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Wits Centres of Excellence Wits has 35 research entities and 19 prestigious National Research Foundation Chairs. Wits is the proud home of five Centres of Excellence in Strong materials; Biomedical Tuberculosis Research; National Aerospace Centre; Drug Delivery; Molecular Biosciences; and Antiviral Gene Therapy. Read more Tiniest bones hold unique evolutionary clue A group of international scientists, including a Wits researcher, have made the first discovery where all three of the middle ear ossicles have been found in one fossil hominin skull. Read more » More eyes needed to address global challenges Remote sensing has become an indispensable tool, says visiting physicist Michel Verstraete. Read more » New Built Environment Precinct to foster excellence Wits has ambitious plans to construct a new green state-of-the-art Built Environment Precinct. Read more »		What's on at Wits 22 May 2013 Holy Trinity of Arabism, Nationalism and Islamism after Arab Spring The Centre for Indian Studies in Africa hosts this talk by Yacoob Abba Omar, Director: Operations at the Mapungubwe Institute (MISTRA). read more 22 May 2013 Our Missing Link? Impacting Health Outcomes Through Training Health Professionals The Wits Centre for Rural Health seminar be looking at the impact on health outcomes through health professional education. read more 22 May 2013 Revisiting: When Bodies Remember - Experiences and Politics of Aids in SA The African Centre for Migration and Society hosts the Migration and Society Seminar Series to be presented by Prof. Didier Fassin. read more 23 May 2013 The Moral World of the Police WiSER present this lecture by Prof. Didier Fassin with Kelly Gillespie from Wits University responding. read more 23 May 2013 Africa Day Celebrations The Faculty of Humanities in conjunction with Centre for Conflict Resolution and Wits University Press invites you to the ‘Africa Day Celebration’ which includes a series of lectures, PowerPoint presentation, Screening of Films and Books Display from various academics and well-known African Scholars as part of African Day Celebration. read more View More Events Wits in the Media &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://meltwaternews.com/magenta/xml/html/18/40/v2_382685.html" _mce_href="http://meltwaternews.com/magenta/xml/html/18/40/v2_382685.html"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Press Clipping Service&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;
More News 22 May 2013 New precinct to foster excellence Wits has ambitious plans to construct a new green state-of-the-art Built Environment Precinct. read more 21 May 2013 More eyes needed to address challenges Remote sensing has become an indispensable tool, says visiting physicist Michel Verstraete. read more 21 May 2013 Managing global conflicts at Wits Wits leaders respond to the global conflict playing out in the corridors of the University. read more 20 May 2013 Slums: Unfinished task of the great freedom movements The annual Rusty Bernstein Memorial Lecture was delivered by Prof. Ananya Roy. Listen. read more 19 May 2013 Governor General of Canada at Wits The Governor General of Canada will deliver a key note address at Wits during this visit to the country. read more 18 May 2013 Profile: Prof. Johnny Mahlangu Prof. Johnny Mahlangu was appointed as the new Head of the School of Pathology in the Wits Faculty of Health Sciences and the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS). read more 17 May 2013 Tiniest bones hold unique evolutionary clue Discovery of complete middle ear chain is one of the rarest to be made. read more 16 May 2013 Rural Health Week 21-24 May 2013 The Wits Faculty of Health Science invites you to the annual Wits Centre for Rural Health Seminar on 22 May 2013. read more 16 May 2013 Farewell to a legal legend Wits, friends and family pay tribute to the late Honourable Justice Arthur Chaskalson. read more 15 May 2013 Pathfinder new Head of Accountancy Wits has appointed Prof. Nirupa Padia as the new Head of the School of Accountancy. read more 15 May 2013 International Research Award for Education The Wits School of Education has been recognised for its distinctive role in expanding research in the field of education. read more 13 May 2013 New microscope up and running Wits has purchased its first ever high-resolution transmission electron microscope. read more 9 May 2013 Making Slum-Free Cities Prof.Ananya Roy will deliver the 2013 Rusty Bernstein Memorial Lecture. read more 9 May 2013 Yebo Gogga Yebo amaBlomo thrills The Yebo exhibition currently underway is proving to be more than an adventure into the hidden world. read more 8 May 2013 Rare particles give clue to ancient Earth Semi-precious minerals found on an island nation have cracked open a clue to the break-up of ancient Earth’s continental plates. read more