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09 August 2020 | Story Leonie Bolleurs

Every year on 9 August, South Africa commemorates the 20 000 women who marched to the Union Buildings in Pretoria against pass laws in 1956. 

Today, the University of the Free State celebrates its scientists, sports stars, surgeons, and so many more of its women where they not only add value to society in their professions, but also contribute to better the lives of others.

Wherever you find yourself as a woman today – in the support services, in management, as a service worker, as a student, as an alumna, a donor, or a business partner – the UFS shines a spotlight on you as women who are making a positive impact on a daily basis.

Happy Women’s Day!

“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” Jane Goodall

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Harry Oppenheimer Fellowship Award nominations open
2013-07-04

04 July 2013

The nomination process for the 2013 Harry Oppenheimer Fellowship Award is now open. The Fellowship carries a total monetary value of R1.5 million and is the most prestigious award handed out by the Openheimer Memorial Trust.

According to the organisers, the award ‘serves to reward excellence and exceptional scholarship in all its forms.’  Nominations are welcome from South African universities, universities of technology, science councils, research and policy institutes, as well as deserving individuals with no specific institutional affiliation.

The deadline for applications and nominations is 1 November 2013, with no limits for nominations by single institutions. Previously nominated candidates may also re-apply for 2013.

More information on Submission criteria, nominations, applications and selection processes.

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