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2024-03-06 Research Groups in COMPRES Rationale A research working group in COMPRES is a group of experts working together to achieve specified goals towards research. The groups are domain specific and focus on discussion or activity around a specific…http://news.nwu.ac.za/communities-benefit-nwus-development-projects
Communities benefit from NWU’s development projects
2023-04-28 South Africa faces difficult challenges that require the next generation of university graduates to be skilled leaders with extensive abilities to collaborate with communities to solve problems and create change. Four North-West University (NWU)…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/compres/current-research-projects
Current Research Projects
2024-03-08 Information Dive into the latest research endeavors within Social Work and Psychology at COMPRES. Discover how our innovative projects are shaping the future of these disciplines and addressing critical societal challenges An electronic…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-shines-environmental-law-conference
NWU student shines at Environmental Law conference
2020-09-16 North-West University (NWU) law student Nicolene Steyn recently won second prize for best speaker/presentation at the 9th Environmental Law Association (ELA) student’s online conference. Several NWU law students attended the conference themed “(Re)…http://news.nwu.ac.za/roaring-nwu-leopards-lair-competition
A roaring NWU Leopards Lair competition
2017-09-12 Entrepreneurship continues to be a critical performance area within the South African society and economy. The North-West University (NWU) launched a NWU Leopards Lair competition forming part of the NWU SETHI Explosions event. The competition is…http://news.nwu.ac.za/theology-moving-towards-multicultural-approach
Theology: Moving towards a multicultural approach
2018-04-19 Kindness, love and compassion. These are but some of the words in faith’s vocabulary. These virtues convey the same message in any language and this is why the Faculty of Theology at the North-West University (NWU) is ensuring that this message is heard by…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/andrew-robinson
Andrew Robinson
2021-01-21 Dr Andrew K L Robinson, Public Health Physician Areas of Expertise Health systems & programs innovation, implementation monitoring and evaluation; communicable and non-communicable diseases; Health Information Systems, clinical research; and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-discusses-virtue-rice
NWU discusses the virtue of rice
2018-05-22 With a number of farmers in the North-West province currently struggling to produce maize due to climate change and global warming, it is clear that South Africa needs crop diversification in order to promote food security. The North-West University (NWU…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-students%25E2%2580%2599-app-uncovers-sounds-local-artists
NWU students’ app uncovers the sounds of local artists
2019-04-12 South Africa has vast musical talent but all too often, up-and-coming musicians are overshadowed by established artists in the industry. New artists will soon be heard loud and clear if two third-year information technology students from the North-West…http://news.nwu.ac.za/new-cabinet-may-be-positive-economic-message-business-and-markets
New cabinet may be a positive economic message for business and markets
2019-05-31 “Given the inevitable balance of political forces driving the shape and size of the new cabinet, the broad economic message emerging from President Cyril Ramaphosa’s reconfigured and leaner cabinet is potentially a very positive one for business and the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-phd-graduate-looks-english-among-nigerian-tertiary-learners
NWU PhD graduate looks at the English among Nigerian tertiary learners
2017-05-11 A proud Remilkun Iyabo Adeyemi was awarded her PhD in English at the recent Autumn Graduation on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark. Studying under the watchful eye of her promoter, Prof Bertus van Rooy, Nigerian born Adeyemi…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumnus-receives-absa-gold-medal-best-mba-achiever
NWU alumnus receives ABSA gold medal as best MBA achiever
2017-05-29 Pieter Smit, the top achiever of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School for Business and Governance, shined bright during the recent MBA awards ceremony and received the ABSA gold medal as best MBA achiever. This is the first time that ABSA is…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-speaks-international-law-conference
NWU academic speaks at international law conference
2018-07-06 Prof Melvin Mbao, an academic in the Faculty of Law at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, attended and delivered a paper at the 7th Annual International Conference on Law, Regulations and Public Policy that was held in Singapore from…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-uesm-leads-24-national-and-international-research-projects
NWU UESM leads 24 national and international research projects
2018-06-12 Currently, researchers in the Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management (UESM) in the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences are leading 24 national and international research projects. These projects are funded…http://news.nwu.ac.za/student-counselling-and-development-hosts-inaugural-talk-men
Student Counselling and Development hosts inaugural talk for men
2019-10-15 On 10 October 2019 the Guidance and Counselling Centre on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng hosted a gentleman’s talk under the theme: # Am I next Breaking the silence...!! The purpose of this event was to create a platform for male…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-improves-food-security-vegetable-gardening
NWU improves food security with vegetable gardening
2018-02-14 The subject group Crop Sciences in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng recently initiated a vegetable cultivation project to improve food security for on-campus students and surrounding…http://news.nwu.ac.za/how-families-cope-mental-health-care-issues
How families cope with mental health care issues
2021-09-22 The whole family can be affected when living with a family member with a mental disorder, disability or developmental delay. Mechanisms to cope with the resulting stress include escape, avoidance, denial or looking to religion. This is according to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/anne-frederica-grobler
Anne Frederica Grobler
2020-11-23 Anne Grobler is a South African citizen with a Ph.D. in Pharmaceutics (North-West University, South Africa), an M.Sc. in Medical Biochemistry (Stellenbosch University, South Africa) and an Honours in Biochemistry (PU for CHE, South Africa). Her research…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/ch%25C3%25A9-weldon
Ché Weldon
2020-11-23 Amphibian conservation has received increasing attention following the 2005 global declaration of the Amphibian Conservation Action Plan (ACAP), with placed a high premium on amongst other increasing the capacity of conservation research required to combat…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-host-launch-renaming-bursary-scheme