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Conversations in Science

The Faculty has an excellent team of academics and support staff. These academics include A-rated, and future A-rated scientists, innovative researchers, and brilliant teachers. Over the last century, Wits Science scholars helped to develop new methods and techniques, made new scientific discoveries, and contributed to the development of global projects. The Conversations in Science series is aimed at getting to know the scientist behind the science. The second conversation was with the NRF A-rated ecologist Prof. Sally Archibald.

Find our first conversation here
 

Featured MSc programmes

Wits offers a range of MSc degrees by coursework and research report in different fields. Here we feature Environmental Sciences, Science Communication, Geographical Information Systems and Remote Sensing, Global Change Studies, and Medical Physics.

Climate change and global warming
MSc Global Change The MSc in the field of Interdisciplinary Global Change Studies builds research skills across multiple disciplines related to global and climate change. It focuses on understanding social-ecological sustainability and tackling challenges like unsustainable resource use, environmental degradation, climate change, and biodiversity loss.
GIS and remote sensing
MSc GIS and Remote Rensing The programme taps into the expertise of leading scientists from across the University, offering strong training for the next generation of GIS and RS professionals. By the end of the course, you'll be equipped to work effectively in challenging situations and advance to the top of the field.
MSc Environmental Sciences If you're aiming for a career in environmental management and sustainability, this degree is for you. You'll gain the knowledge, skills, and expertise in human-environment interactions that are increasingly sought after by governments, society, and industries worldwide.
MSc Science Communications This intensive programme trains science communicators to work ethically and effectively across human and environmental phenomena. It equips students with the creative and intellectual tools needed to design and execute strong communication strategies across disciplines.
MSc Medical Physics Medical Physics is an exciting field that combines physics and medicine. This degree is taught by the Division of Medical Physics in the School of Clinical Medicine at the Wits Faculty of Health Sciences but is coordinated by the School of Physics in the Faculty of Science.

Featured Research

Evolutionary Studies Institute: The richness and completeness of South Africa’s fossil record makes it a prime laboratory for studying the origins of species through time, including human origins.

URC Protein Structure Function Research Unit: Four principal investigators run four research groups that delve into the structural and functional intricacies of a variety of proteins implicated in globally relevant diseases.

Rock Art Research Institute: Rock art is one of the most evocative of all the pieces of heritage left for us by our ancient ancestors. Over 35 years of research has contributed to making southern African rock arts some of the best-understood in the world.
Rubbish along river in Alex

CIWaRD: Research-based solutions to complex and interconnected challenges. Research covers all aspects of water, such as acid mine drainage, sanitation challenges, environmental law, and climate change, through the lens of the global South.
Image courtesy Wits structured light

Structured Light Laboratory: A small, diverse and dynamic group researching Structured Light and its applications.

Integrative Cancer Biology Research Laboratory: Research is focused on characterising the role of cholesterol-related pathways in three aggressive cancers namely breast, pancreatic and colorectal cancer.
Graph Theory

Mandelstam Institute for Theoretical Physics: Conducting research in mathematical physics, chaos, condensed matter physics, quantum field theory, quantum gravity and string theory.