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Landmark South African study shows HPV vaccination protects girls living with HIV
New research shows first population-level evidence globally that a national HPV vaccination programme can be highly effective in a high HIV-prevalence setting.
18 March 2026
Universities, institutional autonomy and the global knowledge commons
With global uncertainty, universities remain one of our greatest intellectual assets. It must draw on the best global minds but keep an eye on social redress.
18 March 2026
Graduation season is here!
Wits to confer an honorary doctorate upon alumnus Sir John Wilfred Lazar, and cap 5 565 Witsies during the autumn graduation season.
17 March 2026
Landmark South African study shows HPV vaccination protects girls living with HIV
New research shows first population-level evidence globally that a national HPV vaccination programme can be highly effective in a high HIV-prevalence setting.
18 March 2026
Universities, institutional autonomy and the global knowledge commons
With global uncertainty, universities remain one of our greatest intellectual assets. It must draw on the best global minds but keep an eye on social redress.
18 March 2026
Graduation season is here!
Wits to confer an honorary doctorate upon alumnus Sir John Wilfred Lazar, and cap 5 565 Witsies during the autumn graduation season.
17 March 2026
A Wits researcher is using AI to scan millions of studies to spot cancer-causing microbes and dangerous superbugs faster. Scientists also uncovered Tanyka, a strange 275-million-year-old plant-eating animal with twisted jaws found in Brazil. Meanwhile, a Wits expert warns that a beetle killing baobab trees in Oman could spread to Africa. Innovators are being invited to submit smart mobility ideas for Gauteng in the National CleanTech Innovation Challenge, with R20 million in prizes. Wits researchers have also created ethical and legal guidelines to help share African health data safely while protecting participants.
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