The Wits Programme in Demography and Population Studies offers an interdisciplinary graduate teaching and research in demography and population studies.
Africa needs to address its numerous 21st century challenges. These include stemming the tide of HIV/AIDS, ensuring safe reproductive health, improving infant and child survival, managing migration and urbanization and expediting economic development while safeguarding the environment. The interconnected nature of all these issues has necessitated the adoption of an interdisciplinary approach to t
07/08/2019
In support of quality research, we would like to bring to the attention of the research community the following joint statement with regards to ethical research and scholarly publishing practices. Pdf version: http://bit.ly/2M5qHnj
20/11/2018
Find a PhD: how to choose the right doctorate Selecting the right doctorate is crucial for success. Robert MacIntosh and Kevin O'Gorman share top 10 tips on how to pick a PhD
06/09/2018
China looks to relax two-child policy – but it won't solve demographic problems There are signs China could drop its two-child policy in an attempt to boost population growth.
04/09/2018
Our Special Issue of the South African Journal of Child Health is online!!
http://www.sajch.org.za/index.php/SAJCH
Read all about the challenges adolescents in SSA face and what needs to be done!
Funded by the NRF/ CoE Human Development and Wits Faculty of Humanities, DPS HoD, Nicole De Wet is the guest editor of the issue. Papers by Prof Clifford Odimegwu, Dr Sasha Frade and other members of the DPS team and colleagues from the HSRC and Wits School of Public Health are included!
South African Journal of Child Health Medical child health journal
17/08/2018
🔝Wits University is currently No. 1 in Africa according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities 2018 and remains in the 200-300 range globally out of about 25 000 universities worldwide. See ranking methodology here: http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU-Methodology-2018.html 👏🏾👏🏾
Retweeted Patrick Gerland ():
New Spatial Demography journal which stress the critical use & application of spatial concepts, data, measures & methods in demographic research. The journal publishes both substantive & methodological papers from across the discipline & its related fields https://t.co/zq1wcD85wz
Retweeted Ridhi Kashyap ():
Now out: Two fantastic postdoctoral research fellowships in Sociology to develop your own projects - apply by September 24! https://t.co/U8qiQ7lKOc
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Official Announcement
Theme for the 8th African Population Conference (2019) is “Harnessing Africa's Population Dynamics for Sustainable Development: 25 Years after Cairo and Beyond” https://t.co/tpKQmQqS5I
Retweeted Wits University ():
Former Wits VC, Prof. Loyiso Nongxa has been elected as Vice-President of the International Mathematical Union. He was the first African Rhodes Scholar to graduate from with a doctoral degree in math. He continues to exemplify the makings of a true leader 👏🏿👏🏿 https://t.co/CPwqavNcJD
Retweeted Wits University ():
A warm welcome to our incoming Chancellor of the University of the Witwatersrand Dr. Judy Dlamini 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
Read full story: https://t.co/lPvyUfwCBr https://t.co/tHMYgEAoEV
01/08/2018
Retweeted World Bank Health ():
: 2 new data dashboards available in the , and Population data portal. https://t.co/84xlky3eEJ https://t.co/ky4gH0EmKN
Introducing two new dashboards in the Health, Nutrition and Population data portal We’re pleased to launch new dashboards in the Health, Nutrition and Population Portal, following the portal’s revamp last year. The renewed HNP portal has two main dashboards covering Population and Health.
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