University of the Free State

The University of the Free State (UFS), in partnership with Sweden’s Karolinska Institutet, recently hosted the first CCHFV Africa Conference, at which experts from 16 countries – including 12 African countries – discussed Crimean-Congo…

The African Medicines Innovations and Technologies Development Platform (AMITD) within the Department of Pharmacology at the University of the Free State (UFS) hosted a delegation from the Chinese Embassy in Pretoria, led by the…

The University of the Free State (UFS) Chancellor, Prof Bonang Mohale, and UFS Rector and Vice-Chancellor, Prof Francis Petersen, recently hosted the UFS’s 38 th UFS Chancellor’s Distinguished Alumni Awards (CDAA) Dinner. The event took…

In response to the recent cholera outbreaks in South Africa, the University of the Free State is at the forefront of developing a ground-breaking solution that aims to revolutionise low-cost domestic wastewater treatment and transform the…

The agricultural sector is marked by farmers’ daily struggles, including price hikes, climate change effects, and pest and disease outbreaks.Prof Yonas T Bahta, Associate Professor and astute National Research Foundation (NRF) C2-rated…

“Growing up in the tiny town of Robertson – a strange little Klein Karoo village – I had a grandfather on my mother’s side who took me by the hand every week, put me in a wheelbarrow, and pushed me out of town because we did not have…

Prof Stephen Brown, recipient of the University of the Free State’s (UFS) Council Medal for outstanding service at this year’s autumn graduation ceremonies, says he is deeply honoured and thankful for this recognition. Prof Brown,…

Prof Stephen Brown, recipient of the University of the Free State’s (UFS) Council Medal for outstanding service at this year’s autumn graduation ceremonies, says he is deeply honoured and thankful for this recognition. Prof Brown,…

During the recent April 2023 graduation ceremonies, the University of the Free State (UFS) conferred a Doctor of Philosophy degree, majoring in Physics, upon Dr Songyou Lian from the Guangdong Province in China.Dr Lian's PhD thesis,…

A new reusable sanitary pad (RSP) will bring relief to many women during their menstrual cycle.Dr Marietjie Schutte-Smith, Senior Lecturer in the University of the Free State (UFS) Department of Chemistry, together with Prof Deon Visser,…