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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.
Inaugural lecture of Prof Alice Pell
2006-04-05
The inaugural lecture of Prof Alice Pell as professor extraordinary in the Centre for Sustainable Agriculture at the University of the Free State (UFS) was recently held on the Main Campus in Bloemfontein. Prof Pell discussed issues around education, agriculture and development. She is Director of the Cornell Institute for Food, Agriculture and Environment.
In front from the left are Prof Magda Fourie (Vice-Rector: Academic Planning at the UFS) and Prof Pell.
At the back from the left are Prof Herman van Schalkwyk (Dean: Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at the UFS) and Prof Frans Swanepoel (Director: Research Development at the UFS).