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Young NWU researcher rubs shoulders with Nobel Laureate
Mar 23, 2023 - North-West University academic and researcher Prof Lebo Gafane-Matemane recently attended the 14th HOPE Meeting with Nobel Laureates from 27 February to 3 March 2023 in Tsukuba City, Japan. She was nominated by the National Research Foundation (NRF), together with Dr Ncediwe Ndube-Tsolekile from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology. The…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumnus-aims-bring-mrs-south-africa-title-home
NWU alumnus aims to bring Mrs South Africa title home
Mar 24, 2023 - North-West University (NWU) alumnus Berlina Lekgethwane could very well be the next Mrs South Africa. She has recently entered the 2023 competition and has advanced to the semi-finals. Berlina, who was born and bred in Ramokokastad in the Phadi village, graduated from the NWU's Mahikeng Campus with a BA in communications and an honours degree in…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-vanderbijlpark-campus-celebrates-water-week
NWU Vanderbijlpark Campus celebrates Water Week
Mar 24, 2023 - To mark National Water Week, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Geography subject group hosted a water awareness event at the Vanderbijlpark Campus. Water Week is a national awareness week celebrated in March every year, coinciding with World Water Day on 22 March. This year’s celebration also coincided with the United Nations’ 2023 Water…https://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/af/auther/gesondheidsbevordering-welstand-aktivering-2
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/experts/carina-mels
Carina Mels
Mar 02, 2023 - Carina Mels is full-time Research Professor and Director of the Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART) at the North-West University (NWU), South Africa. Carina has published more than 80 peer-reviewed papers and acted as post-graduate study supervisor to more than 20 Masters and Ph.D students. On two occasions her students received the Vice-…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