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NWU-Juta Mock Trial celebrates decade of practical experience for law students
Aug 22, 2024 - The North-West University (NWU) hosted the 10th annual NWU-Juta Mock Trial competition from 17 to 19 August 2024. The event, which concluded with a final round at the North West High Court, provided second- and third-year law students with the opportunity to apply their legal knowledge in a practical courtroom setting. The three-day…http://news.nwu.ac.za/women-shine-totalsports-womens-race
Women shine in the Totalsports Women's Race
Aug 22, 2024 - On a cold and wet morning, Maggie Jasson and Florrie Makaku from the North-West University (NWU) hit the streets of Cape Town for the Totalsports Women's Race. Maggie, an administrative assistant in the Faculty of Education at the NWU's Potchefstroom Campus, has always loved sports. Her running journey started well before she joined…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/moderne-simulasielaboratorium-verryk-ervaring-vir-farmasiestudente
Moderne simulasielaboratorium verryk ervaring vir Farmasiestudente
Aug 22, 2024 - Die Skool vir Farmasie het ’n baie moderne simulasiegerief op die Potchefstroomkampus van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) bekend gestel. Die simulasielaboratorium vir die produksie van soliede mondelikse doseervorms (SODF’s), of tablette, is amptelik op 1 Augustus bekendgestel. Dit sal die opvoedingservaring van…http://news.nwu.ac.za/state-art-simulation-lab-enriches-study-experience-pharmacy-students
State-of-the-art simulation lab enriches study experience for Pharmacy students
Aug 22, 2024 - The School of Pharmacy has launched a cutting-edge simulation facility on the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University (NWU). The simulation laboratory for the production of solid oral dosage forms (SODFs), or tablets, was officially launched on 1 August. It will enhance and enrich the education experience of Pharmacy students by…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/jong-navorser-ontvang-nrf-toekenning-vir-uitnemendheid
Jong navorser ontvang NRF-toekenning vir uitnemendheid
Aug 23, 2024 - Navorsing met ’n impak – dit is waarvoor die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) bekend is. Die universiteit se navorsers skitter steeds nasionaal en internasionaal. Dit was weer eens duidelik by die onlangse toekennings van die Nasionale Navorsingstigting (NNS) van 2024, waar ’n jong NWU-navorser in die kategorie vir Vroeë Loopbaan/Opkomende…http://news.nwu.ac.za/young-researcher-receives-nrf-award-excellence
Young researcher receives NRF award for excellence
Aug 26, 2024 - Research with impact ─ this is what the North-West University (NWU) is renowned for. The university’s researchers continue to shine nationally and internationally. This was again evident at the recent 2024 National Research Foundation (NRF) awards, where a young NWU researcher was honoured in the Early Career/Emerging Researchers category.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/student-campus-council-hosts-womens-month-event
Student Campus Council hosts Women's Month event
Aug 23, 2024 - By Mafumane Tlhapi and Lethabo Matjiu The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Student Campus Council (SCC) on the Mahikeng Campus invited young female students and members of the LGBTQIA+ community to an event to celebrate Women’s Month on 17 August 2024. The MCs, Vukile Ncango and Roana Grey, emphasised that the purpose of the event was to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/phd-student-nominated-womandla-foundation-steam-advocacy-award
PhD student nominated for Womandla Foundation STEAM Advocacy Award
Aug 21, 2024 - Happy Msiza, a PhD student at the North-West University (NWU), has been nominated for the Womandla Foundation Award in the Advocacy in STEAM category. These awards honour women excel in their fields, drive innovation and inspire future female leaders. Happy’s nomination is in recognition of her efforts in promoting and supporting science…http://news.nwu.ac.za/academic-and-student-recognised-2024-south-african-women-science-awards
Academic and student recognised at 2024 South African Women in Science Awards
Aug 21, 2024 - North-West University (NWU) academic Prof Olubukola Oluranti Babalola and PhD student Sinenhlanhla Mthembu were recognised at the 2024 South African Women in Science Awards (SAWiSA) on 15 August in Mbombela. Prof Babalola was named the first runner-up in the Distinguished Women Research category, while Sinenhlanhla won the DSI Esther…http://news.nwu.ac.za/study-explores-experiences-nursing-curriculum
Study explores experiences of the nursing curriculum
