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09 September 2021 | Story Lacea Loader
Dr Samantha Potgieter, infectious disease expert at the Universitas Academic Hospital and affiliated Lecturer in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of the Free State (UFS), will answer questions about the COVID-19 vaccine and its affects.  

The webinar will address questions such as the following:

• what vaccination is and how it works
• how vaccines are developed and how we know they are safe and effective
• how the COVID-19 vaccine works and how it can protect you
• the side effects of the vaccine
• the risks vs benefits of the vaccine.

You can also forward questions prior to the webinar to grimbeekl@ufs.ac.za

Date: Friday 10 September 2021
Time: 11:00-12:00
Register for the webinar


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Harry Oppenheimer Fellowship Award nominations open
2013-07-04

04 July 2013

The nomination process for the 2013 Harry Oppenheimer Fellowship Award is now open. The Fellowship carries a total monetary value of R1.5 million and is the most prestigious award handed out by the Openheimer Memorial Trust.

According to the organisers, the award ‘serves to reward excellence and exceptional scholarship in all its forms.’  Nominations are welcome from South African universities, universities of technology, science councils, research and policy institutes, as well as deserving individuals with no specific institutional affiliation.

The deadline for applications and nominations is 1 November 2013, with no limits for nominations by single institutions. Previously nominated candidates may also re-apply for 2013.

More information on Submission criteria, nominations, applications and selection processes.

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