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18 August 2021
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The SRC Elections for the elective portfolios will be held from 12 to 15 October 2021 for the Bloemfontein, Qwaqwa and South Campuses.
Following the official announcement of the election schedule on 16 August 2021, the processes below are to unfold:
a. Candidate nominations for CSRC elective portfolios will open on 23 August, until 10 September 2021;
b. Ex-officio portfolio elections will take place on 11 October 2021;
c. Manifesto launches will take place via webinars from 15 September to 11 October 2021;
d. Declaration of final election results will be on 18 October 2021.
KDBS Consulting (Pty) Ltd has been appointed as the independent Chief Elections Administrator that is to oversee and manage the 2021 online SRC elections.
A website will be launched to provide updated information regarding all processes that are to unfold. A detailed schedule will also be made available via the official elections website that will be hosted by the service provider.
For any queries related to the elections, communication is to be sent via email to the Chief Election Administrator at
ufssrcelections@kdbs.co.za Communication to the election helpdesk may also be sent via direct call or on WhatsApp at
+27 0 61 452 4499.
Election specific notifications will be communicated via email and SMS.
Official elections will take place from 12-15 October 2021.
Workshop held to celebrate cooperation between the UFS and the National Museum
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The first annual workshop to celebrate the cooperation between the University of the Free State (UFS) and the National Museum was held recently at the Oliewenhuis Art Gallery in Bloemfontein. Various research collaborations between the two institutions are currently underway, among others in the use of oral history as a teaching tool on tertiary level, plant microfossil research in Southern Africa and a research collaboration in Anthropology. Attending the workshop are, from the left, front: Mr Derek du Bruyn, Museum Scientist in History, Mr Ashley Kirk-Spriggs, Senior Museum Scientist in Entomology, Ms Amy Goitsemodimo, Assistant Museum Scientist in Anthropology, Dr Ziets Zietsman, Principle Museum Scientist in Botany; back: Prof. Schalk Louw, Department of Zoology and Entomology at the UFS, Mr Rick Nuttall, Director: National Museum, Prof. Marietjie Oelofse, Department of History at the UFS, and Prof. Louis Scott, Department of Plant Sciences at the UFS.
Photo: Stephen Collett |