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The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, also known as Wits University, is a leading, internationally-ranked, research-intensive university located in Johannesburg, South Africa, the economic heartland of Africa. Committed to academic and research excellence and social justice, Wits generates high level scarce skills for a globally competitive world, while addressing local social and economic development. At the forefront of a changing society, Wits is a social leader, dedicated to advancing the public good.
Wits is known for its work in deep level mining, science, health sciences, accountancy, law, governance, and the humanities, amongst others. It houses five faculties which comprise 34 schools. Wits offers approximately 3 600 courses to about 32 500 full-time students, of whom about a third are postgraduate and 55% are female. Almost 65% of all doctoral candidates and about half of all enrolments are in the Science, Engineering and Technology fields. Wits has developed about 130 000 graduates in its 93 years of existence. It has a proud record in that about 87% of all publications are in accredited international journals.
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South Africa's new finance minister comes with considerable skills and political finesse needed to steer the country out of its economic quagmire.
Staying below 1.5°C will require urgent, deep and radical changes in almost every aspect of our lives.
Nhlanhla Nene was highly regarded for refusing to fund former President Zuma's ludicrous rent-seeking projects.
Research says South Africa's picture perfect weather conditions are a tourist's dream.
Des chirurgiens sud-africains ont transplanté un greffon de foie provenant d’un donneur VIH-positif à un patient VIH-négatif. Un geste qui pose de nombreuses questions, notamment éthiques.
Doctors in South Africa performed a liver transplant from an HIV-positive donor to a HIV-negative recipient. Major ethical questions came into play.
More innovative teaching and learning is needed to disrupt the current techno talk about the fourth industrial revolution.
Palaeontological finds offer a compelling and profound way to think about our place in nature.
South Africa's government reneged on opportunities to cement artist Gerard Sekoto's legacy.
La colaboración entre las universidades para que hagan un uso intensivo de la investigación podría transformar el panorama de la educación superior en el África subsahariana.
On the Serena Williams cartoon – and how the UK phone hacking scandal led to a media crackdown in South Africa.
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The news of Mark Knight's Serena Williams cartoon broke while we were at a conference in South Africa. We showed it to some local academics to gauge their reactions. And journalist and researcher Glenda Daniels explains how the African National Congress government reacted to the UK phone hacking scandal.
Scientists need to continue working across disciplines to find ways to disrupt disease transmission in the context of climate change.
Ancient indigenous people often collected fossil shells, teeth and bones that have provided critical clues about human origins.
The collapse of the oil price in 2014 highlighted the need for Nigeria to dilute its exposure on the commodity.
South Africans debating the zero rating of certain products for VAT purposes must realise it isn't a panacea for poor people and should be accompanied by other policies.
A new project takes a different look at the role of oceans.
Framing xenophobic violence as a question of immigrant victimisation invites divisions between neighbours.
Working with African universities to effectively become research-intensive could transform sub-Saharan Africa's higher education landscape.
Frantz Fanon recognised mental illness as a real experience and offered an understanding of it being influenced by society and culture.
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Head of Wits School of Governance, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor in Media Studies, University of the Witwatersrand
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Bioethicist and Health Communication Specialist, University of the Witwatersrand
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Head of School of Economic & Business Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand
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Head of Transplants at Donald Gordon Medical Centre, University of the Witwatersrand
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Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography, University of the Witwatersrand
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Postdoc in Vertebrate Palaeontology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Research Director at Donald Gordon Medical Centre , University of the Witwatersrand
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Visiting Distinguished Professor of Environmental Studies, Brown University, USA, and Distinguished Professor, Public Health and Medical Anthropology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Chief Scientist of PAST, the Palaeontogical Scientific Trust, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor Bob Scholes is a Systems Ecologist at the Global Change Institute (GCI), University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor of Art History and Deputy Head of the Wits School of Arts, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor and Dean of Humanities, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professsor of Public Health; Co-Director Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa; Panel Member, Private Healthcare Market Inquiry, University of the Witwatersrand
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Foreign policy researcher and doctoral candidate, University of the Witwatersrand
