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Public engagement as a core academic mission
A programme aimed at supporting academics delved into the shifting role of scholars and the importance of extending knowledge to society.
19 September 2025
South Africa’s G20 opportunity in the age of AI
As G20 president, South Africa can highlight the importance of digital sovereignty for ensuring dignity, economic justice, and resilience.
19 September 2025
Wits launches research centre to solve South Africa’s water challenges
Wits:H2O is a research grouping that brings together government, business, academia, and civil society to bring real-world solutions to water challenges.
18 September 2025
Building a Wits entrepreneurial ecosystem
The first Wits Entrepreneurship Education Summit was held recently to share perspectives on building a cohesive entrepreneurial ecosystem.
17 September 2025




Wits is driving innovation across disciplines, from launching the AI and African Music pilot project that fuses artificial intelligence with creativity, to hosting its first Entrepreneurship Education Summit at Wits Business School. PhD student Kruti Naik is pioneering microneedle eye patches and hydrogels that could transform treatment for blindness-causing eye diseases in Africa, while Wits’ signing of the Africa Charter marks a commitment to reshaping research collaborations across the continent. Wits also hosted the first CIVIS Blended Intensive Programme in Maternal and Neonatal Immunisation outside Europe.
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EventsAll Events
19Sep
Public Lecture: Out of this World and into the NextWits Anglo American Digital Dome15:00
20Sep
Book launch: Out of this World and into the NextWits Anglo American Digital Dome14:00
22Sep
Inaugural Lecture of Professor Vishwas SatgarHybrid Event17:00
22Sep
Inaugural Lecture of Professor Vishwas SatgarSenate Room17:00
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