Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @WitsUniversity

Overview

Total number of tweets analysed

284

Earliest tweet was on

2023-03-17

Latest tweet was on

2023-03-26

Tweets covering

9 days

Average age of authors' accounts

7 years


Summarization

The tweets cover a range of topics related to activities and events at Wits University in Johannesburg, South Africa, including welcoming new members to the editorial board, updates on classes and lectures on media law and international relations, hackathons on astronomy and big data, initiatives in human sciences and brain awareness, and discussions on anthropology and industrial policy. The tweets also celebrate the accomplishments of students and researchers at Wits, including a PhD award and representation in international organizations related to surgery and health.

Topic Modeling

  1. Academic appointments and editorial board updates
  2. Media law and liability in tech
  3. Astronomy and data science hackathons
  4. International collaboration and women in science
  5. Archaeology, anthropology, and education

Emotional Analysis

The emotions expressed in these tweets are generally positive and enthusiastic. The tweets talk about welcoming new members to an editorial board, enjoying teaching classes, presenting projects, attending inspiring lectures, and celebrating academic achievements. The tweets also reflect a sense of collaboration and community, as well as a passion for science, technology, and education. Overall, the tweets convey a hopeful and optimistic outlook.

Trend Analysis

  1. Announcement of new members joining the Editorial Board
  2. Teaching media law and digital speech at Wits University
  3. Events and presentations related to astronomy and data science
  4. Leadership councils and representatives in fields such as HPB surgery
  5. Research projects and initiatives in fields such as paleoanthropology and industrial policy

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Types of Tweets

Number of Retweets

131

Percentage of total tweets

46%

Number of Original tweets

56

Percentage of total tweets

19%

Number of tweets that contain Mentions

284

Percentage of total tweets

100%

Number of tweets that were Replies

81

Percentage of total tweets

28%

Number of tweets that were Quotes

33

Percentage of total tweets

11%

Number of tweets that contain Hashtags

97

Percentage of total tweets

34%


Top 5 devices used to tweet

Source Count
Twitter for Android 122
Twitter Web App 86
Twitter for iPhone 58
Twitter for iPad 5
Hootsuite Inc. 3

What devices were used to tweet


Top 10 accounts with highest followers count

Username Name Bio Followers count
SABCNews SABC News The digital news portal of the South African Broadcasting Corporation. 2,620,250
SAfmRadio SAfmRadio 📻 SA's only national news and talk radio station. Leading the nation's conversation. The more you listen, the more you'll know. 104-107 FM Across Mzansi 252,111
NickHudsonCT Nick Hudson @Pandata19 chairman, investor, actuary. Thumos is required, not a Great Reset. 73,961
varsitycup Varsity Cup The official account for FNB Varsity Cup. 2023 season begins on 20 February. Proudly brought to you by @FNBSA, @SteersSA and @suzuki_za! #RugbyThatRocks 44,306
ChanasitJonas Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit Dept. Arbovirology and Entomology @unihh Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine @BNITM_de and @WHO CC | views are my own | Likes are not endorsements 40,203
RobynCurnow Robyn Curnow Recovering @CNN anchor / previously @CNN correspondent in Africa and Europe / @Cambridge_uni alum / Instagram: @robyncurnow / 📚 🖊 📄 🎥 🎨🖌/🇿🇦/ 25,829
ChrisStringer65 Chris Stringer Researcher in human evolution - tweets are my own 25,518
santa_Xma Kamva ... 24,250
PCORI The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute An independent organization created to help people make better informed healthcare decisions. Links, RTs, favorite ≠ endorsements/advice. 21,280
IvanOkuda Emorimor Associate, Anguria & Co. Advocates. 2019 KAS Media Africa Scholar, Wits University. Student, LLM Construction Law & Arbitration, Robert Gordon Uni., Scotland. 20,968

Top 10 accounts with highest friends count

Username Name Bio Followers count
santa_Xma Kamva ... 22,740
iput_sa IputSaFirst Analogue at birth but digital by birth: One in a melon - recovering from speaking fluent English. 18,915
IHPBA IHPBA International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association: Improving education, training, innovation, research and patient care in HPB disorders 10,016
AbutiJosef Abuti Josef🇿🇦 I'm just being me. If you don't like it, that ain't my problem but yours. 7,223
TonyBeamish Tony Beamish Investigative journalist. Journaliste d’enquête. Avowed opponent of GBV perps. 6,579
Maseko_MI M Maseko Who I am or what I do is not relevant. This account is reserved for, in the broadest sense, social commentary. 5,247
TBNgwenya Manzula the Creator 🇿🇦 Academic Editor | Ultramarathon Runner Forex Trader: signals and trading for clients Contact No.: +27 62 142 3290 / +27 65 289 0108 5,067
R1ckfla1r 4sta uBaba 5,020
OjNoma NomaOjDm I am us! We are Africa! Africa is a Red Sea! I am EFF! 5,004
KMtengai KarimAJM🧫🧬 Biotechnologist🧬🦠/M.Phil. Biotech -CBU,MSc BIRS-Africa @PurdueABE 20/23,Biopharmaceuticals,Biolarvicides&Biopesticides @ndc_tanzania, 5,001

