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Be a law-abiding road-rule citizen these holidays
Follow the rules of the road to be safe.
Road crashes are a major cause of deaths globally, and particularly during the March-April holidays in South Africa. Therefore, abiding by the rules of the road serves to curb the high number of fatalities and is highly recommended. We urge all staff and students to take caution on the roads to ensure a safe return to the campuses next term.

According to Arrive Alive, some of the leading accident causes include drunk driving, failure to wear seatbelts, driver inexperience, driver fatigue, distracted driving and walking, as well as bravado. Be sure to avoid this at all cost.

Obeying the rules of the road saves lives. In 2016, Arrive Alive partnered with the UFS BSafe Campaign to educate students on becoming more responsible drivers, passengers, and pedestrians. For more road safety tips, visit the Arrive Alive website here.

Mawande Mateza, Human Movement Science student, has five simple tips on how to stay safe on the road these holidays – courtesy of Protection Services.

Check out the video below.

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Patenting handbook launched at the UFS
2008-03-20

 

The Innovation Fund's (IF) patenting handbook was recently launched at the University of the Free State (UFS). The launch of "The State of Patenting in South Africa" was attended by UFS and Central University of Technology (CUT) staff, including the UFS management. The IF team, led by Dr Eugene Lettering and Mr McLean Sibanda, shared some of the interesting findings they have come across while doing research for the handbook. At the launch were, from the left: Prof. Frans Swanepoel (Director: Research Development at the UFS), Mr Sibanda (Innovation Fund), Prof. Teuns Verschoor (Vice Rector: Academic Operations at the UFS), and Ms Dineo Gaofhiwe (Research Development Directorate, UFS).
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