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New review points to faster, safer vaccine development
Viral mimic systems and other tech platforms could enable local testing of vaccine candidates and antiviral therapies.
18 February 2026
DNA meets metaphor in unique arts with science programme
Postdoc poet Dr Tebogo Matshana explores memory, ancestry and change in the body through artist-in-lab fellowship at genomics institute.
17 February 2026
PhD candidate takes research to MIT and Harvard
Bontle Masango focuses on type 2 diabetes, the most common type of diabetes in Africa, and hopes to reduce the impact on individuals and healthcare.
16 February 2026
New review points to faster, safer vaccine development
Viral mimic systems and other tech platforms could enable local testing of vaccine candidates and antiviral therapies.
18 February 2026
DNA meets metaphor in unique arts with science programme
Postdoc poet Dr Tebogo Matshana explores memory, ancestry and change in the body through artist-in-lab fellowship at genomics institute.
17 February 2026
PhD candidate takes research to MIT and Harvard
Bontle Masango focuses on type 2 diabetes, the most common type of diabetes in Africa, and hopes to reduce the impact on individuals and healthcare.
16 February 2026
Wits partnered with the SWEAT Africa start-up and venture festival - uniting entrepreneurs, innovators and investors. The revamped Witsie Shop is now open in-store and online for official merchandise. Professor Stephanie Allais welcomes the President’s SONA plans to increase skills levy grants for workplace training. Wits and UJ train engineering students to design biomedical robots through a new soft robotics course. Wits led the Young Professionals Programme at the Mining Indaba, connecting students and experts with industry leaders on the future of mining.
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