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| 2020-02-26 |
UFS to host public lecture with Governor of Reserve Bank |
| 2020-02-26 |
UFS to host public lecture with Governor of Reserve Bank |
| 2020-02-26 |
Vegetable tunnels established to continue the fight against food insecurity |
| 2020-02-26 |
Vegetable tunnels established to continue the fight against food insecurity |
| 2020-02-25 |
Kovsie alumna secures spot on SAICA Honours Roll |
| 2020-02-25 |
Kovsie alumna secures spot on SAICA Honours Roll |
| 2020-02-24 |
Schools honoured for delivering top Kovsie students |
| 2020-02-24 |
Schools honoured for delivering top Kovsie students |
| 2020-02-18 |
UFS collaborates with Gift of the Givers to improve food security |
| 2020-02-18 |
UFS collaborates with Gift of the Givers to improve food security |
| 2020-02-18 |
Proud new Kovsies tell their stories |
| 2020-02-18 |
Proud new Kovsies tell their stories |
| 2020-02-18 |
UFS shines light on bright matriculant stars |
| 2020-02-18 |
UFS shines light on bright matriculant stars |
| 2020-02-18 |
UFS Mental Health Student Toolkit a winning formula |
| 2020-02-18 |
UFS Mental Health Student Toolkit a winning formula |
| 2020-02-18 |
Download KovsieApp for real-time urgent communication |
| 2020-02-18 |
Download KovsieApp for real-time urgent communication |
| 2020-02-17 |
UFS Student Toolkit first of its kind in South Africa |
| 2020-02-17 |
UFS Student Toolkit first of its kind in South Africa |
| 2020-02-13 |
CUADS: human rights-based support for students with disabilities |
| 2020-02-13 |
CUADS: human rights-based support for students with disabilities |
| 2020-02-12 |
Strong transformational focus at faculty opening, celebrating 40 years |
| 2020-02-12 |
Strong transformational focus at faculty opening, celebrating 40 years |
| 2020-02-12 |
Expo promises to keep Bloemfontein healthy and fit |
| 2020-02-12 |
Expo promises to keep Bloemfontein healthy and fit |
| 2020-02-12 |
Active citizenship and accountability can save South Africa from the precipice |
| 2020-02-12 |
Active citizenship and accountability can save South Africa from the precipice |
| 2020-02-11 |
Endless possibilities for women in science, says UFS zoologist |
| 2020-02-11 |
Endless possibilities for women in science, says UFS zoologist |
| 2020-02-11 |
Qwaqwa first-year students formally welcomed to the UFS |
| 2020-02-11 |
Qwaqwa first-year students formally welcomed to the UFS |
| 2020-02-11 |
Visibility and impact the focus in 2020 |
| 2020-02-11 |
Visibility and impact the focus in 2020 |
| 2020-02-07 |
New principal exhorts South Campus students to ‘unlock their future’ |
| 2020-02-07 |
New principal exhorts South Campus students to ‘unlock their future’ |
| 2020-02-07 |
Kovsie Alumni Trust secures R2,4 million in funding to relieve student debt |
| 2020-02-07 |
Kovsie Alumni Trust secures R2,4 million in funding to relieve student debt |
| 2020-02-07 |
Get your 2020 vision clear with the new Kovsie Advice |
| 2020-02-07 |
Get your 2020 vision clear with the new Kovsie Advice |
| 2020-02-06 |
Symposium bridges the gap between students, staff, and management |
| 2020-02-06 |
Symposium bridges the gap between students, staff, and management |
| 2020-02-06 |
Clarification of urgent notice regarding accredited and non-accredited accommodation |
| 2020-02-06 |
Clarification of urgent notice regarding accredited and non-accredited accommodation |
| 2020-02-04 |
Three from UFS selected for prestigious future-professors programme |
| 2020-02-04 |
Three from UFS selected for prestigious future-professors programme |
| 2020-02-04 |
2020 Kovsie ACT programme rounds off on an electrifying note! |
| 2020-02-04 |
2020 Kovsie ACT programme rounds off on an electrifying note! |
| 2020-02-04 |
Universities unite to discuss fragility and resilience in higher education |
| 2020-02-04 |
Universities unite to discuss fragility and resilience in higher education |
| 2020-02-03 |
Shimlas starts Varsity Cup with experienced team |
| 2020-02-03 |
Shimlas starts Varsity Cup with experienced team |
| 2020-02-03 |
Break the cycle of road accidents at traffic circles |
| 2020-02-03 |
Break the cycle of road accidents at traffic circles |
Environmental sociologist from the USA visits the UFS
2009-12-03
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From the left are: Prof. Bell, Dr Nola Redelinghuys from the Department of Sociology at the UFS, and Prof. Wijnand Swart, Director of Strategic Academic Cluster 4.
Photo: Lacea Loader
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The Strategic Academic Cluster 4 (Technologies for Sustainable Crop Industries in semi-arid Regions) at the University of the Free State (UFS) this week hosted a seminar featuring Prof. Michael M. Bell, Chairperson of the Agroecology Graduate Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, in the USA. The title of his seminar was, “Thinking Like a Holon: A Post-Systems Approach to Agroecology”.
By using examples drawn from issues of agriculture, food, and the environment, Prof. Bell argued for moving beyond systems thinking’s emphasis on connections to the contextual awareness of “holon thinking.” He also argued that holon thinking encouraged an ontological humility that fostered openness to interdisciplinarity.
Prof. Bell is an environmental sociologist and a systems theorist with three central foci in all of his work: dialogics, the sociology of nature, and social justice. He is the author of seven books, three of which have won national awards in the USA. His visit to South Africa, and particularly the UFS, was to explore possibilities for interdisciplinary collaboration between the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the UFS.
His seminar attracted numerous students and staff members from various departments in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences and the Faculty of the Humanities. Follow-up discussions will hopefully encourage closer collaboration between researchers in Cluster 4 and Cluster 2 (New Frontiers in Poverty Reduction and Sustainable Development). |