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Chemistry innovator awarded inaugural NWU Innovation Fellowship
2023-08-28 By Vukosi Mathale The Technology Transfer and Innovation Support (TTIS) office has awarded a senior lecturer in Chemistry, Dr Frans Smit, the 2023 NWU Innovation Fellowship. The NWU Innovation Fellowship programme is a new initiative of the TTIS that aims…http://news.nwu.ac.za/faculty-humanities-takes-digital-lead
Faculty of Humanities takes the digital lead
2024-05-10 At a recent North-West University (NWU) Council meeting, the Faculty of Humanities secured approval to establish a Digital Humanities (DH) Centre in 2025. Prof Mirna Nel, the deputy dean for research and innovation in the faculty, who leads the development…http://news.nwu.ac.za/ideathon-sparks-cybersecurity-idea-creation
Ideathon sparks cybersecurity idea creation
2024-06-03 The Geekulcha Student Society on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbiljpark Campus recently hosted an Ideathon, a cybersecurity training and idea-generation event that brought together more than 100 industry experts and participants. This formed…http://news.nwu.ac.za/building-brighter-futures-inaugural-sass-programme-strives-empower-tomorrows-leaders
Building brighter futures: the inaugural SASS programme strives to empower tomorrow’s leaders
2024-03-06 The Higher Education and Leadership Management (HELM) organisation launched the Student Affairs and Student Success (SASS) programme earlier this year at the Kopanong Hotel and Conference Centre in Benoni, Johannesburg. SASS is a national leadership…http://news.nwu.ac.za/sadilar-celebrates-successful-4th-rail-workshop-croatia
SADiLaR celebrates the successful 4th RAIL workshop in Croatia
2023-07-14 The South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR) at the North-West University (NWU) hosted a successful fourth workshop on Resources for African Indigenous Languages (RAIL) in Dubrovnik, Croatia. The annual workshop, which took place on 6…http://news.nwu.ac.za/ai-and-machine-learning-skill-sets-needed-improve-africas-water-resources-management
AI and machine learning skill sets needed to improve Africa’s water resources management
2024-02-27 Water is a limited natural resource and for Africa to improve its management of this resource, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning skill sets need to be taught and embraced at institutions of higher learning. This is one of the conclusions of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/exploring-new-frontiers-malaria-treatment-unveiling-potential-drug-candidates
Exploring new frontiers in malaria treatment: unveiling potential drug candidates
2024-02-29 “Malaria remains a formidable global health challenge with approximately 608 000 deaths attributed to it in 2022, the majority occurring in sub-Saharan Africa,” says Dr Fortunate Mokoena, a senior lecturer in the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/putting-spotlight-mens-health-and-wellbeing
Putting the spotlight on men’s health and wellbeing
2024-07-23 The Employee Wellness unit at the North-West University's (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus will be hosting an interactive Men’s Health and Wellbeing Awareness session on 25 July at 09:00 on the Vanderbijlpark Campus. The session will be interactive, allowing…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/call-papers-2nd-annual-colloquium-environmental-welfare-animal-well-being
Call for Papers: 2nd Annual Colloquium on Environmental Welfare, Animal Well-being, Rights of Nature, and Human Rights
2024-08-28 You are cordially invited to submit abstracts and attend the "2nd Annual Colloquium on Environmental Welfare, Animal Well-being, Rights of Nature, and Human Rights", In partnership with DFFE, SANParks, SANBI, and Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife. Background and theme…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/public-lecture-prof-dr-yannick-griep-radboud-university-netherlands
Public Lecture by Prof. Dr Yannick Griep (Radboud University, Netherlands)
2024-08-22 You are cordially invited to a public lecture by Prof. Dr Yannick Griep (Radboud University, Netherlands) as an extra-ordinary professor at the School of Industrial Psychology and Human Resource Management. Topic: Revolutionising psychological contracts:…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/virtual-seminar-dr-charles-lwanga-makerere-university
Virtual Seminar by Dr Charles Lwanga (Makerere University)
2025-05-08 You are cordially invited to a Virtual Seminar by Dr Charles Lwanga (Makerere University). Topic: Sexual Initiation and the Timing of First Union among women in Uganda. [accordion] Abstract The aim of this paper was to estimate the…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/guest-lecture-prof-giel-scholtz-sustainable-climate-smart-beef-cattle-breeding-strategies
Guest Lecture by Prof Giel Scholtz: Sustainable Climate-smart Beef Cattle Breeding Strategies Ensure Food Security
2025-04-11 You are cordially invited to a Guest Lecture by Prof Giel Scholtz on Sustainable Climate-smart Beef Cattle Breeding Strategies Ensure Food Security. Bio: Michiel Matthys Scholtz obtained the BSc Agric. Animal Breeding (1975) at the University of…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/virtual-seminar-nikki-green
Virtual Seminar by Nikki Green
2025-04-08 The School of Social Sciences cordially invites you to a Virtual Seminar by Nikki Green, lecturer at the University of Western Cape. Abstract In this session, Nikki will share insights from her experiences in coordinating Service Learning (SL) at…http://news.nwu.ac.za/dancers-represent-south-africa-world-stage
Dancers to represent South Africa on world stage
2025-12-05 Tebogo Baas and Matlhogonolo Bodibe are preparing to compete against the best in the world Two North-West University (NWU) dancers, Tebogo Baas and Matlhogonolo Bodibe, are preparing to compete against the best in the world when they represent…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/studywell/about-us
About Us
2025-10-27 , StudyWell: Student Well-Being Initiative, Scientific insight. Practical impact. Student well-being at the centre. At StudyWell, we believe research should do more than inform, it should empower. We are committed to building healthier, more supportive university experiences through collaboration,…, What is the StudyWell Initiative?, StudyWell, founded by Prof Karina Mostert (Registered Industrial and Organisational Psychologist), is a specialised research initiative within Management Cybernetics, a collaborative research entity formed between the Faculty of Economic and Management…, Our Focus, At StudyWell, we are committed to developing real-time, evidence-based tools and strategies that will enable the North-West University to proactively support student well-being. Our work is grounded in the Study Demands-Resources (SD-R) theory (Bakker &…, Our Approach, Multidisciplinary, practice-integrated research and stakeholder collaboration. StudyWell is built on a multidisciplinary, research- and practice-integrated approach, grounded in organisational psychology. Our core team consists of Industrial and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/cricket-dreams-take-flight-vanderbijlpark-campus-duo
Cricket dreams take flight for Vanderbijlpark Campus duo
2026-02-16 Two North-West University (NWU) Vanderbijlpark Campus students have made their mark on the national cricket scene, proudly representing the Sedibeng District at the CSA Senior Inland Rural Week 2025 in Mpumalanga. Brian Kubayi (22), an honours degree…http://sport.nwu.ac.za/hpi
About the HPI
2026-02-11 The High-Performance Institute of Sport (HPI) at the North-West University's Potchefstroom Campus in South Africa is a premier training hub for elite athletes and sports teams from around the world. Specializing in high-altitude training at 1,350 meters…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/centre-digital-humanities/people
People
2026-02-20 Prof Janelize Morelli Director for Centre for Digital Humanities Jo-Anne Louw Administrative assistant for Centre for Digital Humanities Glenda Kgosana Administrative assistant for Centre for Digital Humanities…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/actuarial-science
Actuarial Science
2026-01-19 The future is uncertain. Some events that may occur might be undesired. Risk is the possibility that something undesired will happen. Actuaries are experts in: • The evaluation of the probability of future events; • The design of creative ways to…http://www.nwu.ac.za/tn/nwu-ikgolaganye-le-rona