
The Wits EPU works through a combination of academic researchers with dedicated research agendas, dynamic research partnerships, contract researchers for focused components of research, and post-graduate student researchers.
| Lolwana, Peliwe | Director of the Education Policy Unit (EPU) |
| Akoojee, Salim | Visiting Senior Research at the EPU |
| Allais, Stephanie Matseleng | Visiting Senior Research at the EPU |
| Blom, Ronel | Visiting Research Fellow at the EPU |
| Deeltjies, Veerle | |
| Gamble, Jeanne | Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the EPU |
| Gewer, Anthony | Visiting Research Fellow at the EPU |
| Hirschowitz, Ros | Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the EPU |
| James, Susan | Visiting Senior Research Fellow, based at Skope |
| Lauder, Hugh | Visiting Professor at REAL, and Professor of Education at the University of Bath |
| Luxomo, Viwe Gift | PhD Fellow at the Education Policy Unit (EPU) |
| Lundall, Paul | Visiting Research Fellow at REAL |
| Madileng, Mary Mmatsatsi | Senior tutor in the Curriculum Division of the School of Education and PhD student at the EPU |
| Naiker, Vasidevan | Principal Tutor in the Science and Technology Department at WITS School of Education and PhD student at the EPU |
| Nkosi, Vusi | Masters Fellow at the EPU |
| Ome, Ute | Visiting Research Fellow at the EPU |
| Orkin, Mark | Visiting Professor at the EPU |
| Pillay, Pundy | Visiting Professor at the EPU |
| Young, Michael | Visiting Professor at the EPU, and Emeritus Professor at the Institute of Education, University of London |
| Zuze, Linda | Associate Researcher at REAL |