Professor Hendrik Swart has been awarded the 2026 De Beers Gold Medal. It is highest honour given out by the South African Institute of Physics! Free State. South Africa…
Zoology research at the University of the Free State gets a boost with the opening of an upgraded nematology lab and the unveiling of a specialised microscope, believed to be…
South African medical students and professionals stepped out in their brightest, most vibrant socks for #CrazySocks4Docs: a powerful, heartwarming reminder that the heroes who heal and save lives shouldn’t have…
Organisations, researchers, and scientists from South Africa have been recognised in a group achievement award – one of NASA’s highest honours! South Africa (28 May 2026) – A huge…
Importing the technology was expensive and complicated, so the University of the Free State built their own. Free State, South Africa (19 May 2026) – The Green Concrete Lab…
Renatha was the first deaf child in SA to receive a cochlear implant. Nearly four decades later, she’s just become the first deaf student at UFS to submit a thesis…
The new infrastructure will allow researchers to focus on large-scale studies on diseases affecting South Africans! Free State, South Africa (18 March 2026) – The University of the Free…
Birds are telling secrets that better help scientists understand and conserve one of the most threatened ecosystems in South Africa… Free State, South Africa (24 February 2026) – Toka…
Love Howick and its Green Learn to Earn participants hit the ground running last week, uplifting public spaces across town! KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (15 January 2026) – Last week, the…
SA’s highest weather station has been installed right on top of the Amphitheatre in the Maloti-Drakensberg, 3100 metres above sea level! Maloti-Drakensberg Park (18 November 2025) – Installed by…
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