In this week's episode, four mining giants join hands to support the Bushveld Geology and Metallurgy Research Chair in Geosciences, bats' pre-Pleistocene records are sparse despite abundant fossils and Wits staff unite for cross-boundary leadership. Wits also hosted the Boris Balinsky Symposium to honour the revered scientist, and the STEM MentHER induction programme inspires Grade 12 girls in male-dominated STEM fields. Read more at www.wits.ac.za/news.