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NWU student initiative aims to uplift the youth
Aug 18, 2021 - South African youth is currently confronted with a myriad of issues, including the high unemployment rate, poor educational results, poverty, and less-than-ideal mental and physical health. According to Stats SA, 20,4 million young people aged 15 to 34 accounted for 63,3% of the total number of unemployed persons in the first quarter of 2020.…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-trailblazer-diatomology-scoops-prestigious-award
NWU trailblazer in diatomology scoops prestigious award
Aug 19, 2021 - Dr Roksana Majewska, a postdoctoral fellow at the North-West University (NWU), has been recognised as a trailblazer and groundbreaker in the marine biology and diatomology fields. At the recent Africa Genome Challenge 2021, Dr Majewska walked away with first prize in the Invertebrates and Microbes category. The Africa Genome Challenge is…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-iks-centre-and-dsi-host-2021-national-iks-expo
NWU IKS Centre and DSI host 2021 National IKS Expo
Aug 19, 2021 - The North-West University (NWU) and the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) hosted the National Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) Expo on 17 August 2021. According to Shumi Pango, deputy director for advocacy and policy development at the DSI, this year's expo focused was on Rooibos, community-based research and products, as…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-engineering-student-scoops-awards-covid-19-innovations
NWU engineering student scoops awards for Covid-19 innovations
Aug 19, 2021 - Karin Schutte, a third-year mechanical engineering student at the North-West University (NWU), recently walked away with R35 000 worth of prizes at the Mahlale Innovation Consortium (MIC). The MIC is an alliance of five higher education institutions, formed in response to a request by the Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services SETA…https://news.nwu.ac.za/lasering-elements-organic-and-genetically-modified-plants
Lasering in on the elements of organic and genetically modified plants
Aug 19, 2021 - What is the impact of genetic modification on the elemental composition of plants? This is what North-West University (NWU) PhD student Elvis Moyo investigated through the application of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) for his study on the elemental composition of organic and genetically modified (GM) plants. This study was part of…https://news.nwu.ac.za/when-you-think-engineering-think-africa
When you think of engineering, think of Africa
Aug 19, 2021 - When you think of engineering, German engineering in particular comes to mind, while it is extremely uncommon to think of Africa. This is the opinion of Mia Mangaroo-Pillay, an industrial engineer and lecturer at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Industrial Engineering. Through her PhD thesis titled “A Lean implementation framework…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/die-prys-van-boeliegedrag
Die prys van boeliegedrag
Aug 20, 2021 - Sommige kinders kan die impak van boeliegedrag maklik verwerk, terwyl ander jare lank met die nadraai van hierdie traumatiese gebeure sukkel. Tebello Mabusela, ’n voorligtingsielkundige en dosent in sielkunde aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), bespreek van die nagevolge en die werklike prys van boeliegedrag vir sommige slagoffers. Sy sê dat ’n…https://news.nwu.ac.za/price-bullying
The price of bullying
Aug 20, 2021 - Some children can easily process the impact of bullying behaviour, while others struggle with the aftereffects of these traumatic events for years. Tebello Mabusela, a counselling psychologist and psychology lecturer at the North-West University (NWU), discusses some of the consequences and the real price of bullying for some victims. She says a…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/prof-lubbe-se-baanbrekerswerk-word-internasionaal-erken
Prof Lubbe se baanbrekerswerk word internasionaal erken
Aug 20, 2021 - In die lig van Vrouemaand wil ons sê hoe trots ons is op een van ons eie voorste vroue wat vir haar baanbrekerswerk in die reënboognasie internasionaal erken word. Prof Welma Lubbe, professor in die Skool vir Verpleegkunde aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), is onlangs deur die Developmental Observer, die amptelike nuusbrief van die NIDCAP…https://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-lubbes-pioneering-work-being-recognised-internationally
Prof Lubbe’s pioneering work is being recognised internationally
