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2020-09-30	Social Work Student Association raise funds for Sunflower House
2020-09-30	Social Work Student Association raise funds for Sunflower House
2020-09-29	Can COVID-19 change us for the better?
2020-09-29	Can COVID-19 change us for the better?
2020-09-28	UFS’ Next Generation Sequencing Unit designated as a WHO Collaborating Centre
2020-09-28	UFS’ Next Generation Sequencing Unit designated as a WHO Collaborating Centre
2020-09-28	SA needs tough, bold decisions post-COVID-19
2020-09-28	SA needs tough, bold decisions post-COVID-19
2020-09-24	International Cultural Diversity Festival connects cultures
2020-09-24	International Cultural Diversity Festival connects cultures
2020-09-23	#HeritageDay: South African diversity a microcosm of the world
2020-09-23	#HeritageDay: South African diversity a microcosm of the world
2020-09-23	Legalising communal artisanal small-scale miners
2020-09-23	Legalising communal artisanal small-scale miners
2020-09-23	The Heritage of Hope
2020-09-23	The Heritage of Hope
2020-09-23	Third Amazing Race journey through Africa
2020-09-23	Third Amazing Race journey through Africa
2020-09-23	Can we use African Indigenous Knowledge to tackle COVID-19?
2020-09-23	Can we use African Indigenous Knowledge to tackle COVID-19?
2020-09-23	UFS hosts 2020 Virtual International Cultural Diversity Festival
2020-09-23	UFS hosts 2020 Virtual International Cultural Diversity Festival
2020-09-21	Update on developments at the UFS
2020-09-21	Update on developments at the UFS
2020-09-22	You too can get behind Ubuntu
2020-09-22	You too can get behind Ubuntu
2020-09-17	Nutrition in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic
2020-09-17	Nutrition in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic
2020-09-16	Student Affairs research colloquium: Connecting meaningfully in a digital world
2020-09-16	Student Affairs research colloquium: Connecting meaningfully in a digital world
2020-09-16	UFS hosts national #HeritageDay webinar with SA Poet Laureate
2020-09-16	UFS hosts national #HeritageDay webinar with SA Poet Laureate
2020-09-15	Plant breeding enhances crop improvement
2020-09-15	Plant breeding enhances crop improvement
2020-09-15	Your safety and survival key during kidnapping
2020-09-15	Your safety and survival key during kidnapping
2020-09-14	UFS part of new international digital humanities history project
2020-09-14	UFS part of new international digital humanities history project
2020-09-14	Kovsie sports star one of Mail & Guardian’s 200 exceptional young South Africans
2020-09-14	Kovsie sports star one of Mail & Guardian’s 200 exceptional young South Africans
2020-09-11	UFS dermatologist publishes first-ever comprehensive skin atlas
2020-09-11	UFS dermatologist publishes first-ever comprehensive skin atlas
2020-09-11	Black women’s hair: A political battlefield
2020-09-11	Black women’s hair: A political battlefield
2020-09-11	The ignored threat of fungal infections
2020-09-11	The ignored threat of fungal infections
2020-09-10	‘Do, Re, Mental Health’ – Harmonising Well-being with Music
2020-09-10	‘Do, Re, Mental Health’ – Harmonising Well-being with Music
2020-09-10	Dr Madiope participating in annual Adelaide Tambo lecture at TUT
2020-09-10	Dr Madiope participating in annual Adelaide Tambo lecture at TUT
2020-09-10	'Kamphoer' author delivers another compelling novel
2020-09-10	'Kamphoer' author delivers another compelling novel
2020-09-09	2020 UFS Thought-Leader Series: The South African Economy
2020-09-09	2020 UFS Thought-Leader Series: The South African Economy
2020-09-09	Call for contributions: 2020 International Cultural Diversity Festival
2020-09-09	Call for contributions: 2020 International Cultural Diversity Festival
2020-09-08	Finding safe havens for biodiversity in the eastern Free State
2020-09-08	Finding safe havens for biodiversity in the eastern Free State
2020-09-07	UFS and CUT research projects get funding
2020-09-07	UFS and CUT research projects get funding
2020-09-07	‘People must be at the centre of what we do’
2020-09-07	‘People must be at the centre of what we do’
2020-09-05	We are ready
2020-09-05	We are ready
2020-09-04	Return of students to campus during Level 2
2020-09-04	Return of students to campus during Level 2
2020-09-03	Opportunities revealed by COVID-19 for continuously developing a universally accessible university
2020-09-03	Opportunities revealed by COVID-19 for continuously developing a universally accessible university
2020-08-31	ITP Transformation Week: Call for Contributions
2020-08-31	ITP Transformation Week: Call for Contributions
2020-09-02	Faculty of Health Sciences welcomes donations of PPEs
2020-09-02	Faculty of Health Sciences welcomes donations of PPEs
2020-09-03	Virtual Graduation Ceremonies, 6-9 October 2020
2020-09-03	Virtual Graduation Ceremonies, 6-9 October 2020
2020-09-07	New biosafety laboratory to improve health quality
2020-09-07	New biosafety laboratory to improve health quality
2020-09-02	UFS postdoctoral fellow wins medal at international webinar
2020-09-02	UFS postdoctoral fellow wins medal at international webinar
2020-09-02	Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, Buti Manamela, visits the UFS
2020-09-02	Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, Buti Manamela, visits the UFS
2020-09-01	SAA, fly me to the moon
2020-09-01	SAA, fly me to the moon
2020-09-01	First-ever UFS winner of TEN Campaign Award says it will open doors to many learning opportunities for her
2020-09-01	First-ever UFS winner of TEN Campaign Award says it will open doors to many learning opportunities for her
2020-09-01	Devina Harry accepted into the Kader Asmal Fellowship Programme
2020-09-01	Devina Harry accepted into the Kader Asmal Fellowship Programme
2020-09-01	Intersectionality of womanhood unpacked in UFS Women’s Month webinar
2020-09-01	Intersectionality of womanhood unpacked in UFS Women’s Month webinar

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Scholars discuss gender issues

2012-08-11

Attending the International Feminist Journal of Politics keynote lecture were, from the left: Prof. Cynthia Weber, University of Sussex; Prof. Inderpal Grewal, Yale University; Dr Laura Sjoberg, University of Florida and Prof. Heidi Hudson, University of the Free State.
Photo: Johan Roux
10 August 2012

Delegates from around the world attended the first annual International Feminist Journal of Politics conference that was held on the Bloemfontein Campus. The theme of the conference was “Leaving the Camp – Gender Analysis across Real and Perceived Divides”. Leading scholars, including Inderpal Grewal, Professor of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies at Yale University in the United States who delivered the keynote address, delivered papers. Prof. Amanda Gouws, newly appointed Commissioner to the Commission for Gender Equality and Bernedette Muthien, activist, poet and director of Engender, also attended the conference.

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