The unit includes five NRF rated researchers and over 20 masters and doctoral level postgraduate students in the faculties of engineering and science.

The group currently comprises 7 academics (alphabetically - Mogopoleng (Paul) Chego, Kevin Harding,[2] Michelle Low,[3] Craig Sheridan,[4] Geoffrey Simate,[5] Karl Rumbold[6] and Lizelle van Dyk), as well as several postgraduate students.

Underneath the icon are the letters IMWaRU, while to the right, the name "Industrial and Mining Water Research Unit" appears.

Active collaborations include the Schools of Law, Chemistry, Civil and Mining Engineering and the Global Change Institute at the university, in addition to the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research in Leipzig, Germany.

[51] Members of the group have had presentations given at: School of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, WITS - IMWaRU page