Events
Monday, 04 March 2019 - Sunday, 10 March 2019
Celebrating the archaeological work of Professor Revil Mason, this exhibition recognises and celebrates the African deep past, and the role that African ancestors played in the making of modern South African society. As a history of archaeology at Wits; it is both a celebration of a life’s work and an opportunity to see history through the eyes of an archaeologist. Beautiful archaeological artefacts will be on display and you are invited to immerse yourself in the archaeological world through interactive exhibits.
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1769741" ["name"]=> string(101) "Articulation and a theorisation of educational change: Reflections on Harold Wolpe’s work on SA" ["all_day"]=> string(0) "" ["location"]=> string(0) "" ["categories"]=> array(1) { [0]=> string(35) "Lectures, workshops and conferences" } ["short_desc"]=> string(158) "The Centre for Researching Education and Labour (REAL) hosts this public seminar, which Prof, Elaine Unterhalter from University College London will present. " ["multi_dates"]=> array(1) { ["origin"]=> array(2) { ["startdate"]=> string(14) "06/03/19 13:00" ["enddate"]=> string(14) "06/03/19 14:00" } } ["multidayevent"]=> bool(false) ["orderdate"]=> string(14) "20190306130000" ["nostrict_period_type"]=> string(4) "past" ["strict_period_type"]=> string(4) "past" ["event_type"]=> string(6) "origin" ["day"]=> string(1) "1" } [0]=> array(20) { ["recurs"]=> string(5) "never" ["content_id"]=> string(7) "1783607" ["recursend"]=> string(14) "01/06/18 23:59" ["startdate"]=> string(14) "06/03/19 15:00" ["ad_hoc_dates"]=> array(0) { } ["url"]=> string(71) "/events-archive/2019/the-movement-of-culture-amongst-suburban-youth.php" ["enddate"]=> string(14) "06/03/19 17:00" ["main_desc"]=> string(458) "The discussion will be based on the theme Cross Cultural Influences Across Amongst South Africa's Youth. One of Makamo’s painting was recently featured on the cover of TIME’s Optimists Issue and his work forms part of a few collections such as those of fashion mogul Georgio Armani, musician Annie Lennox, TELKOM, Hanzehof Zutphense KunstCollectis.
1783607" ["name"]=> string(46) "The movement of culture amongst suburban youth" ["all_day"]=> string(0) "" ["location"]=> string(0) "" ["categories"]=> array(1) { [0]=> string(35) "Lectures, workshops and conferences" } ["short_desc"]=> string(122) " The Development and Leadership Unit hosts world-renowned painter Nelson Makamo for an insightful discussion on his work. " ["multi_dates"]=> array(1) { ["origin"]=> array(2) { ["startdate"]=> string(14) "06/03/19 15:00" ["enddate"]=> string(14) "06/03/19 17:00" } } ["multidayevent"]=> bool(false) ["orderdate"]=> string(14) "20190306150000" ["nostrict_period_type"]=> string(4) "past" ["strict_period_type"]=> string(4) "past" ["event_type"]=> string(6) "origin" ["day"]=> string(1) "1" } } ["07/03/2019"]=> array(3) { [2]=> array(20) { ["recurs"]=> string(5) "never" ["content_id"]=> string(7) "1783608" ["recursend"]=> string(14) "01/06/18 23:59" ["startdate"]=> string(14) "07/03/19 12:30" ["ad_hoc_dates"]=> array(0) { } ["url"]=> string(103) "/events-archive/2019/a-baptism-by-fire-lessons-learnt-from-a-first-foray-into-the-world-of-research.php" ["enddate"]=> string(14) "07/03/19 13:15" ["main_desc"]=> string(359) "The talk will feature an overview of the project itself, entitled ‘An Exploration of Penalised Logistic Regression Models in the Context of Dread Disease Risks, accompanied by commentary on the challenges faced as a novice researcher and some practical guidelines for overcoming them.
Khan was awarded the top mark in his year.
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