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21 August 2019
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Story Thabo Kessah
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Photo Thabo Kessah
Keafon Jumbam is gearing herself for the institutional Three Minute Thesis competition.
Keafon Jumbam is a PhD candidate whose research on food and foxes has won her the first prize of R8 000 in the recent Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences’ Postgraduate Flash Fact Competition. Her brief in the competition was to
summarise her research in three minutes, using only one static slide.“The competition started at departmental level on both campuses. The idea was that the best student in each department is then selected to go for the faculty-level competition on the Bloemfontein Campus. Summarising the entire research into three minutes is no easy feat, but a great way to gauge how well one has mastered your work,” she said.
Far-reaching research
“Thought-provoking presentations on research, ranging from technology to track academic progress, traditional medicine as alternatives to expensive prescriptions, and suggesting insects as food alternatives to curb hunger in this era of severe droughts and food shortages. The competition was tough, but it highlighted the level of research competitiveness on the Qwaqwa Campus. I hope that more students will join in such opportunities to build themselves up and to showcase our research output as Qwaqwa students,” added Jumbam from the
Department of Zoology and Entomology.
Institutional finals
Her next challenge is the institutional competition to be held on 23 August 2019, which could qualify her for the national competition.
Shimlas & Kovsie Netball reign at SASSU 2007
2007-07-25
Various sporting codes of the University of the Free State (UFS) participated in the SASSU tournaments over the past June/July holidays.
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Rugby:
The Shimlas won their first game against Walter Sisulu University (Buffalo City) 69–0. The game was stopped 20 minutes before the end.
In their second game, the Shimlas won UJ 24-20.
The Shimlas won the final match against Pukke with a convincing 28-13.
Hockey:
The UFS woman’s team ended 6th in die A division
The UFS men’s team ended 5th in die B division
Squash:
The UFS men’s team ended 5th in the A division
The UFS woman’s team ended 1st in the B division
Karate:
Johann Rourke – 1st – Men above 80kg Kumite
Deidre West – 1st – Ladies open Kata Section
3rd – Ladies above 60kg in Kumite
Cross Country:
Women 4km – 2nd (Esté de jager came in 2nd)
Men 4km – 2nd (Boy Soke came in 1st)
Women Road Relay – 4th
Men Road Relay – 1st
The teams were as follow:
Esté de Jager
Thandi Malindi
Rone Reyneke
Boy Soke
Johan Cronjé
Michael Tlhoro
Dumisane Hlaselo
Netball:
Won the tournament.
Compiled by
Ansu Colditz
KovsieSport: Sports Officer
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