The complex world of autists

Autism is a diverse neuro-developmental condition that is characterised by challenges with communication, social interaction and repetitive behaviour. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) presents with various subtypes that relate to a combination of genetic and environmental factors. Researchers are also investigating phenotypes relating to brain…

NWU scientists intensify Covid-19 fight

 In the week the World Health Organisation warned of a “new and dangerous phase” in the Coronavirus pandemic, the NWU ramped up its efforts to fight the scourge.

On 17 June the university cemented a cooperation drive with the North West Provincial Health Department during the official launch of a comprehensive health screening…

Exports and the coronavirus: South Africa in a catch-22 situation

The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted all components of the economy – all sectors in terms of demand and supply, employment, investment, growth, confidence and exports.

An economist from the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at the North-West University (NWU) says exports are critical for economic growth and are recognised as…

NWU engineers walk away with international award for tackling Covid-19

An initiative from the Faculty of Engineering at the North-West University (NWU) was recently honoured with an international award from the Covid-19 Innovation Challenge of the United Nations (UN) Africa Innovation and Investment Forum 2020.

According to Jean-Paul Adam of the United Nations Africa Innovation and Investment Forum,…

NWU alumnus is one of winners the Africa-France 1 000 Entrepreneurs Challenge

North-West University (NWU) alumnus Sydwell Sihlangu and founder of Eco-Agro Enterprise Pty Ltd has been selected as one of the winners of Africa-France Summit and Digital Africa’s 1 000 Entrepreneurs Challenge competition.

Through the 1 000 Entrepreneurs Challenge, up to 1 000 African entrepreneurs are identified and invited…

Lockdown offers challenges to autists

 “The current coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent lockdown have disrupted routines unexpectedly and overwhelmingly. This has caused concern across the world about the impact on the mental health of not only adults, but also of children.”

Hanlie Degenaar, a senior speech-language therapist at the Institute of Psychology and…

Experiencing the distance.

Who could have guessed that distance education would be the compass of 2020! This is not only the alley for students and lecturers alike, but it opened up new horizons with unending possibilities and ongoing potential in the world of technological communication.

Covid-19 is the new buzz word, and within days the big C became the…

NWU engineers tutor prospective students

Life can be difficult for Grade 11 and 12 learners who have to master challenging subjects such as mathematics in their final years in high school. It can even be more trying when a coronavirus pandemic and its resulting lockdown are added to the mix.

Because mathematics is essential for a career in the engineering sciences, the NWU…

The new (unfamiliar) world of work

The world of work after the Covid-19 pandemic will differ from the one we are used to. This is the opinion of Prof Bennie Linde, a professor in labour relations at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School for Industrial Psychology and Human Resource Management in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences.

Prof Linde predicts…

NWU’s hands-on Chemistry experts produces sanitisers

Amid the global pandemic hand washing with soap or using sanitiser has become one of the top measures recommended to help curb the spread of the virus, creating unprecedented levels of demand for alcohol-based sanitisers.

In response, four academics and two laboratory technicians in the subject group Chemistry at the North-West…