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WIRS RESEARCH HUB

Find a project. Bring a case. Build an academic output.

WIRS helps Wits trainees and approved collaborators turn suitable Wits-circuit cases and ideas into supervised academic outputs — from triage and team formation through governance, write-up and submission.

Express interestSubmit a Wits-circuit case or idea (opens in a new tab)

From case to output, in five steps.

  1. Find or bring a projectTell the Research team what you can offer, or bring a Wits-circuit case or idea of your own.
  2. Triage & scopeThe Research team weighs academic value, feasibility and the likely output.
  3. Build the teamProject lead, supervisor and the contribution actually needed are confirmed.
  4. Onboard & developYou receive a project brief, the support pack and guidance to start the work.
  5. Review & submitInternal review, the target journal or meeting, and the final submission.

Already working on a project? WIRS can also help with writing, figures, research methods, governance routing or submission preparation.

OPPORTUNITIES

Opportunities are available.

Supervised case-report and research projects run across body IR, neurointervention and general IR. They are at different stages and need different things — start by telling the Research team what interests you.

Expressions of interest are reviewed by the WIRS Research team. Expressing interest does not confer project access or authorship, and no patient-identifiable information may be submitted through any WIRS form.

The research support pack.

Once you are matched to a project, WIRS gives you a clear starting point — brief, role, templates, governance guidance and submission pathway, as one set.

Available to matched contributors

  1. Project brief

    Start here.    One page for your specific project: scope, expected output, lead, supervisor, current team, your contribution and initial milestones.

  2. Case report starter

    Draft the manuscript.    One master, structured case-report template aligned with recognised reporting principles, including CARE-radiology.

  3. Figures & de-identification

    Prepare images safely.    Image selection, figure preparation, captions, annotations and safe de-identification.

  4. Governance route

    Know the next approval step.    The relevant Wits HREC, consent and institutional governance pathway for your project.

  5. Journal submission profile

    Package for the target outlet.    A packaging profile for the chosen journal or meeting, layered on the shared template once the outlet is selected.

  6. Abstract & poster checklist

    Take the work to a meeting.    For turning a project into a conference abstract or poster, where applicable.

The pack is issued when you are matched to a project, together with your project brief. It is a working set of WIRS templates, not clinical guidance — project supervisory and governance decisions always take precedence.

Reference standards.

Governance.

  1. No identifiable patient information may be submitted through a WIRS form.
  2. Clinical data and imaging remain in approved institutional environments.
  3. Governance requirements are project-specific.
  4. WIRS helps route the process; it does not independently determine ethics requirements.
  5. Contribution does not guarantee authorship.
  6. External collaboration is project-specific and subject to approval.
  7. New case or research-idea submission is currently open to Wits-circuit trainees, clinicians and approved collaborators.

New research submissions and expressions of interest are reviewed by the WIRS Research team. We aim to acknowledge and respond within 14 days.

Personal information submitted through WIRS forms is used only to contact you about relevant WIRS activities and is handled in accordance with applicable institutional privacy requirements. Wits Privacy Notice (opens in a new tab)

Have a case? Want to contribute?

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