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NWU hosts virtual fun run for all
Do you miss the sound of your feet as they hit the ground when you run? Has your mood been low since you have not been able to take part in any marathons? Are you frustrated by the fact that you can’t compete against anyone for first prize? If you answered yes to any of these questions, the North-West University (NWU) has a solution for you…http://news.nwu.ac.za/s2t-research-project-continues-strengthen-survivors
S2T research project continues to strengthen survivors
It has been proven that childhood sexual abuse (CSA) has life-long lasting effects on its victims. However, with adequate support and intervention some victims can become victors. Academics from the North-West University's (NWU's) Faculty of Health Sciences have developed a research-based intervention programme that enables victims of CSA to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/covid-19-pandemic-lockdown-reshaping-world-work
Covid-19 pandemic lockdown reshaping the world of work
The Covid-19lockdown has recently forced most companies to adopt a different approach to work by allowing employees to work from home. Dr Kelebogile Paadi, a senior lecturer in the School of Industrial Psychology and Human Resource Management at the North-West University (NWU), says the new regulations introduced by companies in the public…http://news.nwu.ac.za/scholarship-specialists-benefit-new-research-book
Scholarship specialists to benefit from new research book
Success is not what it used to be, and the days are gone when student achievement was dependent on assessment and evaluation only. With this in mind, a new research book – A Scholarly Approach to Student Success in Higher Education – recently saw the light under the editorship of Dr Jessica Pool and Dr Manuela Fernandes-Martins. Both editors…http://news.nwu.ac.za/practical-project-helps-communities
Practical project helps communities
With the prevention of the spreading of the Covid-19 virus on everyone’s lips, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) subject group Textile Sciences came up with an innovative idea for their practical work. These students are all making masks from different materials at home to distribute them to workers in their vicinity who are involved in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumnus-protecting-footballers%25E2%2580%2599-rights-during-lockdown
NWU alumnus: protecting footballers’ rights during lockdown
With the business of football facing major turmoil due to the worldwide impact of Covid-19, North-West University (NWU) alumnus and South African Football Professional Union (SAFPU) President Thulaganyo Gaoshubelwe says the union continues with its mandate to protect and defend football players’ rights during the pandemic. “The Covid-19…http://news.nwu.ac.za/three-nwu-alumni-among-top-35-miss-south-africa-contestants
Three NWU alumni among the top 35 Miss South Africa contestants
A beauty pageant is defined as a competition that judges its contestants on their physical beauty. However, over the past few years these pageants have developed a different image. The Miss South Africa competition is a leadership platform for ambitious young South African women. Through the pageant process, contestants receive world-renowned…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-hands-chemistry-experts-produces-sanitisers
NWU’s hands-on Chemistry experts produces sanitisers
Amid the global pandemic hand washing with soap or using sanitiser has become one of the top measures recommended to help curb the spread of the virus, creating unprecedented levels of demand for alcohol-based sanitisers. In response, four academics and two laboratory technicians in the subject group Chemistry at the North-West University’s (…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/die-nuwe-onbekende-w%C3%AAreld-van-werk
Die nuwe (onbekende) wêreld van werk
Die wêreld van werk ná die Covid-19-pandemie gaan anders wees as die een waaraan ons gewoond is. Dit is die mening van prof Bennie Linde, ’n professor in arbeidsverhoudinge aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Skool vir Bedryfsielkunde en Mensehulpbronbestuur in die Fakulteit Ekonomiese en Bestuurswetenskappe. Prof Linde voorspel dat die…http://news.nwu.ac.za/new-unfamiliar-world-work
The new (unfamiliar) world of work
The world of work after the Covid-19 pandemic will differ from the one we are used to. This is the opinion of Prof Bennie Linde, a professor in labour relations at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School for Industrial Psychology and Human Resource Management in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. Prof Linde predicts that the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-engineers-tutor-prospective-students
NWU engineers tutor prospective students
Life can be difficult for Grade 11 and 12 learners who have to master challenging subjects such as mathematics in their final years in high school. It can even be more trying when a coronavirus pandemic and its resulting lockdown are added to the mix. Because mathematics is essential for a career in the engineering sciences, the NWU’s Faculty…http://news.nwu.ac.za/three-nwu-researchers-nominated
Three NWU researchers nominated for 'Science Oscars'
In recognition of their outstanding contributions to science, engineering, technology and innovation in South Africa, three North-West University (NWU) academics have been nominated in the 2019/2020 National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF) -South32 Awards. Esteemed researchers Prof Rose Hayeshi, Prof Frikkie van Niekerk and Prof Josef de…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experiencing-distance
Experiencing the distance.
Who could have guessed that distance education would be the compass of 2020! This is not only the alley for students and lecturers alike, but it opened up new horizons with unending possibilities and ongoing potential in the world of technological communication. Covid-19 is the new buzz word, and within days the big C became the topic of many…http://news.nwu.ac.za/covid-19-pandemic-places-goalpost-dreams-ice-now
Covid-19 pandemic places goalpost dreams on ice for now
Like for so many sports people the Covid-19 pandemic has called a halt to the rugby dreams of the 20-year-old Hugo Scott of the North-West University (NWU). This crack scrum half of the first rugby team on the Vanderbijlpark Campus was, among other things, looking forward to representing the campus in the company of his older brother, Hardus (23…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-se-avuyile-span-sy-spiere-soos-die-held-van-sy-kindertyd-%25E2%2580%2593-arnie
NWU se Avuyile span sy spiere soos die held van sy kindertyd – Arnie
Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Avuyile Ndzimela leef sy droom uit om ’n topliggaamsbouer te wees, en daarmee bring hy op meer as een manier hulde aan die held van sy kindertyd, Arnold Schwarzenegger. Soos sy held blink die 21-jarige BA-student in Publieke Administrasie en Regeerkunde op die Vanderbijlparkkampus nie net in mededingende…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-avuyile-flexing-his-muscles-childhood-hero-arnie
NWU’s Avuyile is flexing his muscles like childhood-hero Arnie
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Avuyile Ndzimela is living his dream of being a top bodybuilder, and in the process he is paying homage to his childhood hero, Arnold Schwarzenegger, in more ways than one. Like his idol, the 21-year-old BA student in Public Administration and Governance at the Vanderbijlpark Campus not only shines in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/lockdown-offers-challenges-autists
Lockdown offers challenges to autists
“The current coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent lockdown have disrupted routines unexpectedly and overwhelmingly. This has caused concern across the world about the impact on the mental health of not only adults, but also of children.” Hanlie Degenaar, a senior speech-language therapist at the Institute of Psychology and Wellbeing at…http://news.nwu.ac.za/alumnus-rakes-mzansi-youth-awards-nominations
Alumnus rakes in Mzansi Youth Awards nominations
Vincent Kheswa is a man of many abilities. He enjoys acclaim as an educator, a poet, a writer, a public speaker, a songwriter and a recording artist. And now, this talented alumnus of the North-West University (NWU), is also a multi-category nominee in the annual national multi-industry Mzansi Youth Awards (MYAs). In an announcement on…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/niks-kunsmatig-aan-hulle-kundigheid-nie
Niks kunsmatig aan hulle kundigheid nie
’n Klein navorsingsgroepie aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) is besig om werklike belangstelling in hulle werk oor kunsmatige intelligensie (KI) te ontlok. “Die mate van belangstelling was ietwat van ’n verrassing,” sê prof Marelie Davel, wat onlangs saam met PhD-student Tian Theunissen na New York, VSA, gereis het om hulle jongste bevindings…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nothing-artificial-about-their-expertise