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How students can protect their mental health during final exams
October 17, 2026
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Cybersecurity specialist Kiru Pillay appointed Richfield IT dean
October 17, 2026
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Eight study tips to help students prepare for exams
October 17, 2026
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Put your phone away: Five ways to study smarter for final exams
October 17, 2026
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UFS drama student wins bursary to explore storytelling through movement
October 17, 2026
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Van Tonder, Padayachee claim top honours at Madibaz Sport Awards
October 17, 2026
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Five affordable foods to help students through exam season
October 17, 2026
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Publication fees limit choices for African researchers
October 17, 2026
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Graduates need AI skills – and the judgement to use them
October 17, 2026
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Mental health support for elite athletes requires whole-system approach — IOC
October 13, 2026
Nearly two-thirds of South Africa depends solely or partially on groundwater for domestic needs, and in a water-stressed country this source is becoming increasingly important. But, we need to use it wisely. Dr Eelco Lukas, a geohydrologist, is the Director of the Institute for Groundwater Studies at the University...
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FARMOVS, a wholly owned clinical research company of the University of the Free State (UFS), together with several medical and scientific experts at the university, is currently in the process of preparing a clinical trial protocol to determine the efficacy of Ivermectin for COVID-19 in a randomised, controlled study...
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The University of the Free State (UFS) Faculty of Law and the ILI-South African Centre for Excellence (ILI-SACE) have entered into an important collaboration that will see the two institutions cooperate on a series of joint initiatives. The UFS and ILI-SACE signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 30...
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The world is rapidly changing, and the Department of Education (DBE) is responding with a plan that aims to prepare learners to adapt to a new world. Ecubed (E3), a DBE programme using playful project-based learning as a learning methodology, unlocks an entrepreneurial mindset in school learners. The E3...
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Diversity, inclusivity, and transformation are what sets the University of the Free State (UFS) apart from other institutions of tertiary education. It instils in graduates the values of attention to detail and precision, being meticulous, adherence to deadlines, being honest, ethical, and taking the ‘moral high ground’. Graduates at...
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A first-year medical student from the University of Free State (UFS) is finally on her way to realise her childhood dream of becoming a doctor after having been rejected 32 times in eight years to study medicine. Bianca Vermeulen, who started the MBChB programme in 2020, said she applied...
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The South African government must ensure that the COVID-19 vaccine is free of charge and that the most vulnerable and exposed in the country receive it first. South Africa cannot afford for anyone not to be immunised. This is according to Ms Zingiswa Losi: President: Congress of South African...
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The Department of Science and Technology has extended two of the National Research Foundation’s SARChI research chairs at the University of the Free State (UFS). The Research Chair in Diseases and Quality of Field Crops, together with the Research Chair in Vector-borne and Zoonotic Pathogens, have both been extended...
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The South African student profile has undergone a lot of changes over the past decade, with data showing how the student body at the University of the Free State (UFS) has diversified in line with national and international trends, resulting in a richer learning environment and greater diversity in...
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Two scholars from the University of the Free State (UFS) are among 31 of the country’s leading scholars and scientists who were inaugurated as new members of the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf). Prof Johan H Meyer from the Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics and...
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