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The three-minute thesis shows less is more
Oct 20, 2021 - Concise, clear communication is imperative in the academic realm. It is a skill to make your research vision heard and an even greater one to make it understood. Enter the Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition. The competition was developed by the University of Queensland. Master’s-degree and doctoral students are given three minutes to present…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/drieminute-tesis-toon-dat-minder-meer-kan-wees
Drieminute-tesis toon dat minder meer kan wees
Oct 15, 2021 - Bondige, duidelike kommunikasie is noodsaaklik in die akademiese omgewing. Dit is ’n vaardigheid wat maak dat jou navorsingsvisie gehoor word en selfs ’n beter vaardigheid om dit verstaanbaar te maak. Hier het ons die drieminute-tesis-kompetisie (3MT-kompetisie). Die kompetisie is deur die Universiteit van Queensland ontwikkel. Meestersgraad- en…https://news.nwu.ac.za/low-level-borrowing-costs-continues-promote-economic-stability
Low level of borrowing costs continues to promote economic stability
Oct 20, 2021 - The decision by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to leave the repo rate unchanged for the fourth consecutive time last week was widely expected and in line with market expectations. Prof Raymond Parsons, an economist from the Business School of the North-West University (NWU), says the MPC sees inflation as mainly being contained around the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/lae-vlak-van-leenkoste-bevorder-steeds-ekonomiese-stabiliteit
Lae vlak van leenkoste bevorder steeds ekonomiese stabiliteit
Sep 27, 2021 - Die besluit verlede week deur die Monetêre Beleidskomitee (MBK) om die repokoers vir die vierde agtereenvolgende keer onveranderd te laat, was te wagte, en in ooreenstemming met markverwagtings. Prof Raymond Parsons, ekonoom van die Besigheidskool van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), sê die MBK meen dat inflasie hoofsaaklik rondom die…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-walks-away-prestigious-mandela-rhodes-scholarship
NWU student walks away with prestigious Mandela Rhodes Scholarship
Oct 20, 2021 - North-West University (NWU) student Nadia Van der Merwe is beaming with pride. The 22-year-old third-year student, who is studying towards a BSocSc degree in psychology and anthropology, recently scooped the coveted Mandela Rhodes Scholarship. The scholarship offers young leaders from anywhere on the African continent the opportunity…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-researchers-lead-conversation-femicide
NWU’s researchers lead conversation on femicide
Oct 20, 2021 - Time has proven that storytelling is a great tool for making difficult topics considerably more understandable. We Should All Be Feminists, a published essay in book format by acclaimed Nigerian author Chimamanda Adichie, makes effective use of the “show, don't tell” adage that all authors are expected to follow by connecting with its readers…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-launches-multi-sectoral-community-intervention-project-lokaleng
NWU launches multi-sectoral community intervention project at Lokaleng
Oct 20, 2021 - Leading the North-West University (NWU) delegation, Prof Sonia Swanepoel, acting deputy vice-chancellor for community engagement and Mahikeng Campus operations, launched a multi-sectoral collaboration community engagement project on 15 October 2021 at the Lokaleng village in Mahikeng. The main aim of this project is to promote multi-sectoral and…https://news.nwu.ac.za/gift-keeps-giving
The gift that keeps on giving
Oct 20, 2021 - Dr Imtiaz Ismail Sooliman, founder of the humanitarian organisation Gift of the Givers and holder of an NWU honorary doctorate, was announced Social Justice Champion for 2021. He obtained his honorary doctorate from the NWU in 2019, and received the 2021 Social Justice Champion Award at the third annual social justice summit and international…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/luister-na-die-sterre
Luister na die sterre
Oct 28, 2021 - Die ruimte is nie so stil as wat dit dalk voorkom nie, en asteroseismoloë weet dit. Asteroseismologie is ’n florerende gebied met geleenthede vir studente en jong navorsers en het ’n impak op talle ander gebiede van sterrekundige navorsing. Maar waaroor gaan asteroseismologie alles? Prof Don Kurtz, ’n A1-gegradeerde professor wat nou op die…https://news.nwu.ac.za/sounding-out-stars
Sounding out the stars
Oct 28, 2021 - Space is not as silent as it may seem, and asteroseismologists know this. Asteroseismology is a booming field full of opportunity for students and young researchers and has an impact on many other fields of astronomical research. But what is asteroseismology all about? Prof Don Kurtz, an A1-rated professor now based at the North-West University’s…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/fakulteit-ingenieurswese-se-vindingrykheid-n-sleutel-tot-phd-suksesse
