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Stairways and Ruins Exhibition
2024-05-30 List of artists and artworks Opening night images Contact Andrew Lamprecht’s curatorial statement "This exhibition emerges from the chaotic and tragic reality of Covid-19 and lockdown; additionally we face the looming climatic…http://engineering.nwu.ac.za/hysa/satellite-events
Satellite Events
2023-09-29 Home Scientific Committee Conference Fees Sponsors & Partners Become a sponsor Important Dates Abstract Submission Registration Speakers Programme Practical Information Satellite Events Organising Committee…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/centre-space-research/heliospheric-physics
Heliospheric Physics
2017-01-04 Researchers in the Heliospheric Physics subprogram of the CSR do theoretical, numerical modelling and experimental research on the acceleration, transport and modulation of charged particles (mainly cosmic rays) in the turbulent plasmatic environment…http://engineering.nwu.ac.za/engineering/nuclear-engineering
Nuclear Engineering
2026-01-19 The start of the NWU’s Nuclear Engineering Impact Initiative dates back over three decades, to a period when South Africa was shaping its energy future and regulation framework. Originally sparked by the national push for skilled professionals in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-again-ranked-among-cream-crop
NWU again ranked among the cream of the crop
2020-06-08 The consistent good achievements of the North-West University (NWU) in world rankings is further celebrated with the announcement that it has been ranked in the top 4,7% of 20 000 universities globally. This newest ranking was done by the Centre for…http://news.nwu.ac.za/focus-your-mind-keep-sane-during-lockdown-period
Focus your mind to keep sane during a lockdown period
2020-03-26 With the recent announcement of a 21-day lockdown as a measure to tackle the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19), individuals will most certainly experience a pshycological impact due to limited social interaction. According to Prof Ankebé Kruger, an…http://news.nwu.ac.za/young-alumni-chapter-announces-new-leadership-structure
Young Alumni chapter announces new leadership structure
2020-06-29 If strong and dedicated leadership is a requirement for a successful alumni chapter, then the Vaal Alumni Chapter of the North-West University (NWU) is off to a great start. The chapter recently announced its leadership structure for the 2020/2021 term…http://news.nwu.ac.za/pre-tsd-and-covid-19-conundrum
Pre-TSD and the Covid-19 conundrum
2020-10-21 The impact of the Covid-19 epidemic on our mental health cannot be understated. From a South African perspective, months of a hard lockdown has changed the way we live, the way we work and the very way we operate. Mentally we have not escape unscarred. A…http://news.nwu.ac.za/node/27001
NWU’s eye on the cosmos just became bigger
2020-11-27 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Astronomy Observatory now boasts a new, bigger and better telescope – the New Mahikeng Astronomy Telescope. The new telescope, manufactured by Planewave Instruments in the USA, has a 50 cm diameter which is…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-appoints-new-deputy-vice-chancellor-research-and-innovation
NWU appoints new deputy vice-chancellor for research and innovation
2017-08-28 The NWU Council appointed a new deputy vice-chancellor for research and innovation during its extraordinary meeting on 17 August. Prof Nancy (Refilwe) Phaswana-Mafuya will serve in this position from October for a term of five years. Prof Refilwe has 12…http://news.nwu.ac.za/r59-highway-protests-no-go-local-economy
R59 highway protests: a no-go for local economy
2017-10-04 The ongoing standoff between police and protesters on parts of the busy R59 road near Meyerton in the South of Gauteng is not only halting traffic, but also the Vanderbijlpark’s ability to grow economically and to attract investors. This is according to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nutrition-network-african-map
Nutrition network is on the African map
2018-03-22 The African Nutrition Leadership Programme (ANLP) has so far left its footprint in 36 of the 52 countries in Africa. This training programme of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Centre of Excellence for Nutrition (CEN) has been available since 2002 and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-economist-says-moody%25E2%2580%2599s-decision-sa%25E2%2580%2599s-investment-rating-good-news
NWU economist says Moody’s decision on SA’s investment rating is good news
2018-03-26 The widely expected but critical decision by Moody's to retain South Africa's existing investment rating and also to raise the outlook to stable is good news for the economy. This is according to Prof Raymond Parsons, well-known economist and academic from…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-mind-sports-over-matter
NWU: Mind (sports) over matter
2018-05-03 You already know that sports are beneficial to your physical health. But did you also know that it positively affects your mental health? Mind Sports – a family of sports in which the objective is to test mental strength and prowess rather than physical…http://news.nwu.ac.za/bright-future-awaits-clever-franco
A bright future awaits clever Franco
2018-05-07 Franco Bosman is a young man on a mission. At the recent Student Excellence Awards of the Faculty Economic and Management Sciences on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, Franco was announced as the top CA student in the 2017 third-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/gauteng-biotech-fundi-award-goes-nwu-researcher
Gauteng Biotech Fundi award goes to NWU researcher
2018-05-08 Expert, past master, authority, professional, specialist and genius… these are all synonyms for the uniquely South African word “fundi”, which aptly describes the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Prof Anne Grobler, recipient of a 2018 Biotech Fundi Award…http://news.nwu.ac.za/faculty-engineering-bridging-gender-gap
Faculty of Engineering is bridging the gender gap
2018-05-17 Innovation is blind to gender and special skills does not allow for prejudice. Nowhere was this more evident than at the third iteration of the Faculty of Engineering at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Femmegineering workshop. Participants from North…http://news.nwu.ac.za/entrepreneurship-101-grow-you-go
Entrepreneurship 101: Grow as you go!
2018-05-18 Ask any seasoned entrepreneur and they will tell you: there is no magic recipe for success. Yes, the potential rewards of business ownership are many, but so are the challenges. With this in mind the North-West University’s (NWU’s) bhive Enterprise…http://news.nwu.ac.za/three-keys-unlock-loerie-success-students
Three keys unlock Loerie success for students
2018-11-12 The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential; these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence and this was proved to be true when the Graphic Design students from the North West University yet again…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-rugby-institute-kicks-vanderbijlpark