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Gesondheidsbevordering & Welstand aktivering 2
Sep 01, 2020 - Hulpbronne: Health promotion (0.48MB) Responsible discarding practices (10MB) Nuttige skakels: The Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion World Health Calendar Western Cape on Wellness (WOW) Public Health Association of South Africa (PHASA)https://news.nwu.ac.za/teaching-entrepreneurs-protect-their-intellectual-property
Teaching entrepreneurs to protect their intellectual property
Mar 29, 2023 - 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) hosted the 4th annual Intellectual Property and Technology Commercialisation Colloquium under…https://news.nwu.ac.za/sasuf-2023-sustainability-takes-spotlight
SASUF 2023: Sustainability takes the spotlight
Mar 29, 2023 - They may sit in opposite hemispheres, but in the global village, borders and boundaries are no inhibitors to cooperation. The South Africa Sweden University Forum (SASUF) is evidence thereof. From 29 to 31 March, SASUF is hosting its Sustainability Forum at the University of the Western Cape in conjunction with its 40 partner universities –…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-campus-unveils-lecture-hall-complex
NWU campus unveils lecture hall complex
Mar 01, 2023 - The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus recently celebrated the completion of the new Lecture Hall Complex as part of the official academic opening that took place on 23 February 2023. Positioned at the heart of the campus and designed by multi-award-winning architects Mathews & Associates Architects, the building, comprises…https://news.nwu.ac.za/ilma-research-unit-engages-african-language-media-development
ILMA research unit engages on African language media development
Mar 01, 2023 - The Indigenous Language Media in Africa (ILMA) research unit of the North-West University (NWU) wants to find out why businesses in African language media are unstable, and what can be done about it. The research unit hosted an event on 23 February 2023 to engage with relevant stakeholders to discuss the survival, management and economics of…https://news.nwu.ac.za/expert/yolandi-breet
Yolandi Breet
Mar 01, 2023 - Prof Yolandi Breet is an associate professor and researcher in the field of Cardiovascular physiology and is also the subject leader of Physiology. Her research focuses on factors leading to the development of hypertension and cardiovascular disease. Her specific interests include large artery stiffness and early vascular aging. She holds a Y-…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/navorsers-vind-spiraalarms-rondom-massiewe-sterre
Navorsers vind 'spiraalarms' rondom massiewe sterre
Mar 02, 2023 - Navorsers het ’n belangrike stukkie van die legkaart in die vorming van massiewe sterre – ook bekend as protons (sterre met ’n massa wat ongeveer agt keer so groot of groter as die son is) – gevind. Bewyse is vir die heel eerste keer waargeneem en daar is vasgestel dat aangroeiskywe rondom vormende protosterre spiraalarmstrukture het. Hierdie…https://news.nwu.ac.za/researchers-find-spiral-arms-around-massive-stars
Researchers find ‘spiral arms’ around massive stars
Mar 02, 2023 - 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 that accretion discs around forming protostars have spiral arm structures. This…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/regulering-en-outomatisering-kan-bedryfsrisikos-vir-banke-laat-styg
Regulering en outomatisering kan bedryfsrisiko’s vir banke laat styg
Mar 02, 2023 - Bedryfsrisiko’s is as die primêre bron van reputasierisiko vir Suid-Afrikaanse banke geïdentifiseer. So sê prof Suné Ferreira-Schenk, ’n professor in finansies en beleggings by die Fakulteit Ekonomiese en Bestuurswetenskappe van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU). Hoewel banke reeds dekades lank aan bedryfsrisiko’s onderhewig is, is daar dwingende…https://news.nwu.ac.za/regulation-and-automation-could-push-operational-risk-banks
Regulation and automation could push up operational risk for banks
Mar 02, 2023 - Operational risk has been identified as the primary source of reputational risk for South African banks. This is according to new research by Prof Suné Ferreira-Schenk, Finance and Investment professor at the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences of the North-West University (NWU). Though banks have been subject to operational risks for…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/bou-n-gesonde-ingesteldheid-teenoor-stem-onderwys
