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2022-07-29 |
Ugandan scientists visit UFS traditional medicine expert for benchmarking |
2022-07-29 |
Ugandan scientists visit UFS traditional medicine expert for benchmarking |
2022-06-28 |
Prof Francis Petersen shares insights about his term in conversation with Leanne Manas |
2022-06-28 |
Prof Francis Petersen shares insights about his term in conversation with Leanne Manas |
2022-07-27 |
Three ISG fellows to publish African history books through international grant |
2022-07-27 |
Three ISG fellows to publish African history books through international grant |
2022-07-27 |
Pregnancy and breast-feeding an indication for vaccination |
2022-07-27 |
Pregnancy and breast-feeding an indication for vaccination |
2022-07-26 |
UFS contingent flying national flag at Commonwealth Games |
2022-07-26 |
UFS contingent flying national flag at Commonwealth Games |
2022-07-26 |
International exchange students back on our campus |
2022-07-26 |
International exchange students back on our campus |
2022-07-25 |
ASK – A StrangerKind – coming to the UFS |
2022-07-25 |
ASK – A StrangerKind – coming to the UFS |
2022-07-21 |
USDP candidate creating ear, nose, and throat knowledge relevant to the SA setting |
2022-07-21 |
USDP candidate creating ear, nose, and throat knowledge relevant to the SA setting |
2022-07-21 |
University Staff Doctoral Programme – exploiting potential |
2022-07-21 |
University Staff Doctoral Programme – exploiting potential |
2022-07-20 |
Founder of Next Chapter honoured for advocacy work |
2022-07-20 |
Founder of Next Chapter honoured for advocacy work |
2022-07-20 |
UFS forms partnership with ZZ2, well-known South African farming and fresh produce company |
2022-07-20 |
UFS forms partnership with ZZ2, well-known South African farming and fresh produce company |
2022-07-20 |
UFS Job Shadows in Germany |
2022-07-20 |
UFS Job Shadows in Germany |
2022-07-20 |
A collaboration of game changers for women and youth by women |
2022-07-20 |
A collaboration of game changers for women and youth by women |
2022-07-19 |
Mandela Month: We need collaboration in all sectors to create real social impact |
2022-07-19 |
Mandela Month: We need collaboration in all sectors to create real social impact |
2022-07-18 |
UFS artists’ work on exhibition at world-famous NIROX Sculpture Park |
2022-07-18 |
UFS artists’ work on exhibition at world-famous NIROX Sculpture Park |
2022-07-15 |
UFS Lifts its COVID-19 Regulations and Required Vaccination Policy with immediate effect |
2022-07-15 |
UFS Lifts its COVID-19 Regulations and Required Vaccination Policy with immediate effect |
2022-07-05 |
Winter Warmer Indoor Picnic Concert |
2022-07-05 |
Winter Warmer Indoor Picnic Concert |
2022-07-11 |
UFS Rector and Vice-Chancellor meets Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber |
2022-07-11 |
UFS Rector and Vice-Chancellor meets Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber |
2022-07-11 |
Cyanotic Heart Disease research can help restructure health care, do better planning |
2022-07-11 |
Cyanotic Heart Disease research can help restructure health care, do better planning |
2022-07-11 |
UFS busy with exciting research into flavours and fragrances |
2022-07-11 |
UFS busy with exciting research into flavours and fragrances |
2022-05-11 |
More cities may follow Gqeberha in running out of water |
2022-05-11 |
More cities may follow Gqeberha in running out of water |
2022-07-11 |
‘It takes a good child to be raised by a village,’ says Dr Maramura |
2022-07-11 |
‘It takes a good child to be raised by a village,’ says Dr Maramura |
2022-07-11 |
Use social media responsibly, advises Deputy Minister John Jeffery |
2022-07-11 |
Use social media responsibly, advises Deputy Minister John Jeffery |
2022-07-11 |
Gift of the Givers donates food packs to the UFS |
2022-07-11 |
Gift of the Givers donates food packs to the UFS |
2022-07-08 |
Vrystaat Arts Festival |
2022-07-08 |
Vrystaat Arts Festival |
2022-07-05 |
From Cathedral Peak to your tap: the role of mountains in providing water |
2022-07-05 |
From Cathedral Peak to your tap: the role of mountains in providing water |
2022-07-05 |
UFS and police services strengthen partnership for crime prevention |
2022-07-05 |
UFS and police services strengthen partnership for crime prevention |
2022-07-04 |
Leanne Manas in Conversation with Prof Francis Petersen |
2022-07-04 |
Leanne Manas in Conversation with Prof Francis Petersen |
2022-07-04 |
The thin line between tradition and christianity as religions |
2022-07-04 |
The thin line between tradition and christianity as religions |
2022-07-01 |
The University of the Free State Launches an African Languages Press |
2022-07-01 |
The University of the Free State Launches an African Languages Press |
2022-07-01 |
UFS alumna and Council member honoured by the American Bar Association |
2022-07-01 |
UFS alumna and Council member honoured by the American Bar Association |
2022-07-01 |
WHO Africa Mission: UFS has facilities for multidisciplinary research |
2022-07-01 |
WHO Africa Mission: UFS has facilities for multidisciplinary research |
2022-07-01 |
UFS to Prepare Students for Employment |
2022-07-01 |
UFS to Prepare Students for Employment |
2022-07-01 |
Change makers and game changers: are our glasses half full, or half empty? |
2022-07-01 |
Change makers and game changers: are our glasses half full, or half empty? |
Research grant holder first to be graded at UFS in NRF’s Thuthuka Programme
2007-11-17
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In the picture, from the left are: Ms Gudrun Schirge (National Research Foundation), Mr Nico Benson (Directorate Research Development at the UFS), Prof Heidi Hudson (Department of Political Science at the UFS) and Dr Annelize Venter (Co-ordinator of the Thuthuka Programme at the UFS)
Photo: Mangaliso Radebe
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Research grant holder first to be graded at UFS in NRF’s Thuthuka Programme
Prof. Heidi Hudson, Departmental Chairperson at the University of the Free State's (UFS) Department of Political Science, recently received a C1 grading from the National Research Foundation (NRF).
With this grading she became the first researcher and grant holder in the Thuthuka Programme for young researchers at the UFS to be graded by the NRF.
“The Thuthuka Programme is a capacity building initiative from the NRF which prepares young researchers for grading and provides them with a good grounding for research,” said Dr Annelize Venter, researcher at the UFS Research Development Directorate and co-ordinator of the Thuthuka Programme.
According to Dr Venter, the UFS currently has 44 researchers who receive funding from the Thuthuka Programme for their postgraduate studies. The results of possible entrants to the programme in 2008 are awaited.
”The UFS also received ten researchers additional to the current 69 who have a valid evaluation status. The results of an additional 11 applications are also awaited. Some of these are first applications,” said Dr Venter.
Over and above the grant holders in the Thuthuka Programme, any researcher can apply to be evaluated by the NRF’s Evaluation Centre. The evaluation status of a researcher serves as the norm determinator and the quality of research at a university is measured according to this.
Ms Gudrun Schirge from the NRF presented a workshop today at the UFS to researchers who wanted to apply for grading and evaluation.
Researchers who wished to apply for the re-evaluation of their current evaluation status also attended the workshop.
Ms Schirge was one of the founders of the evaluation system and has been a manager at the Evaluation Centre for the past 20 years. She will be retiring this year and will be involved with the centre on a part-time basis.
Media Release
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Cell: 083 645 2454
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16 November 2007
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