Prof Abdon Atangana
UFS mathematician develops new concept to test Ebola waves
24. November 2022 08:01 ET | University of the Free state
Bloemfontein, Nov. 24, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- With a new outbreak of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) reported this year in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) – the 14th EVD outbreak in the...
Prof Corli Witthuhn
African researchers should stand their ground in global knowledge production
10. August 2022 08:13 ET | University of the Free state
Bloemfontein, Aug. 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Research and research funding have traditionally been dominated by the Global North. Fortunately, there has been an encouraging increase in the...
From Cathedral Peak
From Cathedral Peak to your tap: the role of mountains in providing water
05. Juli 2022 07:40 ET | University of the Free state
Bloemfontein, July 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- “I don’t think South Africa is prepared for the possibility of a Gauteng Day Zero drought,” said Professor Francois Engelbrecht, director of the...
Prof Andreas Roodt
Theranostics in the fight against cancer
26. April 2022 07:39 ET | University of the Free state
Bloemfontein, April 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for nearly 10 million deaths in 2020, or...
Signing a five-year research grant agreement
UFS MAGIC lab, the go-to geological drone imaging group in South Africa
31. März 2022 04:19 ET | University of the Free state
Bloemfontein, March 31, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Did you know that one can photograph a plant so clearly from a distance that it is likely to detect the health of its leaves? Or can you contemplate...
Dr Monique de Milander
How UFS research assists teachers in identifying children who need developmental help
19. Januar 2022 05:21 ET | University of the Free state
Bloemfontein, Jan. 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Research done by the University of the Free State (UFS) has shown that Grade 1 learners not only experience visual problems, but also developmental...
Dr Abdolhossein Naghizadeh
Green concrete to help fight global warming
14. Dezember 2021 06:00 ET | University of the Free state
Bloemfontein, Dec. 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Research on green concrete in the Department of Engineering Sciences at the University of the Free State (UFS) not only aims to minimise the...
Prof Charles Haddad
The unseen, unsung heroes of our threatened grasslands
08. Dezember 2021 04:00 ET | University of the Free state
Bloemfontein, Dec. 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In the vast, flat grasslands of South Africa a host of magnificent plant and animal species flourish, but not all of them are large. Insects and...
Prof Felicity Burt
The new Omicron variant: What we know and don’t know
01. Dezember 2021 05:56 ET | University of the Free state
Bloemfontein, Dec. 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Even though not much is yet known about the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron, the presence of a high number of mutations – more than 30 – in the spike...
Prof Johan van Tol
Carbon – the connection between the atmosphere, soil, and plants
18. November 2021 05:17 ET | University of the Free state
Bloemfontein, Nov. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The main driving force behind climate change is the emission of greenhouse gases through human activities, says Prof Linus Franke, Associate Professor...