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PhD candidate explores indigenous medicinal plants to treat skin diseases
2019-10-01 Skin diseases are a growing health concern worldwide and make up approximately 34% of occupational health diseases. This is mainly because people of all ages will be exposed to infection due to one or another skin disease at least once during their…http://news.nwu.ac.za/loss-sight-never-loss-vision
A loss of sight, never a loss of vision
2019-10-08 Although one often sees various initiatives promoting the importance of physical activity for a healthier lifestyle, children with disabilities are seldom included in these projects. One of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) research focus areas is now…http://news.nwu.ac.za/silver-lining-amidst-covid-19
A silver lining amidst COVID-19?
2020-04-08 The COVID-19 pandemic has certainly shown us what it means to live in unprecedented times. In the following opinion piece, Michelle Groenewald – a lecturer in economics at the North-West University (NWU) – shares her views on some encouraging measures that…http://news.nwu.ac.za/passion-propels-young-researcher-c1-b1
Passion propels young researcher from C1 to B1
2017-06-20 Passion is not bound by gravity. It makes you excel where others merely succeed, and passion is what propelled Prof Stefan Ferreira of the North-West University's (NWU's) Centre for Space Research from a C1 to a B1 NRF rating. This new rating places him…http://news.nwu.ac.za/passion-propels-young-researcher-c1-b1-0
Passion propels young researcher from C1 to B1
2017-07-19 Passion is not bound by gravity. It makes you excel where others merely succeed, and passion is what propelled Prof Stefan Ferreira of the North-West University's (NWU's) Centre for Space Research from a C1 to a B1 NRF rating. This new rating places him…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-eagles-and-ufs-share-spoils-goalless-draw
NWU Eagles and UFS share the spoils in a goalless draw
2021-09-16 Reigning Varsity Football champions, North-West University (NWU) Eagles, and the University of Free State shared the spoils in a goalless draw in the fourth round of the 2021 Varsity Football tournament. This game was an action-packed encounter, with both…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-female-coach-breaking-stereotypes-football
NWU female coach is breaking stereotypes in football
2021-09-07 Football administration and coaching have long been dominated by men all around the world, but the winds of change are blowing. Recently more women have entered this male-dominated sport, either as administrators or coaches. One such shining star is Azania…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/klaus-kellner
Klaus Kellner
2020-11-23 Prof Klaus Kellner was born on 27 April 1957 in Okahandja, Namibia. He is a re-elected C2 NRF rated scientists till 2016. His expertises lie in vegetation dynamics with the emphasis on SLM technologies, impacts on desertification, land degradation and drought…http://news.nwu.ac.za/maximising-educational-success-tiger-brands-plates4days
Maximising educational success with Tiger Brands’ Plates4Days
2022-02-25 The North-West University (NWU), in conjunction with Tiger Brands’ Plates4Days, launched the 2022 Meal-a-Day programme at its Mahikeng Campus on 22 February. The Tiger Brands’ Plates4Days programme offers nutritional support for students who do not have…http://news.nwu.ac.za/alumnus-old-chilli-seeds-and-new-hot-sauce-make-unique-hotness
Alumnus: old chilli seeds and new hot sauce make for ‘unique hotness’
2022-12-02 North-West University (NWU) alumnus Tlotlo Kokeletso Palai recently launched her own hot sauce brand The name of Tlotlo’s hot sauce is Deddi’s hot sauce, a name dedicated to her father, who is a farmer. She says her hot sauce is made using her father’s…http://news.nwu.ac.za/masters-student-shines-famelab-competition
Master’s student shines in FameLab competition
2023-10-04 Carla Horn, a master's degree student in nursing sciences at the North-West University (NWU), stood out in the FameLab competition held on 21 September at the National Research Foundation Auditorium in Pretoria. Securing her a spot among the top 10…http://news.nwu.ac.za/academic-shares-insights-ai-and-chartered-accountancy-profession
Academic shares insights on AI and the chartered accountancy profession
2024-11-05 Since the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), accounting students have been worried about their future in the profession. Kurt Naicker CA(SA), a senior lecturer at the School of Accounting Sciences at the North-West University (NWU), recently shared his…http://news.nwu.ac.za/tarryn-williams-recognised-oebs-prestigious-30-under-30-programme
Tarryn Williams recognised in OEB’s prestigious 30 under 30 programme
2024-12-02 Tarryn Williams, an Educational Technologist at the Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) at North-West University (NWU), has been honoured for her outstanding contributions to education and technology. She has been selected as one of the recipients of the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/society-atmospheric-sciences-awards-highest-honour-field-nwu-researcher
Society of Atmospheric Sciences awards highest honour in the field to NWU researcher
2024-12-02 In a world of extreme climate change where air pollution is rife and people’s health is at stake, it has become paramount to predict the impact of chemical processes within the Earth’s atmosphere to plan measures for the future. A researcher at the North-West…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-south-africas-premier-tennis-hub
NWU is South Africa’s premier tennis hub
2023-05-02 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Potchefstroom Campus can now rightly be called South Africa’s go-to tennis destination with the official opening of its clay court precinct on Friday, 28 April 2023. These five new courts are supplemented by…http://news.nwu.ac.za/warmest-congratulations-nwu-eagles
Warmest congratulations to the NWU Eagles
2023-04-24 It has been a week since you were crowned Varsity Cup champions and I still struggle to find words for how proud I am of you. What a wonderful achievement. You took on the best university rugby teams and players in the country and you came out on top. But…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-biokinetics-student-receive-prestigious-health-science-student-award-asaipa-national-medical
NWU Biokinetics student to receive prestigious Health Science Student Award at ASAIPA National Medical Awards
2024-04-11 The Faculty of Health Sciences at the North-West University (NWU) is proud to announce that one of our students, Jayson Clancy, will be receiving the Health Science Student Award at the ASAIPA National Medical Awards in 2024. The award ceremony will take…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-strengthens-academic-partnerships-boost-student-employability
NWU strengthens academic partnerships to boost student employability
2025-05-15 The Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University (NWU), through its Career Services and Alumni Relations Department, has taken a significant step toward enhancing student employability by hosting a lecturers’ breakfast engagement. This was part of a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/faculty-law-secures-nrf-tier-1-research-chair-cities-law-and-environmental-sustainability
Faculty of Law secures NRF Tier 1 Research Chair in Cities, Law and Environmental Sustainability
2025-07-01 A change in leadership has set a new course for one of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) most strategically positioned research chairs. The National Research Foundation (NRF) has officially upgraded the South African Research Chair in Cities, Law and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/theres-no-keeping-good-man-down