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NWU alumnus receives NRF research award
2021-11-05 North-West University (NWU) alumnus Prof Retselisitsoe Moses Phooko’s research prowess recently earned him a National Research Foundation (NRF) research award in the category Early Career/Emerging Researchers. The award ceremony took place on 2 November…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-cross-country-runner-has-his-sights-set-stars
NWU cross country runner has his sights set on the stars
2022-07-07 By Oldrin Masowa North-West University (NWU) student Itumeleng Sesiko is an upcoming athletic star. He won his first national medal at the age of 10 from Athletics South Africa (ASA) and is now on his way to becoming a professional cross country athlete…http://news.nwu.ac.za/director-international-atomic-energy-agency-delivers-nuclear-lecture-nwu
Director of International Atomic Energy Agency delivers nuclear lecture at NWU
2022-11-03 Prof Shaukat Abdulrazak, director of the Division for Africa Technical Cooperation at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), delivered a nuclear lecture at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus on 1 November 2022. The lecture was…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-principal-and-vice-chancellor-honoured-appointment-adjunct-professor-top-us-university
NWU principal and vice-chancellor honoured with appointment as adjunct professor at top US university
2022-11-01 The dream of the North-West University (NWU) to be an internationally recognised university was recently given a boost by the appointment of its principal and vice-chancellor as adjunct professor at one of the top universities in the United States of America…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-intelligent-systems-research-group-developing-intelligence-solve-transportation-problems
NWU's Intelligent Systems Research Group is developing intelligence to solve transportation problems
2022-10-28 Computers are becoming essential in modern society with a tremendous influence on how humans create and solve problems. The North-West University's (NWU’s) Intelligent Systems research group is on a mission to develop next-generation solutions that will help…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumnus-and-etv-journalist-briefs-students
NWU alumnus and eTV journalist briefs students
2022-09-16 By Oldrin Masowa The early bird catches the worm, the rest stay longing. This is exactly what the School of Communication Studies at the North-West University (NWU) aims to achieve after hosting a media career development skills workshop. The objective…http://news.nwu.ac.za/dr-janine-chantson-receives-prestigious-award
Dr Janine Chantson receives prestigious award
2022-08-31 Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm and hard work and this the case for Dr Janine Chantson. Dr Chantson, chief director of the Technology Transfer and Innovation Support office at the North-West University (NWU), was recently awarded for her…http://news.nwu.ac.za/checkmate-what-anais-saayman-thrives
Checkmate is what Anais Saayman thrives on
2022-08-25 “The ‘s’ is silent,” explains Anais, who has just turned 20. “You pronounce it like ‘A-nay’.” Correcting people with the pronunciation of her name is second nature. “I am used to it,” she laughs. However, this former pupil of Potchefstroom Gymnasium…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumnus-represent-sa-miss-intercontinental-world-pageant
NWU alumnus to represent SA at Miss Intercontinental World pageant
2022-08-24 North-West University (NWU) alumnus and Miss NWU 2018 Taahirah Zungu will represent South Africa at the Miss Intercontinental World pageant that will take place in Egypt later this year. This is after she was crowned as Miss Intercontinental South Africa…http://news.nwu.ac.za/ali-bacher-he-should-know
Ali Bacher, he should know
2022-08-24 He may be small in posture, but everybody knows he has an enormous spirit. Dr Ali Bacher, South Africa’s most famous cricket administrator, who at the age of 80 still enjoys global standing, this week visited the North-West University (NWU) to share enough…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-researchers-help-map-way-forward-hydrogen-south-africa
NWU researchers help map the way forward for hydrogen in South Africa
2022-04-06 The Earth is in trouble. It is suffocating under clouds of carbon dioxide emissions from the use of coal and other environmentally damaging resources to generate energy. These emissions are the primary cause of global warming, and if humanity wants to avoid…http://news.nwu.ac.za/conserving-african-biodiversity-through-genomics-has-food-security-link
Conserving African biodiversity through genomics has a food security link
2022-04-06 Using genomics to understand and protect the African continent’s biodiversity could improve the resilience of plants, animals and other life forms to climate change, with a knock-on effect on food security, says North-West University (NWU) researcher Dr…http://news.nwu.ac.za/researchers-join-pan-south-african-language-board
Researchers join Pan South African Language Board
2022-07-22 The love two researchers from the South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR) have for language and their determination to promote and develop it have received a further boost with their inclusion on two language bodies of the Pan South…http://news.nwu.ac.za/good-fitness-and-periodisation-plan-key-nwu-football-fitness-coach
A good fitness and periodisation plan is the key: NWU football fitness coach
2022-08-23 The North-West University (NWU) Eagles football players have had a hectic programme preparing for the 2022 Varsity Football tournament. To keep the players physically fit and mentally ready to maximally compete in this year’s tournament, the NWU counts on its…http://news.nwu.ac.za/lerato-2022-enactus-national-faculty-advisor-year
Lerato is the 2022 Enactus National Faculty Advisor of the year
2022-08-25 It is said that one of the greatest compliments an academic can receive is to be recognised and acknowledged. Lerato Mohalajeng, a lecturer at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty and Economic and Management Sciences and Enactus faculty co-advisor,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-researchers-test-medicinal-plants-used-contraception
NWU researchers test medicinal plants used for contraception
2022-07-20 For women who cannot take commercial contraceptives for health or other reasons or cannot access them, North-West University (NWU) researchers and traditional health practitioners from the North West province are exploring alternatives: the use of medicinal…http://news.nwu.ac.za/trailblazer-dube-does-not-dodge-any-challenge
Trailblazer Dube does not dodge any challenge
2022-06-24 He never says “no” to anything. Never. This is how people who know Rethabile Dube describe this 25-year-old trailblazer. He is commonly known as just Dube. Everybody knows Dube. Like Cher, Prince, Drake and Madonna. As senior administrative assistant at…http://news.nwu.ac.za/non-fungible-tokens-why-all-buzz
Non-fungible tokens: Why all the buzz?
2022-04-11 Bertie Jacobs A new acronym has entered our lexicon: NFT. NFT stands for non-fungible token, which, in itself, does not say very much. What NFTs are, is money. Big money. And it is changing the world of digital commerce. Firstly, non-fungible means that…http://news.nwu.ac.za/cloud-matters-showcase-impact-cloud-computing-environment
Cloud Matters showcase the impact of cloud computing on the environment
2022-12-01 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) research niche area Visual Narratives and Creative Outputs (ViNCO) presented a group exhibition, CLOUD MATTERS, from 2 to 4 November 2022. Stemming from the Faculty of Humanities’ international Digital Humanities in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/burger-now-field-marshal-rugby-institute