Awards for exceptional ethics and research management
Southern African Research and Innovation Agency awards Witsies ahead of International Research Administrators Day.
25 September 2026
Targeted HIV drug resistance testing moves into routine care in South Africa
Results of groundbreaking study in Hillbrow and Helen Joseph Hospital change how we manage HIV treatment when standard medications seem to stop working.
25 September 2026
Coming of age with HI HOPES
Young adults reflect on the early support that helped them and their families find ways to communicate and connect.
25 September 2026
Wits engineering students gain access to specialised aerospace training and research through a new partnership in France. Professor David Phaho takes up a new Wits Innovation Chair focused on turning research into practical solutions. New research on Little Foot reveals how human ancestors moved from climbing trees to spending more time on the ground. Wits PhD student Chérien Roux is developing guidelines to help cancer patients use exercise safely during treatment and Wits’ LINK Centre and CRASA partner to strengthen digital policy, research and skills across southern Africa.
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