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Statement from the Senior Executive Team on protests
The University is committed to ensuring that staff and students are safe. The academic programme will continue as scheduled.
1 March 2023
Climate change solutions must incorporate development and equality
Energy, water and food security must be prioritised, as global warming puts millions of vulnerable people, particularly in developing countries, at grave risk.
28 February 2023
Dr Mitch Cox named 2023 Optica Ambassador
He is one of 10 exceptional early-career members selected from around the world to serve as a 2023 Optical Foundation Ambassador.
27 February 2023
Successful cure of HIV infection after stem cell transplantation
An international group of researchers including Wits scientists have identified a third case of HIV infection cured by stem cell transplantation.
24 February 2023
Statement from the Senior Executive Team on protests
The University is committed to ensuring that staff and students are safe. The academic programme will continue as scheduled.
1 March 2023
Climate change solutions must incorporate development and equality
Energy, water and food security must be prioritised, as global warming puts millions of vulnerable people, particularly in developing countries, at grave risk.
28 February 2023
Dr Mitch Cox named 2023 Optica Ambassador
He is one of 10 exceptional early-career members selected from around the world to serve as a 2023 Optical Foundation Ambassador.
27 February 2023
Successful cure of HIV infection after stem cell transplantation
An international group of researchers including Wits scientists have identified a third case of HIV infection cured by stem cell transplantation.
24 February 2023
Wits Innovation Centre appointments
Dr Adam Pantanowitz has been appointed as the inaugural Angela and David Fine Chair in Innovation and the first Director of the Wits Innovation Centre (WIC), and Letlotlo Phohole as the Centre's Senior Programme Manager. The WIC seeks to develop an innovation mindset and will serve as a hub in the University’s innovation ecosystem.
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Opening of the new Data Sciences and Innovation Hub at Wits Rural Campus
The new Data Sciences and Innovation Hub at Wits Rural Campus marks 30 years of rural public health research and sets the scene for an innovative epoch in 2023. he officially named Medical Research Council (MRC)/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt) is nested both in the Wits School of Public Health in Johannesburg and at the Wits Rural Campus and Wits Rural Knowledge Hub (WiRKH) in the towns of Agincourt [Matsavana] and Acornhoek [Khenhuk] in Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga – abutting on the Kruger National Park and adjacent to the border with southern Mozambique.
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