Academic News
Top service award for NWU astronomer
The United Kingdom’s Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) has presented its 2022 Service Award for Astronomy to Prof Don Kurtz of the North-West University (NWU).
"I am delighted to be recognised by the RAS for my outreach and service activities over my 55-year career," says Prof Kurtz.
He joined the NWU’s Mahikeng Campus as…
Research Support enhances research and innovation through grant writing hybrid workshops
The Research Support division at the North-West University (NWU) recently hosted grant writing hybrid workshops across all three campuses.
These workshops were held in collaboration with the World Association of Industrial and Technological Research Organisations (WAITRO) and are…
Erica writes her way to first place
A writer will often say that they find writing more difficult than the average person, but for North-West University (NWU) student Erica Harris writing is seemingly effortless.
Erica, who is pursuing a master’s degree in media studies, was recently announced as the winner of the RSG…
NWU School of Music launches book on musicing and spirituality
On 3 December 2021, authors and members of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Musical Arts in South Africa: Resources and Applications (MASARA) research niche area hosted a hybrid launch of the book titled Ritualised belonging: Musicing and spirituality in the South African context.
Extraordinary professor June Boyce-Tillman, Prof…
Renovation of Education Library
The extension and renovation of the Education Library (C6c) on the Potchefstroom campus will start in January 2022. Site handover will take place on 11 January and the estimated time of completion is July 2022.
The spaces of the current Education library will be renovated and a double storey extension will be added to the front of the…
NWU Business School first in Africa to receive international BGA accreditation
The NWU Business School at the North-West University (NWU) is a driving force of business education in Africa. Not only has the international prestigious Association of MBAs (AMBA) renewed the MBA accreditation of the NWU Business School, but the school is also now officially the first school on the African continent to receive international…
The Association of South African Black Actuarial Professionals (ASABA) North-West University Chapter wins the Best University Chapter Award
The Association of South African Black Actuarial Professionals (ASABA) North-West University Chapter won the Best University Chapter Award on the 4th November 2021.
The Association was established in March 2005 to address the death of actuarial and…
NWU historian maps the way to South African heritage
An academic and historian of the North-West University (NWU) is part of a community engagement project that documents all South Africa’s heritage sites and places of interest (POIs) by listing the location and explaining the meaning of all South African POIs on the Road Trip SA app.
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NWU academic aims to boost environmental sustainability through industrial engineering
Meelan Roopa, a lecturer in the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Industrial Engineering, is currently conducting research on new ideas and strategic ways of achieving environmental sustainability for developing countries through industrial engineering.
His research explores the synergies, divergencies and needs of ensuring…
NWU’s Letago is a FameLab International runner-up
On Thursday, 25 November 2021, the world’s greatest science communication competition hosted its final showdown, where 10 young researchers and professionals battled it out for the title of world’s best science communicator in the FameLab International 2021 online final.
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Letago Kgomoeswana represented…