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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
At least one more governmental seat for Africa: stronger voice, better health
It is time to increase Africa’s governmental representation on the governing board of the global fund to fight AIDS, TB and malaria.
16 September 2025
How can Generative AI and the music industry co-exist?
New paper presents a new legal and commercial framework for AI-generated music.
15 September 2025
Breast cancer: new study finds genetic risk in African women
Two genomic variants contribute to the risk of breast cancer in black South African women.
15 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
At least one more governmental seat for Africa: stronger voice, better health
It is time to increase Africa’s governmental representation on the governing board of the global fund to fight AIDS, TB and malaria.
16 September 2025
How can Generative AI and the music industry co-exist?
New paper presents a new legal and commercial framework for AI-generated music.
15 September 2025
Breast cancer: new study finds genetic risk in African women
Two genomic variants contribute to the risk of breast cancer in black South African women.
15 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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18Sep
Early mobilization after abdominal and cardiothoracic surgery – evidence and definitions Khanya Lecture Theatre, Khanya Building. 12:30
18Sep
Using the biology of ageing to maintain human health and preventing bacteria from ageing us. PVT Resource Centre, Phillip V Tobias Health Sciences Building15:00
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
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