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28 June 2022
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Story Nonsindiso Qwabe
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Photo ALBERT VAN BILJON
In conversation: Prof Petersen and Leanne Manas.
An outward-looking, globally competitive university that ranks among the top-tier universities in South Africa and on the continent, driven by a strong human-centred, diverse social-justice approach. This is at the heart of the vision
Prof Francis Petersen, Rector and Vice-Chancellor of the UFS, shared with multi-award-winning
news anchor
Leanne Manas during a sit-down conversation on Friday 22 July 2022.
Prof Petersen reflected on the great strides and difficulties faced during his first term, as well as navigating the UFS through the COVID-19 pandemic to position the institution in a strategic and focused manner as a university of choice on the continent
and in other parts of the globe.
Prof Prakash Naidoo, Vice-Rector: Operations, introduced Leanne Manas
Prof Francis Petersen
Leanne Manas and Prof Petersen In conversation
Leanne Manas
Leanne Manas meeting our staff members.
Leanne Manas meeting our staff members.
Leanne Manas meeting our staff members.
Prof Petersen with some of our staff members
From the left; Prof Prakash Naidoo, Leanne Manas, Prof Francis Petersen and Temba Hlasho, Executive Director: Student Affairs
Leanne Manas meeting our staff members.
From the left; Prof Prakash Naidoo, Prof Francis Petersen and Quinton Koetaan, Senior Director; HRA
Leanne Manas meeting our staff members.
UFS's Lipid Biotechnology group attends congress in Japan
2009-06-26
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At the congress are, from the left: Prof. Lodewyk Kock, Head: Lipid Biotechnology Group; Dr Carlien Pohl-Albertyn, Lecturer; Ms Andri van Wyk, Professional Officer; Mr Ntsoaki Leeuw, Ph.D. student; Mr Desmond Ncango, Ph.D. student; Ms Chantel Swart, Ph.D. student; Prof. Pieter van Wyk, Director: Centre for Microscopy and Mr Ruan Ells, Ph.D. student. The group’s attendance was sponsored by the South African Fryer Oil Initiative (SAFOI) at the UFS.
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Four staff members and four Ph.D. students from the University of the Free State’s (UFS) Department of Microbial, Biochemical and Food Biotechnology recently attended the 17th congress of the International Society for Human and Animal Mycology (ISHAM) in Tokyo, Japan. Five posters and one presentation were delivered.