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‘New reality’ as world reaches first climate tipping point
Widespread mortality of warm-water coral reefs underway, as world reaches first tipping point.
14 October 2025
Top cultural award for Blombos Museum
Blombos Museum of Archaeology named best innovative project in the Field of Museums, Heritage and Geographical Names.
14 October 2025
Disruption as a catalyst for reinvention
[Editorial] For a leading African university like Wits, disruption has become not just an inevitability, but a force for reinvention.
14 October 2025
Close links with industry enhance value created by the School of Mining Engineering
The future of mining depends on fresh thinkers, young graduates who blend solid scientific foundations with a passion for emerging technologies.
13 October 2025




Wits breaks ground on Africa’s first fully integrated BioHub, a health innovation campus set to fast-track scientific discoveries. The University strengthens ties with Norway through a visit by their Minister of Research and Higher Education. Wits leads projects in AI, education and sustainability after the Afretec Network awards research grants to boost Africa’s digital growth. Communications specialist Lee-Anne Bruce shares her personal breast cancer journey to raise awareness and access to care while Wits researchers host SAPS to align research ethics and explore future collaboration on academic projects.
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EventsAll Events
16Oct
Vice-Chancellor's Annual Concert The Chris Seabrooke Music Hall07:00
16Oct
Exhibition: Imagine Visionary Animals, by Erla HaraldsdottirOrigins Centre08:00
16Oct
UNESCO Chair Graduate Seminar Series: Lessons from South African and Japan
Online Event09:00
17Oct
Information Systems (IS) 3 Project Day
New Commerce Building (NCB) Foyer.09:00
Straight From the ‘Gram