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Decoding hidden signals of brown fat in obesity
2025-06-11 When brown fat cells start sending the wrong signals, the body’s energy balance can shift in unexpected ways, which is bad news for people living with obesity and type 2 diabetes. Dr Khanyisani Ziqubu, a PhD student from the North-West University (NWU), set…https://news.nwu.ac.za/new-sensors-are-highly-accurate-monitoring-whats-our-food-and-water
New sensors are highly accurate in monitoring what’s in our food and water
2024-11-05 In a much-needed boost for food safety monitoring in South Africa, sophisticated sensors are being developed at the North-West University (NWU) to detect vitamins, harmful chemicals and contaminants at microscopic levels. Prof Omolola Esther Fayemi of the…https://www.nwu.ac.za/date/colloquium-cosmological-inflation
Colloquium: Cosmological Inflation
2025-04-30 You are cordially invited to a Colloquium on Cosmological Inflation by presented by Dr Haidar Sheikhahmadi. Abstract: How did the universe begin? What happened in the first fleeting instants after the 1st Bang? In this talk, we’ll journey back to…https://www.nwu.ac.za/vice-chancellor
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2025-06-13 Office of the Principal and Vice-Chancellor Speeches of the Principal and Vice-Chancellor NWU Press releases 2025 [accordion] To the youth of the NWU 16 June 2025 On Monday, 16 June, we commemorate Youth Day, and I extend to you warm and heartfelt…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/national-symposium-biological-invasions
National Symposium on Biological Invasions
2025-06-05 National Symposium on Biological Invasions North-West University, Mahikeng Campus 6 - 9 October 2025 We are excited to invite you to attend the 2025 National Symposium on Biological Invasions from 6 to 9 October 2025. This year’s…RIFE
2017-02-28 Vision : The vision of RIFE is to become a unit "of excellence" within the next 10 years with the aim of producing basic and applied scientifically evidence-based reading literacy research which will function as a tool for teacher and learner…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-joined-global-experts-korean-conference-education
NWU student joined global experts at Korean Conference on Education
2024-11-20 Kamogelo Noge, a Master of Indigenous Knowledge Systems (MIKS) student at the North-West University (NWU) Mahikeng Campus, recently embarked on an educational journey to the industrial city of Incheon in South Korea. Noge was honoured to partake in the…Faculty of Engineering investigates the mystery of artificial intelligence
2018-05-25 The Multilingual Speech Technologies (MuST) research group is a research niche area associated with the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Engineering. It focusses on machine learning and statistical pattern recognition, as well as their…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/daar-meer-aan-wind-en-sonkrag-elektrisiteit
Daar is meer aan wind- en sonkrag as elektrisiteit
2021-06-23 Hernubare energiebronne soos son en wind het in die afgelope dekade groot veld gewen om “groen” energie aan die land se kragnetwerk te verskaf. Om selfonderhoudend te wees met die gebruik van hernubare elektrisiteit, is metodes nodig om energie te stoor,…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/laboratory-infectious-diseases/news-social-updates-gallery
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2022-04-26 The members of our group form part of Metabolomics South Africa, actively engage in workshops, conferences and community engagement projects and as a result are recognised for their contributions both locally and internationally. Some of the links…https://humanities.nwu.ac.za/music/caroline-oltmanns
Caroline Oltmanns ~ piano recital
2020-07-24 Autumn is in full swing, with cooler temperatures, the last of the summer rain, and mellow and earthy colours in abundance. And while the wind is blowing the leaves from the trees, a shimmering piano recital mid-May will gently usher you…https://commerce.nwu.ac.za/trade/media/visual/conferences
Conferences
2025-06-12 NWU TRADE conferences, The policy/regulatory and business environments - implications for GVCs 22/09/2016: WTO SAIIA Workshop: Welcome & Introduction The policy/regulatory and business environments - implications for GVCs WTO SAIIA Workshop Sub Theme 1: What types of firms are…https://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 Research…https://news.nwu.ac.za/drive-end-child-labour-south-african-curriculum-should-respond-human-rights-violation
Drive to end child labour: South African curriculum should respond to this human rights violation
2022-07-28 Alarming atrocities are perpetrated against our most vulnerable and innocent citizens, our children. We hear of these every day, but how often do we reflect on the scourge of child labour? There will be no child labour when laws that govern access…https://news.nwu.ac.za/academics-gain-insight-internationalisation-higher-education
Academics gain insight into the internationalisation of higher education
2023-12-13 North-West University (NWU) academics Prof Babs Surujlal, executive dean of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, and Prof Ephrem Redda, from the School of Management Sciences, recently participated in the 6th InterUni 2023 Forum of…https://news.nwu.ac.za/international-event-nwu-academic-says-ai-shaping-our-future
International event: NWU academic says AI is shaping our future
2023-11-13 Kurt Naicker, a senior lecturer and chartered accountant at the North-West University's (NWU) School of Accounting Sciences, recently shared his insights about how artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionising the South African landscape and shaping our…https://news.nwu.ac.za/learners-enjoy-hands-robotics-and-coding-experience
Learners enjoy hands-on robotics and coding experience
2025-05-05 Whatever shape the future takes, robotics and coding are likely to be part of it. Fifty primary school learners from the Mahikeng area had the opportunity to learn basic coding and robotic skills during a training programme at the North-West University’s (NWU…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-vanderbijlpark-campus-unveils-pride-wall
NWU’s Vanderbijlpark Campus unveils a Pride Wall
2022-10-13 Pink hair, bright clothing and face painting – nothing was too flamboyant for the Pride Celebration that recently took place at the North-West University's (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus. Themed "Embracing our value of inclusivity", the event started with a…https://news.nwu.ac.za/snail-day-raises-awareness-schistosomiasis-and-river-health
Snail Day raises awareness of schistosomiasis and river health
2023-05-03 The North-West University (NWU) Water Research Group (WRG) and the University of Limpopo (UL) recently hosted a Snail Day community workshop, sponsored by the Water Research Commission (WRC). According to Dr Lizaan de Necker, principal investigator from the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/art-industry-summit-shares-timeless-insights-beyond-canvas