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NWU is doing its part to eliminate a silent killer
2019-05-21 Raised blood pressure is the biggest single risk factor responsible for mortality worldwide. Despite this, the majority of people with hypertension are unaware of suffering from it, are untreated, or are on treatment but don’t control the illness.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/hair-raising-truth-about-uranium-exposure-south-africa
Hair-raising truth about uranium exposure in South Africa
2019-07-11 A novel international research project focusing on human exposure to uranium in South African gold mining areas, has concluded that residents living in and near gold mining areas are exposed to elevated environmental levels of uranium. The latter…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-staff-thanked-about-3-700-service-years
NWU staff thanked for about 3 700 service years
2017-06-09 Nearly 3 700 years! That is the number of service years for which staff of the North-West University (NWU) campus in Potchefstroom and at the Institutional Office were recently honoured. During the events the staff were thanked for their hard work,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/%25E2%2580%2598-internet-never-forgets%25E2%2580%2599-social-media-specialist-tells-nwu
‘The internet never forgets’, social media specialist tells NWU
2017-05-17 The NWU’s student discipline and compliance department hosted Emma Sadleir, renowned social media law specialist, as part of the university’s human rights awareness campaign on its campus in Potchefstroom on 16 May. Emma was the keynote speaker on the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/social-participation-inclusive-classroom-under-spotlight
Social participation in the inclusive classroom under the spotlight
2017-10-25 “We all like to be loved and accepted, just the way we are.” These words from Prof Susanne Schwab, newly appointed extraordinary professor at the Optentia research focus area on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, ring true for…http://news.nwu.ac.za/stage-set-sew-2018
Stage is set for SEW 2018
2018-08-15 With the 2018 rendition of the Student Entrepreneurship Week (SEW2018) just a week away, the stage is set for a full programme on the North-West University’s (NWU) campus in Vanderbijlpark. The project, which is run in conjunction with the Department of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/essential-court-training-young-social-workers
Essential court training for young social workers
2019-09-03 The safety and welfare of vulnerable children and young people is paramount at all times, yet in Family and Children’s Services, more and more cases are brought under the Children’s Act and associated legislation. This predisposition sees social workers…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-pays-tribute-its-icons
NWU pays tribute to its icons
2019-10-14 The North-West University (NWU) honoured some of its most remarkable alumni at an awards ceremony on 11 October in Sandton. The university’s prestigious Alumni Awards of Excellence gave recognition in eight categories to nine prominent alumni who have…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-puts-language-policy-action
NWU puts language policy into action
2019-12-05 The North-West University (NWU) is on a mission to be a university where everybody will feel welcome in their languages, and can use their own language to teach, learn and interact freely. It aims to be an institution where students will be able to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/supercharging-their-careers-%25E2%2580%2593-nwu-way
Supercharging their careers – the NWU way!
2020-01-30 The end of January saw the start of many aspiring MBA students’ journey to success when the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Business School once again hosted a very successful Summer Study School in Potchefstroom. An exciting and insightful five-day…http://news.nwu.ac.za/rare-diseases-day-2020-nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-chm-forefront-preventative-healthcare
Rare Diseases Day 2020: NWU’s CHM at the forefront of preventative healthcare
2020-03-06 Did you know that in South Africa, there are approximately three million people living with a rare disease? This means that one in every 16 people are directly affected by a rare disease. The Centre of Human Metabolomics (CHM) at the North-West…http://news.nwu.ac.za/cave-digital-safe-haven-stressed-social-workers
The Cave: a digital safe haven for stressed social workers
2020-03-19 Generally social work is considered a stressful occupation due to the emotional demands on practitioners. One group of social workers that is particularly at risk for negative outcomes are those employed within the child protection practice setting, tasked…http://news.nwu.ac.za/watuni-canoe-club-makes-splash
Watuni Canoe Club makes a splash!
2022-08-19 Not many university campuses in South Africa can boast with canoeing as a competitive sporting code, but at the North-West University’s Vanderbijlpark Campus (NWU Vaal), the sport is going from strength to strength. With the majestic Vaal River adjacent to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/economy-suffer-if-lion-breeding-banned
Economy to suffer if lion breeding is banned
2017-02-24 What is the economic value of lion breeding in South Africa? This was the question Prof Melville Saayman and Prof Peet van der Merwe of the research unit TREES (Tourism Research in Economic Environs and Society and members of the South Africa Predators…http://news.nwu.ac.za/sounding-out-stars
Sounding out the stars
2021-10-28 Space is not as silent as it may seem, and asteroseismologists know this. Asteroseismology is a booming field full of opportunity for students and young researchers and has an impact on many other fields of astronomical research. But what is…http://news.nwu.ac.za/higher-performance-gets-new-look
Higher performance gets a new look
2021-05-07 A different jacket, the same splendour. The sports codes of the Potchefstroom Campus at the North-West University (NWU) are soon getting new accommodation when the renovations to Building K2 on the Fanie du Toit Sports Grounds across from the High Performance…http://news.nwu.ac.za/its-all-systems-go-nwu-prepares-institutional-audit
It’s all systems go as NWU prepares for institutional audit
2021-09-02 Preparations are well under way for one of the most important upcoming events in the academic life of the North-West University (NWU): the external institutional audit that will be conducted in August 2022. The NWU’s institutional audit is part of a series…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-competition-inspires-youth-find-innovative-solutions
NWU competition inspires youth to find innovative solutions
2022-03-04 The North-West University’s annual Modiragatsi innovation competition that gives high-school learners between the ages of 15 and 18 the opportunity to become the next generation of problem solvers is back and it is even bigger and better this year. The…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-school-music-honours-students-bursary-winners-concert
NWU School of Music honours students at Bursary Winners’ concert
2022-10-31 By Oldrin Masowa Where words fail to deliver the message, music becomes the answer. The North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Music hosted its annual Bursary Winners’ concert to recognise and honour its students for their achievements on 25 October…http://news.nwu.ac.za/inaugural-lecture-sheds-light-dark-energy-and-why-theory-gravity-crossroads