South Africa's thousand-year history gap
Historians are uncovering a huge chunk of South Africa's history not taught in schools and their research is rethinking our past.
18 February 2025
Africans are overlooked in multimorbidity research
Living with multiple chronic conditions cuts lives short. People of African descent often have non-communicable and infectious diseases at the same time.
18 February 2025
Trump/SA: How white victimhood is linked to white supremacy
Rural violence is a huge problem in South Africa that deserves a strong response. But white people are not the only casualties.
17 February 2025
Why SA is not ready to produce green hydrogen
Chemical engineering specialists have mapped out the risks for South Africa in setting up a multi-billion dollar green hydrogen industry.
17 February 2025
The Wits Innovation Centre (WIC) lies at the heart of the University’s innovation ecosystem that seeks to develop an ‘innovation mindset’ across all disciplines and boundaries. This is where brilliant minds come together to create, collaborate, and drive multidisciplinary innovation that leads to impactful solutions. #WitsInnovation | #InnovationForGood
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Wits was the first South African university to have a nuclear accelerator, to test radar, to have a computer, to study building materials, to produce a systematic climatological atlas of southern Africa, to achieve a successful graft of plastic cornea, and the first African university to have access to a quantum computer. These are just some of our 'firsts'.
A cross-faculty, cross-discipline centre to promote postgraduate students focused on enhancing the postgraduate experience and promoting postgraduate research.
For 100 years, Wits has nurtured innovators, discoverers, problem-solvers, activists, artists, critical thinkers, and thought leaders - all who punch above their weight.
The Research and Innovation Office drives a number of initiatives that aim to grow future generations of scholars publishing research with impact.
The Internationalisation and Strategic Partnership Office partners with universities, research entities, government, and many others in pursuit of solutions to impact society for good.
Wits is pursuing eight priority areas that will have a major impact on our society. For Good.
