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24 August 2021
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Story Amanda Tongha
In a year marked by a global pandemic, the University of the Free State (UFS) has made great strides in research, teaching, and impactful engagement.
Our 2020 journey has seen many staff members providing services to advance public knowledge of COVID-19 for the greater good of South Africa. We have produced top-rated scientists, boasting six SARChI research chairs and three A-rated scholars in our world-class workforce. Our various initiatives to ensure student success continue to bear fruit, with current and former students making their mark in the world. One such example is Qinisani Qwabe, a PhD student in the Centre for Sustainable Agriculture, Rural Development and Extension, who was selected in the education category of the Mail & Guardian Top 200 Young South Africans. He was also chosen to represent South Africa at a BRICS conference in Russia.
You can read these and other facts and figures in ‘Our 2020 Journey’ publication.
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UFS academic chosen to condition the Bokke for Rugby World Cup
2011-05-04
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Dr Derik Coetzee |
Dr Derik Coetzee from our Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences was again selected to prepare the Springboks for the World Cup tournament. Dr Coetzee will look after the conditioning of the Bokke.
He will further also assist the team with regard to medical matters. Pieter de Villiers, Bok coach, stated that they had recruited people who could make a marked difference.
Dr Coetzee was a member of Jake White’s managerial team behind the Bokke who won the Rugby World Cup in 2007.
4 May 2011