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Drieminute-tesis toon dat minder meer kan wees
Bondige, duidelike kommunikasie is noodsaaklik in die akademiese omgewing. Dit is ’n vaardigheid wat maak dat jou navorsingsvisie gehoor word en selfs ’n beter vaardigheid om dit verstaanbaar te maak. Hier het ons die drieminute-tesis-kompetisie (3MT-kompetisie). Die kompetisie is deur die Universiteit van Queensland ontwikkel. Meestersgraad-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/three-minute-thesis-shows-less-more
The three-minute thesis shows less is more
Concise, clear communication is imperative in the academic realm. It is a skill to make your research vision heard and an even greater one to make it understood. Enter the Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition. The competition was developed by the University of Queensland. Master’s-degree and doctoral students are given three minutes to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/be-buddy-not-bully-urges-nwu-campaign
Be a buddy, not a bully: urges NWU campaign
“Bullying is a public health crisis that affects all schools in South Africa.” This is according to Dr Molekodi Matsipane, director of the School of Nursing at the North-West University (NWU). The School of Nursing at the Mahikeng Campus, in collaboration with the Department of Basic Education, the Office of the Premier, South African Police…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-graduate-makes-waves-globally
NWU graduate makes waves globally
Shaun Frazao, a North-West University (NWU) graduate and chief strategy officer of Wavemaker South Africa is heading to London as strategy partner at Wavemaker Worldwide. Wavemaker is one of the five largest media agency networks in the world, with clients such as L'Oréal, Paramount Pictures, Xerox, Colgate-Palmolive, Netflix and British…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumnus-scoops-man-honour-award
NWU alumnus scoops Man of Honour Award
On 28 August 2021, North-West University (NWU) alumnus Ofentse Rabaji walked away with a 2021 SA Heroines Award in the category Man of Honour. The Heroines Awards event is an annual award celebration, founded by Caroline Mosiamo in 2012, to honour and promote selfless women in different fields. In collaboration with the Free State Department of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-eagles-and-ufs-share-spoils-goalless-draw
NWU Eagles and UFS share the spoils in a goalless draw
Reigning Varsity Football champions, North-West University (NWU) Eagles, and the University of Free State shared the spoils in a goalless draw in the fourth round of the 2021 Varsity Football tournament. This game was an action-packed encounter, with both teams producing a slew of chances to break the tie, but none coming to fruition. “It…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-indigenous-knowledge-systems-centre-explores-ways-assist-indigenous-communities
NWU Indigenous Knowledge Systems Centre explores ways to assist indigenous communities with commercialisation
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) Centre, in collaboration with the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) and the NWU Technology Transfer and Innovation Support office, hosted a hybrid lekgotla on 14 September 2021 to explore ways to assist indigenous communities with the commercialisation of some of their…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/jongste-graderings-bevestig-die-nwu-se-gehaltevakke-weer-eens
Jongste graderings bevestig die NWU se gehaltevakke weer eens
Is jy ’n gesondheidskundige of sielkundige, of wil jy graag hierdie vakke bestudeer? Dit is bevestig. Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) is net die regte plek om te wees vir ’n gehalte-opvoeding in hierdie velde. Soos vorige graderings hierdie jaar, gee die jongste graderings deur Times Higher Education (THE) World Rankings per vakgebied…http://news.nwu.ac.za/latest-rankings-reaffirm-nwus-quality-subjects
Latest rankings reaffirm NWU’s quality subjects
Are you a health professional or psychologist, or would you like to study these subjects? It has been confirmed. The North-West University (NWU) is just the right place to be for a quality education in these fields. Like previous rankings this year, the latest rankings by Times Higher Education (THE) World Rankings by subject have…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-phd-candidate-appointed-serve-national-ministerial-panel
NWU PhD candidate appointed to serve on national ministerial panel
