The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation has invited North-West University (NWU) research professor Erhabor Idemudia for a renewed research stay at the German foundation for a further collaboration with Prof Klaus Boehnke.
The North-West University Eagles are off to a strong start in their 2021 Varsity Netball campaign. The former champions, coached by Elsunet du Plessis, got their tournament off to a blistering start by winning the first four of their five games.
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus has launched a monthly awards initiative to recognise outstanding athletes in all the sporting codes on the campus.
North-West University (NWU) bodybuilders went toe to toe with other muscle men and women at the North West Provincial Bodybuilder Challenge held in Brits on Saturday, 21 August 2012.
North-West University (NWU) master’s student Letago Kgomoeswana has made it to the national top 20 of FameLab®, one of the biggest science communication competitions in the world.
Indigenous grains, fruits and vegetables could go a long way towards boosting food security in South Africa. What is needed is greater awareness among households and other stakeholders about the value of these plants.
This is according to two researchers from the North-West University (NWU). Dr Abiodun Olusola Omotayo and Prof Adeyemi Oladapo Aremu are from the research niche area Food Security and Safety and the Indigenous Knowledge Systems Centre in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences.
A new record high (34,4%) in the South African unemployment rate in the second
She has proven her resolve more than anyone of her age should have, and Liezl Gouws is ready to prove it again. This fourth-year pharmacy student from the North-West University (NWU), who has cerebral palsy after suffering a stroke as a five-year-old, will represent South Africa at the 2021 Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.
Liezl will compete in the 200 m and 400 m events in the T37 category. She holds the world record in the 800 m event, but the 800 m will not be contested in the Land of the Rising Sun.
In the light of Women’s Month, we are proud of one of our own frontierswomen who is being recognised internationally for her groundbreaking work in the rainbow nation. Prof Welma Lubbe, professor in the School of Nursing Science at the North-West University (NWU), was recently approached by the Developmental Observer, the official newsletter of the NIDCAP Federation International, about her work in neurodevelopmental supportive care for premature babies.
Some children can easily process the impact of bullying behaviour, while others struggle with the aftereffects of these traumatic events for years.
Tebello Mabusela, a counselling psychologist and psychology lecturer at the North-West University (NWU), discusses some of the consequences and the real price of bullying for some victims.