Study Finds Solution to Shark Attacks
An Australian research team has found a simple and cost-effective light solution could help reduce great white shark attacks on...
Early Detection the Cornerstone to Combat Breast Cancer
Opinion article by Prof Alicia Sherriff, Clinical Oncologist and Head of the Department of Oncology at the University of the...
Inclusive Health Research Awards
The 2024 Inclusive Health Research Awards, held in Africa for the first time, recognises health research into sexual minorities, long...
Women in the Workplace
Ambitious, Flexible and Under-representedWomen in science are demonstrating unparalleled ambition, driven in part by the increasing availability of workplace flexibility....
Researching the effects of high fructose consumption on memory and learning capabilities
A researcher from the University of the Free State (UFS) is studying the influence of high fructose – a type...
TechnoGirl Trust: Empowering Women in STEM for Societal Development
The TechnoGirl Trust, a pioneering organisation dedicated to bridging the gender gap in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields,...
South African women at higher risk of perinatal depression
South Africa faces a perinatal depression crisis, with mothers three to four times more likely to be affected than their...
Head of Sibanye Stillwater Digital Mining Laboratory graduates with a PhD in engineering from Wits.
In a celebratory ceremony held at Wits Great Hall on 8 July 2024, Dr. Muhammad Ahsan Mahboob, the Head of...
The urgent need to empower women in tech
The Urgent Need to Empower Women in TechAfrica stands on the precipice of technological revolution with the potential to leapfrog...
BePRECISE consortium unveils guidelines to enhance reporting in precision medicine research
The inaugural reporting guidelines for precision medicine research, of which Wits University Professor Michèle Ramsay is co-author, have been published...