Wits. For Good 🏛️ 💛💙

‼️ Missed Out on Registration? Join the LIVE STREAM Instead! 📢 The response to our Grade 9 Virtual Career Presentation has been phenomenal! We have received an incredible number of requests from parents and guardians eager to help their children make informed subject and career choices. To ensure that even more families can benefit from this session, we are opening it to everyone via LIVE STREAM. At Wits, we believe in creating opportunities and empowering future generations because that's what #WitsForGood is all about.💙 📅 Friday, 12 June 2026 ⏰ 18:00 – 19:00 ▶️ Watch Live: youtu.be/1-Kk-CfSA64 #ChooseWits #StudyAtWits

WitsUniversity @WitsUniversity • 1s Quantum technology is no longer a future concept – it's a present-day opportunity. At the recent "Start Your Quantum Future Today" industry cocktail event hosted by the South African Quantum Technology Initiative (SA QuTI) at the Wits Anglo American Digital Dome, business leaders, researchers and innovators came together to explore how quantum technologies can address real-world challenges and unlock new opportunities across industries. Read More: ow.ly/4GA550Zb2ZA #WitsForGood #ResearchForGood #InnovationForGood

Good luck to our Witsies taking on the 2026 Comrades Marathon – the Ultimate Human Race! Fourteen Wits staff members will be lining up for this year's race, from first-time participants to seasoned Comrades runners. As they take on the 85.777 km journey from Durban to Pietermaritzburg, we wish them strength, endurance and success every step of the way.💙 🔗Read More: ow.ly/zx3W50ZaGbV #WitsForGood #WitsComradesRunners #Comrades2026

Wits Physiotherapy students are heading to the Comrades Marathon 2026, where they will represent the University in the annual inter-university strapping competition and provide physiotherapy support at one of the world's most iconic endurance events. 💙🏛️ This opportunity gives students valuable hands-on experience in sports physiotherapy, allowing them to apply their clinical skills in a high-performance environment while learning alongside peers and professionals from across the country. #WitsForGood #WitsPhysio #Comrades2026

All of us. All in. Kaofela! Good Luck, Bafana Bafana #WitsForGood #BafanaBafana #bafanakaofela #bafanapride 🇿🇦💚💛⚽

Join the conversation at the _16 June 1976: Half a Century Later: Where Are the Youth?_ seminar 12 June 2026 14:00- 17:30 📍Donald Gordon Auditorium, Wits School of Governance RSVP: forms.gle/fNK38dujZiyJK6qq6 #wits

Share your ideas and spark innovation! Abstracts are open for the Faculty of Health Sciences Research Day. Join us! Deadline for Abstract submissions: 30 June 2026. #WitsFRD2026 #CallforAbstracts #AbstractSubmission #WitsForGood #HealthForGood

Congratulations to Prof Rachel Jewkes, a finalist in the Lifetime Award category of the 2025/2026 NSTF-South32 Awards, known as the ‘Science Oscars’ of South Africa. She has earned her place among the best. These prestigious awards recognise and promote outstanding contributions to science, engineering, technology (SET) and innovation by related professionals, practitioners, teams, partnerships and organisations in South Africa. Prof Jewkes is an Executive Scientist at the South African Medical Research Council (@MRCza ); Honorary Professor in the School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, @Wits_News - University of the Witwatersrand. She is a finalist for her leadership in the SAMRC’s research on gender-based violence (GBV) and health over the past three decades. Read more about each finalist and their work: nstf.org.za/current-finalist… @South_32 #NSTFawards2026 #HealthyAgeing #SETexcellence #ScienceOscarsSA #South32Partner #ProudlySA #InnovationForGood

Highlights from our World Food Safety Day commemoration! A heartfelt thank you to our speakers, partners, and attendees for contributing to a successful and impactful event. #WorldFoodSafetyDay #SafeFoodEverywhere.

EPE NETWORK MEETING: PUBLIC LECTURE A New Global Order? War and the Middle East in an Age of Climate Breakdown Southern Centre for Inequality Studies invites you to a public lecture by Adam Hanieh. 📅 30 June 2026 | 14h30–16h00 📍 Wits Anglo American Digital Dome 🔗 Register by 24 June 2026 bit.ly/43wQIBR

From Wits University to Bafana Bafana: we're behind you all the way. 🇿🇦 Good luck to the boys in green and gold. 💚💛⚽ #WitsForGood #BafanaBafana #BafanaPride

🔔REMINDER: Are you a postdoctoral fellow or early-career researcher in the diaspora? Wits University in Johannesburg, South Africa, is inviting outstanding researchers to bring their expertise to one of Africa's leading research-intensive universities through the Wits Rising Scholars Programme. 📅 Applications close: 15 June 2026 More Info: ow.ly/Uqow50Z6vph Apply Here: ow.ly/YJOs50Z6vpg #WitsForGood #ResearchForGood #WitsResearch

