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Faculty of Humanities’ Research Day
A showcase demonstrating the critical role of humanities scholarship in shaping public discourse, informing policy, and promoting equity and sustainability.
6 November 2025
The musical that moved the world to SA’s beat
Amapiano, the musical genre that emerged from the townships of SA in the mid-2010s, has grown from a local underground sound into a global cultural force.
6 November 2025
Ethiopian quarter: How migrants have shaped a thriving shopping district
Ethiopian migrants in Johannesburg have reused buildings, densified commercial space and developed networks.
6 November 2025
Saving the lifesavers from sleep disruption
Dr Joshua Davimes is on a mission to understand sleep, sleep deprivation and its impact on frontline emergency workers in Africa’s extreme conditions.
5 November 2025
Faculty of Humanities’ Research Day
A showcase demonstrating the critical role of humanities scholarship in shaping public discourse, informing policy, and promoting equity and sustainability.
6 November 2025
The musical that moved the world to SA’s beat
Amapiano, the musical genre that emerged from the townships of SA in the mid-2010s, has grown from a local underground sound into a global cultural force.
6 November 2025
Ethiopian quarter: How migrants have shaped a thriving shopping district
Ethiopian migrants in Johannesburg have reused buildings, densified commercial space and developed networks.
6 November 2025
Saving the lifesavers from sleep disruption
Dr Joshua Davimes is on a mission to understand sleep, sleep deprivation and its impact on frontline emergency workers in Africa’s extreme conditions.
5 November 2025
African Investigative Journalism Conference 2025
Now in its 21st year, the African Investigative Journalism Conference, hosted and organised by the Wits Centre for Journalism, returns to Wits University in 2025 for another packed edition featuring the brightest minds in investigative journalism from Africa and around the world. Join us for three days of lectures, masterclasses, story showcases and networking from 5 to 7 November in Johannesburg.
Be Part of the Event - Learn MoreIn this week’s episode, the 2025 Vice-Chancellor’s Awards celebrated outstanding Wits staff making an impact through excellence, while educators from schools gathered to strengthen inclusive and equitable teaching practices. Future Witsies were also welcomed to campus as Wits hosted its top 2026 applicants. Researchers are taking bold steps in health innovation through developing an inhalable nanomedicine that delivers all four TB drugs directly to the lungs and uncovering how people living with HIV experience chronic sleep disruption.
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08Nov
Free Family Make-and-Create at WAM meets Make-a-Book with the JGCBAWits Art Museum11:30
11Nov
Cities in Motion: Health, Violence & Crisis in SA's Urban WorldsACMS Seminar Room, Room 2163, Solomon Mahlangu House (2nd floor)10:00
11Nov
WITS IDORI SEMINAR: Gene Therapy, from Hollywood to the bench to the clinicPhillip V Tobias Resource Centre, 29 Princess of Wales Terrace, Parktown15:30
12Nov
Inaugural Lecture of Philippe GradidgeHybrid Event17:00
Straight From the ‘Gram