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Resources for journalistsWits University has been receiving numerous requests for experts to comment on the Honourable former president Nelson Mandela.
Industry nod for Wits studentsExceptional students were rewarded with more than a nod of approval by industry players at various prize-giving ceremonies.
Building to Boost Health CapacityThe increasing demand for health practitioners sees expansion in the Faculty of Health Sciences. |
![]() What's on at Wits ![]() ![]() ![]() 18 June 2013 The Marang Centre for Maths and Science in the Wits School of Education and AMESA Gauteng present two talks by the Zenex guest speaker, Prof. Zalman Usiskin, world renowned Mathematics Education expert. ![]() ![]() ![]() 20 June 2013 The South African Guild of Editors (SAGE) and In the Bag – a Wits Film and TV Initiative – present this talk by Catherine Meyburgh and Susan Scott, celebrated South African editors. ![]() ![]() ![]() 19 June 2013 We have two remarkable descriptions of nature. Our current understanding of gravity, summarized in Einstein's theory of General Relativity, claims that there is no such thing as a gravitational force.
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More News![]() ![]() ![]() 18 June 2013 A Wits PhD student is the leader of an IUCN study which has alarming findings. ![]() ![]() ![]() 14 June 2013 Changes are happening so fast that plants, animals, and perhaps even human civilisations can't possibly adapt. ![]() ![]() ![]() 13 June 2013 Internationally acclaimed South African artist William Kentridge will be presenting five public lectures at Wits Theatre. ![]() ![]() ![]() 13 June 2013 Congratulations to these Witsies who've been recognised for their outstanding contributions to SETI. ![]() ![]() ![]() 12 June 2013 inclusive education is akin to social justice, taking the view that no child should be denied the opportunity to learn due to differences. ![]() ![]() ![]() 12 June 2013 Experts and differently-abled self advocates of inclusive education to participate in UNESCO conference at Wits. ![]() ![]() ![]() 12 June 2013 Exceptional students were rewarded with more than a nod of approval by industry players at various prize-giving ceremonies. ![]() ![]() ![]() 11 June 2013 The 5th Wits Mining Industry Forum conference, entitled 'Mining into the Future' was held in Boksburg on 22 and 23 May 2013. ![]() ![]() ![]() 10 June 2013 The disruption of a piano recital on campus on 12 March 2013 and the subsequent convening of a disciplinary hearing sparked a storm of controversy both within and outside the University community. Eleven students, nine of them SRC members, have been charged for a possible contravention of the University’s code of conduct relating to the disruption of the recital of Israeli-born Mr Yossi Reshef, from Germany. External Senior Counsel has been appointed to chair the hearing, which has been postponed to 18 July 2013. ![]() ![]() ![]() 10 June 2013 The world has lost two scientific giants with the death of Tingye Li, followed in less than a month by the death of Basil Isaac Hirschowitz. Both men were graduates of Wits, both worked in the United States, and both changed the world forever using fiber optics – one in engineering and the other in medicine. ![]() ![]() ![]() 10 June 2013 American alumni have earned accolades in their fields. Massachusetts native Dr Jonah Choiniere named a new species of dinosaur. Dr David Fine in Florida won an award for his medical drug inhalation innovation, while Dr Alan Menter in Texas is to be honored for clinical contributions to treating psoriasis. In California, Larraine Segil took the Chair of the Foundation of a global forum of female CEOs. ![]() ![]() ![]() 10 June 2013 The 6 months programme is part of the Business School’s education programme. ![]() ![]() ![]() 6 June 2013 'Nothing comes close to Wits in terms of intellectual stimulation.' Listen to his speech. ![]() ![]() ![]() 6 June 2013 Agreement reached with short-listed service providers. ![]() ![]() ![]() 5 June 2013 Financial inclusion plays vital role in reducing poverty, inequality and stimulating job creation. |
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