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Four NWU researchers in running for Science Oscars
Jun 26, 2017 - Four scientists of the North-West University (NWU) are finalists in the National Science and Technology’s (NSTF) prestigious science awards, also known as the “Science Oscars” of South Africa. Prof Louis du Preez (zoology), Prof Alta Schutte (cardiovascular physiology), Prof Melville Saayman (tourism) and Prof Linda Godfrey (waste research)…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/kanovaarders-roei-ter-herinnering-aan-%25E2%2580%2599n-voormalige-spanmaat
Kanovaarders roei ter herinnering aan ’n voormalige spanmaat
Jul 06, 2017 - Kanovaarders van regoor die streek en lede van die Watuni-kanoklub, wat op die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Vanderbijlpark geleë is, het Saterdag ’n vaart onderneem ter herinnering aan wyle Gerhard Nel. Die jaarlikse Gerhard Nel-gedenkresies is ingestel ná die vroeë dood van Nel, ’n ingenieur by ArcelorMittal, tydens ’n tydtoets op…http://news.nwu.ac.za/canoeists-take-water-memory-former-team-member
Canoeists take to the water in memory of former team member
Jun 26, 2017 - Canoeists from across the region and members of the Watuni Canoe Club – situated at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark – took to the water on Saturday, 24 June 2017, in remembrance of the late Gerhard Nel. The annual Gerhard Nel Memorial Race was instituted after the untimely passing of Nel, an engineer at ArcelorMittal…http://news.nwu.ac.za/food-and-feed-thought-6th-extruafrica-event
Food and feed for thought at 6th ExtruAfrica event
Jun 26, 2017 - Extrusion, a high-pressure cooking process, has revolutionised the food, feed, plastic and powder paint industries, among many others. Small wonder, then, that the annual ExtruAfrica conference, training seminar and exhibition is such an eagerly anticipated event for manufacturers from South Africa and other African countries. The sixth…http://news.nwu.ac.za/master%25E2%2580%2599s-research-oyster-mushrooms-makes-student-cream-crop
Master’s research on oyster mushrooms makes student cream of the crop
Jun 26, 2017 - North-West University (NWU) PhD student, Sidwell Sihlangu, has been awarded a prize worth R20 000 for the best-researched journal in scientific innovation at the Provincial Youth in Agriculture Awards for his master’s research on cultivating oyster mushrooms in the arid climate of Mahikeng. The awards ceremony was hosted by the North West…http://news.nwu.ac.za/freedom-not-free-britain-sa-awaits-brexit
Freedom not free for Britain as SA awaits Brexit
Jun 27, 2017 - The sun may not be setting on the British Empire, but the island nation will be shrouded beneath stormy clouds for the foreseeable future. Negotiations for Britain to leave the European Union commenced last week in Brussels and it is evident that two years of turmoil awaits a once proud empire that now face the prospect of being the derided…http://news.nwu.ac.za/healthy-brain-protects-your-heart
A healthy brain protects your heart
Jun 27, 2017 - Hypertension, strokes and heart disease – the silent killers. Have you ever heard that a healthy body houses a healthy brain? The reverse is actually true. Therefore the Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART) of the North-West University (NWU) discussed the disturbance of the brain-heart symphony under the guidance of experts on 23 May.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-alumna-gaan-heel-eerste-wetenskap-agter-sportdag-aanbied
NWU-alumna gaan heel eerste Wetenskap agter Sportdag aanbied
Jul 06, 2017 - “Sport het die mag om die wêreld te verander. Dit het die mag om te inspireer. Dit het die mag om mense op ’n manier te verenig soos min ander dinge kan doen. Dit praat ’n taal wat almal kan verstaan. Sport kan hoop skep waar daar net wanhoop was.” Hierdie kragtige woorde deur wyle president Nelson Mandela is vandag steeds waar en vorm die…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumna-host-first-ever-science-behind-sport-day
NWU alumna to host first-ever Science behind Sport Day
Jun 27, 2017 - “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. It has the power to unite people in a way that little else does. It speaks in a language everyone understands. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair.” These powerful words by the late President Nelson Mandela still rings true today and represents the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/investment-industry-expert-speak-nwu-leadership-summit
Investment industry expert to speak at NWU Leadership Summit
