When women live in fear, none of us can remain neutral
The discovery of women’s bodies across Ekurhuleni has once again brought South Africa’s gender-based violence crisis into sharp focus.
22 September 2026
Head of UN Intellectual Property body applauds Wits’ innovation ecosystem
Wits University is set to grow its performance and academic offerings in innovation, according to a key international player in the field.
22 September 2026
Trust ís the technology
Dr Shakir Mohamed, Wits Alumnus and Director of Research at Google DeepMind, delivered the 3rd annual Barry Dwolatzky Memorial Lecture.
21 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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Wits University is committed to the responsible, ethical and innovative use of AI with academic integrity at its centre. The purpose of this policy is to provide academic and professional and support staff (staff), and students with contextually valued practices regarding the fair and productive use of AI in advancing research, innovation, learning, teaching, course design and assessment of student learning at the University.
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