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11 February 2022
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Story Leonie Bolleurs and Rulanzen Martin

After two years of lockdown, online meetings, and limited contact with colleagues, academy at the University of the Free State (UFS) is gradually returning to normal. This month (February 2022), staff, students, and members of related industries will convene on three different occasions to learn about cutting-edge scholarship, to reconnect with each other, and to discuss issues impacting society in the fields of theology, the humanities, and agriculture.
Seminar on ‘The Limits of Decolonisation’ with Prof RW Johnson
Date: 24 February 2022
Time: 09:00-16:00 SAST
Venue/Platform: Equitas Auditorium, UFS Bloemfontein Campus, and Microsoft Teams
Decolonisation has been a heated point of discussion for some time now, but have you ever wondered if there could be limitations hindering the decolonisation project? The Departments of Political Studies and Governance and Philosophy and Classics at the UFS will host an array of academics and experts for a hybrid seminar on the topic The Limits of Decolonisation.
If decolonisation is an important issue for you or if you are interested in the topic and its relevance and influence in the world and academia, you should join or attend the seminar – either online via Microsoft Teams or in person in the Equitas Auditorium – on 24 February 2022 from 09:00.
The keynote speaker is political scientist
Prof RW Johnson from the University of Oxford. Prof Johnson is an emeritus fellow at Magdalen College and is the author of several acclaimed political books. The other speakers are all from the Departments of Political Studies and Governance, and Philosophy and Classics. Terrence Corrigan from the
South African Institute of Race Relations will speak on The relationship between critical race theory and decolonisation.
Find full programme here
RSVP: Alice Stander StanderAFM@ufs.ac.za (please specify dietary requirements, as a light lunch will be served)

Spandokter en fisioterapeut van die SA Rugby A-span uit UV-geledere
2004-10-22

Dr Louis Holtzhausen (foto regs) en mnr Jacques Nienaber (foto links) van die Universiteit van die Vrystaat (UV) is onlangs gekies as onderskeidelik spandokter en fisioterapeut van die Suid-Afrikaanse rugby A-span.
Benewens bogenoemde is dr Holtzhausen ook onlangs gekies om as spandokter van die CATS se Super 12 Streekspan op te tree. Mnr Nienaber is vir 'n geruime tyd al die fisioterapeut van dieselfde span.
Dr Holtzhausen is die direkteur van Kovsiegesondheid en hoof van die UV se Sportgeneeskundekliniek en mnr Nienaber is 'n fisioterapeut aan die UV.
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22 Oktober 2004