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2021-06-30	Department of Chemistry strengthens international ties through International Chemical Symposium
2021-06-30	Department of Chemistry strengthens international ties through International Chemical Symposium
2021-06-30	Dr Nicholas Pearce leading COVID-19 response at Universitas Academic Hospital
2021-06-30	Dr Nicholas Pearce leading COVID-19 response at Universitas Academic Hospital
2021-06-29	Is it social progression or retrogression?
2021-06-29	Is it social progression or retrogression?
2021-06-28	Measures implemented during adjusted Level 4 of the national lockdown
2021-06-28	Measures implemented during adjusted Level 4 of the national lockdown
2021-06-28	Building on success: Four ISG postdoctoral fellows selected for coveted AHP fellowships
2021-06-28	Building on success: Four ISG postdoctoral fellows selected for coveted AHP fellowships
2021-06-28	Getting to know the new SRC President for Qwaqwa Campus
2021-06-28	Getting to know the new SRC President for Qwaqwa Campus
2021-06-25	#YouthMonth2021: Addressing food insecurity in higher education
2021-06-25	#YouthMonth2021: Addressing food insecurity in higher education
2021-06-25	Make a difference wherever you go, says Prof Helena van Zyl on retiring after 41 years
2021-06-25	Make a difference wherever you go, says Prof Helena van Zyl on retiring after 41 years
2021-06-25	Mr Temba Hlasho appointed as UFS Executive Director: Student Affairs
2021-06-25	Mr Temba Hlasho appointed as UFS Executive Director: Student Affairs
2021-06-23	UFS Engineering Sciences leads research on eco-friendly concrete
2021-06-23	UFS Engineering Sciences leads research on eco-friendly concrete
2021-06-23	UFS Springboks return to Shimla Park
2021-06-23	UFS Springboks return to Shimla Park
2021-06-22	Is it good or bad? The two faces of the gig economy and Uber
2021-06-22	Is it good or bad? The two faces of the gig economy and Uber
2021-06-22	Professoriate Mentoring Programme offers great support for emerging scholars
2021-06-22	Professoriate Mentoring Programme offers great support for emerging scholars
2021-06-21	Research to fight water pollution in the eastern Free State
2021-06-21	Research to fight water pollution in the eastern Free State
2021-06-21	Prestigious UK grant equips UFS academic to improve human health
2021-06-21	Prestigious UK grant equips UFS academic to improve human health
2021-06-21	Dr Robert Hansen appointed as Director of Centre for Mineral Biogeochemistry
2021-06-21	Dr Robert Hansen appointed as Director of Centre for Mineral Biogeochemistry
2021-06-21	Call for submissions: be part of the 2021 Kovsies Multilingual Mokete
2021-06-21	Call for submissions: be part of the 2021 Kovsies Multilingual Mokete
2021-06-21	Prof Francis Petersen re-appointed as UFS Rector and Vice-Chancellor
2021-06-21	Prof Francis Petersen re-appointed as UFS Rector and Vice-Chancellor
2021-06-17	#YouthMonth2021: CUADS – Humanising student experiences
2021-06-17	#YouthMonth2021: CUADS – Humanising student experiences
2021-06-17	What does 16 June mean for the youth of today?
2021-06-17	What does 16 June mean for the youth of today?
2021-06-15	Youth and universities: travel companions for the long haul
2021-06-15	Youth and universities: travel companions for the long haul
2021-06-15	#YouthMonth2021: Kovsie student Azana scores four nominations for the 2021 SAMAs
2021-06-15	#YouthMonth2021: Kovsie student Azana scores four nominations for the 2021 SAMAs
2021-06-15	Global Citizen - Courageous Conversations
2021-06-15	Global Citizen - Courageous Conversations
2021-06-15	Dougie Heymans left huge boots to fill at KovsieSport
2021-06-15	Dougie Heymans left huge boots to fill at KovsieSport
2021-06-15	South Africa has betrayed the dreams of the youth of 1976
2021-06-15	South Africa has betrayed the dreams of the youth of 1976
2021-06-15	Communication Science first-year students get ‘feel of real world’ in first-ever career webinar
2021-06-15	Communication Science first-year students get ‘feel of real world’ in first-ever career webinar
