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The Faculty of Health Sciences celebrates research excellence at the 2025 Research and Innovation Awards
The Faculty of Health Sciences held its annual Research and Innovation Awards on 12 November 2025, recognising outstanding academic and research excellence across various disciplines. The event acknowledged researchers and research bodies that have made exceptional contributions to innovation, impact and scholarship at the North-West University (…http://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-siedine-coetzee-elected-board-academy-nursing-south-africa-ansa
Prof. Siedine Coetzee elected to the board of the Academy of Nursing of South Africa (ANSA)
The Faculty of Health Sciences proudly congratulates Prof. Siedine Coetzee, NRF SARChI Chair in Nursing Science (Tier 1) and esteemed researcher at the North-West University (NWU), on her election to the board of the Academy of Nursing of South Africa (ANSA) – a distinguished recognition of her leadership and lifelong contribution to the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/decade-dialogue-and-discovery-ssirc-conference
A decade of dialogue and discovery at the SSIRC Conference
The 10th Social Sciences International Research Conference (SSIRC)held from 6 to 7 November 2025 at the Radisson Blu in Umhlanga, Durban, marked a significant milestone celebrating a decade of impactful dialogue, innovative research, and academic collaboration in the fields of social sciences and international research. This…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-students-stood-solidarity-against-gbvf-honouring-purple-silence
NWU students stood in solidarity against GBVF honouring Purple Silence
On Friday, 21 November, South African women silenced the nation in a powerful stand against gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF). Across the country, purple settled over campuses and streets alike—a quiet but unyielding promise that every story of fear, survival, and hope would be carried, not forgotten. At the North-West University (NWU)…http://news.nwu.ac.za/centre-space-research-hosts-successful-workshop-strengthen-radio-astronomy-capacity-across-africa
Centre for Space Research hosts successful workshop to strengthen radio astronomy capacity across Africa
The Centre for Space Research (CSR) at the North-West University (NWU) recently hosted a highly successful Radio Astronomy Advancement Programme (RAAP) workshop – an annual initiative funded by the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO) and the National Research Foundation (NRF). The multi-day workshop brought together emerging radio…http://news.nwu.ac.za/where-tomorrows-medicines-begin-and-africas-health-future-forged
Where tomorrow’s medicines begin and Africa’s health future is forged
South Africa’s pharmaceutical landscape is marked by ambition, urgency and stark inequities. The continent carries 25 percent of the global disease burden but produces only a fraction of the medicines it consumes. Bridging this gap requires more than scientific talent; it demands infrastructure, accreditation and an ecosystem that can move a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/phd-hub-africa-proposal-presentations-mark-major-milestone-pilot-phase
PhD Hub for Africa – proposal presentations mark major milestone in pilot phase
Today marks the opening of proposal presentations for the inaugural cohort of the PhD Hub for Africa, an ambitious pilot initiative of the North-West University (NWU) Business School to reimagine doctoral education for the continent. Over two days, Friday, 28 November and Monday, 1 December 2025, 24 doctoral candidates will present their…http://news.nwu.ac.za/medical-and-space-science-research-takes-centre-stage-during-nwus-visit-otago-university
Medical and space science research takes centre stage during NWU’s visit to Otago University
Strengthening ties in two fast-growing scientific fields, medicine and space science, was the central focus of high-level engagements at Otago University in New Zealand where the North-West University (NWU) explored opportunities to advance its internationalisation drive. The visit on 28 November brought together academics working in medical…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-lincoln-university-strengthen-ties-sport-and-agriculture
NWU and Lincoln University strengthen ties in sport and agriculture
The North-West University (NWU) and Lincoln University in New Zealand have expanded their growing academic ties after concluding a series of engagements on sport, recreation, agriculture and applied research. The visit took place on 26 November, follows an earlier trip by Lincoln academics to the NWU’s Potchefstroom Campus, where initial…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/navorsers-wys-bewaring-en-ontwikkeling-kan-hand-aan-hand-gaan
Navorsers wys bewaring en ontwikkeling kan hand aan hand gaan
