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NWU researchers receive R9m to study heart disease in Africa
Jun 23, 2017 - Non-communicable or lifestyle diseases will be the most common cause of death in Africa by 2030, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Researchers from the North-West University (NWU) are at the heart of a novel, R80 million public-private collaboration to boost South Africa’s medical research capabilities. The NWU's researchers…
How to grow crops and generate energy at the same time
Jun 19, 2017 - A smart solar-powered partnership between the North-West University (NWU) and a German renewable energy company is empowering communities to grow food while generating energy. Co-financed by the German government, this partnership between the Faculty of Engineering and SUNfarming, one of Germany’s 10 major photovoltaic project development…
Dothraki en ander subkulturele tale – die fokus van ’n unieke PhD-studie
Jun 19, 2017 - “Me zisosh disse”. Dit is net ’n vleiswond. Dit sal beslis goeie nuus wees as jy gewond is en een van dié taal se moedertaalsprekers is. Dit is Dothraki en is die fantasietaal wat vir die televisiereeks Game of Thrones geskep is. Die taal word vandag gepraat deur ’n beduidende getal mense wat aan ’n subkulturele groep in die samelewing behoort…
Dothraki and other sub-cultural languages – the focus of a unique PhD study
Jun 23, 2017 - “Me zisosh disse”. It is just a flesh wound. This would certainly be good news if you were wounded and one of the native speakers of the language used in this sentence. It is Dothraki and it is the fantasy language that was created for the television series Game of Thrones. Today, the language is spoken by a significant number of people who…
New study shows effects of visual therapy on children with DCD
Jun 23, 2017 - There is hope for children suffering from Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD). This is the bottom line of a new study by Prof Dané Coetzee and Prof Anita Pienaar at the North-West University's (NWU’s) Physical Activity, Sport and Recreation (PhASRec) research focus area. Their study of 32 children between the ages of seven and eight found…
NWU partners with Northern Cape Nursing College
Jun 20, 2017 - Professor Abel Pienaar, director of the School of Nursing on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, recently identified and partnered up with Henrietta Stockdale College, a nursing education institution, to promote nursing education in and around the Northern Cape Province. In addition to recruiting interested high school…
Optentia workshop explains ground-breaking research method
Jun 20, 2017 - The Optentia research focus area on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark is hosting a workshop on the development and application of the ground-breaking Mmogo-method®. Prof Vera Roos, professor of psychology at the NWU’s campus in Potchefstroom and developer of the method, will be presenting the workshop on 13 and 14…
NWU lecturer shares water monitoring research in Canada
Jun 20, 2017 - Drought, record-breaking storms, pollution and global warming. No-one can argue that the environment is not facing challenges. This is why the PhD study of Irene Muller, a lecturer at the School of Education on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, examines environmental education closely. As a part of her studies,…
Business School hosts African scholars at collaboration workshop
Jun 20, 2017 - Research collaboration was on the agenda when leading scholars from Ghana, Nigeria and Zimbabwe visited the delivery site of the North-West University School of Business and Governance (NWU-SBG) in Mahikeng from 20 to 22 April 2017. The NWU-SBG was hosting a workshop for Organisation Research Culture in African Universities (ORCA), a project…
Passion propels young researcher from C1 to B1
Jun 20, 2017 - Passion is not bound by gravity. It makes you excel where others merely succeed, and passion is what propelled Prof Stefan Ferreira of the North-West University's (NWU's) Centre for Space Research from a C1 to a B1 NRF rating. This new rating places him among researchers who enjoy considerable international recognition by their peers for the…
NWU academic speaks at international conference on business and finance
Jun 21, 2017 - Professor Ravinder Rena from the School of Business and Governance on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng recently delivered a keynote address at the first International Conference on Business and Finance Research Paradigm and Best Practices towards the 21st Century, organised by STIE Pelita Bangsa University in Cikarang,…
New chapter awaits Alumni Advisory Committee chairperson
Jun 21, 2017 - After five years at the helm of the Alumni Advisory Committee of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, the chairperson – Heinrich Kriel, recently bid farewell to the campus to further pursue his professional career in Cape Town. The name Heinrich Kriel is synonymous with the campus in Vanderbijlpark. His relationship…
NWU-kundige: Daar is verdienste in die idee om ’n nuwe klimaatsooreenkoms te versoek
Jul 06, 2017 - Die VSA se president Donald Trump se onttrekking aan die Paryse Klimaatsooreenkoms vroeër hierdie maand is met wêreldwye ontsteltenis begroet. Trouens, die Verenigde Nasies (VN) sowel as voormalige president Barack Obama, het die besluit as ’n groot terugslag beskryf. Volgens dr Ilyayambwa Mwanawina, ’n kundige in streeksintegrasie,…
NWU expert: There is merit in calling for a new climate deal
Jun 21, 2017 - US President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord earlier in the month was greeted with global dismay. In fact, both the United Nations (UN) and former President Barack Obama labelled the decision as a major setback. According to Dr Ilyayambwa Mwanawina, an expert in regional integration, international law, good governance…
TELIT-SA: die toekoms van tegnologie-bevorderende leer
Jun 22, 2017 - ’n Toegewyde fokus op die praktyk van tegnologie-bevorderende leer: dit is waaroor die pas gestigte TELIT-SA-navorsingsfokusarea gaan. TELIT-SA staan vir tegnologie-bevorderende leer en innoverende onderwys en opleiding in Suid-Afrika (Technology Enhanced Learning and Innovative Education and Training in South Africa), en die eenheid kyk na die…
TELIT-SA: the future of technology-enhanced learning
Jun 22, 2017 - A dedicated focus on the practice of technology-enhanced learning: this is what the newly established TELIT-SA research focus area is all about. TELIT-SA stands for Technology Enhanced Learning and Innovative Education and Training in South Africa, and looks at the theory and practice of learning technologies across and array of disciplines in…
Waarheen is die Suid-Afrikaanse ekonomie op pad?
Jul 06, 2017 - Sonder ’n behoorlike begrip van ekonomiese konsepte word daar kleigetrap in die ingewikkelde landskap van die Suid-Afrikaanse ekonomie. Só sê prof Danie Meyer, senior lektor in die Skool vir Ekonomiese Wetenskappe aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Vanderbijlpark. Volgens prof Meyer lyk dit of daar verwarring is ten opsigte van…
Where is the South African economy heading?
Jun 23, 2017 - Without a proper understanding of economic concepts one is flying blind in the intricate landscape that is the South African economy. This is according to Prof Danie Meyer, senior lecturer within the School of Economic Sciences at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark. According to Prof Meyer there seems to be confusion…
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)…