Faculties News
Antibiotic resistance: Phages to the rescue
On 30 August 2019 the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Prof Collins Ateba from the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences delivered his inaugural address titled "Phages to the rescue: A story with a ‘possible’ happy conclusion”.
Prof Ateba explained his current research, which focusses on the development of bacteriophage…
NWU women shine at prestigious science awards
The women of the North-West University (NWU) continue to shine in Women’s Month and their extraordinary achievements do not go unnoticed.
On 15 August, the NWU was well represented at the Department of Science and Technology’s prestigious South African Women in Science Awards (SAWiSA) in Port Elizabeth. Prof Martinette Kruger received…
NWU women shine at prestigious science awards
The women of the North-West University (NWU) continue to shine in Women’s Month and their extraordinary achievements do not go unnoticed.
On 15 August, the NWU was well represented at the Department of Science and Technology’s prestigious South African Women in Science Awards (SAWiSA) in Port Elizabeth. Prof Martinette Kruger received…
Research points the way to turn waste into biofuel
One man’s trash can truly be another man’s treasure. The North-West University (NWU), together with Bauhaus-Universität Weimar (BUW) in Germany, is working on ground-breaking research that will reduce waste and provide clean renewable energy.
The waste they are planning to use is manure, sewage and faecal sludge, which will be…
PhD graduate’s research aims to increase the health of the Tswana goat
Animal health and production is usually a challenge in South African rural communities and particularly among Tswana goat farmers in the North West Province. For this reason, North-West University (NWU) technician and recent PhD graduate Mpho Tsheole set out to find a solution.
Mpho conducted research on the effect of supplementary…
Prof Lebo Seru has big dreams for nanotechnology
There is nothing small about Prof Lebogang Katata-Seru’s ideas. She is currently working at North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng as an associate professor in analytical chemistry and director for the School of Physical and Chemical Sciences. She believes that many of the country’s challenges can be solved through nanotechnology.…
Researcher sees opportunities, not obstacles
There is a general way of thinking among most hopeful undergraduate students that should the traditional way of paying for tertiary education not be available to them, they are left without the possibility of perusing an exciting career.
An inspiring young academic from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Health Sciences…
Board game helps accounting students make the leap to the workplace
Curiosity stimulates the brain, making board games the ideal learning tool. Accounting students will soon discover this when playing a new board game designed especially for them.
Creative approaches to teaching and learning are increasingly being used throughout higher education and beyond. One of the trend setters in what is known as table-…
Board game helps accounting students make the leap to the workplace
Curiosity stimulates the brain, making board games the ideal learning tool. Accounting students will soon discover this when playing a new board game designed especially for them.
Creative approaches to teaching and learning are increasingly being used throughout higher education and beyond. One of the trend setters in what is known as table-…
Success of Treasury’s latest growth plan hinges on practical implementation and collaboration
“The success of the National Treasury’s latest growth plan will hinge on the practical implementation and collaboration with key stakeholders.”
This is according to Prof Raymond Parsons, a well-known economist and academic from the North-West University (NWU) Business School.
He says the Treasury's 77-page growth plan, now…