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14 October 2025
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Story Lacea Loader
In the interest of the safety of the staff and students at the University of the Free State (UFS), the Executive Management assessed the current situation on the three campuses and made the following resolutions:
1. The Qwaqwa Campus is closed with immediate effect, and students are requested to leave the campus within the next 24 hours.
2. The Executive Management Committee extends an invitation to the Student Representative Councils (SRCs) of all three campuses to further engagement.
3. On the Bloemfontein and South Campuses, all lectures are suspended until further notice; however, only limited movement will be allowed on campus from 19:00 in the evening until 07:00 in the morning.
Physics puts new equipment into service
2009-09-15
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The Department of Physics at the University of the Free State (UFS) recently put the NanoProbe Auger and VersaProbe XPS systems into service. This equipment, worth R23 million, is used for research at nanometre level. Present at the event were, from the left, front: Prof. Jannie Swarts, Department of Chemistry at the UFS; Dr Daniel Adams, Director in Chief at the Department of Science and Technology; Dr Romilla Maharaj, Executive Director: Human and Institutional Capacity Development; and Dr Sankar Raman, Scientist PHI; At the back: Prof. Teuns Verschoor, Vice-Rector: Academic Operations at the UFS; and Prof. Hendrik Swart, Department of Physics at the UFS.
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