Human Interest News
NWU settles for 1-all draw against challengers UP Tuks
During the North-West University’s (NWU’s) most recent Varsity soccer attempt, I could not help but think about my obsession with soufflés.
My mother, a master baker, would tell me after every failed attempt at making my own soufflé that it needed the right amount of every ingredient, and, most importantly, just the right temperature…
Water researchers are on the move
The North-West University (NWU) is not only dedicated to achieving academic excellence and conducting ground-breaking research, but also to creating lasting partnerships.
The NWU’s unit for Environmental Science and Management and Bauhaus-Universität Weimar in Germany have built a rock-solid partnership that has resulted in…
NWU women shine at prestigious science awards
North-West University (NWU) women continue to shine during Women’s Month and their extraordinary achievements do not go unnoticed.
On 15 August a researcher from the NWU took home a South African Women in Science award and a student received the DST-Albertina Sisulu Fellowship award for her doctoral studies at the prestigious award…
NWU Science Centre educates learners on climate change
Climate change does not only affect people in certain countries, it has an impact on the whole world.
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Science Centre is doing its part to educate students about the grim reality of climate change, befitting the 2019 National Science Week’s theme - “Facing the harsh realities of climate change”.…
Local academics utilise expertise from Europe
Academics from the North-West University (NWU) make sure they remain up to date on the most recent research and trends in the tertiary education sector by benefiting from the Erasmus+ mobility programme of the European Union.
This initiative is a funding scheme through which European universities can apply to the European Union for…
Africa’s first language centre launched to promote indigenous languages
At last! Hard work and dedication finally paid off. The government-established South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR) was officially launched on 7 August 2019 on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Potchefstroom.
SADiLaR is a platform that creates and manages digital resources and software…
Wellness of North West communities is a priority
It is a disturbing fact that approximately 61% of the North West population is classified as impoverished. This alarming figure is the biggest contributing factor to the inadequate wellness of communities in this province, and according to the government it is an important social, economic and political developmental challenge.
The…
NWU academic is passionate about multivariate analysis
North-West University (NWU) academic and deputy dean in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences Prof Ntebo Moroke voiced her intention to contribute to the literature on multivariate analysis methods during her inaugural lecture at the campus in Mahikeng.
Titled “On multivariate analysis of high-dimensional data”, Prof…
NWU-Juta mock trials: It is time for the scales of justice to tip
The exciting final of the annual North-West University (NWU) mock trials, hosted by the Faculty of Law with the support of Juta, will take place on 20 August at the Sanlam Auditorium on the campus in Potchefstroom.
It will be preceded by the equally thrilling semi-finals on 19 August. The presiding officers for the finals and semi-…
North-West University among top 5% universities in the world
The recently published rankings by the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) indicated that the North-West University (NWU) is indeed climbing the ladder of world-ranked universities.
The NWU improved its ranking by close to 100 positions, moving from position 964 to 869, which sees it among the top 4,8% of the more than 18 000…