Terwyl Afrika se stede vinnig uitbrei en die druk vir ekonomiese groei toeneem, staan die vasteland se beskermde gebiede voor ’n komplekse uitdaging: hoe om die natuur te bewaar én mense te bemagtig. By die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) werk die Bewaringsgebiede-navorsingsgroep, onder leiding van prof.essore Reece Alberts, prof. François Retief,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/researchers-demonstrate-conservation-and-development-can-go-hand-hand
Researchers demonstrate that conservation and development can go hand in hand
While cities in Africa expand rapidly and the pressure for economic growth is increasing, the protected areas on the continent face a complex challenge: how to conserve nature and empower people. At the North-West University (NWU) the Protected Areas Research Group, led by Prof. Reece Alberts, Prof. François Retief, Prof. Claudine Roos and Prof…http://news.nwu.ac.za/academic-recognised-scientific-excellence-lifestyle-diseases-mental-health-and-health-education
Academic recognised for scientific excellence in lifestyle diseases, mental health and health education
The South African Health Excellence Awards has recognised Prof. Leepile Sehularo, director of the Lifestyle Diseases research entity at the North-West University (NWU), who received the Second Runner-up Award for Scientific Excellence. The awards ceremony was held on 8 November 2025 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Gauteng, co-hosted by the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/building-leaders-tackle-hunger-and-malnutrition-across-africa
Building leaders to tackle hunger and malnutrition across Africa
For more than two decades, the African Nutrition Leadership Programme (ANLP) of the North-West University (NWU) has been shaping the future of nutrition leadership on the continent. Since its first programme in 2002, this flagship 10-day residential initiative, hosted annually at the NWU, has developed over 500 professionals from more than 40…http://news.nwu.ac.za/putting-people-centre-digital-innovation
Putting people at the centre of digital innovation
The Centre for Digital Humanities was born out of the realisation that the humanities are central to creating equitable digital futures for South Africans. “As digital humanists, we understand that technology exists within a network of human and more-than-human relationships,” says Prof. Janelize Morelli. “True digital…http://news.nwu.ac.za/chhp-explores-dynamics-couples-and-family-therapy
CHHP explores the dynamics of couples and family therapy
Dr Rümando Kok Interview between Prof Pieter Kruger, director of the CHHP, and Dr Rümando Kok Navigating human relationships can be a maze of conflict and misunderstandings, especially in the close-knit relationship dynamics of couples and families. The North-West University’s (NWU) Centre for Health and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-drives-innovation-remote-monitoring-technology
NWU drives innovation with remote monitoring technology
The North-West University (NWU) continues to show its commitment to cutting-edge innovation and practical research solutions. The new STRIDE remote unit, which makes remote management of equipment and processes possible, easier and more accessible, is the latest business-ready technology to come out of the Faculty of Engineering’s venture,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/give-south-africas-transport-system-digital-boost-says-nwu-expert
Give South Africa’s transport system a digital boost, says NWU expert
South Africa’s sluggish transport system could find new momentum through digitalisation and sustainable investment, says transport economist Dr Olebogeng Baikgaki of the North-West University (NWU). He argues that integrating digital technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT) and electric vehicles into…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-besigheidskool-gasheer-vir-internasionale-paneel-oor-krisis-oekraine
NWU Besigheidskool is gasheer vir internasionale paneel oor krisis in Oekraïne
Dit is een van die beduidendste optredes van aggressie in die 21ste eeu wat een land teenoor ’n ander gepleeg het. Die Russiese inval van Oekraïne kan gevolge inhou wat amper ondenkbaar is en wat deur die annale van die geskiedenis gaan weerklink. Op Woensdag 2 Maart 2022 het die Besigheidskool van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) nog ’n Pitso-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-business-school-hosts-international-panel-crisis-ukraine
NWU Business School hosts international panel on crisis in Ukraine
It is one of the most significant acts of aggression that one country has perpetrated against another in the 21st century. The Russian invasion of Ukraine may have consequences that are almost unfathomable and that will echo through the annals of history. On Wednesday, 2 March 2022, the Business School of the North-West University (NWU) hosted…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/hart-stap-vir-wereldvetsugdag