The scarcity of bat fossils is more than a palaeontological puzzle: it has implications for bat conservation strategies today.
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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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Professional learning communities are a space for teachers to discuss their teaching methods and their immediate realities.
Kenya wants to keep the shilling’s value artificially high, but it will soon realise that foreign currency reserves, used for intervention, are not limitless
Children who play a lot learn skills such as sitting, crawling and standing quicker. Play also leads to better health and wellbeing as they grow older.
There are 401 indigenous terrestrial reptiles in South Africa.
This is one of the first fossil rove beetles ever discovered on the continent and in the southern hemisphere more broadly.
Knowing which parts of Africa best help to store carbon means funding and policy efforts can be directed to protecting and increasing this carbon ‘land sink’.
L'Afrique possède le plus grand potentiel de croissance numérique inexploité au monde.
South African courts are increasingly handing down judgments that take into account the future climate damage that new developments may cause.
How students are taught has been shown to be as important as what they are taught.
Chipo’s story gives the perspective of a parent forced to leave a young child behind to provide for him.
Africa holds the world’s largest untapped digital growth potential.
South Africa’s national electricity plan is being finalised. A scientist argues that an energy mix of nuclear, clean coal, renewable energy and gas is urgently needed to end 15 years of power cuts.
Environ 60 % du corps humain est constitué d'eau. Une perte excessive d'eau peut être fatale.
About 60% of the human body is made up of water. Excessive water loss can be fatal.
Le sommeil est un élément essentiel de la vie. Que se passe-t-il lorsque l'on ne dort pas assez et comment s'assurer que l'on dort suffisamment ?
Sleep is an essential part of life. What happens when we don’t get enough sleep and how do we ensure that we do?
Office workers are sedentary for hours at a time. Our research looked at what they should do to stay healthy.
Water can make you ill for two reasons: it can contain toxic chemicals or pathogenic organisms.
Eddie Webster inspired generations of scholars with his vision and practice of critically engaged scholarship, in South Africa and worldwide.
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Associate Director and Researcher at the Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit (DPHRU), University of the Witwatersrand
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Senior clinical educator, department of family medicine, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor of Law, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor, School of Law, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Herpetology, Environmental Physiology and Physiology, Ecology and Evolution, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Psychology and Assistant Dean of Research: Faculty of Humanities, University of the Witwatersrand
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Science Communication Officer, GENUS, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate professor, Finance, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Ecology, University of the Witwatersrand
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GENUS Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor, School of Public Health, University of Gothenburg Sweden, University of the Witwatersrand
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PhD student, Psychology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Senior Lecturer at the African Energy Leadership Centre, Wits Business School, University of the Witwatersrand
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Postdoctoral Fellow, University of the Witwatersrand
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Researcher in Systems Ecology, University of the Witwatersrand