Jun 27, 2017 - Dealing with work complexity has become a major development issue, especially when one considers the uncertain times in which leaders are expected to operate in. With this challenge in mind the North-West University (NWU) Leadership Summit will take place on 10 August 2017. The summit, which represents a dynamic collaboration between the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-host-south-african-sociological-association-congress
NWU to host South African Sociological Association Congress
Jun 28, 2017 - The Sociology Department on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng will host the 24th annual South African Sociological Association (SASA) Congress from 2 to 5 July 2017. The theme of the congress is ”#WHATMUSTRISE: Critical sociological reflections on contemporary protest movements“. The purpose of SASA is to promote…http://news.nwu.ac.za/srcs-helps-victims-knysna-fires
SRCS helps victims of Knysna fires
Jun 28, 2017 - The devastating Knysna fires left some of the most beautiful parts in the Eastern Cape in ruins, and in the midst of this unprecedented damage many people are without houses, without food, without anything. This is a heartbreaking situation that sent shock waves as far as the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Potchefstroom. “Our…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/alumni-kantoor-bring-hulde-aan-onderwysers
Alumni-kantoor bring hulde aan onderwysers
Jul 06, 2017 - "As jy ooit iemand op ’n troontjie moet plaas – doen dit dan met onderwysers. Hulle is ons samelewing se helde." Hierdie woorde van ’n Amerikaanse skrywer, Guy Kawasaki, maak sin wanneer ’n mens dink aan onderwysers se taak wat uit soveel fasette bestaan. Dit word dan duidelik dat ’n onderwyser nie bloot iemand is wat onderrig gee nie. ’n…http://news.nwu.ac.za/alumni-office-celebrate-teachers
Alumni Office to celebrate teachers
Jun 28, 2017 - “If you have to put someone on a pedestal, put teachers. They are society’s heroes.” These words by American author, Guy Kawasaki, rings true and when one considers the multi-faceted role of teachers it becomes clear that a teacher is not just an educator. A teacher impacts the lives of each learner entrusted to him/her on a unique and profound…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/enactus-vaal-deur-na-die-volgende-rondte-van-die-harmony-led-uitdaging
Enactus Vaal deur na die volgende rondte van die Harmony LED-uitdaging
Jul 06, 2017 - Lede van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Vanderbijlpark se afdeling van Enactus glimlag breed nadat daar aangekondig is dat hulle tot by die tweede rondte van die gewilde 2017 Harmony Plaaslike Ekonomiese Ontwikkeling-uitdaging gevorder het. Die span van Vanderbijlpark ding nou mee met verteenwoordigers van agt ander Suid-Afrikaanse…http://news.nwu.ac.za/campus-choir-hits-right-notes-during-satica-music-festival
Campus choir hits the right notes during SATICA Music Festival
Jul 17, 2017 - The choir of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark – known as the ‘Voices of the River’ – performed exceptionally well at the recent 34th annual SATICA Eisteddfod in Durban. The choir held the NWU’s name high by finishing second overall in the Silver Category. To add to their Top two placement, the choir from…http://news.nwu.ac.za/student-business-competition-tests-entrepreneurial-savvy
Student Business Competition tests entrepreneurial savvy
Jul 18, 2017 - “More and more students are realising that they can’t simply pass their degree and find a job immediately upon graduation as was traditionally the case. Due to economic constraints and increasing competition within the formal employment sector, the so-called normal path to growing a career has been replaced by a more self focused and accountable…http://news.nwu.ac.za/statement-vice-chancellor-nwu-student-disciplinary-matters
Statement by the vice-chancellor of the NWU on student disciplinary matters
Jul 18, 2017 - Over the past few years, the management of the North-West University (NWU) has focused on a strategy to transform and position the NWU as a unitary institution of superior academic excellence with a commitment to social justice. This culminated in major structural changes embodied in our new statute, which we are in the process of implementing…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-phd-student-present-paper-young-scientist-conference
NWU PhD student to present a paper at Young Scientist Conference
Jul 19, 2017 - Lorato Modise, a PhD student in the Department of Biological Sciences on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, is set to present a paper at the seventh Annual South African Young Scientists’ Conference. The conference will take place on 19 July 2017 at the Birchwood and OR Tambo Conference Centre in Johannesburg. Her…http://news.nwu.ac.za/competitive-sport-both-art-and-science