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Students rank NWU among the best of the best
Students rank the North-West University (NWU) among the cream of the crop of South African universities when it comes to student experience and remote learning. This is according to the newly released StuDocu World University Ranking 2021. The NWU received an impressively high remote-learning score of 9 out of 10 and ranked fourth overall in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumnus-scoops-man-honour-award
NWU alumnus scoops Man of Honour Award
On 28 August 2021, North-West University (NWU) alumnus Ofentse Rabaji walked away with a 2021 SA Heroines Award in the category Man of Honour. The Heroines Awards event is an annual award celebration, founded by Caroline Mosiamo in 2012, to honour and promote selfless women in different fields. In collaboration with the Free State Department of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-eagles-and-ufs-share-spoils-goalless-draw
NWU Eagles and UFS share the spoils in a goalless draw
Reigning Varsity Football champions, North-West University (NWU) Eagles, and the University of Free State shared the spoils in a goalless draw in the fourth round of the 2021 Varsity Football tournament. This game was an action-packed encounter, with both teams producing a slew of chances to break the tie, but none coming to fruition. “It…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-indigenous-knowledge-systems-centre-explores-ways-assist-indigenous-communities
NWU Indigenous Knowledge Systems Centre explores ways to assist indigenous communities with commercialisation
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) Centre, in collaboration with the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) and the NWU Technology Transfer and Innovation Support office, hosted a hybrid lekgotla on 14 September 2021 to explore ways to assist indigenous communities with the commercialisation of some of their…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/jongste-graderings-bevestig-die-nwu-se-gehaltevakke-weer-eens
Jongste graderings bevestig die NWU se gehaltevakke weer eens
Is jy ’n gesondheidskundige of sielkundige, of wil jy graag hierdie vakke bestudeer? Dit is bevestig. Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) is net die regte plek om te wees vir ’n gehalte-opvoeding in hierdie velde. Soos vorige graderings hierdie jaar, gee die jongste graderings deur Times Higher Education (THE) World Rankings per vakgebied…http://news.nwu.ac.za/latest-rankings-reaffirm-nwus-quality-subjects
Latest rankings reaffirm NWU’s quality subjects
Are you a health professional or psychologist, or would you like to study these subjects? It has been confirmed. The North-West University (NWU) is just the right place to be for a quality education in these fields. Like previous rankings this year, the latest rankings by Times Higher Education (THE) World Rankings by subject have…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-phd-candidate-appointed-serve-national-ministerial-panel
NWU PhD candidate appointed to serve on national ministerial panel
North-West University (NWU) PhD candidate Thulisile Bhuda has been appointed by the Minister of Sport, Arts, and Culture Nathi Mthethwa as a member of the Indigenous Knowledge / Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) National Authentication Panel for three years, from August 2021 to July 2024. Thulisile says she is honoured to have been selected to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/plante-bied-inheemse-oplossings-vir-gesondheidsorg
Plante bied inheemse oplossings vir gesondheidsorg
Ongeveer 80% van Suid-Afrika se bevolking is vir hulle gesondheidsorgbehoeftes van mediese plante afhanklik, en dit lei tot ’n toenemende belangstelling in die kommersialisering van plantgebaseerde geneesmiddels. Navorsing deur Tshepiso Ndhlovu, ’n PhD-kandidaat aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), gee ons ’n kykie na die potensiaal van…http://news.nwu.ac.za/plants-offer-home-grown-solutions-healthcare
Plants offer home-grown solutions to healthcare
Approximately 80% of South Africa’s population depend on medicinal plants for their healthcare needs, leading to an increased interest in the commercialisation of plant-based remedies. Research by Tshepiso Ndhlovu, a PhD candidate at the North-West University (NWU), is shedding light on the potential of medicinal plants in the skincare market…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/dit-tyd-om-omgewingsregulasies-te-laat-werk
Dit is tyd om omgewingsregulasies te laat werk
