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DVC Student Life, Transformation, People and Culture with assigned function of the Mahikeng Campus
2026-04-09 Deputy vice-chancellor Student Life, Transformation, People and Culture, with the assigned function of the Mahikeng Campus Dr Joe Molete joe.molete@nwu.ac.za Mariki Strauss Executive Personal Assistant E-mail: 23904976…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/nwu-desmond-tutu-school-medicine/contact-and-governance
Contact and governance
2026-04-07 The NWU Desmond Tutu School of Medicine project team appreciates your response and feedback: medicalschool@nwu.ac.za petra.bester@nwu.ac.za Leadership profiles Executive Dean of NWU Health Sciences Prof AF Kotzé Chief Director…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/music/jazz-ensemble
Jazz Ensemble
2020-10-15 The NWU School of Music offers its students the unique opportunity to participate in a big band. The big band is a large jazz ensemble popularised during the swing era, consisting of five saxophones, four trumpets, four trombones, guitar, piano,…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/music/string-ensemble
String Ensemble
2025-02-01 Training and experience in ensemble playing is fundamental to the proper education of any musician, especially so for players of orchestral instruments. The String Ensemble at the NWU School of Music provides an opportunity for string instrumentalists —…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/centre-human-metabolomics/biobank
Biobank
2025-02-17 The first of its kind on the African continent The CHM and the NMP established the first Biobank for rare metabolic diseases on the African continent in 2019. The Biobank stores and provides access to biological samples and clinical data from…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/earth-system-sciences-soils-and-resources/research-groups
Research Groups
2025-01-17 Environmental Soil Science (led by Dr Jaco Koch) Petrology and Economic Geology (led by Ricart Bonescans/Thendo Netshidzivhe/Amogelang Moila) Sedimentary Environments and Palaeoecology (led by Prof Frank Neumann) Past Marine and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/hypertension-problem-among-young-people
Hypertension: a problem among young people
2021-03-31 No one escapes the silent killer. High blood pressure is one of the major factors that contribute to cardiovascular disease and is often referred to as the “silent killer”. It is clear from several studies conducted by the Hypertension in Africa…http://www.nwu.ac.za/nwu/inaugural-lectures-natural-and-agricultural-sciences-2025
Inaugural Lectures: Natural and Agricultural Sciences 2025
2025-08-19 Prof Caven Mnisi Multipronged nutritional strategies for sustainable animal production and food security...read more × Prof Caven Mnisi Multipronged nutritional strategies for sustainable animal production and food…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/laboratory-infectious-and-acquired-diseases/research-leaders-and-publication-links
Research Leaders and Publication Links
2023-10-30 Prof. Du Toit Loots Professor Research: Orcid | Scopus Telephone: +27 18 299 1818 E-mail: dutoit.loots@nwu.ac.za Office: Potchefstroom Campus, Building F3, Room 111…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/unit-environmental-sciences-and-management/eoas-spatial-planning-development-and-implementation
EOAs: Spatial Planning, Development and Implementation
2025-11-07 Prof. Dawie Bos Appointment: Extra-Ordinary Associate Professor Telephone: +27 82 781 2385 / +27 14 572 9489 E-mail: dawie@maxim.co.za Affiliation: Maxim Planning…http://news.nwu.ac.za/eight-economic-indicators-watch-2017
The eight economic indicators to watch in 2017
2022-08-19 Will 2017 be a better year for South Africa’s economy? This is the question on all South Africans’ lips and in an effort to provide answers, Prof Danie Meyer and Dr Andre Mellet – both academic staff members within the Faculty of Economic Sciences and…http://education.nwu.ac.za/research-unit-self-directed-learning/latest-sdl-aosis-scholarly-books-published
Latest SDL AOSIS Scholarly Books Published
2021-02-05 It is with great pride that the AOSIS Publishing Team would like announce the publishing of the latest open access scholarly books (Volume 3-5) in the North West University book series on self directed learning. This series provides an excellent platform…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-health-sciences-taking-3d-printing-next-level
NWU’s Health Sciences taking 3D printing to the next level
2019-06-25 Traditionally, the 3D printing industry was a discipline dominated by men, but that did not discourage women from also stepping into the industry and standing their ground. In fact, at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Health Sciences, women…http://news.nwu.ac.za/it%25E2%2580%2599s-time-recognise-waste-pickers
It’s time to recognise waste pickers
2017-03-29 They are a sight common in South Africa as they scavenge landfills and go through bins in suburbs, business and industrial districts. Yet little is known about the role waste pickers play in the economy. Sights set on shedding light on the factors that…http://news.nwu.ac.za/dire-need-research-improve-child-literacy
Dire need for research to improve child literacy
2020-02-21 It is no secret that language development is a critical part of a child’s overall development. Sadly, the lack of this development and the terrible effects this may have on one’s life are often overlooked. Prof Leenta Grobler, leader of the Medical…http://news.nwu.ac.za/quest-save-our-freshwater-sources
On the quest to save our freshwater sources
2022-10-28 South Africa’s freshwater sources are under pressure from various kinds of contaminants, and North-West University (NWU) researchers are searching for ways to keep track of some of the more elusive pollutants. Prof Rialet Pieters, a researcher in the Unit…http://news.nwu.ac.za/student-leadership-summit-serves-guiding-compass
Student Leadership Summit serves as guiding compass
2023-10-18 The first-ever North-West University (NWU) Student Leadership Summit held on 6 October 2023 at the Birchwood Hotel and OR Tambo Conference Centre witnessed the participation of more than 150 students representing various student leadership structures from all…http://news.nwu.ac.za/researchers-find-spiral-arms-around-massive-stars
Researchers find ‘spiral arms’ around massive stars
2023-03-02 Researchers have found an important piece of the puzzle in the formation of massive stars, also known as protons (stars with a mass that is about eight times or more greater than that of the sun). In the first-ever observational evidence, they have determined…http://news.nwu.ac.za/why-cape-town-ruling-tourism-roost
This is why Cape Town is ruling the tourism roost
2023-09-28 Ensuring tourists feel safe – and are safe – plays an integral role in ensuring Cape Town and the Western Cape’s success as a tourist destination. Other cities and regions would be wise to follow Cape Town and the Western Cape’s tourism blueprint.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/engineers-track-take-local-innovations-cybathlon-switzerland