University of the Free State

‘Do what you can with what you have and where you are’ – this was the theme of Mandela Day according to the United Nations. Every year on 18 July, South Africans and the world at large commemorate the late Nelson Mandela by celebrating…

An extract from the lyrics of Bob Marley’s Three Little Birds, performed by Dr Nicholas Pearce, Head of the Department of Surgery at the University of the Free State (UFS), and Prof Hanneke Brits, Associate Professor in the UFS Department…

It is an important and exciting time to be doing research in conservation genetics. This is according to Prof Gordon Luikart, Professor of Conservation Ecology and Genetics at the Flathead Lake Bio Station at the University of Montana in…

Prof Motlalepula Matsabisa, Director of Pharmacology at the University of the Free State (UFS), played host to academics from the Busitema University in Uganda for benchmarking on traditional medicine and to establish collaboration…

Artists from the Department of Fine Arts at the University of the Free State (UFS) had the opportunity to have their work exhibited at the internationally acclaimed NIROX Sculpture Park in Johannesburg as part of the park’s Good…

According to the international market and consumer data company Statista’s June 2022 data, more than 4,6 billion people worldwide are using social media; this is an increase of 1 billion people compared to the total users in 2020.…

With Gqeberha facing Day Zero – the moment when the taps in this drought-stricken coastal city will run dry – more cities may follow as Durban is already making use of water shedding and Port Shepstone is teetering on the brink of social…

Flavours and fragrances have a wide application in the food, feed, cosmetic, chemical and pharmaceutical sectors. Many flavour compounds are still produced via chemical synthesis or via extraction from plant or animal sources. However,…

Paediatric heart specialists at the Universitas Academic Hospital and the University of the Free State (UFS) hope their research into the deadly Cyanotic Heart Disease amongst newborns will assist health authorities in central South…

Empowered by the Enactus platform, a group of students on the Qwaqwa Campus are planting seeds of lifelong goodness in the Qwaqwa community.Enactus is an international non-profit organisation that equips students to improve the world…