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What I learned on my journey through breast cancer
In Breast Cancer Awareness Month, everyone should contribute in whatever way they can to a cancer survivor’s remission.
9 October 2025
Wits strengthens ties with the Norwegian government
In a visit by the Norwegian Minister of Research and Higher Education, Sigrun Aasland, Wits researchers presented some of their joint projects.
8 October 2025
Wits breaks ground on Africa’s first fully integrated BioHub
The Wits Interdisciplinary and Translational Science (WITS) BioHub is one of the most ambitious projects in the University’s 100-year history.
7 October 2025
Afretec Network awards $2.3M in multi-institutional research grants
The Carnegie Mellon University Africa-led network has awarded almost $7.43M in research funding since it was established in 2022.
7 October 2025




EventsAll events
10Oct
Inaugural Lecture of Professor Laura PereiraSenate Room17:00
14Oct
Extremist Mythologies - 11th annual WiCDS conferenceSouth West Engineering Building09:00
16Oct
Vice-Chancellor's Annual Concert The Chris Seabrooke Music Hall07:00
16Oct
Exhibition: Imagine Visionary Animals, by Erla HaraldsdottirOrigins Centre08:00
South Africa’s first locally produced full-dome wildlife film premiered at the Wits Anglo American Digital Dome, immersing viewers in 360° nature scenes. Wits and AngloGold Ashanti are supporting students beyond bursaries through mentorship and career guidance for life after graduation. The University joined the Ten Million Trees campaign, planting trees across campuses to promote climate action. A Wits law expert warns of weak enforcement against deepfake identity misuse, and the AfriCAT project won the Mental Health Data Prize Africa for developing a digital tool to improve adolescent mental healthcare.
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