Wits University congratulates the finalists of the NSTF Awards
16 Wits researchers amongst the finalists in the ‘Science Oscars’.
10 June 2026
Industry needs to move from quantum awareness to action
SA Quti aims empower industry to bring their quantum future forward to maximise its opportunities.
9 June 2026
Gray and Woolf elected 2026 Fellows of the Royal Society
Two Wits graduates credit their alma mater for sparking research interests as they join the ranks of a prestigious, centuries-old scientific academy.
9 June 2026
Wits Brian and Dorothy Zylstra Sports Complex
The R300m Wits Brian and Dorothy Zylstra Sports Complex, an integrated training, exercise, clinical practice, and research complex, launches at Wits University. Located on the Wits Education Campus in Parktown, next to the Linder Auditorium, this Wits Centenary project is a flagship institute for training, exercise, teaching, research, and services in sports science and exercise medicine, in the heart of Johannesburg.
Learn MoreA Wits kidney expert shaped major international research calling for earlier detection and treatment of kidney disease across Africa. We meet the Wits staff, researchers and physiotherapy students preparing for the 2026 Comrades Marathon. Wits Health Sciences Dean Professor Shabir Madhi earns one of the world’s top honours for vaccine and infectious disease research. We also explore projects driving the future of digital learning through AFRETEC and education research. Finally, we visit the new Wits Library Digitisation Centre, which is preserving South Africa’s heritage and making valuable collections more accessible.
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