Wits In 60 Seconds

The ethical use of artificial intelligence and the legal, philosophical, moral and practical arguments for and against the integration of AI technology into the research environment were discussed at Wits’ Global Ethics Day. Professor Jonah Choiniere visited SAHETI School and sparked learners’ interest in dinosaurs, fossils and the palaeosciences. We meet Professor Nelesh Govender who received a £2 million grant to study AIDS-related infections, and we touch base with researchers who propose using plants and bacteria to clean toxic acid mine drainage in Krugersdorp. Read more at www.wits.ac.za/news

Research rock stars dazzle at 'Science Oscars'

Wits researchers won in six out of 15 categories at the prestigious NSTF-South 32 Research Awards. Dr Tiisetso E Lephoto, Associate Professor Claudia Polese, Dr June Fabian, Professor Irvy (Igle) Gledhill, and Professor Jennifer Fitchett were winners in their categories, announced at a glittering ceremony hosted simultaneously in Johannesburg and Cape Town. Furthermore, OLICO Mathematics Education won the Non-Governmental Association (NGO) Award. Dr Lynn Bowie is the Director of Mathematics at OLICO, a Visiting Research Associate in the Wits School of Education, and a Wits alumna.