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/ 12 November 2024

NWU’s population and health expertise is guiding South Africa to a more equitable future

The Population and Health Research Entity at the North-West University (NWU) brings together both budding and veteran researchers with a singular mission: to illuminate and address the shifting dynamics of South Africa’s population, health and social structures

By North West University

The Green Guardian

/ 16 February 2023

Energy crisis can hardly be categorised as a disaster, says expert

But widespread, destructive flooding does qualify as a disaster

By Sheree Bega

/ 15 March 2021

UFS: Private security moves on campus to monitor protests

The vice-chancellor of the University of the Free State has spoken about academic measures for students for the academic year following the national shutdown

By Aliyah Price

/ 17 February 2020

NWU student receives international award

Carol-Mari Schulz received the Bachelor of Health Sciences in Occupational Hygiene Top Achiever Award.

By IT Web

/ 14 February 2020

Dr Mathew Moyo’s journey to academic victory

The NWU’s chief director for library and information services was appointed as a board member of the National Council for Library and Information Services.

By IT Web

/ 15 January 2020

New-style star accretion bursts dazzle astronomers

Associate Professor James O Chibueze and Dr SP van den Heever are part of an international team of astronomers studying the G358-MM1 high-mass protostar.

By IT Web

/ 5 December 2019

NWU specialist receives innovation management award

FR Bezuidenhout was awarded the Early Career Excellence in Innovation Management award by the Department of Science and Innovation and SARIMA.

By IT Web

/ 4 December 2019

NWU aims to safeguard quality of medicine

The university trains participants in the World Health Organisation Collaboration Centre for the Quality Assurance of Medicine short courses.

By IT Web

/ 3 December 2019

NWU’s smart station empowers community

The North-West University, in collaboration with the South African Weather Service, has launched an observation station that will monitor both the weather and air quality.

By IT Web

/ 19 November 2019

Fempreneurs shine during EWP gala event

North-West University paid homage to the 2019 graduating class of the Enterprising Women Programme.

By IT Web

/ 18 November 2019

NWU Law Faculty hosts gala dinner

The North West University’s Faculty of Law celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

By IT Web

/ 15 November 2019

NWU hosts successful press club networking forum

In his address, the vice-chancellor thanked the media fraternity for the critical role they play as watchdogs for civil society, shapers of public opinion, leaders of public discourse and champions of democracy.

By IT Web

/ 14 November 2019

Leopards Lair 2019: winner fights period poverty

Melanie Pieterse, winner of the North-West University competition, developed The Period Package to help girls stay in school when they are menstruating.

By IT Web

/ 13 November 2019

NWU consistently among top SA universities in rankings

Overall, the NWU is ranked in position five in SA in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings.

By IT Web

/ 1 November 2019

NWU’s humanities recognised in world rankings

Times Higher Education World University Rankings has placed NWU in the 401+ group out of 536 international universities for the arts and humanities subject rankings.

By IT Web

/ 31 October 2019

NWU confers Africa’s first PhD in African indigenous astronomy

In his study, Dr Koitsiwe Motheo followed a case study approach in investigating African indigenous astronomy of the Batswana in Botswana and SA.

By IT Web

/ 25 October 2019

NWU applauds its research, innovation achievers

The Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Most Promising Student Innovation Idea went to Boitshepo Gopano for the Leopards Lair business competition.

By IT Web

/ 21 October 2019

The world awaits Thandi Hlotshana

The BA student at the North-West University has been awarded the Abe Baily Bursary – one of only 18 recipients in the country.

By IT Web

/ 18 October 2019

Property mogul honoured at NWU graduation

The university conferred an honorary doctorate on Keith Bothongo during its annual spring graduation ceremony.

By IT Web

/ 18 October 2019

PhD in Setswana: a first for NWU’s campus in Mahikeng

Dr Eileen Pooe was awarded a PhD in Setswana during the NWU Spring graduations.

By IT Web

/ 17 October 2019

NWU pays tribute to its icons

North-West University’s Alumni Awards of Excellence gave recognition in eight categories to nine alumni who have excelled professionally in their respective fields.

By IT Web

/ 7 October 2019

Sports psychologist captains new centre

Prof Pieter Kruger has been appointed as the first director for the newly established NWU Centre for Health and Human Performance.

By IT Web

/ 4 October 2019

Helping the most vulnerable

Dr Lynn Preston and Dr Wanda van der Merwe from the Faculty of Education at NWU have developed a practical initiative to educate school teachers about child abuse.

By IT Web

/ 3 October 2019

NWU pays tribute to outgoing chancellor

The North-West University honoured its outgoing chancellor, His Majesty Kgosi Leruo Molotlegi, after 10 years of service.

By IT Web

/ 2 October 2019

SAIOH honours Prof Eloff

The North-West University’s Prof Fritz Eloff was awarded the title of Fellow by the South African Institute for Occupational Hygiene.

By IT Web

/ 1 October 2019

NWU rise to championship victory

The North-West University’s Noble Boys have never won the Varsity Football championship title nor made it to the finals – until now.

By IT Web

/ 20 September 2019

Pharmacen makes strides in 3D research for a better life for all

For many years, the world has attempted to address urgent issues in pharmaceutical research with the help of cultured cells, and the North West University’s Pharmacen is using a new approach to get these answers.

By IT Web

/ 13 September 2019

Times Higher Education ranks NWU 5th in SA

Globally, NWU is ranked between 501 and 600 out of the 1 396 universities that were evaluated for the 2020 rankings.

By IT Web

/ 19 August 2019

NWU women shine at science awards

PhD student of the NWU Anneke Schoeman is one of the winners of the DST-Albertina Sisulu Fellowship award.

By IT Web

/ 13 August 2019

NWU among top 5% in the world

In the CWUR, the North-West University improved its ranking by close to 100 positions, which sees it among the top 4.8% of the more than 18 000 universities evaluated worldwide.

By IT Web

/ 30 July 2019

NWU assists villagers with reflective livestock spray paint

North-West University provided technical support for the development of the product, which included ensuring the spray is not harmful to livestock hides.

By IT Web

/ 17 July 2019

NWU summit focuses on human capital in Fourth Industrial Revolution

The North-West University’s School of Industrial Psychology and Human Resource Management hosted its third annual Human Capital Summit on 11 and 12 July.

By IT Web