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Research leaders and publication links Prof Rencia van der Sluis Associate Professor Research: ORCID LinkedIn Web of Science Telephone: +27 18 299 2068 E-mail: 21224919@nwu.ac.za Office: Potchefstroom Campus, Building F3, Room 202 Qualifications: PhD Expertise: Molecular genetics, biotechnology, enzyme kinetics,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-linda-du-plessis-rebukes-dawie-roodts-university-closure-comments
Prof Linda du Plessis rebukes Dawie Roodt’s university closure comments
South Africa has too many public universities, and most of them should be closed. Furthermore, only 10% of the population should pursue a university education, “while there is a big shortage at other skill levels”. These are some of the comments recently made by economist Dawie Roodt, who also labelled South Africa’s primary education sector as…http://news.nwu.ac.za/closing-arcelormittal-heavy-blow-future-manufacturing
Closing of ArcelorMittal is a heavy blow for the future of manufacturing
By Gofaone Motsamai The decline of ArcelorMittal’s operations represents more than a corporate failure; it is a warning of the fragility of South Africa’s productive capacity and the urgent need to restore the country’s industrial base and get back to producing steel. This decline took centre stage when the North-West University (NWU)…http://www.nwu.ac.za/rankings
Rankings
The North-West University (NWU) has always prided itself on its performance in international and national rankings. These rankings are good benchmarks for comparing the impact and relevance of the NWU with that of other universities, locally and abroad. 2025 [accordion] NWU shines as one of Africa’s top eight sustainability-driven…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/physical-and-chemical-sciences/news
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NWU celebrates its exponents of excellence The North-West University (NWU) celebrated its torchbearers of excellence ― one of the university’s core values ― during the university’s Excellence Awards for 2021/2022. The prestigious awards ceremony took place on 24 November at Snowflake in Potchefstroom. During the event, the NWU honoured…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-kyk-verby-beurtkrag-na-volhoubare-groener-energie-oplossings
NWU kyk verby beurtkrag na volhoubare groener energie-oplossings
Terwyl die huidige uitdagings aangepak word wat deur beurtkrag veroorsaak word, kyk die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) ook na langtermyn- volhoubare en groener oplossings vir die opwekking van hernubare energie. Dit sal nie net energiesekerheid verseker nie, maar ook die universiteit se verbintenis tot billike energie-oordrag onderstreep. Die NWU…http://news.nwu.ac.za/cfam-porridge-project-rewarded-rotary-international
CFAM Porridge Project rewarded by Rotary International
Millions of South Africans suffered under the impact of the national lockdown regulations introduced because of the coronavirus pandemic. A local Potchefstroom engineering company, CFAM Technologies, which is a spin-off company of the Faculty of Engineering of the North-West University, grabbed the bull by the horns to ensure that residents in and…http://www.nwu.ac.za/nwu/test-version2
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Welcome The NWU is committed to functioning as a unitary, integrated, multi-campus university that enables equity, redress and globally competitive teaching and research across all three of our campuses. Our core activities, teaching-learning and research, are intertwined with community engagement and innovation in our eight faculties, most…http://www.nwu.ac.za/nwu/test
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Rose Hayeshi – a rising star at the BioAfrica Convention
A researcher from the North-West University (NWU) and one of the rising stars in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), is taking part in this year’s BioAfrica Convention that is taking place from 24 to 26 August. Prof Rose Hayeshi, director of and associate professor at the DSI/NWU Preclinical Drug Development Platform,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-students-shine-bright-leopards-lair-business-competition
NWU students shine bright in Leopards Lair business competition
Students from the North-West University (NWU) pulled out all the stops at the recent annual Leopards Lair business competition. Heading-up the competition is the NWU’s bhive Enterprise Development Centre in collaboration with the NWU’s Technology Transfer and Innovation Support office and the Vaal University of Technology (VUT). The…http://news.nwu.ac.za/flipping-switch
Flipping the Switch
Over the last few years it has become increasingly evident that interruptions in electricity supply will become part of the South African lifestyle. The North-West University (NWU) has therefore embarked on a journey that will positively contribute towards the sustainability of electricity supply, energy efficiency and the environment. The…http://news.nwu.ac.za/study-proposes-new-experimental-design-approach-industrial-data-mining
Study proposes new experimental design approach in industrial data mining
Meet Dr William Henry van Blerk. During the recent Autumn Graduations of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, he was the recipient of a PhD in operational research. William, who is a lecturer and researcher within the School of Information Technology on the campus, joined the NWU in 2013 and is an expert in decision…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-doing-its-bit-build-better-africa
NWU doing its bit to build a better Africa
BRICS* countries delegates recently witnessed what the NWU is accomplishing in the field of research and innovation when they attended an exhibition of thirteen of the university’s top of the range technologies. The technologies that were exhibited were the Green Coal initiative, Moonshine, Hanks TB, Extrusion Tchnology-CFAM, Jonker Sail…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/marelie-h-davel
Marelie H Davel
Marelie Davel is a Research Professor at North-West University (NWU), specialising in machine learning and the data-driven modelling of speech and language. Her current research focuses on generalisation in deep learning. For the past two decades, Prof. Davel has been actively involved in technology-oriented R&D, initially as an…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/liezl-van-dyk
Liezl van Dyk
Prof Van Dyk's research is focused on Technology-enabled Optimization of Service Systems, specifically within the context of Health Systems Engineering. Early research outputs (2001 - 2008) relates on the Technology-enabled Optimization of Learning Management Systems. Research outputs related to this theme include 5 peer reviewed journal…http://news.nwu.ac.za/student-team-shines-solutions-challenge
Student team shines in solutions challenge
A group of North-West University (NWU) students recently participated in an Industry Solutions Challenge at the Southern Africa Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference (SATNAC). For this challenge, postgraduate and undergraduate students had to form teams across institutions and/or campuses, participating in one of four industry-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-host-hefma-2025-annual-conference-under-theme-innovating-campus-spaces
NWU to host HEFMA 2025 Annual Conference under the theme “Innovating Campus Spaces”
The North-West University (NWU) is proud to host the Higher Education Facilities Management Association (HEFMA) 2025 Annual Conference, a flagship event that will bring together leaders and professionals from across the higher education, training and infrastructure sectors. Set to take place from 13 to 16 October 2025, the conference will…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/crb/research-groups/eee/group-leader
Group Leader: Electrochemistry for Energy & Environment
Prof R.J. (Cobus) Kriek Prof Kriek obtained his MSc in Chemistry on the ‘Separation of Pt(IV), Pd(II) and Rh(III) by means of Differential Photocatalytic Reduction’ in 1994, and his PhD in Chemistry on the ‘Separation of Platinum Group Metals: Photocatalytic Reduction and Complexation Equilibria of Pt(IV), Pd(II)…http://www.nwu.ac.za/event/nwu-research-integrity-webinar-series-scientific-integrity-research