📚✨ #InternationalArchivesWeek2026 | #ArchivesForJustice Today, we spotlight the South African History Archive (SAHA), located in the Wits Education Library. SAHA is a human rights archive dedicated to documenting, preserving and promoting awareness of past and contemporary struggles for justice through archival preservation, outreach and access to information. Among its significant holdings are collections relating to South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). These records continue to resonate today, gaining renewed public interest through the work of the Khampepe Commission of Inquiry, which is investigating the political suppression of investigations and prosecutions linked to TRC cases. 🔗 Learn More: saha.org.za/ Explore Wits Archives: wits.ac.za/historicalpapers/ #WitsForGood #IAW2026 #WitsArchives

🏃🏾‍♂️ As the 2026 Comrades Marathon approaches, we celebrate the Wits staff taking on the Ultimate Human Race. Among them is Dr Siyabonga (Siya) Kunene, Senior Lecturer in the Wits Department of Physiotherapy, sport and exercise physiotherapist, lifestyle coach and endurance athlete, who will be running his fifth Comrades Marathon this year. From rural KwaZulu-Natal to academia and leadership in sport and exercise medicine, Dr Kunene has dedicated his career to promoting health, wellbeing and peak performance. Read More: ow.ly/nTT050Zak4F #WitsForGood #WitsComradesRunners #Comrades2026

Happening now! 🎉 We are excited to be commemorating World Food Safety Day, bringing together experts, practitioners, students, and stakeholders to champion food safety and protect public health. 🌍🍽️ #WorldFoodSafetyDay #FoodSafety

Wits University is behind Bafana Bafana 🇿🇦⚽ Wishing the team all the best in the FIFA World Cup. South Africa is behind you! 💚💛 #WitsForGood #FIFAWorldCup #BafanaBafana

Applauding Prof Dorrit Posel’s achievement! She is a finalist in the Lifetime category of the 2025/2026 NSTF-South32 Awards, known as the ‘Science Oscars’ of South Africa. These prestigious awards recognise and promote outstanding contributions to science, engineering, technology (SET) and innovation by related professionals, practitioners, teams, partnerships and organisations in South Africa. Prof Posel is a Distinguished Professor; Helen Suzman Chair: Political Economy, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, School of Economics and Finance, at the @Wits_News - University of the Witwatersrand. She is a finalist for leading economic research that has reshaped understanding of households, marriage, migration, gender, and wellbeing in SA and internationally. Read more about each finalist and their work: nstf.org.za/current-finalist… @South_32 #NSTFawards2026 #HealthyAgeing #SETexcellence #ScienceOscarsSA #South32Partner #ProudlySA #InnovationForGood

Celebrating Prof Stephen Tollman’s remarkable achievement. He is a finalist in the Lifetime Award category of the 2025/2026 NSTF-South32 Awards, known as the ‘Science Oscars’ of South Africa. These prestigious awards recognise and promote outstanding contributions to science, engineering, technology (SET) and innovation by related professionals, practitioners, teams, partnerships and organisations in South Africa. Prof Tollman is a Director: SAMRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Unit; Head: Health and Population Division, School of Public Health at the @Wits_News - University of the Witwatersrand; Director: Agincourt Node, South African Population Research Infrastructure Network (SAPRIN); also in the Special Annual Theme category: Healthy Ageing. He is a finalist for his contribution to building evidence for healthy ageing across the life course in South and sub-Saharan Africa. Read more about each finalist and their work: nstf.org.za/current-finalist… @South_32 #NSTFawards2026 #HealthyAgeing #SETexcellence #ScienceOscarsSA #South32Partner #ProudlySA #InnovationForGood

A heart congratulations to Prof Mary Catherine Scholes, a finalist in the Lifetime category of the 2025/2026 NSTF-South32 Awards, known as the ‘Science Oscars’ of South Africa. She has earned her place among the best. Against a record 39% surge in nominations and fierce competition, her outstanding contribution to science, engineering, technology (SET) and innovation in South Africa stands out. Prof Scholes is a Full Professor and Chair: Sappi Research, Climate Change and Plantation Sustainability, Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences (APES) at the @Wits_News - University of the Witwatersrand. She is a finalist for her contribution to using ecosystem science and systems analysis to enhance environmental sustainability and deepen understanding of climate change in SA. Read more about each finalist and their work: nstf.org.za/current-finalist… @South_32 #NSTFawards2026 #HealthyAgeing #SETexcellence #ScienceOscarsSA #South32Partner #ProudlySA #InnovationForGood