Most active users

Username Bio Number of tweets
alimashaba6 - 36
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WrldOfPaleoAnth Latest News on #HumanOrigins and #Paleoanthropology. #SciComm Officer for @CJofHB- FB/YT/Insta. #OpenAccess Follow for all things #PaleoAnth! 🇺🇦🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈 3
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Smart_SWOT An e-Learning ecosystem that makes individual education a SMART choice for flipped classroom LTSM, K-12, TVET and Academic. 3
ASSAf_Official ASSAf is the official national Academy of Science of South Africa. Our mandate encompasses all fields of scientific enquiry. 3

Tweets per day


Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count

ID Text Retweet count
1637765732669837313 It’s day 3 of the @AfricaAstronomy and @DARABigData hackathon here @TshimologongIT and our participants are presenting their projects. @WitsUniversity @Astro4Dev @Big_IDIA @BRICSAstronomy @astronomy2024 https://t.co/BgkpYzEbsZ 12
1639272351224279043 Please join us in welcoming Laura Pereira (@WitsUniversity), Lelani Mannetti (@GeorgiaStateU) and Zuzana Harmáčková (@Akademie_ved_CR) to our Editorial Board. All heavily involved in @IPBES too 🤝 Meet our updated EB here, more updates to follow soon: https://t.co/os0tgMzzmV ~AvO https://t.co/S8c1oZrtdX 10
1638706905102139392 Inspiring IR Grand Rounds lecture @Yale today by @DocCharlesS from @WitsUniversity 🇿🇦 An amazing journey from rural Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 to becoming a leader in IR for an entire continent Discussed ongoing lack of IR equipment and the great potential of @safireAfrica for IR training https://t.co/WvyguT6Pwk 8
1639198517515153411 #WorldTBDay: South Africa is among the top 30 high #TB burden countries globally. In this article, CARTA fellow Judith Mwansa explores treatment-seeking behaviors of TB patients in the country. @WitsUniversity @aphrc @CKyobutungi @Pragmatist1010 Read on: https://t.co/udL6sIc1DV 7
1639718479749054465 #EarthHourDay @GamndaneNpc @CityofJoburgZA @GautengProvince @WWFSouthAfrica @gpgSocDev @joburgzoo @ClimateZA @JackSekwaila @Sdg13Un @go2uj @WitsUniversity @dotted_OFSA @WCCA8 @WCYDO_Earth @G17_eco @UKParliament @c40cities @UKClimateUnis @saesouthafrica @CSIR @UNFCCC happy hour https://t.co/2TOruHaoB2 7
1638871625947906048 Inspiring @Yale_IR Grand Rounds lecture by @DocCharlesS from @WitsUniversity🇿🇦. Amazing journey from rural Zimbabwe🇿🇼to leader in #irad for an entire continent. Discussed ongoing lack of equipment & the great potential of @safireAfrica for IR training. @YaleMed @Road2IR @YaleGH https://t.co/T6FuZGabJ9 7
1637126198441517058 A successful day 1 at another #Hack4dev initiative at the AfAS Data Science Hackathon hosted at the @WitsUniversity Tshimologong Precinct @TshimologongIT. @DARABigData @AfricaAstronomy @BRICSAstronomy @Big_IDIA @Astro4Dev https://t.co/4FocUdXGnd 6
1637778323949363204 One of the teams presented the topic "Sentiment Analysis of people's perception of BRICS Astronomy" using Twitter data. #AfASHack2023 #Hack4dev #machinelearning #DataScience @Astro4Dev @AfricaAstronomy @Big_IDIA @DARABigData @TshimologongIT @WitsUniversity https://t.co/lenRslWCeu 6
1638797935231242241 ASSAf Members, Profs Lynn Morris & Bavesh Kana @WitsUniversity have been appointed to the National Advisory Council on Innovation (NACI). https://t.co/Ib5vXOGSEf https://t.co/3quNZQRDyR 6
1637522814214258690 Been enjoying giving my media law classes @WitsSchoolofLaw @WitsUniversity the last two weeks ; next class is on digital speech in media context, and also liability of tech platforms. We’ll also touch on whether you can sue ChatGPT for defamation … 5

