Academic News
NWU researcher excels in a male-dominated research area
Ntokozo Happy Msiza, a North-West University (NWU) researcher and PhD student in the subject group Animal Sciences, has broken new ground when she completed a MSc degree in pasture science, a scarce skill and male-dominated field of study.
When…
NWU School of Nursing hosts Boys’ Manhood Dialogues
The School of Nursing on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus, in collaboration with the Department of Education and Sports Development, the South African Police Service (SAPS), and the Department of Social Development, recently conducted Boys’ Manhood Dialogues in the North West Province.
…NWU researcher now member of African Academy of Sciences
A senior lecturer in the research focus area Human Metabolomics at the North-West University (NWU) was selected as an affiliate member of the African Academy of Sciences (AAS) for the next five years.
Dr Rencia van der Sluis was selected from…
Being visually impaired does not hold this NWU alumnus and PhD graduate back
Disability is not inability. Advocate Jan Tladi confirmed this statement when he defied the odds and became the first completely blind student to graduate with a PhD from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus. Jan enrolled at the NWU Business School in Mahikeng in 2017, and successfully completed his…
The NWU’s finances during Covid-19
Over the past number of years there has been a decrease in funding in real terms from the government to universities across the country.
The Covid-19 pandemic has not only created a lot of panic and uncertainty, but also magnified and exacerbated the mounting financial pressure on institutions of higher learning.
To this end,…
NWU academics investigate why African language newspapers are unstable and unsustainable
Dr Tshepang Molale, an academic in the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Humanities, recently published a chapter in the book Development, Economics and Management, investigating the instability and unsustainability of African language newspapers.
This chapter, co-authored…
NWU’s Mahikeng Campus Science Centre receives another mobile lab
The Science Centre on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus recently received its second state-of-the-art mobile science laboratory, courtesy of the Sasol Foundation.
The mobile lab, which is fitted with science equipment, will be shared by several disadvantaged…
NWU scoops another Diamond Arrow award
Another year, another award for the North-West University! The university has scooped this specific Professional Management Review (PMR) Diamond Arrow award for the 10th consecutive year.
The award recognises excellence in higher education…
North-West University students expelled
Three North-West University (NWU) students have been expelled from the university during the past two weeks because of their illegal actions in two separate incidents recently.
In the first incident, a final-year BEd student has been expelled…
NWU honours excellence in community engagement
Thirteen academics from the North-West University (NWU) received recognition for their excellence in community engagement.
They were honoured during the NWU’s Excellence in Community Engagement (CE) Awards Ceremony that took place on 31 March.
The…