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Congratulations to Gordon Cooper on receiving the Dr Rudolf Krahmann Medal, the highest professional honour of the South African Geophysical Association. Well deserved! #WitsGeosciences #WitsForGood #Geophysics
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Geotalk, Tue 20 Oct, 16:00, G101: Prof Stephen Flint on stratigraphic prediction in deep-water slope and basin-floor systems: lessons from the Karoo. All welcome. #Geotalk #WitsGeosciences #WitsForGood
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The Wits Geosciences Postgraduate Research Group invites you to a special seminar with Dr Gracelin Baskaran,
Everyone is welcome to join the discussion.
#WitsGeosciences #PostgraduateResearch #CriticalMinerals #ResourceGovernance #Geoscience #NaturalResources #WitsUniversity
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FINAL CALL FOR REGISTRATIONS | Jozi140✨️
There’s still time to join us as we celebrate 140 years since the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand and explore how geology, gold and mining shaped Johannesburg.
Register and find out more:
witsevents.co.za/jozi140/reg…
#Jozi140
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🌍 Geotalk - SAS-SEG Special Lunchtime Talk
Join us for a special Monday Geotalk as we welcome Prof Dave Holwell from the University of Leicester.
Bring your lunch, your questions and your best economic geology banter! ☕️🪨
#Geotalk #WitsGeosciences #EconomicGeology #SASSEG
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🌍 This week’s Geotalk is a particularly special one as we welcome Borbor Gibson, one of our own PhD candidates. They will be presenting research from his PhD:
Please note: due to data protection, the recording will not be immediately available after the talk.
#Geotalk #Wits
ALT Promotional graphic for a Wits Geosciences Geotalk featuring PhD candidate Borbor Gibson. The talk, titled “Geometallurgical assessment of selective base metal sulfide dissolution from a complex, oxidised PGM flotation tailings material,” takes place on Thursday 27 August at 16:00 in G101, Wits Geosciences, and will also be livestreamed on YouTube. The graphic includes a photograph of Borbor Gibson and a QR code linking to the livestream.
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Bring a coffee and your best science banter as we welcome Prof. Pieter Vermeesch (University College London) for a lunch-time talk.
Join us in person or online, everyone is welcome!
#Geotalk #WitsGeosciences #Geochronology #Palaeoanthropology #Australopithecus #WitsUniversity
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Join us for this week’s geotalk with Nivea Magalhaes from the Camborne School of Mines, University of Exeter. Speaking on "Abiotic gas occurrences in the Precambrian crust."
#WitsGeosciences #geotalk #Geoscience #EarthScience #Precambrian #Geology
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Join the Wits School of Geosciences for our next Geotalk featuring Prof Mark Jessell (University of Western Australia).
Topic: The tectonics and metallogenesis of the West African Craton
#WitsGeotalks #Geoscience #WitsUniversity #EconomicGeology #Metallogenesis #Tectonics
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The Wits School of Geosciences is pleased to welcome Dr Renjie Zhou (The University of Queensland) for this weeks Geotalk: Applying geochronology to questions in plate tectonics and resources: Studies from Oceania
There will be no livestream this week
#WitsGeotalk #WitsForGood
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Jozi140: Commemorating 140 Years Since the Discovery of Gold in Johannesburg. We invite you to a unique two-day geological field excursion celebrating the geological heritage that gave rise to Johannesburg.
📣 Dates: 7–8 August 2026
Please register here:
jozi140.witsevents.co.za/reg…
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Two of our professors – Prof. Grant Bybee and Prof. Glen Nwaila – explore the future of sustainable mining in their latest article in The Future of Sustainability annual publication.Read more here: issuu.com/topcomedia/docs/es…
#WitsGeosciences #Sustainability #WitsForGood
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PhD Opportunity: Sedimentology, Stratigraphy and Structural Geology in the Gobi Desert
Looking for PhD students on this multi-institutional research project into the geological evolution of Mongolia's Eastern Gobi Basin.
For more information visit: witsgeosciences.start.page
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Exciting news – we’re hiring! 📣
The Wits School of Geosciences is expanding, and we are seeking exceptional candidates for three academic roles. Deadline for applications: 31 August 2026.
Submit your application at wits.ac.za/vacancies/.
#AcademicJobs #Hiring
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The Wits School of Geosciences is pleased to host Dr Jun Cowan (StructuralGeology.com) for an upcoming Geotalk!
Weds, 20th 13h15 (hybrid event)
#geotalk
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We are happy to welcome Dr Moyagabo Kenneth Rapetsoa as the newest member of our team at the Wits School of Geosciences. He joins as a specialist in Geophysical Research and Computational Instrumentation.
#WitsForGood #Wits #WitsGeosciences
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Dr Rapetsoa completed his PhD in Geophysics at Wits, with his research focusing on innovative seismic acquisition and imaging techniques for complex geological and mining environments.
We wish him a fulfilling and enjoyable journey with the Wits Geosciences team.
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Learn more about Dr Rapetosea’s research here: scholar.google.com/citations…
Stay tuned for his future geotalk session.
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The Wits School of Geosciences is pleased to host Dr Herman van Niekerk (University of Johannesburg) for an upcoming Geotalk:
Date: Thursday, 7 May
Time: 16h00
Venue: G121, Honours Room, Wits Geosciences
Online access available via Zoom Meeting ID: 97168403738
#geotalk
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A recent article in Mining Review Africa quotes Wits Geosciences Professor Glen Nwaila as saying the future will need education reform and new “geodata scientists” as AI makes mining more data-driven and precise.
🔗 Read more here: miningreview.com/magazine-ar…
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