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Botany professor and leading scholar on forbs publishes in respected journal series
2024-11-29 Prof Frances Siebert from the subject group Botany at the North-West University (NWU) was recently invited to publish in the Annual Reviews journal series. This paper is the first from the NWU’s Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management (UESM) in this…http://news.nwu.ac.za/guiding-grade-9-learners-their-path-success
Guiding Grade 9 learners on their path to success
2023-04-12 You should start planning your future career as early as in Grade 9. This was what North-West University (NWU) statistics lecturer Dr Piet Ntema, told Grade 9 learners during a recent career guidance workshop. Dr Ntema hosted the workshop in partnership…http://news.nwu.ac.za/brand-south-africa-ceo-engages-nwu-marketing-investment-and-nation-branding
Brand South Africa CEO engages NWU on marketing, investment and nation branding
2025-05-14 Marketing is not about persuasion. It is about perception. This was the core message from Mr Neville Matjie, CEO of Brand South Africa and alumnus of the North-West University (NWU), during a guest lecture held for marketing students in an effort to give back…http://news.nwu.ac.za/campaign-calls-understanding-mental-health-awareness-not-stigma
Campaign calls for understanding in mental health awareness, not stigma
2025-05-19 A 5km-walk through the streets of Mmabatho marked more than just a physical challenge – it was a call to recognise and understand the realities of bipolar disorder and autism spectrum disorder. On 30 April 2025, members of the Lifestyle Diseases research…http://news.nwu.ac.za/service-learning-journey-seminar-encourages-curriculum-change-through-community-engagement
Service learning is a journey: Seminar encourages curriculum change through community engagement
2025-04-30 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Social Sciences hosted a seminar by Nikki Green, an occupational therapist and a service-learning coordinator at Rhodes University Community Engagement. Nikki used the session to draw from her experience…http://news.nwu.ac.za/exploring-new-paths-tackling-big-three-infectious-diseases
Exploring new paths in tackling the big three infectious diseases
2025-06-17 Just a few drops of oil and water may be enough to change how the world treats tuberculosis, malaria and HIV/Aids – the “big three infectious diseases”, also known as BTIDs. This was the central message delivered by Prof Joe Viljoen during her inaugural…http://news.nwu.ac.za/another-international-accreditation-awarded-nwu-business-school
Another international accreditation awarded to the NWU Business School
2023-05-24 The North-West University (NWU) Business School recently received its accreditation from the Association of African Business Schools (AABS). The NWU Business School was represented at the 2023 AABS Connect Conference, hosted by the Ghana Institute of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/stakeholders-join-hands-combat-gvb-south-african-communities
Stakeholders join hands to combat GVB in South African communities
2024-09-04 The North-West University (NWU), along with other important organisations, recently convened for a Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Workshop as part of the Ubuntu Community Initiative. The workshop, held at the Sebokeng Clinic, was facilitated by Stan Hendricks…http://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-bismark-makes-his-expert-voice-heard-during-nuclear-energy-summit
Prof Bismark makes his expert voice heard during Nuclear Energy Summit
2024-09-12 The Ministry of Electricity and Energy hosted its Nuclear Energy Summit on 12 September at River Meadow Manor in Irene, Pretoria, and the Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the North-West University (NWU), Prof Bismark Tyobeka, made his expert voice heard.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/teaching-entrepreneurs-protect-their-intellectual-property
Teaching entrepreneurs to protect their intellectual property
2023-03-29 Entrepreneurs should deal with challenges in their own communities, conduct thorough research, and protect their intellectual capital on their way to monetising their unique ideas. They received this advice recently when the North-West University (NWU)…http://news.nwu.ac.za/celebrating-international-mother-language-day
Celebrating International Mother Language Day
2024-02-19 There are more than 37 trillion cells in the human body. Some of them are similar, some have small variations and others are uniquely different. They have different functions, they serve different purposes. But, together they make you … well, you. What has…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/trees/festivaltourism
Festival and event tourism
2024-08-21 Festival and event Due to the variety of benefits associated with the hosting of events including investment opportunities, local community employment, economic diversification, improved infrastructure, increased economic equity between urban and rural…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/centre-human-metabolomics/pliem
PLIEM
2023-01-10 Introducing PLIEM The Laboratory for Inborn Errors of Metabolism (PLIEM) is situated in the Centre for Human Metabolomics (CHM) at the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University. The dedicated scientists at the CHM are well-known for their…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/school-social-sciences-virtual-seminar-dr-chris-conz
School of Social Sciences Virtual Seminar by Dr Chris Conz
2025-08-06 The NWU School of Social Sciences cordially invite you to a Virtual Seminar by Dr Chris Conz. Topic: "Lesotho, Scholars, and Story-making: A Discussion of The Poverty of Progress". [accordion] Abstract Both place-based…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/chhp/more-about-us
More about us
2019-08-13 Who we are We are experts in health and human performance. At our core is our ability to take our leading scientific expertise and apply it with excellence to all our diverse services, clients and students. This means that understanding human…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/covid-19-management
COVID-19 Management
2020-09-22 The COVID-19 pandemic and the concomitant lockdown restrictions as implemented by the South African government has had a major impact on research at the university. In order to provide guidance in undertaking research during these times, the Faculty of…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/pharmacen-webinar-possibilities-confocal-microscopy
Pharmacen Webinar: The Possibilities of Confocal Microscopy
2022-03-30 Dear Staff and Students, you are hereby invited to attend a webinar via a TEAMS presentation on the Possibilities of Confocal microscopy. Through this presentation, our Specialist, Soné Hendriks, will show examples of how confocal microscopy can be used in…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/Bursaries
Postgraduate Bursaries
2025-02-18 FEMS Faculty Bursary, Part-time and full-time students: Faculty Bursary, How to apply: Download the application form Submit your completed application form to Lowell.modise@nwu.ac.za Ensure applications reach us no later than 30 April 2025 Closing date: 30 April 2025http://news.nwu.ac.za/moira-lekalakala-wins-nwu-faculty-theologys-language-competition
Moira Lekalakala wins NWU Faculty of Theology’s Language competition
2022-02-03 Moira Lekalakala, a third-year theology student on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus, was recently announced the winner of the Faculty of Theology’s Language competition. The competition formed part of the faculty’s approach to become…http://news.nwu.ac.za/expose-yourself-much-possible