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University Calendar - October
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University Calendar - August
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Inaugural Lectures: Natural and Agricultural Sciences 2024
Prof Sithandiwe Mazibuko-Mbeje Type 2 diabetes a silent killer: addressing insulin resistance and obesity (read more) × Prof Sithandiwe Mazibuko-Mbeje Type 2 diabetes a silent killer: addressing insulin resistance and obesity Diabetes mellitus is among the top ten leading causes of death worldwide. Globally, over…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/centre-text-technology/technology
Language Technology
Introduction What is Language Technology? About | Video Admission Requirements What you'll learn Further studies Applications of HLT Possible Careers Get in touch In today's world, the way we interact with computers or mobile devices is becoming the social norm. We talk to our devices; use them to interpret…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-honours-outstanding-lecturers
NWU honours outstanding lecturers
The North-West University (NWU) celebrated its best-of-the-best lecturers during its Teaching Excellence Awards ceremony (TEA). This annual event took place on 12 March at the Snowflake venue in Potchefstroom. Dr Deon van Tonder of the Faculty of Education received the coveted Distinguished Teaching Excellence Award (DTEA). Deon is the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/innovative-solutions-take-stage-scsis-honours-project-presentation-day-0
Innovative solutions take the stage at SCSIS Honours Project Presentation Day
The School of Computer Science and Information Systems (SCSIS) at the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University held its annual Honours Project Presentation Day on 10 October 2024 at The Roots venue in Potchefstroom. The event showcased the innovative projects and research conducted by the school’s 32 honours-degree students, providing a…http://library.nwu.ac.za/research-open-access
Research Support Services
Home Research Support Services: Ethical Clearance & Funder Requirements Academic Writing Researcher Ethics Conducting Literature Review Copyright Services Reference Management Research Data Management (RDM) Writing Up & Publishing Journal Publishing Disseminating Research Output Research Visibility & Impact Research Evaluation Contact…, Open Access, What is Open Access Benefits Open Access Mandates and NWU Library Initiatives Open Access Publishing Author Information Journal Information Open Access Content Data Repositories, What is Open Access, Open Access logo Open Access logo Click and drag to resize Click and drag to resize Open Access (OA) is about providing free online access to research output. It permits any user to read, use, re-use, distribute or download research as long as they acknowledge the original author/creator. It can be applied to all forms of published research…, Benefits, ✓ No financial barriers to accessing research outputs. ✓ A wider audience can read, use and share research publications. ✓ Society gets to benefit from the research that is conducted with the support of taxpayers' money. ✓ Increases researchers' visibility, citations, and impact. ✓ The University receives more funding due to a more significant…, Open Access Mandates and NWU Library Initiatives, Open Access Mandates The NWU committed to Open Access by signing the Berlin Declaration and is further guided by the NRF's Open Access statement : “ From 1 March 2015, authors of research papers generated from research either fully or partially funded by NRF, when submitting and publishing in academic journals, should deposit their final peer-…, Open Access Publishing, Author Information Before selecting a journal for the publication of an article, distinguish between full and hybrid open-access journals. Check if the journal complies with the funder's requirements on Open Policy Finder . Read the publisher’s and journal's Open Access policies on Open Policy Finder . search for accredited journals . Beware of…, Publish in Open Access Journals, Gold: Article Processing charge (APC) Check Open Policy Finder for the funder's Open Access policy. The author has to pay an Article Processing Charge (APC), or the funder might provide an OA Article publishing charge. Authors may publish in full Open Access journals where publishers freely make articles available online for public access. …, Deposit research output on Boloka: NWU Institutional Repository, Green: Free for the author and free access to the user. NWU researchers must deposit post-prints (peer-reviewed - commonly called the author's final version) articles into Boloka. Articles should be submitted for inclusion into Boloka after they have been approved and are ready for publication. An article may be made available immediately or after…, Open Access Content, Accredited list of Open Access journals NWU Library: A-Z databases flagged with the OA logo Boloka: Institutional Repository Boloka (NWU-IR) is the primary storage of all NWU Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs) DaYta Ya Rona: NWU Research Repository (figshare) NWU digital theses and dissertations Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)…, Data Repositories, Registry of Research Data Repositories DataONE Zenodo Dryadhttp://www.nwu.ac.za/date/research-week
Research Week
Research and innovation for sustainable impact The NWU Research & Innovation Week is a biennial flagship series of events organised by Research Support in collaboration with faculties to “display” our researchers’ work and postgraduate research programmes, thereby enhancing excellence and visibility, and encouraging networking and…http://www.nwu.ac.za/brics/news-academic-forum
Academic Forum | News | BRICS
In economics, BRICS is a grouping acronym that refers to the countries of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa which are all deemed to be at a similar stage of newly advanced economic development. It is typically rendered as "the BRICS" or "the BRICS countries" Much speculation and criticism about this multi…http://www.nwu.ac.za/work-integrated-and-service-learning-management-system-wisl