2021-06-15	Your behaviour, genetics, and the environment
2021-06-15	Your behaviour, genetics, and the environment
2021-06-15	UFS expands learning opportunities for public servants through NSG agreement
2021-06-15	UFS expands learning opportunities for public servants through NSG agreement
2021-06-15	Multilingualism at the UFS reaches remarkable milestones
2021-06-15	Multilingualism at the UFS reaches remarkable milestones
2021-06-11	Anthropology research team highlights xenophobia at international conference
2021-06-11	Anthropology research team highlights xenophobia at international conference
2021-06-11	Liminality: lockdown art gives stunning glimpse of student experience
2021-06-11	Liminality: lockdown art gives stunning glimpse of student experience
2021-06-10	Celebrating your youth together
2021-06-10	Celebrating your youth together
2021-06-10	New UFS Modular Lecturing Space and Assessment Centre Building
2021-06-10	New UFS Modular Lecturing Space and Assessment Centre Building
2021-06-09	Dr Bekithemba Dube recognised for his scholarly impact
2021-06-09	Dr Bekithemba Dube recognised for his scholarly impact
2021-06-09	Beware of important changes in tax legislation or face being convicted if you are negligent
2021-06-09	Beware of important changes in tax legislation or face being convicted if you are negligent
2021-06-08	Nthabiseng Kotsokoane to lead activities of international library association
2021-06-08	Nthabiseng Kotsokoane to lead activities of international library association
2021-06-08	South African politics and the local government elections
2021-06-08	South African politics and the local government elections
2021-06-08	COVID-19: A hopeful prospect for African solidarity through medical research
2021-06-08	COVID-19: A hopeful prospect for African solidarity through medical research
2021-06-07	Voices from the Free State podcast: Episode five – featuring Dr Anchen Laubscher
2021-06-07	Voices from the Free State podcast: Episode five – featuring Dr Anchen Laubscher
2021-06-02	Prof Melanie Walker elected as HDCA president: a first for the Global South
2021-06-02	Prof Melanie Walker elected as HDCA president: a first for the Global South
2021-06-02	Modern dilemma: How workplace bullying and sexual harassment leads to depression
2021-06-02	Modern dilemma: How workplace bullying and sexual harassment leads to depression
2021-06-01	Supporting healthcare workers with their crazy socks
2021-06-01	Supporting healthcare workers with their crazy socks
2021-06-01	Eye tracker in UFS sensory laboratory provides world-class service to food industry
2021-06-01	Eye tracker in UFS sensory laboratory provides world-class service to food industry

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Inaugural lecture on high energy universe delivered at the UFS

2009-03-25

Prof. Pieter Meintjes from the Department of Physics at the University of the Free State (UFS) recently delivered his inaugural lecture on the Main Campus in Bloemfontein. The topic of the lecture was “The high-energy universe: Exotic objects and cataclysmic outbursts”. According to Prof. Meintjes, head of the department’s Astrophysics Group, we are entering a golden age regarding synergies of very large and very small objects. “Astrophysicists are playing a leading role in studying nuclear fusion in extreme environments such as neutron stars and graviation spots. This knowledge can be used by future generations to produce useable energy. Rotating gravitation spots can also produce “wormholes” in the universe, which makes space trips on galactic outer galactic scale a reality for generations to come. “The Astrophysics Research Group already plays a prominent role in multi-wavelength astrophysics in South Africa,” said Prof. Meintjes. At the inaugural lecture were, from the left: Prof. Hendrik Swart, head of the Department of Physics, Prof. Meintjes, Prof. Teuns Verschoor, Acting Rector, and Prof. Herman van Schalkwyk, Dean of the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at the UFS.
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