A Wits PhD student is the leader of an IUCN study with alarming findings about vulnerable species.

Changes are happening so fast that plants, animals, and perhaps even human civilisations can't possibly adapt.

Internationally acclaimed South African artist William Kentridge will be presenting five public lectures at Wits Theatre.

Congratulations to these Witsies who've been recognised for their outstanding contributions to SETI.

inclusive education is akin to social justice, taking the view that no child should be denied the opportunity to learn due to differences.

Experts and differently-abled self advocates of inclusive education to participate in UNESCO conference at Wits.

Exceptional students were rewarded with more than a nod of approval by industry players at various prize-giving ceremonies.

The 5th Wits Mining Industry Forum conference, entitled 'Mining into the Future' was held in Boksburg on 22 and 23 May 2013.

The new Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Academic wants his office to play a bigger role in the overall experience of students. Not only in looking after the academic offering at Wits, but also at what he calls the “third curriculum” - the overall experience that students get once they are at university.

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.

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.

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.

The 6 months programme is part of the Business School’s education programme.

'Nothing comes close to Wits in terms of intellectual stimulation.' Listen to his speech.

Agreement reached with short-listed service providers.