Apr 26, 2023 - A master’s-degree study conducted by North-West University (NWU) student Katlego Botlhoko from the School of Nursing explores the experiences of nurse educators with regard to the new diploma in general nursing (R171) curriculum in North West. The diploma in general nursing is a three-year programme, leading to registration with the South…http://news.nwu.ac.za/crop-science-students-experience-real-life-commercial-crop-production-and-processing
Crop Science students experience real life commercial crop production and processing
Apr 26, 2023 - The North-West University’s (NWU’s) subject group Crop Science, in partnership with the Mpumalanga Department of Agriculture, recently took final-year students on an excursion to Malelane in the Mpumalanga province for intensive physical training on commercial crop production and various crop processing technologies. The Mpumalanga Department…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/innoveerders-geinspireer-om-die-navorsing-ook-te-kommersialiseer
Innoveerders geïnspireer om dié navorsing ook te kommersialiseer
Apr 26, 2023 - Ná ’n week lange residensiële program in die Verenigde Koninkryk het twee innoveerders van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) onlangs met nuwe energie teruggekeer om kommersialisasie op die gebied van die geesteswetenskappe, die kunste en sosiale wetenskappe (HASS) te bevorder. Prof Henk Louw, ’n medeprofessor in Akademiese Geletterdheid in die…http://news.nwu.ac.za/innovators-inspired-commercialise-research-too
Innovators inspired to commercialise this research too
Apr 26, 2023 - After a week-long residential programme in the United Kingdom, two innovators from the North-West University (NWU) recently returned with renewed vigour to promote commercialisation in the fields of the humanities, arts and social sciences (HASS). Prof Henk Louw, an associate professor of Academic Literacy in the Faculty of Humanities, and Dr…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-gaan-groen
NWU gaan groen
Apr 28, 2023 - Die omgewing sluit alle lewende en nielewende dinge in, en ons kan sien hoe negatiewe impakte die omgewing benadeel. Mense moet die omgewing verstaan, en ook die impak van mense se gedrag wat klimaatsverandering veroorsaak en tot gronderosie, swak luggehalte en ondrinkbare water lei. Ten einde groter bewustheid oor die omgewing te skep, het die…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-goes-green
NWU goes green
Apr 28, 2023 - The environment encompasses all living and non-living things, and we see how negative impacts harm the environment. Human beings need to understand the environment and the impact of human behaviour that causes climate change, resulting in soil erosion, poor air quality and undrinkable water. With the aim of creating greater consciousness about…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-help-met-bewusmaking-oor-die-belangrikheid-van-slange
NWU help met bewusmaking oor die belangrikheid van slange
Apr 28, 2023 - Ons as mense word geleer dat ons alle lewende dinge moet respekteer, maar dit kan ’n sensitiewe saak wees as dit by slange kom. Hierdie reptiele word dikwels as gevaarlike en bose wesens uitgebeeld en dit beïnvloed mense se houding teenoor hulle, wat veroorsaak dat mense nog banger vir hulle is omdat hulle nie baie kennis oor slange het nie…http://news.nwu.ac.za/raising-awareness-about-importance-snakes
Raising awareness about the importance of snakes
Apr 28, 2023 - As human beings, we are taught that we should respect all living things, but this can be a sensitive matter where snakes are concerned. These reptiles are often portrayed as dangerous and evil creatures and this influences people’s attitude towards them, making them more feared because people do not have a lot of knowledge about snakes.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/pad-way-projek-ten-bate-van-die-gemeenskap
Pad the Way-projek ten bate van die gemeenskap
Apr 28, 2023 - Die GoAllOut-organisasie se studente-afdeling by die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) het ’n gemeenskapsdiensprojek, genaamd Pad the Way, geïnisieer. Die doelwitte van die Pad the Way-projek is om ’n bewustheid te kweek vir die belangrikheid van persoonlike higiëne vir vroue, om menstruasie-armoede hok te slaan, en om regeringsleiers aan te moedig…http://news.nwu.ac.za/pad-way-project-benefit-community
Pad the Way project to benefit the community
Apr 28, 2023 - The GoAllOut Organisation student chapter at the North-West University (NWU) has initiated a community service project called Pad the Way. The goals of the Pad the Way project are to increase awareness of the importance of personal hygiene for women, combat period poverty, and to encourage government leaders to make it mandatory for all schools…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/gemeenskappe-baat-die-nwu-se-ontwikkelingsprojekte