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Academic shines bright at Oxford innovation boot camp
Prof Rose Hayeshi, associate professor at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) DSI/NWU Preclinical Drug Development Platform has just returned from the United Kingdom after a week-long innovation boot camp at the University of Oxford. Prof Hayeshi was one of the 10 participants selected to deliver demo pitches, after which her presentation was…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-hoekom-dit-duidelik-waarom-skaars-rekeningkundige-vaardighede-ontwikkel-moet-word
NWU: Hoekom dit duidelik is waarom skaars rekeningkundige vaardighede ontwikkel moet word
As daar nie goeie oorsig is nie, ly uitsette daaronder. Sonder deursigtigheid floreer bedrog. Waninligting en waninterpretasie word gepropageer om die norm te raak namate fiksie nie meer van feite onderskei kan word nie. In ’n ontwikkelende land soos Suid-Afrika wat ’n magdom uitdagings in die gesig staar, kan dit nie toegelaat word nie. ’n…http://news.nwu.ac.za/why-need-develop-scarce-accounting-skills-abundantly-clear
Why the need to develop scarce accounting skills is abundantly clear
Without quality oversight, output suffers. Without transparency, deception thrives. Misinformation and misinterpretation are propagated to become the norm as fiction becomes indistinguishable from fact. In a developing country such as South Africa that faces a multitude of challenges, this cannot be allowed. An example of this is an economy…http://news.nwu.ac.za/qualified-nurses-are-priority
Qualified nurses are a priority
The lack of qualified nurses is placing a stranglehold on the public health sector in South Africa, but through its commitment to bettering the lives of all South Africans, the North-West University (NWU) is helping to loosen this suffocating grip. A recent study by the South African Nursing Council (SANC) estimates that there is only one nurse…http://news.nwu.ac.za/ensuring-access-education-our-imperative
Ensuring access to education is our imperative
How do we go about breaking the prevailing cycle of economic disparities and a lack of social cohesion, while promoting active citizenship, innovation and development as well as human capital development? By ensuring access to quality education for as many of our citizens as possible – which is part of the mission of the North-West University (NWU…http://news.nwu.ac.za/home-grown-vaccine-demonstrates-100-protection-against-tuberculosis
Home-grown vaccine demonstrates 100% protection against tuberculosis
In an intriguing joint announcement, the Walter Sisulu and North-West universities unveiled the astounding results of their preclinical trials for a groundbreaking combination vaccine against tuberculosis (TB) and Covid-19. The universities reported an unprecedented 100% protection in vaccinated animals – a significant step forwards in the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/community-engagement-colloquium-promote-community-well-being
Community Engagement Colloquium to promote community well-being
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Health Sciences is proud to host its Community Engagement Colloquium from 2 to 4 October 2023 at its Vanderbijlpark Campus. Various renowned academics and professionals will share their expertise at the event, themed “Health sciences and partnerships for sustainable communities”. Topics for…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nuwe-nwu-innovasiegenootskap-aan-innoveerder-chemie-toegeken
Nuwe NWU Innovasiegenootskap aan innoveerder in Chemie toegeken
Deur Vukosi Mathale Die Tegnologie-oordrag en Innovasie-ondersteuningskantoor (TTIS-kantoor) het aan ’n senior lektor in Chemie, dr Frans Smit, die 2023 NWU Innovasiegenootskap toegeken. Die NWU Innovasiegenootskap-program is ’n nuwe inisiatief van die TTIS wat ’n geleentheid wil bied aan NWU-navorsers en akademici wat aan die begin van hulle…http://news.nwu.ac.za/chemistry-innovator-awarded-inaugural-nwu-innovation-fellowship
Chemistry innovator awarded inaugural NWU Innovation Fellowship
By Vukosi Mathale The Technology Transfer and Innovation Support (TTIS) office has awarded a senior lecturer in Chemistry, Dr Frans Smit, the 2023 NWU Innovation Fellowship. The NWU Innovation Fellowship programme is a new initiative of the TTIS that aims to provide an opportunity to early-career NWU researchers and academics to expand their…http://news.nwu.ac.za/inaugural-lecture-delves-export-diversification-sub-saharan-africa
Inaugural lecture delves into export diversification in Sub-Saharan Africa