The Work Integrated and Service-learning Management System (WISL)
The NWU had in 2016 already been seeking for a system to be developed to address the implementation of an integrated solution for management of and reporting on activities within the work integrated and service-learning environment (WIL and SL). This integrated system had as main purpose to automate and effectively manage the placement…http://www.nwu.ac.za/university-calendar/may
University Calendar - May
Legend MC - Mahikeng Campus PC - Potchefstroom Campus VC - Vanderbijlpark Campus M - Masters degree PhD/D - Doctoral degree UDL - Unit for Distance Learning HDA - Higher Degrees Administration Public holidays 1st Exam opportunity 2nd Exam opportunity …http://www.nwu.ac.za/gender-awareness-week
Gender Awareness Week
Gender Awareness Week (GAW) has become an integral part of the university’s strategy of promoting diversity and inclusivity among students, staff and other stakeholders at NWU. The activities, sessions and presentations that take place fosters an awareness of, and engages with issues concerning gender and identity in diverse…http://news.nwu.ac.za/innovators-inspired-commercialise-research-too
Innovators inspired to commercialise this research too
After a week-long residential programme in the United Kingdom, two innovators from the North-West University (NWU) recently returned with renewed vigour to promote commercialisation in the fields of the humanities, arts and social sciences (HASS). Prof Henk Louw, an associate professor of Academic Literacy in the Faculty of Humanities, and Dr…http://news.nwu.ac.za/first-year-student-shines-top-participant-nstf-brilliants-programme
First-year student shines as a top participant in NSTF Brilliants Programme
Lize-Mari Loots, a first-year BSc dietetics student at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Potchefstroom Campus, recently earned recognition as one of the top students in the prestigious National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF) Brilliants Programme. The NSTF Brilliants Programme recognises at least 18 first-year students studying science,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/ai-revolution-hits-nwu-here-what-you-need-know
The AI revolution hits the NWU: Here is what you need to know
As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to play an increasingly important and prominent role in our lives, the North-West University (NWU) has established the NWU AI Hub to serve as a coordinator and facilitator for all things AI at the NWU. No sphere of the university environment has been left unaffected by the AI revolution, and with the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/virtual-reality-laboratory-bridges-gap-between-psychology-and-technology
Virtual-reality laboratory bridges the gap between psychology and technology
The pursuit of greatness without boundaries by the North-West University (NWU) has just had an innovative technological boost with the launch of its virtual reality (VR) simulation laboratory at the Faculty of Health Sciences on 23 August. Research and teaching and learning have never been more fun: the laboratory offers immersive experiences…http://www.nwu.ac.za/university-calendar/december
University Calendar - December
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VS-Project-Themes
Themes Prof C Rautenbach: Modern Day Impact of Cultural Diversity in South Africa The aim of this research is to analyse contemporary cultural diversity issues in a legal context. Typical issues include the meaning and scope of culture in a legal context, cultural governance, cultural sustainability and cultural (and religious)…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/business/staff-research-output
Staff research output
[Accordion collapsed], 1. Prof Y Du Plessis, JOURNAL ARTICLES Grobler, S.W. & Du Plessis, Y. (2016). Requisite leader behavioural competencies for sustainable organisational performance Acta Commercii 16(1):a347 http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/ac.v16i1.347 ( http://www.actacommercii.co.za/index.php/acta/article/view/347/551 ) Olckers, C. & Du Plessis, Y (2015). Psychological ownership as a…, 2. Prof C Miruka, JOURNAL ARTICLES Miruka, C. O. 2015 ‘Harambee narratives: a rhetorical framing of the Kenyan trade union movement,’ Journal of Governance and Regulation (Volume 4, 2015). Siwadi, P., Miruka, C. O. & Ogutu, F. A. 2015 ‘The impact of corporate governance on firm performance in the Zimbabwean manufacturing sector,’ Corporate Ownership &…, 3. Prof P Botha, JOURNAL ARTICLE Botha, P.A., Swanepoel, S. & Rose-Innes, R. 2015. Organizational Behaviour: Exploring the Relationship between Ethical Climate, Self-Efficacy and Hope – Journal of Applied Business Research, 31(4) Botha, P.A. & Swanepoel, S. 2015. Allocation of Academic Workloads in the Faculty of Human and Social Sciences at a South…, 4. Prof J Meyer, JOURNAL ARTICLE Meyer, J.A. (2015). ICT investment effectiveness in the South African Post Office: Reconsidering the approach of the past 20 years-African journal of information system.-IBSS Journal. CONFERENCES PROCEEDINGS Meyer, J.A, 2015 “The municipality integrated development programme as an Economic driver in prioritising provision of…, 5. Prof L Rangasamy (Extraordinary Professor), JOURNAL ARTICLES Rangasamy, L. (2015). Some impacts of South African FDI flows on the current account balance.-Journal for studies in Economics and Econometrics., 6. Prof J Prinsloo, JOURNAL ARTICLES TG Pelser, JJ Prinsloo, A Groenewald, (2014) Market positioning of branded meat products: A case of the feedlot industry in South Africa. Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences MCSER Publishing, Rome – Italy Vol 15: No 1 – January 2014. TG Pelser, JJ Prinsloo, J Kriegler,(2014) Key management practice within the South African…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/unit-environmental-sciences-and-management/crop-production-and-soil-management