Doors of Learning and Culture – from exile to home
Through architecture, design and personal histories, this exhibition examines how space became integral to imagining and building a democratic future.
30 October 2026
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Doors of Learning and Culture – from exile to home
Through architecture, design and personal histories, this exhibition examines how space became integral to imagining and building a democratic future.
30 October 2026
Whose brain, whose data, whose say?
The neurotechnology stream of the Darkroom project asks: how might neurotechnology move responsibly from the lab into industry and the community?
30 October 2026
Using machine learning to build safer cities
In eThekwini, researchers have harnessed machine learning and satellite data to spot the city’s most landslide-prone zones.
29 October 2026
SA's HPV vaccination drive to protect girls is working
South Africa’s school-based HPV vaccination programme is delivering measurable population-level benefits.
29 October 2026
Wits alumnus and Discovery founder Adrian Gore shared leadership lessons from his new book. Wits researchers and Indigenous San trackers uncovered 70 000-year-old lion footprints along South Africa’s coast. At a Wits symposium, experts warned that powerful leaders and failing institutions are worsening violence against women. Meanwhile, Wits students explored greener living through tree planting, sustainable food and recycled fashion. Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa also called for electricity to drive job creation and reduce inequality during a lecture at Wits Business School.
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CURIOS.TY 21: #Trust
This is the 21st issue of Wits University's award-winning research magazine and focuses on #Trust — the invisible glue binding society, science and technology.
CURIOS.TY 21: #Trust
This issue explores #Trust - the invisible glue building society, science and technology.
11 August 2026
Trust — the glue that binds us
[Editorial] Trust is something we rarely think about until it begins to break down. Science depends on it.
11 August 2026
Advisor, confidant and friend (without benefits)
AI: Can we trust the advice that it gives us, and the motives behind the people who build the systems?
11 August 2026
Little white lies
Can intimacy survive without some concealment? A psychologist and two unrelated ‘work spouses’ weigh-in.
11 August 2026
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Focus on IDEAS: Explore research, insights and innovations from across Wits University at the forefront of AI and emerging technologies. Meet the people, projects and innovations helping to shape Africa’s digital future.