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26 November 2020
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Story Leonie Bolleurs
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Mind Matters is a first for the UFS. It is a mental-health publication for students aimed at highlighting what matters most when it comes to your mind, life, and well-being. Some sections share how individuals in the top echelons of the UFS take care of their minds. Other sections focus on how to support your grey matter (i.e. your brain) and, consequently, improve your general functioning. Some parts discuss matters related to careers, well-being, finance, and self-development. We also provide news and resources that might matter to you.
Whatever your fancy, Mind Matters focuses primarily on why the health of your mind matters. Our minds and brains are the most powerful intelligence or apparatuses on the planet. A power like this needs to be wielded wisely, otherwise we may suffer much from our own neglect of our mental health. It’s not always easy, but it is important!
Mind Matters was possible due to the cumulative contributions, inputs, and work of numerous UFS professionals, especially within
Student Affairs. We are grateful and proud of each person involved. We endeavour to honour these efforts by continually improving and developing Mind Matters. Your feedback and voices are most welcome and will continue to inform what we do next.
Academic receives honorary life membership from the Geological Society of South Africa
2009-11-27
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Prof. Gerrit van Tonder (right) from the University of the Free State's (UFS) Institute for Groundwater Studies (IGS) recently received an honorary life membership from the Groundwater Division of the Geological Society of South Africa. The membership was given as a token of appreciation for his outstanding service and dedication to furthering the science of groundwater. Prof. Van Tonder is the seventh staff member of the UFS to be honoured in this way by the society. Prof. Jopie Botha (left), also from the IGS, received this membership in 2007.
Photo: Eelco Lukas |