NWU examines free online access

In the ever-changing world of emerging technologies, the North-West University (NWU) is looking at publishing its research differently to keep up with the times.

Prof Refilwe Phaswana-Mafuya, the deputy vice-chancellor for research and innovation, invited Dr Pierre de Villiers, managing director of AOSIS publishers, to present the…

Marine biology at the NWU: the Tsitsikamma National Park Marine Living Lab

Undergraduate and postgraduate students from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Biological Sciences recently undertook the annual Estuarine and Nearshore Marine Ecology Living Lab excursion. This year saw participants visit the Tsitsikamma National Park.

The excursion was presented by several academic staff members of the…

Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism: The Role of Business in South Africa

With South Africa having turned the corner politically and President Ramaphosa promising a ‘new dawn’, many people are cautiously optimistic about the prospects of an economic turnaround in the country. However, in looking forward to a better future, it is important to remember – and extract relevant lessons from – the past, to which most of…

NWU Vanderbijlpark: calling all BEd alumni

Are you a teaching professional? Do you need information on career advancement opportunities? Did you obtain your teaching qualification from the North-West University (NWU)? If you answered yes to these questions, you should diarise 23 June 2018!

The NWU’s Alumni Office in Vanderbijlpark is hosting a get together for all BEd alumni in the…

Preservation of languages at NWU under the spotlight

As part of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Language Awareness Week, library staff at the campus in Mahikeng recently attended a presentation on a study titled "The linguistic-cultural impact of Boloka: are all NWU official languages equal?"Boloka is the NWU institutional repository that hosts electronic theses, dissertations, journals,…

NWU UESM: Researchers blazing a trail of excellence

In line with the vision of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management (UESM) in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, experts are conducting research that is not only fundamental and applied, but also market-orientated.

Located in Potchefstroom, the UESM supports the optimal…

International expert shares insight into research proposal writing

Experience has shown that large numbers of people who start a master’s or a PhD degree seldom finish their degrees within the budgeted time frames of the respective programmes. In some instances postgraduate students fail to complete their studies in entirety and are forced to leave academia empty-handed and discouraged. 

In a concerted…

NWU part of new DST-NRF Education Research Group

Academic staff members from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences recently joined the DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Mathematical and Statistical Sciences’ newly established Education Research Group.

This research group aims to bring together those interested in statistics education research –…

NWU Winter School: levelling the playing field for the Class of 2019

This year more than 700 Grade 12 learners will take part in the annual Winter School initiative of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark.

According to Prof Linda du Plessis, the deputy vice-chancellor for planning and Vanderbijlpark campus operations, the annual winter school aims to assist learners to prepare for…

NWU coach appointed as provincial swimming coach

Swimming is very much a sport of observation and to be a swimming coach you have to be a great observer. You should also be a great motivator, know all about the latest swimming techniques and development, and most importantly, have passion.

These are just some of the qualities that Marike Van Oort, head swimming coach of the North-…