North-West University (NWU) PhD candidate Thulisile Bhuda has been appointed by the Minister of Sport, Arts, and Culture Nathi Mthethwa as a member of the Indigenous Knowledge / Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) National Authentication Panel for three years, from August 2021 to July 2024. Thulisile says she is honoured to have been selected to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/plante-bied-inheemse-oplossings-vir-gesondheidsorg
Plante bied inheemse oplossings vir gesondheidsorg
Ongeveer 80% van Suid-Afrika se bevolking is vir hulle gesondheidsorgbehoeftes van mediese plante afhanklik, en dit lei tot ’n toenemende belangstelling in die kommersialisering van plantgebaseerde geneesmiddels. Navorsing deur Tshepiso Ndhlovu, ’n PhD-kandidaat aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), gee ons ’n kykie na die potensiaal van…http://news.nwu.ac.za/plants-offer-home-grown-solutions-healthcare
Plants offer home-grown solutions to healthcare
Approximately 80% of South Africa’s population depend on medicinal plants for their healthcare needs, leading to an increased interest in the commercialisation of plant-based remedies. Research by Tshepiso Ndhlovu, a PhD candidate at the North-West University (NWU), is shedding light on the potential of medicinal plants in the skincare market…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/dit-tyd-om-omgewingsregulasies-te-laat-werk
Dit is tyd om omgewingsregulasies te laat werk
Met oproepe om veiliger, skoner omgewings, stel ’n navorser van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) voor dat plaaslike regerings bestaande omgewingsregulasies afdwing om ’n beter lewensgehalte vir almal te verseker. Maricélle Botes, wat deel is van die navorsingspan by die Fakulteit Regte se Suid-Afrikaanse navorsingsleerstoel in stede, die reg en…http://news.nwu.ac.za/its-time-put-environmental-regulations-work
It’s time to put environmental regulations to work
With calls for safer, cleaner environments, a North-West University (NWU) researcher suggests that local governments use and enforce existing environmental regulations to ensure a better quality of life for all. Maricélle Botes, part of the research team at the Faculty of Law's South African Research Chair in Cities, Law and Environmental…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/hoe-gesinne-geestesgesondheidsorgkwessies-hanteer
Hoe gesinne geestesgesondheidsorgkwessies hanteer
’n Hele gesin kan geraak word as ’n gesinslid ’n geestesiekte, gestremdheid of ontwikkelingsagterstand het. Meganismes om die gevolglike stres te hanteer, sluit in om te ontsnap, die situasie te vermy, dit te ontken, of om hulle na godsdiens te wend. Só sê Tshepang Modise, wat ’n meestersgraad in verpleegkunde aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU)…http://news.nwu.ac.za/virtual-excursions-capture-students-imaginations
Virtual excursions capture students’ imaginations
The new normal during the Covid-19 pandemic has necessitated things having to be done differently. Look no further than the North-West University's (NWU’s) novel approach towards its popular excursions. To ensure students do not miss out on these due to Covid-19 restrictions, the university is taking students on virtual excursions. In the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-die-top-100-op-die-ranglys-vir-universiteite-ontluikende-ekonomiee-emerging-economies
NWU in die top-100 op die ranglys vir universiteite in ontluikende ekonomieë (Emerging Economies University Ranking) vir 2022
Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) het weer eens ’n top-100-plasing op ’n internasionale ranglys gekry. Dit is in die 96ste plek – en vyfde plek in Suid-Afrika – op die ranglys van die universiteite in ontluikende ekonomieë (Emerging Economies University Ranking) van Times Higher Education (THE) geplaas. Dit is ’n verbetering op die NWU se…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-top-100-emerging-economies-university-ranking-2022
NWU in top 100 of Emerging Economies University Ranking for 2022
The North-West University (NWU) has once again received a top 100 placing in international rankings. It is ranked overall in 96th place ― and in fifth place in South Africa ― in the Emerging Economies University Ranking of Times Higher Education (THE). This is an improvement on the NWU’s overall 97th place and sixth place in South Africa in the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-researchers-lead-conversation-femicide
NWU’s researchers lead conversation on femicide
Time has proven that storytelling is a great tool for making difficult topics considerably more understandable. We Should All Be Feminists, a published essay in book format by acclaimed Nigerian author Chimamanda Adichie, makes effective use of the “show, don't tell” adage that all authors are expected to follow by connecting with its readers…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-launches-multi-sectoral-community-intervention-project-lokaleng