University of the Free State

Jerry Laka, President of University Sport South Africa (USSA) and Director of KovsieSport at the University of the Free State (UFS), and Tumisang Motsoane, a member of the USSA National Executive Committee (NEC), travelled to Zagreb,…

Dr Karen Venter, Head of the Division: Service Learning in the Directorate Community Engagement at the University of the Free State (UFS), is involved in an innovative worm farming project alongside Gernus Terblanche, an assistant…

The University of the Free State's (UFS’s) Human Resources Division has been awarded gold in the Special and Experiential Events Category at the 2024 International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Gold Quill Awards held…

In a significant move towards addressing the financial struggles of South Africa’s ‘missing middle’ students, the Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU) recently hosted an essential workshop. The ‘missing middle’ students fall…

In an effort to advance drug discovery and disease research, researchers from the University of the Free State (UFS), the Central University of Technology (CUT), and FARMOVS, a clinical research company associated with the UFS, is…

In a concerted effort to address the challenges and impact of climate change in Southern Africa, the University of the Free State (UFS) together with the Agricultural Research Council (ARC) and the Department of Agriculture, Land…

In July 2024, the University of the Free State (UFS) received a grant of R4,4 million from the Kresge Foundation to continue its sector-leading student success research and innovation. The grant is part of the Siyaphumelela 3.0 (‘We…

The University of the Free State (UFS) recently hosted the third annual Kovsies Model United Nations (KMUN) Summit, attracting delegates from universities and TVET colleges across South Africa. This year's event, themed 'Building…

The Faculty of The Humanities at the University of the Free State (UFS) recently hosted a transformative three-day NRF rating workshop aimed at bolstering the research capabilities of its academic staff. The workshop, held from 13…

The Human Sciences Research Council Press (HSRC Press) launched its latest book in the flagship publication State of the Nation series, titled Quality of Life and Wellbeing at the University of the Free State (UFS). The launch…