Rose Hayeshi, associate professor at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) DSI/NWU Preclinical Drug Development Platform has just returned from the United Kingdom after a week-long innovation boot camp at the University of Oxford. Prof Hayeshi was one of…https://news.nwu.ac.za/community-engagement-colloquium-promote-community-well-being
Community Engagement Colloquium to promote community well-being
2023-08-28 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Health Sciences is proud to host its Community Engagement Colloquium from 2 to 4 October 2023 at its Vanderbijlpark Campus. Various renowned academics and professionals will share their expertise at the event,…https://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…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/suid-afrika-se-nasionale-belange-die-veranderende-brics-landskap-sewe-toetse
Suid-Afrika se nasionale belange in die veranderende BRICS-landskap – sewe toetse
2023-08-29 “Die waterskeidings- 15de BRICS-beraad wat in Johannesburg plaasgevind het, het – tot sy krediet – verskeie lopies op die telbord gehad teen die tyd dat dit verlede week tot ’n einde gekom het.” Prof Raymond Parsons, ekonoom van die Noordwes-Universiteit (…https://news.nwu.ac.za/south-africas-national-interests-changing-brics-landscape-seven-tests
South Africa’s national interests in the changing BRICS landscape ― seven tests
2023-08-29 “The watershed 15th BRICS Summit that took place in Johannesburg had, to its credit, several runs on the scoreboard by the time it concluded last week.” Prof Raymond Parsons, economist from the North-West University (NWU) Business School, says while the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/kgopotso-moshapo-nwu-defenders-heroics-secure-back-back-goals
Kgopotso Moshapo: NWU defender's heroics secure back-to-back goals
2023-08-29 By Phenyo Mokgothu and Lerato Tshweu North-West University (NWU) Eagles defender Kgopotso Moshapo has emerged as the saviour of his team, delivering clutch performances in two consecutive games during this year's Varsity Football season. With remarkable…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-eagles-winning-streak
NWU Eagles on a winning streak
2023-08-29 The North-West University (NWU) Eagles netball team keep proving that teamwork makes the dream work during the 2023 FNB Varsity netball tournament. They have been on a winning streak, securing a 43-36 win against Kovsies (University of the Free State) on 28…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-hoekom-dit-duidelik-waarom-skaars-rekeningkundige-vaardighede-ontwikkel-moet-word
NWU: Hoekom dit duidelik is waarom skaars rekeningkundige vaardighede ontwikkel moet word
2023-08-30 As daar nie goeie oorsig is nie, ly uitsette daaronder. Sonder deursigtigheid floreer bedrog. Waninligting en waninterpretasie word gepropageer om die norm te raak namate fiksie nie meer van feite onderskei kan word nie. In ’n ontwikkelende land soos Suid-…https://news.nwu.ac.za/why-need-develop-scarce-accounting-skills-abundantly-clear
Why the need to develop scarce accounting skills is abundantly clear
2023-08-30 Without quality oversight, output suffers. Without transparency, deception thrives. Misinformation and misinterpretation are propagated to become the norm as fiction becomes indistinguishable from fact. In a developing country such as South Africa that faces…https://news.nwu.ac.za/new-covid-19-variant-being-monitored
New Covid-19 variant being monitored
2023-08-30 The new Covid-19 subvariant EG.5 – also known as Eris – has made its way into South Africa with the first case reported in Gauteng in mid-August. This after it crossed the borders of China, the United States, South Korea, Japan, Canada, Australia, Singapore…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/hiperteks-digkunsprojek-deel-van-uitstalling-rome
Hiperteks-digkunsprojek is deel van uitstalling in Rome
2023-08-31 Die agt jaar oue Byderhandprojek van die vakgroep Skryfkuns aan die Noordwes-Universiteit is gekies om deel te wees van ’n internasionale hiperteksskeppingsuitstalling wat binnekort in Rome plaasvind. “Dit is besondere internasionale erkenning vir die…https://news.nwu.ac.za/hypertext-poetry-project-part-exhibition-rome
Hypertext poetry project is part of exhibition in Rome
2023-08-31 The eight-year-old Byderhand project of the subject group Creative Writing at the North-West University has been selected to form part of an international hypertext creation exhibition that will take place in Rome soon. “This is singular international…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/skaars-vaardigheid-plaas-nwu-taksonoom-aan-die-voorpunt-vir-die-beskrywing-van-parasiete
Skaars vaardigheid plaas NWU-taksonoom aan die voorpunt vir die beskrywing van parasiete
2023-09-01 Wat lê in ’n naam? William Shakespeare wou dit al geweet het. ’n Jong navorser van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) weet egter presies hoe belangrik ’n naam is. Daar word gesê dat sy tans die jongste taksonoom in die wêreld is wat besig is om hierdie…https://news.nwu.ac.za/scarce-skill-puts-nwu-taxonomist-forefront-describing-parasites
Scarce skill puts NWU taxonomist at forefront of describing parasites
2023-09-01 “What is in a name?” William Shakespeare wanted to know. A young researcher from the North-West University (NWU) knows exactly how important a name is. She is currently believed to be the youngest gnathiid taxonomist in the world, at the forefront of…https://news.nwu.ac.za/valuable-collaboration-equips-entrepreneurs-future
Valuable collaboration equips entrepreneurs of the future
2023-09-01 In a proactive move to address the pressing issue of high unemployment rates among South African youth in general and Bachelor in Indigenous Knowledge Systems (BIKS) graduates in particular, the Innovation Hub in partnership with the North-West University’s (…https://news.nwu.ac.za/pitch-your-business-empowering-young-entrepreneurs
Pitch Your Business: empowering young entrepreneurs
2023-12-08 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences and bhive Enterprise Development Centre collaborated with I AM Youth, Radio Pulpit, Radio Cape Pulpit and TBN Africa to offer an entrepreneurial training and development programme…https://news.nwu.ac.za/celebrating-excellence-occupational-hygiene-research