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School of Social Sciences sows the seeds for long-term collaboration
2024-06-18 The School of Social Sciences at the North-West University (NWU) recently hosted a delegation from the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz. The visit proved to be an enriching experience, with insightful presentations and meaningful discussions. During…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/faculty_news
Faculty News
2017-11-01 News within the Faculty of Natural Sciences Please note that this page will no long be updated after the restructuring of our faculty. All new news will feature in our home page's slider and placed on the previous page after expiry.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-engineers-create-solution-school-based-covid-19-screening-congestion
NWU engineers create solution for school-based Covid-19 screening congestion
2020-05-20 In the times in which we currently find ourselves, adequate healthcare and the accompanying screening are of the utmost importance to limit the spreading of the coronavirus. As the Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga, recently announced that…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-cyclist-master-track
NWU cyclist master of the track
2022-04-07 The director of the Centre for Health and Human Performance (CHHP) at the North-West University (NWU), Prof Pieter Kruger, applied his knowledge of sport science and performance psychology brilliantly in winning the 20 km points race during the South African…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-eagles-and-young-guns-claim-crucial-away-victories
NWU Eagles and Young Guns claim crucial away victories
2026-03-10 After both sides suffered defeats in their previous away fixtures in the Varsity Cup and Young Guns competitions, respectively, the FNB NWU Eagles and FNB Young Guns bounced back in style. The Eagles fell short in the City of Gold, losing 35-29 to FNB UJ,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-career-centre-hosts-first-virtual-fair-resounding-success
NWU Career Centre hosts first virtual fair with resounding success
2020-08-11 The North-West University (NWU) Career Centre hosted its first Virtual Career Fair on 5August 2020 with great success. A total of 39 companies joined the fair to showcase and share 172 career opportunities with NWU students. This event attracted a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/people-who-stand-between-crisis-and-collapse
The people who stand between crisis and collapse
2026-03-30 An opinion piece by Prof. Koketso Matlakala, Prof. Hanelie Malan and Dr Lucé Pretorius A person sits across from a social worker, struggling to articulate the confusion of the past few hours. Sometimes the crisis follows an act of violence. At other…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-back-its-winning-varsity-ways
NWU back to its winning Varsity ways
2019-09-06 The Varsity Netball team of the North-West University (NWU) is back to its winning ways after making mincemeat of the University of the Western Cape (UWC) at the Coetzenburg Indoor Centre in Stellenbosch. The NWU beat the UWC 60-38. It was a welcome…http://news.nwu.ac.za/exotic-pollen-attacks-are-rise-causing-serious-allergies
Exotic pollen attacks are on the rise, causing serious allergies
2023-09-29 As winter ended and spring entered with sunny pleasantness, thousands of “attackers” sprang into action to plague the part of the population that suffers from allergies and hay fever. According to Prof Frank Neumann, subject chair for geology and soil…http://law.nwu.ac.za/safe-and-sustainable-cities/publications
Publications
2020-07-10 Published books Aust HP and Du Plessis AA "The Globalization of Urban Governance" Published Articles Riegner M “Implementing the ‘Data Revolution’ for the Post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals -…http://news.nwu.ac.za/heartbreak-after-dizzying-high-nwu-netball
Heartbreak after dizzying high for NWU Netball
2019-09-12 First jubilation, then the blues. This was the story of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) two-day stint in Bloemfontein during the recent leg of their Varsity Netball campaign. On Sunday 8 September the sweet couldn’t be any sweeter as they squashed…http://news.nwu.ac.za/good-news-interest-rates-2024-draws-close
Good news for interest rates as 2024 draws to a close
2024-11-22 It is good news for business and consumers that the repo rate was unanimously reduced by 25 basis points (bps) on 21 November. In commenting on the latest Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) statement to again reduce the repo rate by 25 basis points (bps),…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/numiq/caring-presence-nursing-0
Caring presence in nursing
2020-12-15 The purpose of the Caring presence in nursing project is to gain a deeper understanding of Presence, and its impact in nursing - for nurses and patients, as well as to create awareness on caring presence in nursing. Post-graduate students…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/af/ekonomiese-en-bestuurswetenskappe/susan-mckenney
Susan McKenney
2026-03-25 Prof Susan McKenney is a researcher, educator, consultant and designer based at the University of Twente, Netherlands. She is especially interested in exploring and supporting the interplay between curriculum development and teacher professional development. This includes the supportive role of technology in curriculum and teacher development, as…http://news.nwu.ac.za/subject-group-chemistry-paves-way-research-support-and-scholarships-postgrads
Subject group Chemistry paves the way for research support and scholarships for postgrads
2023-06-08 By Menziwa Msibi The subject group Chemistry at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus hosted the National Research Foundation (NRF) and the Sasol Foundation during a visit on 2 June 2023. The purpose of this visit was to reinforce the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/local-researcher-collaborate-cambridge-university
Local researcher to collaborate with Cambridge University
2023-07-20 The North-West University (NWU) takes pride in the calibre of its academics. The expert work of the NWU’s researchers and lecturers is often recognised internationally, resulting in opportunities to collaborate with some of the most renowned and highest-…http://library.nwu.ac.za/lis-quality-assurance
Quality Assurance
2026-04-23 Menu LIS Dashboard Senior Management Entity & Section Managers Profile Annual Reports Policies, Rules & Guidelines Strategic Plans Quality Assurance Statistics, Commitment to Quality, Purpose The purpose of Quality Assurance (QA) in the LIS is to develop and establish procedures for monitoring, maintaining, and promoting standards of library services, facilities, and resources in alignment with the Library and Information Service's…, Documents, [accordion collapsed], LIS Quality Manual, PDF document Quality Manual 2018 (PDF) PDF document Quality Manual 2020 (PDF), Quality assurance tools, PDF document Library Life Pulse Survey 2024 (PDF), Peer evaluations, PDF document Portfolio of peer evaluation - October 2021 (PDF), Benchmarking visits, PDF document Visit CPUT 2019 (PDF) PDF document Visit Wits Disability Rights Unit 2019 (PDF), Benchmarking action plan, PDF document Benchmarking action plan for 2020/2021 (PDF), CHELSA, PDF document Academic Library Standards Framework (PDF) [/accordion]http://news.nwu.ac.za/golden-season-nwu-vanderbijlpark-rugby
Golden season for NWU Vanderbijlpark rugby
2019-09-12 An undefeated season is something that any coach and player dreams of, but only a select group will be able to put that achievement against their name. The under-21 rugby team of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark achieved this…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-noble-boys-bounce-back-their-encounter-against-wits
NWU Noble Boys to bounce back in their encounter against Wits
2018-08-23 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Noble Boys are determined to bounce back from their first 2018 Varsity Football defeat when they play their second away game against Wits University on 23 August 2018 at Wits Stadium. They suffered their first loss of…http://www.nwu.ac.za/short-training-course-engineering-strategic-and-construction-project-management