Fakulteit Ingenieurswese se vindingrykheid ’n sleutel tot PhD-suksesse
Oct 28, 2021 - Vindingrykheid het die wêreld opgebou, vernuf onderhou dit en ons verbeelding sal dit die toekoms in neem. Dit is duidelik uit van die interessante en belangrike PhD’s wat die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Fakulteit Ingenieurswese in 2021 opgelewer het. Op die gebied van chemiese ingenieurswese het Innocentia Erdogan haar PhD vir haar tesis “…https://news.nwu.ac.za/faculty-engineerings-ingenuity-key-phd-successes
Faculty of Engineering’s ingenuity key to PhD successes
Oct 28, 2021 - Ingenuity built the world, resourcefulness sustains it and our imaginations will take it forward. This is evident from some of the interesting and important PhDs that the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Engineering has delivered in 2021. In the field of chemical engineering, Innocentia Erdogan received her PhD for her thesis titled “…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-selected-participate-prestigious-programme
NWU academic selected to participate in prestigious programme
Oct 28, 2021 - North-West University (NWU) academic Dr Aurelia Alvina Williams has been selected to participate in the Future Professors Programme (FPP). Dr Williams, a senior lecturer in the subject group Biochemistry, is among 29 South African academics who have been selected as the first cohort to participate in the second phase of the programme. “I am…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/waternet-span-oop-vir-waterskeidingservarings-die-nwu
WaterNet-span oop vir waterskeidingservarings by die NWU
Oct 28, 2021 - Vanaf Januarie 2022 sal die sekretariaat van die streekswaternavorsingsnetwerk genaamd WaterNet as deel van ’n vyfjaarooreenkoms by die Mahikengkampus van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) gestasioneer wees. Ons het met die uitvoerende bestuurshoof van WaterNet, medeprofessor Jean-Marie Kileshye Onema, gesels om ’n beter begrip te kry van hierdie…https://news.nwu.ac.za/waternet-team-open-watershed-experiences-nwu
WaterNet team open to watershed experiences at NWU
Oct 28, 2021 - From January 2022, the secretariat of the regional water research network known as WaterNet will be based at Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU) as part of a five-year agreement. We caught up with the WaterNet executive management head, associate professor Jean-Marie Kileshye Onema, to obtain a better understanding of the 79-member…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/informele-afvalinsamelaars-lewer-n-geweldige-bydrae-tot-herwinning-suid-afrika
Informele afvalinsamelaars lewer ’n geweldige bydrae tot herwinning in Suid-Afrika
Oct 28, 2021 - Informele afvalinsamelaars in Suid-Afrika speel ’n sleutelrol in die herwinningswaardeketting, maar kry dikwels geen erkenning nie. Daar moet maniere gevind word om hulle in staat te stel om deel te neem aan besluite oor afvalbestuurspraktyke en gemeenskapsherwinningsprogramme, sê prof Derick Blaauw van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Skool vir…https://news.nwu.ac.za/informal-reclaimers-make-huge-contribution-recycling-south-africa
Informal reclaimers make a huge contribution to recycling in South Africa
Oct 28, 2021 - Informal waste reclaimers in South Africa play a key but often unrecognised role in the recycling value chain. Ways should be found to enable them to participate in decisions around waste management practices and community recycling programmes, says Prof Derick Blaauw from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Economics. For the past 10…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/seksisme-en-seksuele-teistering-groot-uitdagings-vir-vroue-entrepreneurs
Seksisme en seksuele teistering is groot uitdagings vir vroue-entrepreneurs
Oct 28, 2021 - Hoewel entrepreneurskap sy eie uitdagings het, ervaar vroue ’n bykomende klompie struikelblokke wat uniek aan hulle is. Op papier het Suid-Afrika wonderlike geleenthede vir vroulike entrepreneurs, maar in werklikheid affekteer talle ekonomiese, maatskaplike en kulturele struikelblokke vroue en hulle ondernemings. Volgens ’n studie wat Refiloe…https://news.nwu.ac.za/sexism-and-sexual-harassment-are-major-challenges-women-entrepreneurs
Sexism and sexual harassment are major challenges for women entrepreneurs
Oct 28, 2021 - Although entrepreneurship has its own challenges, women face additional obstacles that are unique to them. On paper South Africa has some great opportunities for female entrepreneurs, but in reality numerous economic, social and cultural obstacles affect women and their businesses. According to a study conducted by Refiloe Moetsi, a North-West…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/navorser-ondersoek-privaatetiket-handelsmerke-suid-afrika