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Slow Poison: Colonial Legacies and the Unfinished Project of Decolonisation
Professor Mahmood Mamdani will be in conversation with Angelo Fick on nationalism, ethnicity, and the turn to neoliberalism.
30 March 2026
Wits RHI shaping the future of TB prevention in SA
Meet the researchers and advocates making progress against tuberculosis through innovation and Africa-based leadership.
30 March 2026
From resources to resilience
South Africa is rich in natural resources from minerals to sun and wind. What must change for our natural wealth to become thriving wealth?
30 March 2026
A half-century of gene therapy
How Prof. Patrick Arbuthnot helped shape gene therapy in Africa over a 46 years - some 30 years of which at the helm of the Antiviral Gene Therapy Research Unit
27 March 2026
Wits RHI shaping the future of TB prevention in SA
Meet the researchers and advocates making progress against tuberculosis through innovation and Africa-based leadership.
30 March 2026
From resources to resilience
South Africa is rich in natural resources from minerals to sun and wind. What must change for our natural wealth to become thriving wealth?
30 March 2026
A half-century of gene therapy
How Prof. Patrick Arbuthnot helped shape gene therapy in Africa over a 46 years - some 30 years of which at the helm of the Antiviral Gene Therapy Research Unit
27 March 2026
CURIOS.TY 20: #Thrive
This is the 20th anniversary issue of Wits University's award-winning research magazine. It is time to look at what it takes to #Thrive.
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CURIOS.TY 20: #Thrive
What it takes to #Thrive ... The issue explores what it truly means to flourish – across a lifespan, within communities, and on and with our planet.
13 January 2026
Thrive — Flourishing in a changing world
Welcome to the 20th edition of CURIOS.TY. This milestone reflects how far the magazine has come since its launch 10 years ago.
13 January 2026
Before we begin…
Investing in antenatal care is crucial for South Africa’s future, but women need support even earlier than in pregnancy.
13 January 2026
Ensuring sweet beginnings in early childhood
Parents can help their toddlers thrive if they encourage play and healthy eating habits.
13 January 2026
CURIOS.TY 20: #Thrive
What it takes to #Thrive ... The issue explores what it truly means to flourish – across a lifespan, within communities, and on and with our planet.
13 January 2026
Thrive — Flourishing in a changing world
Welcome to the 20th edition of CURIOS.TY. This milestone reflects how far the magazine has come since its launch 10 years ago.
13 January 2026
Before we begin…
Investing in antenatal care is crucial for South Africa’s future, but women need support even earlier than in pregnancy.
13 January 2026
Ensuring sweet beginnings in early childhood
Parents can help their toddlers thrive if they encourage play and healthy eating habits.
13 January 2026
The final Wits in 60 Seconds of 2025 looked back on a year of achievement and impact, marked by more than 3 600 students graduating in December and William Henry Frankel being awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Law. Wits’ influence on global science was exemplified by Dr Precious Matsoso being named among Nature’s 10 for shaping science in 2025, alongside the launch of Africa’s first International Research Centre through a new partnership between Wits and the French National Centre for Scientific Research.
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