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Ethics Alive 2010

Conference

15 March 2010 - 19 March 2010

The Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, along with the Steve Biko Centre for Bioethics invites you to a week of ethics related activities: “Is it professional for healthcare practitioners to engage in strike action?”

16 March 2010

The Origins Centre invites you to our next public lecture, ‡Khomani San: the last of the first presented by Phillipa Holden and David Grossman.

23 March 2010

You are cordially invited to attend the inaugural lecture of Prof Ebrahim Momoniat entitled The mathematical modelling and applications of thin film flows, focusing on the derivation and solutions of equations modelling the evolution of the free surface of a thin film.

News

Come and view the Coelacanth at Wits

09 March 2010

The public is invited to come to Wits to view the Coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae) otherwise known as Old Four Legs. A rare species, Coelacanths (Greek for ‘hollow spine’) were believed to be extinct since the end of the Cretaceous period, until the first Latimeria specimen was found off the east coast of South Africa in 1938.

R9 million investment for Wits Engineering students

09 March 2010

As part of its commitment to improving engineering standards in South Africa, Anglo American has made a substantial social investment of R9 million in the University of the Witwatersrand’s Chamber of Mines 4th Quadrant Engineering Building Project, part of the Wits Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment.

Wits Enterprise trains Joburg councillors

03 March 2010

South Africa is experiencing critical skills shortages, both in the public and private sectors. This has contributed to the mounting pressure on government to deliver on election promises, prompting Wits Enterprise to play a vital role in accelerating community development through specialised training.

2010 International Year of the Nurse – Creating a healthy World, celebrating commitment

03 March 2010

The Wits Department of Nursing Education joined global celebrations when it kicked off its commemorative activities planned for the International Year of the Nurse (IYNurse) on Friday, 12 February 2010.

Wits School of Accountancy students shine in IRBA and SAICA exams

03 March 2010

The Wits School of Accountancy graduates have once again done the University proud by performing exceptionally well in Part II of the 2009 Chartered Accountants Qualifying Examinations.