University of the Free State

Following the devastating effects of the sludge tragedy in Jagersfontein in September 2022, students and staff of the University of the Free State (UFS) jumped on board to lend a helping hand, to contribute clothes and bedding, or to…

A lecturer at the University of the Free State (UFS) Faculty of Health Sciences hopes his research into the impact the COVID-19 pandemic had on gender-based violence (GBV) among women, could assist the victims and especially government…

The majority of an employee's waking hours are spent at work; therefore, the Division of Organisational Development and Employee Well-being at the University of the Free State (UFS) places a high priority on the development and…

Corruption is now widespread in South Africa and if not addressed it presents the biggest challenge to the country’s socioeconomic development. The current circumstances in South Africa dictate that reform is urgently required to bolster…

Excitement. Nervousness. A thousand thoughts going through our minds, but primarily “Are we really ready for the challenges that lie ahead?” and “What did we get ourselves into?” In the moments leading up to this year’s Sasol Solar…

On 11 September 2022 a tailings dam wall collapsed at the abandoned Jagersfontein diamond mine in the Free State’s Kopanong Local Municipality, unleashing a thick grey sludge. The mine is in the Xhariep District Municipality, which is…

The World Federation of the Deaf declared September to be Deaf Awareness Month in the 1950s. The Deaf Federation of South Africa (DeafSA) and the South African National Deaf Association (SANDA) both promote awareness of the rights of Deaf…

There is no doubt that an institution like the University of the Free State (UFS), with its calibre and pedigree, needs a PET/CT machine (medical-imaging device that simultaneously and clearly reveals both anatomical details and metabolic…

Recent global happenings have challenged communities and humanity’s capability to solve immediate and major problems. Science has been one of the spaces in which the communities have looked for solutions regarding real threats to lives…

A caring collaboration has been key to the success of the University of the Free State (UFS) Centre of Teaching and Learning (CTL) over the past decade. With a complement of only four staff members on the Qwaqwa Campus at its inception in…