NWU academic awarded for being a stroke ambassador
Every 30 minutes in South Africa a stroke patient who could have been saved, dies or is permanently disabled because they were treated at the wrong hospital.
Every 30 minutes in South Africa a stroke patient who could have been saved, dies or is permanently disabled because they were treated at the wrong hospital.
The subject group Creative Writing of the North-West University (NWU) took on a Byderhand project together with the Pioneer School for the visually impaired in Worcester. This project was introduced in an excellent manner in Worcester on 30 August 2018 with the opening of the multisensory garden at the Pioneer School.
The 32nd General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) will be hosted on African soil for the first time in 2024 with the help from two astronomers of the North-West University (NWU).
The South African Weather Service issues on an annual basis numerous warnings on veld/bush fires that have the potential to cause significant damage to the environment and infrastructure. These fires are not only a South African problem, they are also an international hazard.
According to renowned economist Prof Raymond Parsons from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Business School, South Africa will need to make much more strenuous efforts to break out of the ‘low growth trap’ into which a recession has now pushed it.
Forget the recent cold front; the North-West University (NWU) is white-hot in the opening rounds of the Varsity Netball tournament.
The extreme pollution in a number of South Africa’s rivers, dams and marine systems is posing a threat to the country’s R52 billion recreational fishing industry.
Prof Ilani Loubser, an associate professor at the Centre for Space Research and also the subject chair of physics at North-West University's (NWU's) campus in Potchefstroom, has been announced as a finalist in the Department of Science and Technology’s (DST’s) South African Women in Science Awards (WISA).
Boeta Pretorius, chief director of Information Technology (IT) at the North-West University (NWU), was recently elected as a board member of the Apereo Foundation at its annual meeting in Montreal, Canada.
Dr Dimitri Bessarabov, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) director of the DST HySA Infrastructure Centre of Competence in Hydrogen production, storage, reticulation and safety codes and standards, recently welcomed two Russian students who will be conducting research at the NWU.