Bou ’n gesonde ingesteldheid teenoor STEM-onderwys
Mar 02, 2023 - Studente se swak prestasie en belangstelling in die gebiede van wetenskap, tegnologie, ingenieurswese en wiskunde (STEM) – veral onder vroue wat onderverteenwoordig is in die wetenskaplike gemeenskap – is in talle lande ’n groot bekommernis. Dit is selfs erger wanneer ’n mens kyk na die 2020 UNESCO-verslag, wat toon dat vroue slegs 28% van die…https://news.nwu.ac.za/building-healthy-attitudes-towards-stem-education
Building healthy attitudes towards STEM education
Mar 02, 2023 - Students’ low performance and interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields, particularly among women, who are underrepresented in the scientific community, have been a major concern in many countries. This is exacerbated when one views the 2020 UNESCO report, which shows that women account for only 28% of engineering…https://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/af/etiekkantoor/fluitjieblaas
Fluitjieblaas
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Improving service delivery in the public sector is researcher’s aim
Mar 02, 2023 - Poor service delivery is a problem throughout South Africa, but one North-West University (NWU) academic, Prof Costa Hofisi, is doing something about it. Using his research expertise, he has set his sights on contributing to service delivery improvements in the public sector. His research focuses on the extent to which the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/die-verbetering-van-dienslewering-die-openbare-sektor-hierdie-navorser-se-doelwit
Die verbetering van dienslewering in die openbare sektor is hierdie navorser se doelwit
Mar 02, 2023 - Swak dienslewering is ’n probleem in Suid-Afrika, maar een akademikus by die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), prof Costa Hofisi, doen iets daaromtrent. Met behulp van sy navorsingkundigheid gaan hy poog om ’n bydrae tot die verbetering van dienslewering in die openbare sektor te lewer. Sy navorsing fokus op die mate waartoe die openbare sektor…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/samewerking-met-zimbabwe-kan-formele-vaardighede-vir-vroee-kinderopvoeding-aan-oumas-en-moeders
Samewerking met Zimbabwe kan formele vaardighede vir vroeë kinderopvoeding aan oumas en moeders bring
Mar 02, 2023 - Om kinders tot op sewe jaar oud te help om hulle volle potensiaal te verwesenlik, is vroeë kinderopvoeding noodsaaklik. Talle versorgers regoor Afrika is oumas en moeders sonder formele kwalifikasies. Die vul van hierdie gaping is een van verskeie gebiede waarop daar goeie samewerking tussen navorsers van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) en hulle…https://news.nwu.ac.za/zimbabwe-collaboration-could-bring-formal-early-childhood-education-skills-grannies-and-moms
Zimbabwe collaboration could bring formal early childhood education skills to grannies and moms
Mar 02, 2023 - For children up to seven years old to reach their full potential, early childhood education is essential. Across Africa, many caregivers are grannies and mothers without formal qualifications. Filling this gap is one of several areas for fruitful collaboration between researchers from the North-West University (NWU) and their counterparts in…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-vanderbijlpark-campus-honours-long-serving-staff-members-0
NWU’s Vanderbijlpark Campus honours long-serving staff members
Mar 02, 2023 - The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus recently hosted a long-service awards ceremony to honour and acknowledge staff members who have served the institution with loyalty, dedication and hard work for 10 years and more. The event has become a highly anticipated occasion, and this year more than 40 staff members were awarded.…https://news.nwu.ac.za/top-music-practitioners-facilitate-african-music-workshop-series
Top music practitioners to facilitate African Music workshop series
Mar 02, 2023 - The North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Music is bringing top African music practitioners to share their knowledge and expertise as part of an African Music workshop series. The first three workshops will be held during the first semester of 2023, and each of these will be open to all NWU staff and students, free of charge. The first…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-receives-friedrich-schiller-universitat-excellence-research-award