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Kohinoor Business School and NWU forge educational tie
Nov 23, 2023 - A delegation from Kohinoor Business School in Mumbai, India, recently embarked on a week-long visit to the North-West University (NWU). Ten delegates, including eight master's students and two professors, visited the three NWU campuses, marking a pivotal step in fostering educational and cultural exchanges. The roots of this collaboration trace…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/dit-steeds-eties-om-steenkoolnavorsing-suid-afrika-te-doen
Is dit steeds eties om steenkoolnavorsing in Suid-Afrika te doen?
Nov 23, 2023 - Terwyl die debat oor die effek van fossielbrandstowwe op klimaatsverandering voortwoed, word indringende vrae oor die gebruik van fossielbrandstof as ’n groot deel van die land se energieproduksiepakket gevra. Nou vra prof Marco le Roux van die Fakulteit Ingenieurswese by die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) die volgende: Is dit steeds eties om…https://news.nwu.ac.za/it-still-ethical-conduct-coal-research-south-africa
Is it still ethical to conduct coal research in South Africa?
Nov 23, 2023 - As the debate on the effect of fossil fuels on climate change rages on, questions regarding the use of fossils fuels as a major part of the country’s energy-producing package are hotly disputed. Now, Prof Marco le Roux of the Faculty of Engineering at the North-West University (NWU) asks: Is it still ethical to conduct coal research in South…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/noordwes-universiteit-gee-erkenning-aan-sy-baanbreker-alumni
Noordwes-Universiteit gee erkenning aan sy baanbreker-alumni
Nov 23, 2023 - Die alumni van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) skitter deurlopend op hulle onderskeie kundigheidsgebiede, nasionaal sowel as internasionaal. Die NWU het tien van hierdie merkwaardige beroepslui tydens die universiteit se glansryke geleentheid vir die alumnitoekennings vir uitnemendheid (Alumni Awards of Excellence) op 9 November in Pretoria vereer…https://news.nwu.ac.za/our-straining-economy-deteriorating-our-health
Our straining economy is deteriorating our health
Nov 23, 2023 - • The share of the population unable to afford a healthy diet has fallen across all income groups • Loadshedding has increased costs and pushed up prices throughout the food production value chain • Food prices are not only determined by supply and demand, but also by policies and politics Wars and weather, internal political struggles and…https://news.nwu.ac.za/linking-culture-and-biodiversity-key-conservation
Linking culture and biodiversity is key to conservation
Nov 23, 2023 - He found them in the mountains and streams of Limpopo. Frogs and lizards, big and small, all of them equally exciting to his inquisitive mind. To the despair of grandmother he would run around with them in his pockets – yes, even snakes – as his rural childhood village became a playground of untold riches. When the time came, as it always did, to…https://news.nwu.ac.za/poverty-thrives-where-corruption-high
Poverty thrives where corruption is high
Nov 23, 2023 - “When good governance is sacrificed on the altar of corruption, service delivery falters. Where corruption thrives, as we have seen in many of our municipalities, an increase in poverty becomes inevitable.” This is according to Prof Kedibone Phago, director of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School for Government Studies, who explains that…https://news.nwu.ac.za/north-west-university-recognises-its-trailblazer-alumni
North-West University recognises its trailblazer alumni
Nov 23, 2023 - The alumni of the North-West University (NWU) continuously shine in their respective fields of expertise, both nationally and internationally. The NWU recognised ten of these remarkable career professionals during the university’s prestigious Alumni Awards of Excellence event in Pretoria on 9 November. These awards acknowledge exceptional alumni…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-iaea-join-forces-advance-nuclear-forensic-science-training
NWU and IAEA join forces to advance nuclear forensic science training
Nov 23, 2023 - -NWU and IAEA collaborate to train students in nuclear forensic science -The partnership will develop a Nuclear Crime Scene Management Laboratory -The IAEA has recommended that each of its member states establish a national nuclear forensic library In a significant step toward enhancing nuclear forensic science capabilities, the North-West…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/ruimtebiologie-gaan-n-eerste-vir-afrika-wees
Ruimtebiologie gaan ’n eerste vir Afrika wees
