University of the Witwatersrand
The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, also known as Wits University, is a leading, internationally-ranked, research-intensive university located in Johannesburg, South Africa, the economic heartland of Africa. Committed to academic and research excellence and social justice, Wits generates high level scarce skills for a globally competitive world, while addressing local social and economic development. At the forefront of a changing society, Wits is a social leader, dedicated to advancing the public good.
Wits is known for its work in deep level mining, science, health sciences, accountancy, law, governance, and the humanities, amongst others. It houses five faculties which comprise 34 schools. Wits offers approximately 3 600 courses to about 32 500 full-time students, of whom about a third are postgraduate and 55% are female. Almost 65% of all doctoral candidates and about half of all enrolments are in the Science, Engineering and Technology fields. Wits has developed about 130 000 graduates in its 93 years of existence. It has a proud record in that about 87% of all publications are in accredited international journals.
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Aalia Cassim
Visiting Researcher, Southern Centre for Inequality Studies, University of the Witwatersrand
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Abigail M Hatcher
Honorary Associate Professor, University of the Witwatersrand
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Adedeji Adeniran
Senior Research Fellow at the Center for the Studies of Economies of Africa in Nigeria. , University of the Witwatersrand
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Ademola Johnson Ajuwon
Visiting Professor at the School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand
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Adeola Oyenubi
Senior Lecturer, School of Economics and Finance, University of the Witwatersrand
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Agathe Maupin
Research Associate at the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) and at a research unit on Les Afriques dans le Monde (LAM), University of the Witwatersrand
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Agnes Erzse
Researcher, SAMRC/Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science- PRICELESS SA, University of the Witwatersrand
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Akhona Ndzuta
Lecturer, Wits School of Arts, University of the Witwatersrand
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Alan Finlay
Lecturer: Journalism and Media Studies, University of the Witwatersrand
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Alan Fowler
Honorary Professor in African Philanthropy, University of the Witwatersrand
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Albano Agostinho Troco
NRF/British Academy Postdoctoral Research Fellow under the SA-UK Bilateral Chair in Political Theory, University of the Witwatersrand
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Albert Sharra
Joint-Research Fellow, University of the Witwatersrand
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Alessandra Prioreschi
Associate Director and Researcher at the Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit (DPHRU), University of the Witwatersrand
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Alessandro Craparo
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture Research Fellow, University of the Witwatersrand
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Alex Halligey
Post-Doctoral Fellow with South African Research Chair in Spatial Analysis and City Planning, University of the Witwatersrand
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Alex Mohubetswane Mashilo
Visiting Researcher, Southern Centre for Inequality Studies, University of the Witwatersrand
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Alex Schoeman
Associate professor, School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies, University of the Witwatersrand
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Alex van den Heever
Chair of Social Security Systems Administration and Management Studies, Adjunct Professor in the School of Governance, University of the Witwatersrand
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Alison Bentley
Honorary Lecturer in Family Medicine, University of the Witwatersrand
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Alison Todes
Professor, University of the Witwatersrand
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Amanda Esterhuysen
Associate professor School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies, University of the Witwatersrand
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Ames Dhai
Director of the Steve Biko Centre for Bioethics and Adjunct Professor and Head of Department of Bioethics at the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand
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Ananyo Choudhury
Reader at the Sydney Brenner Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of the Witwatersrand
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Anastasia Ugwuanyi
Senior clinical educator, department of family medicine, University of the Witwatersrand
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Andrea Fuller
Professor, School of Physiology; Director, Brain Function Research Group, University of the Witwatersrand
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Andrew Forbes
Professor, University of the Witwatersrand
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Andrew Lawrence
Visiting Research Scholar, University of the Witwatersrand
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Andrew van der Spuy
Senior lecturer, Linguistics, University of the Witwatersrand
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Andriamiranto Raveloson
Post Doc Seismology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Anele Siswana
Clinical Psychologist, University of the Witwatersrand
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Anne Fitchett
Retired Honorary Associate Professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand
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Ann Kathleen Cameron
Head: Science Teaching and Learning Centre, Faculty of Science, University of the Witwatersrand
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Anton Harber
Caxton Professor of Journalism, University of the Witwatersrand
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Antonia Wadley
Lecturer in the School of Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand
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Arabo K. Ewinyu
Researcher, Southern Centre for Inequality Studies, University of the Witwatersrand
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Arianna Lissoni
Researcher at History Workshop, University of the Witwatersrand
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Aribiah David Attoe
Lecturer in Philosophy, University of the Witwatersrand
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Ariel Sarah Prinsloo
PhD Candidate, University of the Witwatersrand
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Aroop Chatterjee
Research Manager: Wealth Inequality, Southern Centre for Inequality Studies, University of the Witwatersrand
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Asanda Mtintsilana
Postdoctoral researcher, University of the Witwatersrand
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Ashadee Kay Miller
PhD Candidate, School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand
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Ashleigh Craig
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of the Witwatersrand
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Ashleigh Jane Hutchinson
Deputy Director of the DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Mathematical and Statistical Sciences and Senior Lecturer in the School of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics, University of the Witwatersrand
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Ashraf Coovadia
Academic Head of Department : Paediatrics and Child Health, University of the Witwatersrand
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Aviva Tugendhaft
Senior Researcher, SA MRC Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science, PRICELESS SA, Faculty of Health Sciences, Wits School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand
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Balungile Mbenyane
Researcher, University of the Witwatersrand
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Barry Dwolatzky
Professor of Software Engineering, School of Electrical & Information Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand
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Barry Mendelow
Emeritus Professor of Pathology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Barry Schoub
Emeritus professor of virology, Wits University, University of the Witwatersrand
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Basil Brooke
Associate Professor at the Wits Research Institute for Malaria in the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand
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Bavesh Kana
Head of the Centre of Excellence for Biomedical TB Research, University of the Witwatersrand
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B Camminga
Research associate, University of the Witwatersrand
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Beatrice M’mboga Akala
Lecturer, University of the Witwatersrand
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Benjamin Rosman
Director of the MIND Institute, Professor in the School of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics, University of the Witwatersrand
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Beth Vale
Post-doctoral Fellow NRF Chair: Local Histories, Present Realities, University of the Witwatersrand
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Beverley Damonse
Senior Advisor: Science Enterprises, University of the Witwatersrand
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Beverley Kramer
Emeritus Professor, School of Anatomical Sciences, faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand
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Bhekizizwe Peterson
Professor of African Literature, University of the Witwatersrand
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Blair Cowie
PhD Candidate Invasive Species Management, University of the Witwatersrand
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Bonita Meyersfeld
Associate Professor, University of the Witwatersrand