Aug 20, 2021 - In the light of Women’s Month, we are proud of one of our own frontierswomen who is being recognised internationally for her groundbreaking work in the rainbow nation. Prof Welma Lubbe, professor in the School of Nursing Science at the North-West University (NWU), was recently approached by the Developmental Observer, the official newsletter of…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-shares-his-global-enterprise-experience
NWU student shares his Global Enterprise Experience
Aug 23, 2021 - North-West University (NWU) student, Martin Nkgodi Maupa, is beaming with pride. Martin, who is a team president of the Young Entrepreneurs Business Organisation, now represents the NWU as Community of Practice (CoP) member in the Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education (EDHE) programme, after recently competing in the 2021 Global…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/liezl-gouws-gereed-om-haar-paralimpiese-stempel-af-te-druk
Liezl Gouws is gereed om haar Paralimpiese stempel af te druk
Aug 23, 2021 - Sy het haar vasberadenheid reeds oor en oor bewys – meer as wat iemand van haar ouderdom dit behoort te doen, en Liezl Gouws is gereed om dit weer te doen. Hierdie vierdejaar-farmasiestudent van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), wat as vyfjarige ’n serebrale verlamming opgedoen het nadat sy ’n beroerte gekry het, gaan Suid-Afrika by die 2021…https://news.nwu.ac.za/liezl-gouws-ready-make-her-paralympic-mark
Liezl Gouws is ready to make her Paralympic mark
Aug 23, 2021 - She has proven her resolve more than anyone of her age should have, and Liezl Gouws is ready to prove it again. This fourth-year pharmacy student from the North-West University (NWU), who has cerebral palsy after suffering a stroke as a five-year-old, will represent South Africa at the 2021 Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. Liezl will compete in…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-vyfde-op-ranglys-suid-afrika
NWU is vyfde op ranglys in Suid-Afrika
Aug 26, 2021 - Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) is weer eens onder die room van die oes van die plaaslike en internasionale universiteite, en sy plek is bevestig as ’n gereelde mededinger wat hoëkwaliteit-vakaanbiedings en uitnemendheid op wêreldranglyste betref. Volgens die jongste graderings van die Shangai Ranking Consultancy se 2021 Academic Ranking of World…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-ranked-fifth-south-africa
NWU ranked fifth in South Africa
Aug 26, 2021 - The North-West University (NWU) has once more been placed among the cream of the crop of local and international universities, reaffirming its place as a regular contender when it comes to high-quality subject offerings and excellence in world rankings. According to the latest rankings from the Shangai Ranking Consultancy’s 2021 Academic Ranking…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/werkloosheid-nou-die-wreedste-belasting-op-n-kwesbare-bevolking
Werkloosheid is nou die “wreedste belasting” op ’n kwesbare bevolking
Aug 25, 2021 - ’n Nuwe rekordhoogtepunt (34,4%) in die Suid-Afrikaanse werkloosheidskoers in die tweede kwartaal van 2021 bevestig die vernietigende impak wat die Delta-variant van die koronavirus en die meegaande inperkingsmaatreëls op die ekonomie en die arbeidsmark gehad het. Prof Raymond Parsons, ekonoom van die Besigheidskool van die Noordwes-…https://news.nwu.ac.za/unemployment-now-cruellest-tax-vulnerable-population
Unemployment is now the “cruellest tax” on a vulnerable population
Aug 25, 2021 - A new record high (34,4%) in the South African unemployment rate in the second quarter of 2021 confirms the destructive impact that the Delta variant of the coronavirus and the accompanying lockdown restrictions have had on the economy and the labour market. Prof Raymond Parsons, an economist from the Business School of the North-West…https://news.nwu.ac.za/including-indigenous-plants-diets-can-boost-food-security
Including indigenous plants in diets can boost food security
Aug 25, 2021 - Indigenous grains, fruits and vegetables could go a long way towards boosting food security in South Africa. What is needed is greater awareness among households and other stakeholders about the value of these plants. This is according to two researchers from the North-West University (NWU). Dr Abiodun Olusola Omotayo and Prof Adeyemi…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-national-top-20-famelabr-2021
NWU student in the national top 20 of FameLab® 2021
Aug 25, 2021 - North-West University (NWU) master’s student Letago Kgomoeswana has made it to the national top 20 of FameLab®, one of the biggest science communication competitions in the world. FameLab® is an international science communication competition that promotes science and technology by creating a platform for young scientists to find their…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-bodybuilders-secure-eight-spots-upcoming-national-competition