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Student Affairs wants to hear your voice

11 November 2020 | Story Xolisa Mnukwa

Join the University of the Free State (UFS) Division of Student Affairs for the annual Student Affairs Week, where the division will showcase the programmes and services on offer!

This includes your awareness and perceived relevance of various Student Affairs divisions as well as your participation in the programmes offered by the department.

For more information on Student Affairs’ services, you can visit Blackboard and click on the Student Affairs link for either the UFS Bloemfontein, Qwaqwa, or South Campuses. You will then have the option to follow the prompts that will take you on a tour of the Student Affairs division for the respective campuses.

Student Affairs would also like your input on preferred communication platforms, co-curricular programmes, and safety and security on campus.

The division would furthermore appreciate your valued feedback through comments and recommendations on how to make your student life and experience better.

Let your voice be heard – complete the 2020 Student Affairs Week Survey:

Bloemfontein: http://surveys.ufs.ac.za/evasys/online.php?p=K5HJK

Qwaqwa: http://surveys.ufs.ac.za/evasys/online.php?p=DJ9RN

South Campus: http://surveys.ufs.ac.za/evasys/online.php?p=2RACR

Accessible online from 12 to 13 November 2020.

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German institute invites UFS academic to research on algae to replace fossil fuels

2015-05-08

Prof Johan Grobbelaar
Photo: Hannes Pieterse

Professor Johan Grobbelaar, from the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of the Free State, has been invited by the Institute of Bio- and Geosciences - IBG-2 at Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH - to do research in Germany from 8 June 2015 to 4 September 2015.

During his research, Prof Grobbelaar will work on the institute’s large-scale outdoor cultivation of green micro-algae with the aim of finding alternate fuels for the aviation industry. This work includes the cultivation of algae in the laboratory, outdoors, and in the greenhouse; the mentoring of local scientists as well as assistance in, and planning of experiments for, green algae cultivation.

Prof Grobbelaar’s research focus is on Algal biotechnology, Limnology, and Photosynthesis. He has authored more than 80 articles in scientific journals, 18 chapters in scientific books, delivered more than 120 papers at scientific meetings, 41 of them at international congresses. Among others, he was honoured with the highest award bestowed on a person by the International Association of Applied Phycologists with the title ‘Distinguished Applied Phycologist’.

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