University of the Witwatersrand

Overview

  • ID: https://ror.org/03rp50x72
  • ATR ID: 03rp50x72
  • ATR Label: University of the Witwatersrand
  • Status: active
  • Established: 1922
  • Types: education, funder

Locations

  • Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
    • GeoNames ID: 993800
    • Coordinates: -26.20227, 28.04363

Names

  • University of the Witwatersrand (ror_display, label, en)
  • Wits (acronym)
  • Wits University (alias, en)

External IDs

  • fundref: 501100001336
  • grid: grid.11951.3d
  • isni: 0000 0004 1937 1135
  • wikidata: Q534643

Domains

  • wits.ac.za

Relationships

  • child: Agincourt Health and Socio-Demographic Surveillance System
    • https://ror.org/01vga2998
  • child: Southern Centre For Inequality Studies
    • https://ror.org/02ayn5869
  • related: Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital
    • https://ror.org/02g48bh60
  • related: Helen Joseph Hospital
    • https://ror.org/04nrs5002
  • related: Johannesburg Hospital
    • https://ror.org/047x96110

Administrative Information

  • Created: 2018-11-14 (schema 1.0)
  • Last modified: 2026-06-23 (schema 2.1)

Website test

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      "http_code": 200,
      "message": "[24364] (200) ",
      "datetime": "2026-06-26 13:37:41",
      "elapsed": 1.3644227981567383
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