Nuclear does NOT mean bomb!
South Africa needs a library of its uranium reserves in order to be able to trace the origins of nuclear material, and the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Centre for Applied Radiation Science and Technology (CARST) is playing a leading role towards this goal. Prof Manny Mathuthu from CARST delivered his inaugural lecture in front of a packed…
Easier treatment on the way for diabetes and some cancers
Imagine a world where diabetics no longer have to inject themselves and where radio-pharmaceutical drugs against certain types of cancer can be administered orally. These are some of envisaged outcomes of research at the North-West University’s Department of Science and Technology (DST)/NWU Pre-Clinical Drug Development Platform (PCDDP). Prof…
NWU signs memorandum of understanding with Ndebele Kingship Council
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between the Ndebele Kingship Council and the North-West University (NWU) on Wednesday, 18 July 2018. An opportunity for cooperation between the Ndebele Kingship Council and the university was identified and the MOU captures the joint interest and establishes a long-term relationship. The…
Inclusive education: developing support for all learners’ learning needs
The Optentia research focus area on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark recently hosted a conference entitled “Developing Support for the learning needs of ALL learners”. The conference was sponsored by Mark Hayter from Edtechink and the Deputy Vice Chancellors’ office on the Vanderbijlpark campus. It was organised by…
NWU alumni to debate the future of South Africa beyond 2025
What might the future of South Africa look like beyond 2025? Where will the consumers of the future be located? How will smart cities evolve? Can inequality be overcome? And, how will technology alter commerce and development? These will be the topics of debate during an alumni gathering on 3 August 2018 of graduates from the North-West…
GeeXpo 2018: bigger and better!
Whoever says that mathematics and information sciences can’t be fun, has surely never taken part in the North-West University’s (NWU’s) annual GeeXpo initiative! On Saturday, 13 October 2018, the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences on the NWU’s campus in Vanderbijlpark will once again roll-out the red carpet for learners from Grade 7…
NWU dietetic students do prevention
Our food should be our medicine and our medicine should be our food. A group of third-year dietetic students from the North-West University (NWU) proved this statement true when they participated in the Dietitians Week initiative. This year’s initiative, aimed at creating awareness around the dietetics profession and the services they provide…
NWU student crowned Miss Eco Africa
A beauty pageant is defined as a competition that judges its contestants on physical beauty. However, over the past years these pageants have taken a different turn. The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Izelle Van Vuuren set out to proof that there is more to being a pageant queen than just beauty, and her fresh outlook on life can attest to…
NWU expert: This is SA’s growth prospects for 2018
The most recent statistic son the performance of the South African economy during the first quarter of the year – as reported on by Statistics South Africa – left many economists and policy makers in a state of shock. The actual Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate for the first quarter is put at 2,2%, indicating a substantial contraction…
NWU hosts another successful career fair
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng hosted its annual Career Fair on 20 July 2018 at the Campus Student Centre. This year’s well-attended Career Fair, an initiative of the NWU Career Centre, allowed students to engage with prospective employers. This annual event does not only close the gaps between students, employers,…
NWU academic attends an International conference in Greece
Dr Musawenkosi Saurombe, an academic and researcher from the North-West University (NWU), recently attended the Academy of World Business, Marketing and Management Development Conference from 16 to 20 July 2018 at the Mediterranean College in Athens, Greece. The conference theme was Marketing, Managing and Financing Organisations in…
NWU noble boys are ready for their clash with UWC
Hot on the heels of their win against the University of Western Cape (UWC) at the recent University Sports South Africa (USSA) championship, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) noble boys will seek to fortify their dominance during the kick-off of this year’s Varsity Football tournament. The NWU football team will face UWC at 16:00 on 26 July…
NWU promotes awareness about gender
The North-West University (NWU) is hosting a Gender Awareness Week from 2 to 8 August to promote widespread awareness of gender matters in the workplace, society and communities. The week-long event will consist of various workshops seminars, readings, exhibitions and even a music concert. Gender Awareness Week is aimed mainly at the NWU’s…
Hundreds attend NWU Engineering Career Fair
The North-West University’s (NWU) Career Centre and the Faculty of Engineering recently hosted their annual Engineering Career Fair. NWU engineering students came out in their numbers to attend this year’s fair that took place on 19 July 2018 at the Faculty of Engineering on the campus in Potchefstroom. A total of 13 companies and…
Cream of the crop network with industry
On 18 July 2018 a handful of the best engineering students from the North-West University (NWU) were selected to attend an exclusive networking event with members from Omnia Holdings, an international chemical manufacturing company. Mechanical, electrical and chemical engineering students who are in their final year of postgraduate studies…
NWU vice-chancellor hosts luncheon for school principals
Prof Dan Kgwadi, vice-chancellor of the North-West University (NWU), along with Prof Marilyn Setlalentoa, the deputy vice-chancellor for operations on the campus in Mahikeng, hosted a special lunch for principals from schools in and around the Mahikeng area on 25 July 2018. The aim of the luncheon was to deliberate on challenges and…
NWU noble boys pip UWC in a 2-1 stunner
The North-West University (NWU) Varsity Football team, dubbed the noble boys of the tournament, did not disappoint as they delivered a solid and convincing 2-1 victory to their hopeful challengers, the University of Western Cape (UWC). Determined to cement their status as the best of the two teams, the NWU drew first blood with a devastating…
The big impact of a small bar of soap
By observing people’s behaviour in public restrooms across South Africa, a leading South African hygiene brand found that – on average – only four out of 10 people wash their hands. And of these, only 65% used soap. Hoping to help people make a clean break with past behaviour, students from the North-West University (NWU) visited the Polokong…
NWU and ministerial delegation reach out to the community
Prof. Ewert Kleynhans, an academic from the North-West University, and a ministerial delegation recently visited Manthe in Taung as part of a community outreach project. Prof Kleynhans represented the NWU’s School of Economics and Council of the South Academy of Science and Art. The ministerial delegation was headed by Ms Makhotso…