Nov 23, 2023 - Dit gaan ’n eerste vir Afrika wees: Een innoverende tree deur die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) en een yslike tree deur die vasteland. Die NWU se Fakulteit Natuur- en Landbouwetenskappe is gereed om die navorsingsarea RuimteBiologie@NWU bekend te stel. Volgens een van die projekleiers, prof Henk Bouwman, gaan hierdie multidissiplinêre…https://news.nwu.ac.za/space-biology-will-be-first-africa
Space biology will be a first for Africa
Nov 23, 2023 - It will be a first for Africa: One innovative step by the North-West University (NWU) and one giant leap by the continent. The NWU’s Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences is set to launch the research area SpaceBiology@NWU. According to one of the project leaders, Prof Henk Bouwman, this multidisciplinary research area – which is going…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/sentrum-vir-waterwetenskap-en-bestuur-beskerm-ons-uiters-waardevolle-hulpbron
Sentrum vir Waterwetenskap en Bestuur beskerm ons uiters waardevolle hulpbron
Nov 23, 2023 - Om oppervlak- en grondwater teen mynaktiwiteite te beskerm, is noodsaaklik om ons ekostelsels, openbare gesondheid en volhoubare waterhulpbronne te beveilig. Dit is waarom die Sentrum vir Waterwetenskap en Bestuur (CWSM) by die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) en sy gespesialiseerde span navorsers uiters waardevolle werk doen om ons onontbeerlike…https://news.nwu.ac.za/centre-water-science-and-management-protecting-our-invaluable-resource
Centre for Water Science and Management is protecting our invaluable resource
Nov 23, 2023 - Protecting surface and groundwater from mining activities is crucial to safeguard ecosystems, public health and sustainable water resources. That is why the Centre for Water Science and Management (CWSM) at the North-West University (NWU) and its specialised team of researchers are doing invaluable work in protecting an indispensable resource.…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-vereer-virtuoos-prof-herman-hubert-van-der-spuy
NWU vereer virtuoos prof Herman Hubert van der Spuy
Nov 23, 2023 - Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) het ’n eredoktorsgraad aan prof Herman Hubert van der Spuy toegeken vir sy buitengewone bydrae wat gehelp het om die Suid-Afrikaanse musieklandskap te vorm. Prof Van der Spuy se invloed en bydraes as beoordelaar, eksaminator en adviseur by musiekinstellings regdeur Suid-Afrika het op 26 Oktober aan hom hierdie…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-honours-virtuoso-prof-herman-hubert-van-der-spuy
NWU honours virtuoso Prof Herman Hubert van der Spuy
Nov 23, 2023 - The North-West University (NWU) has bestowed an honorary doctorate on Prof Herman Hubert van der Spuy for his exceptional contributions that have helped shape the South African musical landscape. Prof Van der Spuy’s influence and contributions as an adjudicator, examiner and adviser at music institutions throughout South Africa earned him this…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/suid-afrikaanse-rentekoerse-moontlik-op-hulle-toppunt
Suid-Afrikaanse rentekoerse moontlik op hulle toppunt
Nov 24, 2023 - Soos algemeen verwag is, het die Monetêre Beleidskomitee (MBK) van die Suid-Afrikaanse Reserwebank (SARB) by ’n derde agtereenvolgende vergadering (en sy laaste vergadering van die jaar) eenparig besluit om rentekoerse onveranderd te laat, met die repokoers wat op 8,25% bly. Prof Raymond Parsons, ekonoom van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se…https://news.nwu.ac.za/south-african-interest-rates-may-have-peaked
South African interest rates may have peaked
Nov 24, 2023 - As was widely anticipated, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) by a unanimous vote decided at a third consecutive meeting (and its last meeting of the year) to again keep interest rates unchanged, with the repo rate staying at 8,25%. Prof Raymond Parsons, economist from the North-West University (NWU)…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/suid-afrika-steier-onder-bloedige-warm-weer
Suid-Afrika steier onder bloedige warm weer
Nov 24, 2023 - Suid-Afrikaners weet El Niño beteken ’n warm, droë somer, maar klimaatskundiges van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) waarsku dat die El Niño-impak verder as bloot droogte strek – daar is bewyse, hoewel nie beduidend nie, dat dit ook erge weerstoestande en ’n verhoogde risiko vir hittestres kan meebring. El Niño, ’n wêreldwye klimaatsverskynsel wat…https://news.nwu.ac.za/south-africa-buckles-under-scorching-weather
South Africa buckles under scorching weather
Nov 24, 2023 - South Africans know El Niño means a hot, dry summer, but climate experts from the North-West University (NWU) warn the El Niño impact extends beyond just drought – there is some evidence, although not significant, that it also brings severe weather events and increased risk of heat stress. El Niño, a global climate phenomenon characterised by the…https://education.nwu.ac.za/af/research-unit-self-directed-learning/projekte