University of the Free State

During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Prof Nicholas Pearce led the COVID-19 Task Team of the Universitas Academic Hospital, ensuring that the hospital not only had enough Personal protective equipment (PPEs) and beds for patients,…

The British Council’s Innovation for African Universities (IAU) Programme brings together universities across sub-Saharan Africa and the UK with organisations supporting sub-Saharan African ecosystems. The programme aims to grow…

“Music is liquid architecture; architecture is frozen music.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.These were the words used by Marius Coetzee of the Odeion School of Music when he introduced a colleague from the same department, Prof Anmari van…

Another year, another round of national and international awards for the Department of Communication and Marketing’s (DCM) campaigns and projects. This year saw DCM pick up an International Association of Business Communicators (IABC)…

A research article titled Intervroulike seksualiteit in die latere Middeleeue: ʼn Ideëhistoriese oorsig by Professor Johann Beukes, a research fellow in the University of the Free State (UFS) Department of Philosophy and Classics, has…

When asked what inspired her to pursue a PhD, Dr Karen Venter, Head of the Division of Service Learning in the Directorate Community Engagement at the University of the Free State (UFS), said she wanted to make a difference in addressing…

The University of the Free State Business School (UFSBS) recently hosted a New Venture Creation programme aimed at mitigating unemployment among the youth. Through this programme, the UFSBS aims to equip unemployed youth with the skills…

Dr Keamogetse G Morwe, Lecturer in the Department of Youth in Development in the Faculty of Humanities, Social Science and Education at the University of Venda, was awarded a joint PhD from the University of the Free State (UFS) School of…

The Council of the University of the Free State (UFS) approved the appointment of Prof Mogomme Masoga as Dean of the Faculty of the Humanities for a five-year term during its quarterly meeting on 25 November 2022. He is currently the Dean…

The Council of the University of the Free State (UFS) approved the appointment of Prof Serges Kamga as Dean of the Faculty of Law for a five-year term during its quarterly meeting on 25 November 2022. Prof Kamga is a full Professor of Law…