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17 May 2019 | Story Lacea Loader

The discussion of the book Gangster State by Pieter-Louis Myburgh will go ahead as planned on the Bloemfontein Campus of the University of the Free State (UFS) on 23 May 2019.

The decision to postpone the book discussion this week was done on advice by the university’s Protection Services to the UFS Business School, following a proper risk assessment.  However, the executive management re-assessed this decision and felt that the platform for intellectual debate and discourse, coupled with the principles of academic freedom and freedom of expression, should be honoured and hence recommended that the UFS Business School continues with the book discussion.

Furthermore, the university wants to reiterate that freedom of expression is not an absolute and should be seen within a particular context.

The university welcomes and appreciates the fact that the author, Pieter-Louis Myburgh, agreed to continue with the book discussion. 

The event will take place in the Odeion Theatre on the Bloemfontein Campus from 14:00 to 16:00.

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Young UFS researchers learn with mentorship programme
2006-11-22

The Faculty of the Humanities at the University of the Free State (UFS) presented a research day for young researchers.  The event, which forms part of the faculty’s mentorship programme, gave young researchers the opportunity to deliver their papers, learn from other researchers and share ideas with them. 

Attending the research day were, from the left:  Ms Steffi Cawood (from the UFS Programme for Africa Studies in the Department of Afroasiatic Studies, Sign Language and Language Practice), Prof Engela Pretorius (Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Humanities at the UFS and mentor), Ms Maryna de Wet (from the UFS Department of Sociology), Ms Nadine Lake (from the  Gender Studies Programme at the UFS) and Ms Katherine Geldenhuys (from the UFS Department of English and Classical Languages).

 

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