2024-5 UK Fellowships exclusively for Wits
Wits University’s long-term strategic partner, the University of Edinburgh (Scotland, United Kingdom), is offering African Fellowships exclusively to Wits humanities researchers, for the sixth year running. Edinburgh’s Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities (IASH) is offering African Fellowships for researchers with PhDs who are based at Wits to undertake research in Edinburgh in 2025-26.
Apply by 17h00 (SA time) on Friday 28 February 2025 – see details below.
Wits VC’s 2024 end of year update
Dear Colleagues
We are reaching the end of yet another successful year, thanks to the efforts of the Wits community, and in particular to you, our staff members, who make this University exceptional. On behalf of the Senior Executive Team, I thank you for ensuring that Wits remains a beacon of hope, excellence and innovation in the world today.
Webinar on “Winnie and Nelson, Portrait of a Marriage” – Jonny Steinberg in conversation with Hlonipha Mokoena
Join us for a webinar in which Jonny Steinberg will discuss his internationally acclaimed book, which takes in a century of South African history through the prism of the marriage of Nelson Mandela and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. Jonny, a Wits alumnus and researcher at WISER at Wits, is now based at Yale University, USA. He will be in conversation with his Wits colleague, Hlonipha Mokoena, WISER’s new Director.
HOWZIT Global Witsies – 2023 What A Year!
Wits University shines as a beacon of hope for South Africa, thanks to the dedication of you, our global Wits community. Despite global and local challenges, our accomplishments inspire optimism. We disbursed R1.4 billion in financial aid, scholarships and bursaries, thereby impacting on thousands of students, and unveiled groundbreaking infrastructure projects like the Wits Brian and Dorothy Zylstra Sports Complex. Research flourished while relevant initiatives like the Wits Innovation Centre emerged.
Howzit: Witsies in the UK
The jacarandas have showered their flowers in front of Wits’ Great Hall as spring arrived in South Africa. Though the cool weather of autumn is upon the UK, the warmest of wishes from UK alumni, partners and friends of Wits greeted us as we announced a joint doctoral programme with a top UK university and when a Wits Deputy Vice-Chancellor visited the UK recently. Thank you for remembering your roots and for the warm welcome.
