Four NWU researchers nominated for Science Oscars
Four researchers from the North-West University (NWU) have been nominated for this year’s Science Oscars.
Experts
Life goes on, death happens: loss and grief in a time of Covid-19
Across the world the Covid-19 pandemic has changed our assumptive worlds drastically, yet life continues to happen. Babies are born, people develop health conditions that are not related to Covid-19, others reach milestone birthdays, while others die.
NWU assists provincial Health in curbing COVID-19
The North-West University (NWU) and the North West Department of Health (NWDoH) are joining hands in the fight against the deadly severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, known as COVID-19.
Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic: We are on a knife-edge
* A realistic, optimistic plan of action is needed
“The coronavirus pandemic is a health war that has led to an economic war, so South Africa requires a multidimensional plan to survive.”
NWU to validate new Covid-19 test
As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc locally and internationally, NWU’s experts have been roped in to assist with the validation of a new test in the fight against it.
Serving ourselves and humanity during the Covid-19 pandemic
In March 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the outbreak of a new coronavirus disease (Covid-19) as a global pandemic. Subsequently many people are overwhelmed by feelings of worry and anxiousness, especially by the constantly changing alerts, media coverage and national lock down regarding the Corona virus.
NWU engineers rising to the Covid-19 challenge
The world, and now more recently our nation, is faced with difficult times as the recent Covid-19 pandemic turns life as we know it upside down. A team at the Faculty of Engineering from the North-West University (NWU), in collaboration with other experts involved in this unsettling battle, is rising to the challenge to support our government in its fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.
Coronavirus pandemic: economic-impact scenarios in an uncertain environment
A development economist from the North-West University (NWU) says for South Africa to survive the current coronavirus pandemic, the current lockdown must be a success and the virus must be brought under control by the end of April.
NWU experts heed the call to serve the African continent
The North-West University (NWU) is extending its footprint widely across the African continent in realising its dream to be an internationally recognised university in Africa, distinguished for engaged scholarship, social responsiveness and an ethic of care.
NWU’s Optentia boasts impressive list of extraordinary professors
When it comes to creating a hub of national and international knowledge, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Optentia research focus area is leading the charge.