Updates
Jul 23
Congratulations to our senior lecturer in Economic Geology, Dr Ben Hayes, on receiving the Friedel Sellschop Fellowship for 2025 to 2027. Presented by the University of the Witwatersrand, this grant, worth up to R145 000 a year over three years, acknowledges and celebrates outstanding early-stage r...Read more
Jul 23
Are you curious about where your degree can take you? Join us at the Wits Geosciences Career Fair to explore a wide range of exciting career paths in geoscience! 💬 Connect with top industry professionals 🎯 Get practical advice on shaping your academic and career journey 📍 Venue: GLT Geosciences ...Read more
Jul 23
📢 Upcoming Geotalk – Thurs 24 July Join the Wits Geosciences Honours Class of 2025 as they present insights from their recent field excursion to the Barberton Greenstone Belt and Bushveld Complex. 🌍 Topic: Archaean and Proterozoic Metallogenesis in South Africa 📅 Date: Thursday, 24 July 🕓 Time...Read more
Jul 19
Congratulations to Wits School of Geosciences geology and geochemistry honours alumna Nomonde Miya on receiving the 2025 Haughton Award at the Geological Society of South Africa (GSSA) awards ceremony on 17 July 2025. The GSSA presents the Haughton Award annually, which recognises the most outstan...Read more
Jul 18
Congratulations to Professor Glen Nwaila, Director of the African Research Centre for Ore System Science at the Wits School of Geosciences, on being awarded the prestigious Des Pretorius Memorial Award for 2025. Prof. Nwaila is recognised for his substantial contribution to economic geology in Afri...Read more