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Research Support enhances research and innovation through grant writing hybrid workshops
Jan 04, 2022 - The Research Support division at the North-West University (NWU) recently hosted grant writing hybrid workshops across all three campuses. These workshops were held in collaboration with the World Association of Industrial and Technological Research Organisations (WAITRO) and are supported by the Department of Higher Education and Training and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/topdienstoekenning-vir-nwu-sterrekundige
Topdienstoekenning vir NWU-sterrekundige
Feb 21, 2022 - Die Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) van die Verenigde Koninkryk het sy 2022-dienstoekenning vir astronomie aan prof Don Kurtz toegeken. Die RAS sê in ’n verklaring: “Prof Donald Kurtz het ’n lewenslange toewyding aan openbare uitreikprogramme met ’n roemryke navorsingsloopbaan gekombineer.” Hy het van 2010 tot 2020 meer as 300 openbare…http://news.nwu.ac.za/top-service-award-nwu-astronomer
Top service award for NWU astronomer
Jan 14, 2022 - The United Kingdom’s Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) has presented its 2022 Service Award for Astronomy to Prof Don Kurtz of the North-West University (NWU). "I am delighted to be recognised by the RAS for my outreach and service activities over my 55-year career," says Prof Kurtz. He joined the NWU’s Mahikeng Campus as extraordinary…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-has-reached-capacity-no-walk-students-allowed-during-registration-first-year-students-0
NWU has reached capacity – no walk-in students allowed during registration of first-year students
Jan 20, 2022 - The North-West University (NWU) will not allow persons who did not qualify for admission, did not receive an offer to study or who applied late to enter its campuses as so-called walk-ins during the registration period for first-year students in 2022. The NWU has reached full capacity for its 2022 intake with no…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/covid-19-tragedie-meer-net-getalle
Covid-19-tragedie is meer as net getalle
Jan 26, 2022 - Getalle is deel van ons lewe. En hoewel ons dalk gevoelloos, afgesny en gedesensitiseer raak deur al die getalle waarmee ons daagliks gebombardeer word, mag ons nie daaraan gewoond raak nie. Ons mag nie uit die oog verloor wat dit beteken nie, verduidelik professor Alida Herbst, Direkteur van die Skool vir Psigososiale Gesondheid aan die Noordwes-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/covid-19-tragedy-more-just-numbers
Covid-19 tragedy is more than just numbers
Jan 27, 2022 - Numbers are a part of life. And although we might be getting numb, disconnected and desensitised to all the numbers with which we are bombarded daily, we should not get used to them. We should not lose sight of what they mean, explains Professor Alida Herbst, Director of the School of Psychosocial Health at the North-West University. “We…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/eagles-berei-voor-vir-varsitybeker-afskop
Eagles berei voor vir Varsitybeker-afskop
Jan 26, 2022 - Almal staan gereed en die fluitjie gaan binnekort blaas. Op 14 Februarie gaan rugby weer op ons skerms en op ons tersiêre-onderwysvelde ontplof wanneer die 2022 Varsitybeker begin. Dit is oorlog in sy genotvolste vorm. Die NWU Eagles en die UK Ikeys gaan mekaar heel eerste op die Fanie du Toit Sportterrein in Potchefstroom pak, en aan…http://news.nwu.ac.za/eagles-prepare-varsity-cup-lift
Eagles prepare for Varsity Cup lift-off
Jan 27, 2022 - The fuse has been lit and the countdown has begun. On 14 February rugby will explode onto our screens and on our tertiary-education fields again when the 2022 Varsity Cup kicks off. It is war in its most pleasurable form. Firing the first salvos will be the NWU Eagles and UCT Ikeys on the Fanie du Toit Sports Grounds in Potchefstroom,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/groot-toekenning-vir-janneman-malan
Groot toekenning vir Janneman Malan
Jan 27, 2022 - Aanvangskolwer Janneman Malan en sy kanonkolf is deur die Internasionale Krieketraad vir sy lopie-oes aan die top van die Proteas se eendag-kolforde beloon deur as dié organisasie se Opkomende Manspeler van die Jaar 2021 aangewys te word. Dié 25-jarige boorling van Mbombela en voormalige steunpilaar vir die Noordwes-Universiteit tydens ʼn…http://news.nwu.ac.za/how-families-cope-mental-health-care-issues
How families cope with mental health care issues
