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A decade of dialogue and discovery at the SSIRC Conference
2025-12-02 The 10th Social Sciences International Research Conference (SSIRC)held from 6 to 7 November 2025 at the Radisson Blu in Umhlanga, Durban, marked a significant milestone celebrating a decade of impactful dialogue, innovative research, and academic…http://www.nwu.ac.za/alumni-awards-nomination
Alumni Awards Nomination Form
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Optentia Research Unit launches ground-breaking short courses for support staff
2025-11-10 The Optentia Research Unit at the North-West University (NWU) has officially launched two innovative hybrid short courses designed to build mentoring capacity and strengthen professional development among university support staff. These short courses, which…http://news.nwu.ac.za/restoring-hope-one-clean-space-time
Restoring hope, one clean space at a time
2025-11-18 Across South Africa, community spaces are more than just patches of land or playgrounds they are symbols of shared hope, belonging, and care. But when these spaces fall into neglect, they often mirror a fading sense of unity. That is where Retsa Tsela steps…http://news.nwu.ac.za/new-study-sheds-light-biodiversity-loss-across-sub-saharan-africa
New study sheds light on biodiversity loss across sub-Saharan Africa
2025-12-05 Understanding the true state of biodiversity in sub-Saharan Africa has long been a challenge, especially for those responsible for shaping environmental policies. A major new study published in the prestigious Nature journal now offers much-needed clarity…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/social-transformation/research-groups
Research Programmes
2025-05-15 In the Focus Area: Social Transformation there are four different research programmes Research programmes in the entity: [accordion] Social and reparative justice The focus of this research programme is on making sense of and responding to…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/unit-environmental-sciences-and-management/about
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2024-01-08 Message from the Director: Professor Carlos Bezuidenhout The Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management (UESM) is a very dynamic research entity and research programmes are inter-, multi- and trans-disciplinary. The overarching aim of these…http://law.nwu.ac.za/af/undergraduate-studies/kennisgewingbord
Kennisgewingbord
2025-11-07 Kennisgewings [accordion collapsed] Skootrekenaar vereistes vir alle studente Kliek hier IT Home Nuwe eerstejaarstudente Kliek hier Lys van Handboeke 1ste Jaar - Semester 1 en Jaarmodules 2025 2de Jaar - Semester 1 en…http://law.nwu.ac.za/af/fakulteit-regte/elmien-du-plessis
Elmien du Plessis
2024-05-09 Onlangse Pulblikasies en Internasionale Publikasies: Du Plessis WJ “The public purpose requirement in the calculation of compensation” in Rethinking Public Interest in Expropriation Law, 2014; Du Plessis WJ et al “The effectiveness of the public purpose principle” in Marting, Boer & Slobodian Assessing and Improving Law for Sustainability: A…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-partner-consortium-launches-ventilator-design-competition-students
NWU’s partner consortium launches ventilator design competition for students
2021-05-25 For many Covid-19 patients who experience breathing problems, the difference between life and death is access to working ventilators. During the Covid-19 pandemic, news reports have often highlighted the shortage of this lifesaving equipment and its related…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-researchers-academic-article-among-top-cited
NWU researcher’s academic article among top cited
2022-05-03 Phenyo Mokgothu An academic article published by Prof Teboho Mosikari, an academic from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Economic Sciences, is among the top-cited articles by Wiley, a multinational publishing company that specialises in…http://engineering.nwu.ac.za/nuclear-engineering/post-graduate-diploma-nuclear-science-and-technology
Post Graduate Diploma in Nuclear Science and Technology
2025-11-27 We would love to hear from you and answer any questions you may have. --> In the past, our Master's degrees followed a structured format (Option-B), encompassing all theoretical nuclear engineering modules along with a research mini-dissertation.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nothing-artificial-about-their-expertise
Nothing artificial about their expertise
2020-04-23 A small research group at the North-West University (NWU) is starting to attract real interest for their work on artificial intelligence (AI). “The amount of interest has come as something of a surprise,” says Prof Marelie Davel, who – with PhD student Tian…http://news.nwu.ac.za/create-news-3
NWU researcher helps uncover new data about Earth and the Milky Way
2020-11-30 A new study has lifted the veil on some of the mysteries of the Milky Way. It has found that the Earth is moving faster than it used to and is nearly 2 000 light-years closer to the black hole in the centre of the Milky Way Galaxy. This is according to new…http://news.nwu.ac.za/sonwabo-digs-deep-follow-his-dream
Sonwabo digs deep to follow his dream
2021-02-10 ‘’Ulala kanjani ungenayo iDegree’’ – how do you sleep while you don’t have a degree in your possession? This is the IsiXhosa mantra 37-year-old Sonwabo Mvangwana used to motivate himself throughout the four years he was trying to obtain his BSc degree in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/making-great-strides-her-career-engineer
Making great strides in her career as an engineer
2021-02-19 “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count,” says Alicia Celliers, an alumna of the Faculty of Engineering at the North-West University (NWU). Alicia completed her Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering studies from 2009 to 2013. She is…http://news.nwu.ac.za/prevention-better-cure-changing-social-work-paradigm
Prevention is better than cure: changing the social work paradigm
2018-04-05 “Violence is a huge problem within our society. It doesn’t only come with physical and emotional cost, but also with an economic cost. People who have experienced violence have higher incidences of illness and early death and can therefore not contribute to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-recognises-institutional-linguistic-diversity-during-international-mother-tongue-month