Top 10 tweets with highest Like count

ID Text Like count
1639272351224279043 Please join us in welcoming Laura Pereira (@WitsUniversity), Lelani Mannetti (@GeorgiaStateU) and Zuzana Harmáčková (@Akademie_ved_CR) to our Editorial Board. All heavily involved in @IPBES too 🤝 Meet our updated EB here, more updates to follow soon: https://t.co/os0tgMzzmV ~AvO https://t.co/S8c1oZrtdX 51
1637522814214258690 Been enjoying giving my media law classes @WitsSchoolofLaw @WitsUniversity the last two weeks ; next class is on digital speech in media context, and also liability of tech platforms. We’ll also touch on whether you can sue ChatGPT for defamation … 33
1637754360015773698 ... @Thumbi_Ndungu, Tony Hawkridge @WesternCapeGov, @TomScriba, @ValerieMizrahi, Wendy Burgers @UCTHealthSci, Wendy Stevens @WitsUniversity, @WillemAHanekom and @ZameerBrey. /16 31
1637765732669837313 It’s day 3 of the @AfricaAstronomy and @DARABigData hackathon here @TshimologongIT and our participants are presenting their projects. @WitsUniversity @Astro4Dev @Big_IDIA @BRICSAstronomy @astronomy2024 https://t.co/BgkpYzEbsZ 30
1638706905102139392 Inspiring IR Grand Rounds lecture @Yale today by @DocCharlesS from @WitsUniversity 🇿🇦 An amazing journey from rural Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 to becoming a leader in IR for an entire continent Discussed ongoing lack of IR equipment and the great potential of @safireAfrica for IR training https://t.co/WvyguT6Pwk 28
1638871625947906048 Inspiring @Yale_IR Grand Rounds lecture by @DocCharlesS from @WitsUniversity🇿🇦. Amazing journey from rural Zimbabwe🇿🇼to leader in #irad for an entire continent. Discussed ongoing lack of equipment & the great potential of @safireAfrica for IR training. @YaleMed @Road2IR @YaleGH https://t.co/T6FuZGabJ9 26
1638965007747543044 Last Spring, the @dflwits crew traveled from @WitsUniversity in Joburg to Manenberg in Cape Town (their first time traveling there!) to lead a Peer Education Training for @BRAVE_RockGirl's Jr Council & Sr Leaders, whom they called "resilient, bold, authentic, & powerful" 💛 💪 https://t.co/zLf4aljw6k 23
1637756617386233856 📢Meet your #IHPBAECG Leadership Council Your @EAHPBA representatives include: 👉 @RachelGuest1, an HPB surgeon @EdinburghUni in Edinburgh 🇬🇧 👉 Leanne Prodehl, an HPB surgeon @WitsUniversity in Johannesburg 🇿🇦 https://t.co/ZyS0MTxUe0 20
1637778323949363204 One of the teams presented the topic "Sentiment Analysis of people's perception of BRICS Astronomy" using Twitter data. #AfASHack2023 #Hack4dev #machinelearning #DataScience @Astro4Dev @AfricaAstronomy @Big_IDIA @DARABigData @TshimologongIT @WitsUniversity https://t.co/lenRslWCeu 19
1638939655310659584 🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Salma Dafa Allah Ahmed Omer from Sudan, on being awarded her PhD from the @WitsUniversity ! 🎓🥳 Thanks to @Sida for their generous funding of her Fellowship, a testament to the #power of international collaboration and supporting #womeninscience. https://t.co/9HsQheAae4 19

Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets


Top 10 Hashtags used

Hashtag Count
#wits 7
#witsforgood 7
#worldtbday 7
#sjp2023 6
#tb 5
#paleoanthropology 4
#discovery 4
#gtsstudentexperience 4
#mdp 4
#ihpbaecg 4

Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets

Top 10 mentions

Mention Count
@witsuniversity 285
@go2uj 16
@fredros_inc 14
@ifakarahealth 13
@pamcafrica 13
@africaastronomy 12
@darabigdata 12
@tshimologongit 12
@astro4dev 12
@big_idia 12

Top 10 mentions

Wordcloud of Tweets


Emojis

Average number of emojis used per tweet

45

Emojis used in tweets

Emoji Count Emoji Text
🇿🇦 12 South_Africa
👉 8 backhand_index_pointing_right
👏 7 clapping_hands
📢 6 loudspeaker
🎉 6 party_popper
🇿🇼 5 Zimbabwe
🤝 4 handshake
🇬🇧 4 United_Kingdom
👇 4 backhand_index_pointing_down
😭 4 loudly_crying_face

Emojis groups

Emoji Group Count
People & Body 39
Flags 28
Objects 22
Smileys & Emotion 17
Symbols 12
Activities 8
Travel & Places 2
Animals & Nature 1