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2022-09-30	UFS cares – supporting the Jagersfontein community
2022-09-30	UFS cares – supporting the Jagersfontein community
2022-09-29	South Africa needs big investments in renewables
2022-09-29	South Africa needs big investments in renewables
2022-09-29	UFS mathematician Christian Budde part of the Heidelberg Laureate Forum
2022-09-29	UFS mathematician Christian Budde part of the Heidelberg Laureate Forum
2022-09-29	Inaugural Lecture: The stories that bind us
2022-09-29	Inaugural Lecture: The stories that bind us
2022-09-28	UFS mathematician to lead African Mathematical Union Commission for Research and Innovations
2022-09-28	UFS mathematician to lead African Mathematical Union Commission for Research and Innovations
2022-09-28	Students’ perspectives on multilingualism at the UFS
2022-09-28	Students’ perspectives on multilingualism at the UFS
2022-09-27	Office for International Affairs celebrates Heritage Day and recognises global uniqueness
2022-09-27	Office for International Affairs celebrates Heritage Day and recognises global uniqueness
2022-09-27	The dawn of a new era as the Centre for Graduate Support is renamed
2022-09-27	The dawn of a new era as the Centre for Graduate Support is renamed
2022-09-27	A look into the Future of South Africa
2022-09-27	A look into the Future of South Africa
2022-09-27	Cervical Cancer Awareness Month: Common cancer can be prevented
2022-09-27	Cervical Cancer Awareness Month: Common cancer can be prevented
2022-09-27	UFS researchers part of major continental study on the evolution of SARS-CoV-2
2022-09-27	UFS researchers part of major continental study on the evolution of SARS-CoV-2
2022-09-26	UFS lecturer and postgraduate students launch new skincare company
2022-09-26	UFS lecturer and postgraduate students launch new skincare company
2022-09-26	UFS student attends COP27 Simulation Model in Egypt
2022-09-26	UFS student attends COP27 Simulation Model in Egypt
2022-09-26	Emerging Adults in Search of Self
2022-09-26	Emerging Adults in Search of Self
2022-09-23	Celebrating the university’s intercultural diversity at the annual International Diversity Festival
2022-09-23	Celebrating the university’s intercultural diversity at the annual International Diversity Festival
2022-09-23	A close-up on some of South Africa’s indigenous instruments
2022-09-23	A close-up on some of South Africa’s indigenous instruments
2022-09-23	Confronting colonial heritages within churches
2022-09-23	Confronting colonial heritages within churches
2022-09-23	Memorialisation of South Africa’s liberation struggle the focus of book discussion
2022-09-23	Memorialisation of South Africa’s liberation struggle the focus of book discussion
2022-09-23	Celebrating a Distorted Notion of Unity in Diversity
2022-09-23	Celebrating a Distorted Notion of Unity in Diversity
2022-09-23	Donovan Wright: ‘Teaching South African Sign Language is my great passion’
2022-09-23	Donovan Wright: ‘Teaching South African Sign Language is my great passion’
2022-09-23	Renata van Reenen: ‘Being Deaf is my identity and culture’
2022-09-23	Renata van Reenen: ‘Being Deaf is my identity and culture’
2022-09-23	Opinion: Acknowledge South Africa’s Deaf community by changing your perspective
2022-09-23	Opinion: Acknowledge South Africa’s Deaf community by changing your perspective
2022-09-22	Deafness: parenting a child with hearing impairment
2022-09-22	Deafness: parenting a child with hearing impairment
2022-09-21	Jagersfontein dam burst: Understanding the disaster-declaration process
2022-09-21	Jagersfontein dam burst: Understanding the disaster-declaration process
2022-09-21	Team UFS completes very first Sasol Solar Challenge
2022-09-21	Team UFS completes very first Sasol Solar Challenge
2022-09-20	UFS announces winners in Student Essay Writing Competition on Corruption
2022-09-20	UFS announces winners in Student Essay Writing Competition on Corruption
2022-09-19	Caring for employees is key to the UFS, as more staff access wellness programmes
2022-09-19	Caring for employees is key to the UFS, as more staff access wellness programmes
2022-09-19	Impactful research to help victims of gender-based violence post-COVID-19
2022-09-19	Impactful research to help victims of gender-based violence post-COVID-19
2022-09-16	The Centre for Teaching and Learning celebrates ten years of excellence
2022-09-16	The Centre for Teaching and Learning celebrates ten years of excellence
2022-09-15	Qwaqwa Campus gears up to showcase research and scholarship at the 2022 research conference
