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2020-05-01	Virtual Africa Month
2020-05-01	Virtual Africa Month
2020-05-29	Message from Prof Francis Petersen regarding the return of students to the campuses from 1 June 2020
2020-05-29	Message from Prof Francis Petersen regarding the return of students to the campuses from 1 June 2020
2020-05-29	Return to of staff and students to all campuses: 1 June 2020
2020-05-29	Return to of staff and students to all campuses: 1 June 2020
2020-05-28	Using sewage to test for COVID-19
2020-05-28	Using sewage to test for COVID-19
2020-05-26	COVID-19: Missed opportunities by African Libraries
2020-05-26	COVID-19: Missed opportunities by African Libraries
2020-05-26	Smart Grid to change the way UFS uses energy resources
2020-05-26	Smart Grid to change the way UFS uses energy resources
2020-05-26	Kovsie students commemorate Africa Month
2020-05-26	Kovsie students commemorate Africa Month
2020-05-25	CrazySocks4Docs Day 2020: Supporting medical heroes on the frontlines of COVID-19 war
2020-05-25	CrazySocks4Docs Day 2020: Supporting medical heroes on the frontlines of COVID-19 war
2020-05-25	African/Human Rights in Africa
2020-05-25	African/Human Rights in Africa
2020-05-25	Introduction to Toyin Falola’s ‘African Continentalism: The Future of the Past’
2020-05-25	Introduction to Toyin Falola’s ‘African Continentalism: The Future of the Past’
2020-05-25	Africa – the continent of mountain archipelagos
2020-05-25	Africa – the continent of mountain archipelagos
2020-05-25	Prof Puleng LenkaBula to deliver National Heritage Council Africa Day Lecture
2020-05-25	Prof Puleng LenkaBula to deliver National Heritage Council Africa Day Lecture
2020-05-25	Africa Day Webinar on Reflections on Africa amidst COVID-19
2020-05-25	Africa Day Webinar on Reflections on Africa amidst COVID-19
2020-05-25	From a pre-colonial to a COVID-19/post- university
2020-05-25	From a pre-colonial to a COVID-19/post- university
2020-05-25	The spirit of Ubuntu – have we allowed xenophobia to dilute Ubuntu?
2020-05-25	The spirit of Ubuntu – have we allowed xenophobia to dilute Ubuntu?
2020-05-25	COVID-19 and the intersectional nature of citizenship in South Africa
2020-05-25	COVID-19 and the intersectional nature of citizenship in South Africa
2020-05-22	Nominations: Executive Committee (EXCOM) of Convocation
2020-05-22	Nominations: Executive Committee (EXCOM) of Convocation
2020-05-22	Urban and regional planner receives prestigious Stals prize
2020-05-22	Urban and regional planner receives prestigious Stals prize
2020-05-22	A Virtual celebration of Africa Month
2020-05-22	A Virtual celebration of Africa Month
2020-05-22	History and intellectual underpinnings of the Africa Day celebration
2020-05-22	History and intellectual underpinnings of the Africa Day celebration
2020-05-21	What does it mean to love Africa?
2020-05-21	What does it mean to love Africa?
2020-03-21	Storytelling and resilience: Remembering the life and times of Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa
2020-03-21	Storytelling and resilience: Remembering the life and times of Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa
2020-05-20	Application to study at the UFS Faculty of Health Sciences in 2021
2020-05-20	Application to study at the UFS Faculty of Health Sciences in 2021
2020-05-19	Making history: Five UFS postdoctoral fellows benefit from Carnegie funded scholarships
2020-05-19	Making history: Five UFS postdoctoral fellows benefit from Carnegie funded scholarships
2020-05-19	Celebrating Africa Day during the COVID-19 pandemic: The role of African Universities as Agents of Solidarity and Development in Post-Pandemic Africa
2020-05-19	Celebrating Africa Day during the COVID-19 pandemic: The role of African Universities as Agents of Solidarity and Development in Post-Pandemic Africa
2020-05-18	One Africa #COVID-19 Africa unite
2020-05-18	One Africa #COVID-19 Africa unite
2020-05-13	Ewie Cronjé remembered for huge role at KovsieSport
2020-05-13	Ewie Cronjé remembered for huge role at KovsieSport
2020-05-12	Are universities regaining public trust?
2020-05-12	Are universities regaining public trust?
2020-05-12	UFS data scientist helps combat COVID-19 with accurate data
2020-05-12	UFS data scientist helps combat COVID-19 with accurate data
2020-05-11	Webinar sheds light on food industry during lockdown
2020-05-11	Webinar sheds light on food industry during lockdown
2020-05-09	Letter to students from Prof Francis Petersen
2020-05-09	Letter to students from Prof Francis Petersen
2020-05-06	Fast-tracking the recovery of school learning
2020-05-06	Fast-tracking the recovery of school learning
2020-05-06	The value of cynicism – South Africa’s reaction to the pandemic and our government
2020-05-06	The value of cynicism – South Africa’s reaction to the pandemic and our government
2020-05-06	ACCA Accredits UFS Accountancy Programmes
2020-05-06	ACCA Accredits UFS Accountancy Programmes
2020-05-05	Journalism a perfect antidote for the misinformation ‘pandemic’
2020-05-05	Journalism a perfect antidote for the misinformation ‘pandemic’
2020-05-04	Pandemics, new initiatives, and social work
2020-05-04	Pandemics, new initiatives, and social work

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Academics receive award from SA Academy for Science and Art

2009-07-02

The South African Academy for Science and Art recently celebrated its centenary year on the Main Campus of the University of the Free State (UFS) in Bloemfontein. Academics involved with the UFS received awards during the academy’s recent awards ceremony. A Centenary Medal was awarded to Prof. François Retief, former Rector and Vice-Chancellor of the UFS, for his achievement in the medical sciences over an extended period. The NT Steyn Medal was awarded to Prof. Andries Stulting from the Department of Ophthalmology at the UFS for achievements in the Technical and Natural Sciences and Prof. Albie van Schalkwyk, formerly from the UFS’s Department of Music, received the Huberte Rupert Prize for Classical Music.

According to Prof. Hennie van Coller, Head of the Department of Afrikaans and Dutch, German and French at the UFS and also Chairperson of the Academy, the centenary celebrations were a highlight in the existence of the academy. “For the first time in years there was a mood of optimism that could not be restrained by any differences between the attendees. Political hatchets were buried and members from different racial groups took hands for the road ahead. The continuous themes were that of excellence, which may not be sacrificed,” he said.

In his address as Chairman, Prof. van Coller emphasised that the specific niche of the Academy (the development of the higher function of Afrikaans) should not limit the organisation to also be involved in Afrikaans at grassroots level (especially rural brown people and suburban white people) who often had to deal with poverty and illiteracy and who battled for survival. The Academy had to act as facilitator and offer its expertise to people like those.

At the awards ceremony of the South African Academy for Science and Art were, from the left: Mr Jaco Jacobs, who received the Elsabe Steenberg Prize for translated Children’s and Youth Literature in Afrikaans, Prof. Hennie van Coller and Prof. François Retief.
Photo: Stephen Collett

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