By Phenyo Mokgothu and Lerato Tshweu Prof Ireen Choga from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences delivered her inaugural lecture on 24 August 2023. Her lecture was titled “Exports and export Diversification: key drivers and trends in Sub-Saharan Africa”. She says this was not only an academic…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nurses-frontline-unveiling-challenges-covid-19-patient-care
Nurses on the frontline: Unveiling the challenges of Covid-19 patient care
A recent study conducted by Dr Joan Dikobe from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Nursing Science sheds light on the lived experiences of nurses as they cared for patients diagnosed with Covid-19. As frontline healthcare workers, they are fundamental to the healthcare system, and play a crucial role in ensuring the continuity and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/postgraduate-students-brush-statistical-software-analyse-population-data
Postgraduate students brush up on statistical software to analyse population data
By Menziwa Msibi The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Population Studies and Demography subject group recently hosted a workshop for postgraduate students on its Mahikeng Campus. The workshop was aimed at creating a space for students to get to know each other and talk about their research projects, and to teach them more about population…http://news.nwu.ac.za/inaugural-lecture-explores-trust-workplace
Inaugural lecture explores trust in the workplace
Prof Marita Heyns, a researcher at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Optentia research unit on the Vanderbijlpark Campus, recently delivered her inaugural professorial lecture titled "Trust @work". The hybrid event brought together academics, family members, and friends from various parts of the globe. Prof Heyns selected one of her…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/naiden-jaarts-vlieg
Naiden Jaarts vlieg!
Dit was so hittete of sy sierlike duik het veroorsaak dat sy vlerke geknip word. Hy lag nou nog half skaam wanneer hy daaraan terugdink. Dit was Maandag 27 Februarie in Potchefstroom tydens die Varsitybeker. Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) Eagles het op die Fanie du Toit-sportterrein met Shimlas kragte gemeet, in wat uiteindelik op ʼn 63–16 drag…http://news.nwu.ac.za/naiden-jaarts-takes-air
Naiden Jaarts takes to the air
Whether his graceful dive would cause his wings to be clipped was touch and go. He still gives a slightly embarrassed laugh when he thinks about it. It was Monday, 27 February in Potchefstroom during the Varsity Cup. The North-West University (NWU) Eagles were battling the Shimlas on the Fanie du Toit Sports Grounds in what was to end in a 63-16…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/liezel-voeg-nuwe-pyl-haar-atletiek-koker
Liezel voeg nuwe pyl by haar atletiek-koker
Daar was min twyfel dat sy dit sou kon doen. Skrap dit – minder as min, maar wel meer as geen. Liezel Gouws sê sy sou miskien nie tydens die verspringgeleentheid by die onlangse Wêreld Para-Atletiekkampioenskap in Parys, Frankryk op die podium geëindig het nie, maar ʼn topposisie was haar gewis beskore. “Ek het onlangs met verspring begin, maar…http://news.nwu.ac.za/liezel-adds-new-arrow-her-athletics-quiver
Liezel adds new arrow to her athletics quiver
There was little doubt that she would be able to do it. Scratch that – less than a little, but just more than none. Liezel Gouws says that perhaps she would not have ended on the podium in the long-jump event at the recent Para Athletics World Championships, but a top position was definitely booked for her. “I started with long jump only…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-ready-varsity-football-tournament
The NWU is ready for the Varsity Football tournament
Caretaker coach Amos Xabanisa is brimming with confidence that the North-West University (NWU) football team is fully prepared to take on the challenges that lie ahead in the upcoming Varsity Football tournament. In their bid to gauge their readiness, the team has engaged in a series of friendly matches. The NWU faced tough opponents, including…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/facing-race-week-2023-fakulteit-gesondheidswetenskappe-dink-na-oor-hoe-belangrik-dit-om-n-mens-se
Facing Race Week 2023: Fakulteit Gesondheidswetenskappe dink na oor hoe belangrik dit is om ’n mens se visie uit te bre
Die NWU se Fakulteit Gesondheidswetenskappe het onlangs onder leiding van prof Sanette Brits haar visie gedeel en ’n inspirerende Facing Race Week gehou. Dit is ’n spesiale inisiatief om ’n bewustheid van ras te kweek, inklusiwiteit te bevorder en diversiteit te vier. Hierdie week lange gebeurtenis wentel elke jaar rondom ’n sentrale tema, en…http://news.nwu.ac.za/facing-race-week-2023-faculty-health-sciences-reflects-importance-expanding-ones-vision