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PhD student embarks on exchange programme to Belgium
Ryan du Toit, a PhD student in psychology from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Health Sciences, will soon leave for Belgium, after he has been selected for an international priority country exchange programme. The exchange programme comprises a fully paid scholarship, starting in September 2023 until the end of January 2024. This…https://news.nwu.ac.za/recognition-sign-language-progress-step-inclusivity
Recognition of Sign Language a progress step for inclusivity
North-West University (NWU) academic Prof Moses Phooko has lauded the National Assembly’s approval of South African Sign Language as the 12th official language on 2 May 2023. The South African Constitution previously provided for 11 official languages, which include Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, siSwati, Tshivenda, Xitsonga, Afrikaans, English,…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-national-press-club-celebrate-journalists-extraordinary-work
NWU and National Press Club celebrate journalists’ extraordinary work
The North-West University (NWU) partnered with the National Press Club (NPC) to celebrate journalists' extraordinary work and dedication at the 2022 Newsmaker & Journalist of the Year awards. The prestigious award ceremony was held on Thursday, 20 April, in Menlyn, Pretoria and was attended by journalists and academics. The NWU's deputy vice-…https://news.nwu.ac.za/role-indigenous-health-practitioners-addressing-mental-health-issues
Role of indigenous health practitioners in addressing mental health issues
North-West University (NWU) academic Prof Miriam Moagi, together with Dr Mokgobola Thobakgale from the University of Limpopo and Dr Madimetja Magoro from Tompi Seleka College of Agriculture, recently published a book chapter on indigenous health practices in the treatment of mental illness in South Africa. The book chapter aims to demonstrate the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/study-explores-experiences-nursing-curriculum
Study explores experiences of the nursing curriculum
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 African…https://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
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 of…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/innoveerders-geinspireer-om-die-navorsing-ook-te-kommersialiseer
Innoveerders geïnspireer om dié navorsing ook te kommersialiseer
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…https://news.nwu.ac.za/innovators-inspired-commercialise-research-too
Innovators inspired to commercialise this research too
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…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-gaan-groen
NWU gaan groen
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…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-goes-green
NWU goes green
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…https://news.nwu.ac.za/raising-awareness-about-importance-snakes
Raising awareness about the importance of snakes
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. Snakes…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-help-met-bewusmaking-oor-die-belangrikheid-van-slange
NWU help met bewusmaking oor die belangrikheid van slange
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.…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/gemeenskappe-baat-die-nwu-se-ontwikkelingsprojekte
Gemeenskappe baat by die NWU se ontwikkelingsprojekte
Suid-Afrika ervaar moeilike uitdagings wat vereis dat die volgende geslag universiteitsgegradueerdes opgeleide leiers met uitgebreide vermoëns moet wees om met gemeenskappe saam te werk sodat probleme opgelos kan word en daar verandering kan kom. Vier projekte van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) wat in vennootskap met gemeenskappe uitgevoer…https://news.nwu.ac.za/communities-benefit-nwus-development-projects
Communities benefit from NWU’s development projects
South Africa faces difficult challenges that require the next generation of university graduates to be skilled leaders with extensive abilities to collaborate with communities to solve problems and create change. Four North-West University (NWU) projects carried out in partnership with communities exemplify how collaboration with…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/die-fynere-punte-van-die-ontwikkeling-van-aanlyn-multimedia-leerplatforms
Die fynere punte van die ontwikkeling van aanlyn multimedia-leerplatforms
Die sleutel tot ’n uitgebreide leerervaring met behulp van multimedia en aanlyn leerplatforms is om deelname onder Generasie Z-studente – mense wat tussen 1997 en die vroeë 2010’s gebore is – aan te moedig. Dit is een van die bevindings van ’n navorsingspan van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) nadat hulle die besonderhede van die ontwikkeling van…https://news.nwu.ac.za/ins-and-outs-developing-online-multimedia-learning-platforms
The ins and outs of developing online multimedia learning platforms
Offering an enhanced learning experience using multimedia online learning platforms is the key to encouraging participation among Generation Z students – people born between 1997 and the early 2010s. This is one of the findings of a North-West University (NWU) research team after they investigated both the ins and the outs of the development of…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/studie-kyk-na-die-gesondheidsvoordele-van-plantgebaseerde-voeding
Studie kyk na die gesondheidsvoordele van plantgebaseerde voeding
Navorsers van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) ondersoek die rol van heelvoedsel- plantgebaseerde voeding in Suid-Afrika. Prof Andrew Robinson en dr Nanine Wyma, tans ’n meestersgraadstudent aan die NWU, is medestigters van die doktersvereniging vir voeding in Suid-Afrika (Physicians Association for Nutrition (PAN) South Africa). Hulle is besig…https://news.nwu.ac.za/study-looks-health-benefits-plant-based-nutrition
Study looks at the health benefits of plant-based nutrition
North-West University (NWU) researchers are investigating the role of whole-food plant-based nutrition in South Africa. Prof Andrew Robinson and Dr Nanine Wyma, currently a master’s-degree student at the NWU, are co-founders of the Physicians Association for Nutrition (PAN) South Africa. They are conducting research with the help of the Africa…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/masara-fokus-op-musiek-en-die-bewaring-van-inheemse-musiek
MASARA fokus op musiek en die bewaring van inheemse musiek
Aristoteles het gesê dat musiek die mag het om die karakter te vorm en daarom by die opvoeding van jongmense ingesluit behoort te word. Hierdie aanhaling pas goed by die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se navorsingsnisarea Musiekkunste in Suid-Afrika: Hulpbronne en Toepassings (The Musical Arts in South Africa: Resources and Applications, MASARA).…https://news.nwu.ac.za/masara-focuses-music-and-conservation-indigenous-music