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NWU water expert presents water policy brief at UN Conference
Prof Frank Winde, a professor in environmental science at the North-West University (NWU), recently presented a Water Policy Brief at the United Nations (UN) Water Conference that took place at the UN Headquarters in New York. This was the first global water conference in nearly 50 years and stakeholders across the globe were welcome to…https://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/af/auther/m-en-phd-verbruikerswetenskappe
M en PhD in Verbruikerswetenskappe
ʼn Nagraadse kwalifikasie in Verbruikerswetenskappe gee u die geleentheid om u kennis van verbruikersgedrag te verbeter en om die nodige vaardighede te ontwikkel om navorsing te doen oor verbruikers om sodoende verbruikers se besluite te verstaan. Insig aangaande verbruikers is tans ʼn gesogte vaardigheid in die industrie aangesien dit…https://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/af/etiekkantoor/evalueringsondersteuningsdokumente
Evalueringsondersteuningsdokumente
Evalueringsondersteuningsdokumente: Reviewer Report Form for applications Reviewer Response to Monitoring Reportshttps://news.nwu.ac.za/repositories-pivotal-language-preservation
Repositories pivotal for language preservation
by Birgit Ottermann Two researchers from the South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR) at the North-West University (NWU) share their findings on the existence, use and importance of language repositories in the latest issue of the Journal of the Digital Humanities Association of Southern Africa (DHASA), a peer-reviewed open-…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-inter-university-networking-session-academics
NWU hosts inter-university networking session for academics
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Industrial Psychology and Human Resource Management (IPS & HRM) recently hosted an academic networking brunch with academics from the University of Johannesburg (UJ), WITS University and the University of Pretoria. The purpose of the event was to build research collaborations, get more moderators…https://news.nwu.ac.za/mahikeng-campus-can-now-house-more-students
Mahikeng Campus can now house more students
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus can now house more students on campus thanks to the new student housing project. During registration 1 404 beds were ready for occupation. This is in addition to 324 beds that were made available at the beginning of the 2022 academic year, which makes a total of 1 788 new beds. The extra…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/die-noordwes-universiteit-voer-n-stryd-teen-seldsame-siektes
Die Noordwes-Universiteit voer ’n stryd teen seldsame siektes
Seldsame siektes kom meer algemeen voor as wat jy dink. Dit klink soos ’n oksimoron, nie waar nie? Nie vir die 4,1 miljoen suid-Afrikaners wat in hulle leeftyd deur seldsame siektes geraak is of geraak sal word nie. Vir talle kan dit ’n doodsvonnis wees, vir ander is dit ’n lewensveranderende diagnose. Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) is daartoe…https://news.nwu.ac.za/north-west-university-combatting-rare-diseases
North-West University is combatting rare diseases
Rare diseases are more common than you might think. It sounds like an oxymoron, doesn’t it? Not to the 4,1 million South Africans who have been or will be affected by rare diseases in their lifetime. For many it can be a death sentence, for others it is a life-altering diagnosis. Not only is the North-West University (NWU) committed to ensuring…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/eenheid-vir-voortgesette-opleiding-n-konstante-die-verskaffing-van-geleenthede-vir-die-opgradering
Eenheid vir Voortgesette Opleiding ’n konstante in die verskaffing van geleenthede vir die opgradering van vaardighede
Tyd is ’n kommoditeit wat nie oral ewe volop is nie. Die tyd wat jy het, moet optimaal benut word, veral in ’n vinnige wêreld waar die deurlopende ontwikkeling van ’n mens se vaardighede noodsaaklik is om in die werkplek relevant te bly. Ons woon in ’n wêreld waar stagnasie baie nadelig vir ons toekoms is. Dit is waar die Eenheid vir Voortgesette…https://news.nwu.ac.za/unit-continuing-education-constant-providing-upskilling-opportunities
Unit for Continuing Education a constant in providing upskilling opportunities
Time is a commodity that does not enjoy equal distribution. What time you have should be optimised, especially in a fast-paced world where the continuous evolution of one’s skills is necessary to stay relevant in the workplace. We live in a world where stagnation is detrimental to our futures. This is where the Unit for Continuing Education (UCE)…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-joins-judging-panel-vodacom-journalist-year-awards-again
NWU academic joins judging panel for Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards again
North-West University (NWU) Prof Gilbert Motsaathebe was once again invited to be a judge for the Vodacom Journalist of the Year national awards. The awards ceremony took place late last year. These premier awards recognise the best journalists across the country and across media platforms in various categories such as investigative journalism,…https://news.nwu.ac.za/maties-arrest-eagles-dream-start
Maties arrest Eagles’ dream start
The North-West University Eagles’ dream start to their Varsity Cup campaign has been shattered. A close 31–28 defeat by Maties on Monday evening, 6 March on the Fanie du Toit Sports Grounds means that the Eagles’ triumphant march of two consecutive wins has now been arrested, but at one stage it looked as if the opposite was happening. At half-…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/maties-stuit-eagles-se-droombegin
Maties stuit Eagles se droombegin
Daar kom die Noordwes-Universiteit Eagles se droombegin vir hulle Varsitybeker-veldtog tot ʼn einde. ʼn Naelskraapse 31–28 nederlaag teen Maties Maandagaand 6 Maart op die Fanie du Toit-sportterrein beteken dat die Eagles se segetog van twee agtereenvolgende oorwinnings nou iets van die verlede is, maar dit het op ’n stadium gelyk of die teendeel…https://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/af/etiekkantoor/wetenskaplike-komitees
Wetenskaplike Komitees
Wetenskaplike komitees template en Strukture: SOP for selection, appointment and functioning of the RECs of the Faculty of Health Sciences Guidelines for scientific or proposal committee review reports Template for declaration by Scientific Committee - No Ethics Template for feedback SC - Environmental Impact Template…https://news.nwu.ac.za/academic-reappointed-press-council