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SA must refine its own AI future and secure algorithmic sovereignty
The country stands at a crossroads. It is essential that we and other African countries build the capacity to refine our own data.
4 September 2025
Google.org backs the Wits MIND Institute with US$1M boost
The Machine Intelligence and Neural Discovery (MIND) Institute has been awarded core funding of US$1 million by Google.org.
4 September 2025
Wits signs up to the Africa Charter
Wits University joins African higher education institutes as a signatory to the Africa Charter.
3 September 2025
Painless microneedle patches could transform HIV treatment for children
What if treatment could be as simple as putting on a plaster, twice a week?
2 September 2025




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06Sep
Staff Sport TournamentOnline Event09:00
06Sep
Spring Seed Festival and Open DayWits Food Sovereignty Hub09:30
09Sep
BREAKING SILOS - Strengthening the capacity of institutional functionariesSchool of Public Health Resource Centre09:00
12Sep
Mental Health: A Human Rights ImperativeOnline Event18:00
Professor Andrew Forbes breaks new ground with a topological approach to quantum communication that could transform computing. Professor Bruce Rubidge unveils the Karoo Origins fossil centre, home to the globally acclaimed Rubidge Collection. The FALF programme marks five years of advancing female academic leadership, and Wits researchers celebrate top honours at the 2025 NRF Awards with prestigious ratings. Prof. Imraan Valodia, the Pro VC for Climate, Sustainability, and Inequality hosted the fourth Inter Faculty Symposium which saw Wits academics, researchers and postgraduate students engage on research and projects that impact on society for good.
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