Met oproepe om veiliger, skoner omgewings, stel ’n navorser van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) voor dat plaaslike regerings bestaande omgewingsregulasies afdwing om ’n beter lewensgehalte vir almal te verseker. Maricélle Botes, wat deel is van die navorsingspan by die Fakulteit Regte se Suid-Afrikaanse navorsingsleerstoel in stede, die reg en…http://news.nwu.ac.za/its-time-put-environmental-regulations-work
It’s time to put environmental regulations to work
With calls for safer, cleaner environments, a North-West University (NWU) researcher suggests that local governments use and enforce existing environmental regulations to ensure a better quality of life for all. Maricélle Botes, part of the research team at the Faculty of Law's South African Research Chair in Cities, Law and Environmental…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/hoe-gesinne-geestesgesondheidsorgkwessies-hanteer
Hoe gesinne geestesgesondheidsorgkwessies hanteer
’n Hele gesin kan geraak word as ’n gesinslid ’n geestesiekte, gestremdheid of ontwikkelingsagterstand het. Meganismes om die gevolglike stres te hanteer, sluit in om te ontsnap, die situasie te vermy, dit te ontken, of om hulle na godsdiens te wend. Só sê Tshepang Modise, wat ’n meestersgraad in verpleegkunde aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU)…http://news.nwu.ac.za/how-families-cope-mental-health-care-issues
How families cope with mental health care issues
The whole family can be affected when living with a family member with a mental disorder, disability or developmental delay. Mechanisms to cope with the resulting stress include escape, avoidance, denial or looking to religion. This is according to Tshepang Modise, nursing science master’s graduate at North-West University (NWU). Tshepang…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/myne-besig-om-nuttige-plante-limpopo-te-besmet
Myne is besig om nuttige plante in Limpopo te besmet
Chroom uit mynaktiwiteite is in hoë konsentrasies gevind in plantspesies wat gewoonlik in huistuine in Sekhukhuneland, Limpopo, gekweek word. Dit is ’n potensiële gesondheidsgevaar. Dit is van die bevindings van Sutapa Adhikari, ’n doktorale student aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), wat die besoedeling van voedsel- en medisinale…http://news.nwu.ac.za/mines-are-contaminating-useful-plants-limpopo
Mines are contaminating useful plants in Limpopo
Chromium from mining activities has been found in high concentrations in plant species commonly grown in household gardens in Sekhukhuneland, Limpopo, representing a potential health hazard. These are some of the findings of Sutapa Adhikari, a doctoral student from the North-West University (NWU), who has been studying the contamination of food…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumna-helps-young-people-choose-right-career-paths
NWU alumna helps young people to choose the right career paths
North-West University’s Mafikeng Campus alumna, Sphiwe Kabini, found that high school students had no way to learn about the opportunities that fit their personality, so she decided to start a mentorship initiative. The 31-year-old, who holds a Bcom in Information Systems, started this initiative early this year after she was called by her…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/wespe-help-om-metaalkontaminasie-te-bepaal
Wespe help om metaalkontaminasie te bepaal
Wespe (perdebye) word dikwels as plae beskou, maar hulle kan ’n groot rol in die ekostelsel speel, van bestuiwing totdat hulle ’n skakel in die voedselketting is. ’n Meestersgraadstudent van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), Yasfir Tarif Nadat, onderneem ’n studie om te toon hoe wespe besoedeling kan aandui. Sy studie is geïnspireer deur ’n…http://news.nwu.ac.za/wasps-zoom-metal-contamination
Wasps zoom in on metal contamination
Wasps are often viewed as pests but they can play a huge role in the ecosystem, from pollination to being a link in the food chain. North-West University (NWU) master’s student Yasfir Tarif Nadat is now undertaking a study to show how wasps can be indicators of pollution. His study is inspired by a paper he and a team of researchers from the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/oestersampioene-kan-bruin-seegras-n-voedingsryke-opsie-vir-inheemse-hoenders-maak
Oestersampioene kan bruin seegras ’n voedingsryke opsie vir inheemse hoenders maak
Bruin seegras is bekend daarvoor dat dit ’n ryk bron van minerale soos kalsium, mangaan, kalium, natrium, fosfor, swael en yster is. Voeg oestersampioene by hierdie mengsel en die resultaat kan ’n baie voedingryke bron van voer vir inheemse hoenders wees. So redeneer Godfrey Mhlongo ’n PhD-student in dieregesondheid by die Noordwes-Universiteit…http://news.nwu.ac.za/oyster-mushrooms-could-make-brown-seaweed-rich-pickings-indigenous-chickens