Vanderbijlpark, a pollution hotspot, has been chosen as the location for a state-of-the-art observation station that will monitor both the weather and air quality.

Science can open up a magical world of possibilities and career paths to young learners if they have the opportunity to explore the true meaning of research. Armed with the right skills and enthusiasm, teachers can encourage learners to not only learn about science but actively experience it.

For the first time the North-West University (NWU) participated in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University rankings and made it to position 5 in South Africa. Globally we are ranked between 501 to 600 out of the 1396 universities which were evaluated for the 2020 rankings.

The women of the North-West University (NWU) continue to shine in Women’s Month and their extraordinary achievements do not go unnoticed.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

It takes Google only 0,50 seconds to respond to the search terms: ‘Verona Leendertz’. And from the search results it is clear that Prof Verona Leendertz is passionate about professional development – be it that of her own as a higher education expert in training and development, or the growth of future researchers within the North-West University’s (NWU’s) TELIT-SA focus area.