2022-09-15	Qwaqwa Campus gears up to showcase research and scholarship at the 2022 research conference
2022-09-15	When a dream comes true
2022-09-15	When a dream comes true
2022-09-15	‘The Constitution is a living heritage’
2022-09-15	‘The Constitution is a living heritage’
2022-09-15	UFS needs PET/CT machine to improve management of patients
2022-09-15	UFS needs PET/CT machine to improve management of patients
2022-09-15	2022 Kovsies Multilingual Mokete - Call for Entertainment
2022-09-15	2022 Kovsies Multilingual Mokete - Call for Entertainment
2022-09-14	Calls for abstracts for the fifth National Global Change Conference
2022-09-14	Calls for abstracts for the fifth National Global Change Conference
2022-09-13	Molemo Mohapi completes Comrades Marathon at first attempt after suffering a soccer injury
2022-09-13	Molemo Mohapi completes Comrades Marathon at first attempt after suffering a soccer injury
2022-09-13	Childhood Cancer: More effective and safer treatments for children urgently needed
2022-09-13	Childhood Cancer: More effective and safer treatments for children urgently needed
2022-09-13	Inaugural lecture sheds light on new strategies for rotavirus vaccine development
2022-09-13	Inaugural lecture sheds light on new strategies for rotavirus vaccine development
2022-09-13	Egyptian scientist sheds light on fungi, a wonder of the living world
2022-09-13	Egyptian scientist sheds light on fungi, a wonder of the living world
2022-09-13	UFS traditional medicine expert to address Science Summit at 77th UN General Assembly
2022-09-13	UFS traditional medicine expert to address Science Summit at 77th UN General Assembly
2022-09-12	The science of safety
2022-09-12	The science of safety
2022-09-09	2022 Rector’s Concert mesmerises audience
2022-09-09	2022 Rector’s Concert mesmerises audience
2022-09-09	Death by suicide: the final symptom of mental illness
2022-09-09	Death by suicide: the final symptom of mental illness
2022-09-08	Making an impact through care: Outreach programme benefits Deaf community
2022-09-08	Making an impact through care: Outreach programme benefits Deaf community
2022-09-08	The UFS and DRC Free State renew the memorandum of understanding
2022-09-08	The UFS and DRC Free State renew the memorandum of understanding
2022-09-06	UFS medical students impressed trauma doctors with their enthusiasm and proactive attitude
2022-09-06	UFS medical students impressed trauma doctors with their enthusiasm and proactive attitude
2022-09-06	Prof Makombe awarded the first UFS Book Prize for the Qwaqwa Campus
2022-09-06	Prof Makombe awarded the first UFS Book Prize for the Qwaqwa Campus
2022-09-06	Euthanasia: How Counselling psychology could step to the forefront
2022-09-06	Euthanasia: How Counselling psychology could step to the forefront
2022-09-05	Moshe-Bereng honoured at Southern Region Women in Media Awards for encouraging academic excellence
2022-09-05	Moshe-Bereng honoured at Southern Region Women in Media Awards for encouraging academic excellence
2022-09-05	Prof Abdon Atangana develops new concept to test Ebola waves
2022-09-05	Prof Abdon Atangana develops new concept to test Ebola waves
2022-09-05	'Growing your own food; stopping world hunger starts with you'
2022-09-05	'Growing your own food; stopping world hunger starts with you'
2022-09-05	Collaboration with Kovsie Health gives UFS soccer edge on pitch
2022-09-05	Collaboration with Kovsie Health gives UFS soccer edge on pitch
2022-09-01	From Welkom to the world: UFS student joins France-based rugby club
2022-09-01	From Welkom to the world: UFS student joins France-based rugby club
2022-09-07	What needs to be done to POWER up South Africa?
2022-09-07	What needs to be done to POWER up South Africa?

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Occupational Therapy learns again with former head

2008-05-21

The Department of Occupational Therapy at the University of the Free State (UFS) presented a colloquium in honour of Mr Jock Murray, former head of the department. The theme of the colloquium was "Six decades of occupational therapy in South Africa: An elephant a day". A variety of national speakers presented lectures at the colloquium. At the occasion were, from the left: Lerine Steyn, fourth-year Occupational Therapy student, Ms Tania van der Merwe, lecturer at the department, Mr Murray, and Ms Corina Botha, Head of the therapists in the rehabilitation unit of the Life Pasteur Hospital of the Life Healthcare Group.
Photo: Leonie Bolleurs

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