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.
Vice-Chancellor and Principal, University of the Witwatersrand
Professor, School of Physiology; Director, Brain Function Research Group, University of the Witwatersrand
Caxton Professor of Journalism, University of the Witwatersrand
Adjunct Professor in the School of Human Sciences, University of Western Australia, and Honorary Professorial Research Fellow, University of the Witwatersrand
Visiting Adjunct Professor, Public and Development Management School, University of the Witwatersrand
Head of School of Economic & Business Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand
Professor of Finance & Deputy Head of School, Wits Business School, University of the Witwatersrand
Senior lecturer at the Wits School of Education, University of the Witwatersrand
PhD Fellow based at the Wits City Institute, University of the Witwatersrand
Project Coordinator, Wits Justice Project, University of the Witwatersrand
Sessional Lecturer, School of Law, University of the Witwatersrand
Professor of Finance & Insurance, University of the Witwatersrand
Researcher in Histories of Childhood, Medicine, and Sexuality, University of the Witwatersrand
Faculty member, Centre for Researching Education and Labour, University of the Witwatersrand
Associate Professor in Vocational Education, University of the Witwatersrand