Sep 22, 2021 - The whole family can be affected when living with a family member with a mental disorder, disability or developmental delay. Mechanisms to cope with the resulting stress include escape, avoidance, denial or looking to religion. This is according to Tshepang Modise, nursing science master’s graduate at North-West University (NWU). Tshepang…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/myne-besig-om-nuttige-plante-limpopo-te-besmet
Myne is besig om nuttige plante in Limpopo te besmet
Sep 22, 2021 - Chroom uit mynaktiwiteite is in hoë konsentrasies gevind in plantspesies wat gewoonlik in huistuine in Sekhukhuneland, Limpopo, gekweek word. Dit is ’n potensiële gesondheidsgevaar. Dit is van die bevindings van Sutapa Adhikari, ’n doktorale student aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), wat die besoedeling van voedsel- en medisinale…http://news.nwu.ac.za/mines-are-contaminating-useful-plants-limpopo
Mines are contaminating useful plants in Limpopo
Sep 27, 2021 - Chromium from mining activities has been found in high concentrations in plant species commonly grown in household gardens in Sekhukhuneland, Limpopo, representing a potential health hazard. These are some of the findings of Sutapa Adhikari, a doctoral student from the North-West University (NWU), who has been studying the contamination of food…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumna-helps-young-people-choose-right-career-paths
NWU alumna helps young people to choose the right career paths
Sep 20, 2021 - North-West University’s Mafikeng Campus alumna, Sphiwe Kabini, found that high school students had no way to learn about the opportunities that fit their personality, so she decided to start a mentorship initiative. The 31-year-old, who holds a Bcom in Information Systems, started this initiative early this year after she was called by her…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/wespe-help-om-metaalkontaminasie-te-bepaal
Wespe help om metaalkontaminasie te bepaal
Sep 22, 2021 - Wespe (perdebye) word dikwels as plae beskou, maar hulle kan ’n groot rol in die ekostelsel speel, van bestuiwing totdat hulle ’n skakel in die voedselketting is. ’n Meestersgraadstudent van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), Yasfir Tarif Nadat, onderneem ’n studie om te toon hoe wespe besoedeling kan aandui. Sy studie is geïnspireer deur ’n…http://news.nwu.ac.za/wasps-zoom-metal-contamination
Wasps zoom in on metal contamination
Sep 22, 2021 - Wasps are often viewed as pests but they can play a huge role in the ecosystem, from pollination to being a link in the food chain. North-West University (NWU) master’s student Yasfir Tarif Nadat is now undertaking a study to show how wasps can be indicators of pollution. His study is inspired by a paper he and a team of researchers from the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/oestersampioene-kan-bruin-seegras-n-voedingsryke-opsie-vir-inheemse-hoenders-maak
Oestersampioene kan bruin seegras ’n voedingsryke opsie vir inheemse hoenders maak
Sep 22, 2021 - Bruin seegras is bekend daarvoor dat dit ’n ryk bron van minerale soos kalsium, mangaan, kalium, natrium, fosfor, swael en yster is. Voeg oestersampioene by hierdie mengsel en die resultaat kan ’n baie voedingryke bron van voer vir inheemse hoenders wees. So redeneer Godfrey Mhlongo ’n PhD-student in dieregesondheid by die Noordwes-Universiteit…http://news.nwu.ac.za/oyster-mushrooms-could-make-brown-seaweed-rich-pickings-indigenous-chickens
Oyster mushrooms could make brown seaweed rich pickings for indigenous chickens
Sep 22, 2021 - Brown seaweed is known to be a rich source of minerals such as calcium, manganese, potassium, sodium, phosphorus, sulphur and iron. Add oyster mushrooms to the mix and the result could be a highly nutritious source of feed for indigenous chickens. This is the thinking of Godfrey Mhlongo, North-West University (NWU) PhD student in animal health…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/teologie-vir-die-wereld
Teologie vir die wêreld
Sep 22, 2021 - Diversiteit is die begronding van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) en geloof is ’n steunpilaar vir talle by die NWU en vir biljoene mense regoor die wêreld. Die Fakulteit Teologie het weer eens getoon dat diversiteit en geloof goed saamgaan deur buitengewone PhD’s by die eerste PhD-gradeplegtigheid van 2021 toe te ken. Moses Banungwiiri, wat van…http://news.nwu.ac.za/theology-world
Theology for the world
Sep 22, 2021 - Diversity is the bedrock of the North-West University (NWU) and faith is a pillar of strength for many within the NWU and to billions of people around the globe. The Faculty of Theology has again shown that diversity and faith go well together by producing exceptional PhDs at the first PhD graduation ceremony of 2021. Hailing from the small…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/studie-oor-grootskaalse-potensiaal-om-hernubare-waterstof-te-stoor