UFS Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences

𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 (𝐆𝐈𝐒) 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟐–𝟔 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐋𝐚𝐛 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐍𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐝!

Participate in research and product development as a senory panellist. Scan the codes in the post to sign up.

🔭𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐮𝐦

Living on a magnetic planet in the shadow of a variable star, the Sun

Join us for an engaging evening exploring how the Sun’s changing activity influences our magnetic planet and the space environment around us.

👨‍🔬 Speaker: Prof Pieter Kotzé
Centre for Space Research, North-West University

📍 Venue: Naval Hill Planetarium
🕡 Time: 18:30
📅 Date: 20 March
🎟️ R 20 pp
👉 https://computicket-boxoffice.com/e/public-talk-living-on-a-magnetic-planet-20-march-vOJrj9

Discover how solar variability shapes space weather and affects Earth’s magnetic environment in this fascinating talk by one of South Africa’s leading space physics researchers.

✨ Everyone interested in astronomy and space science is welcome!

🌌 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬

Join us for an engaging presentation exploring how galactic cosmic particles behave during different solar magnetic polarity cycles and what this reveal about the dynamic relationship between the Sun and cosmic radiation.
Speaker: Pieter Kotze
Centre for Space Research, North-West University

📅 Date: 20 March
🕓 Time: 16:30
📍 Venue: Physics Auditorium
All interested in space science, astrophysics, and cosmic ray research are welcome to attend.

𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐔𝐅𝐒 𝐀𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐞! ✨

Meet their team of lecturers and postgraduate students, exploring some of the most extreme objects in the universe.

Their research focuses on Active Galactic Nuclei, Gamma-ray Binaries, Cataclysmic Variables and supersoft X-ray sources.

Follow their page to keep up with their latest discoveries, research highlights, and life as astrophysicists at UFS! 🔭

Welcome to the official UFS Astrophysics Research page! ✨

Meet our team of lecturers and postgraduate students, exploring some of the most extreme objects in the universe. Our research focuses on Active Galactic Nuclei, Gamma-ray Binaries, Cataclysmic Variables and supersoft X-ray sources.

Follow our page to keep up with our latest discoveries, research highlights, and life as astrophysicists at UFS! 🔭

𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐍𝐀𝐒 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭,
𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬? 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫.

In collaboration with your Faculty, the Central Advising Office is here for you.
We help you with general academic advising, time management, study strategies, exam preparation, and probation support

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲!

𝗜𝗖𝗗𝗙 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁

The Interdisciplinary Centre for Digital Futures at the University of the Free State is launching a new Expert Series to spark critical conversations about the digital technologies that are shaping our world.

From e-waste management to digital labour, well-being, and heritage, the series will bring together leading scholars and stakeholders to explore how digital innovation can contribute to more responsible and sustainable societal futures.
The first session will take place on 19 March 2026, featuring Prof Thandazile Moyo from Pennsylvania State University, with UFS researcher Dr Mariana Erasmus as respondent.

Through dialogue, collaboration, and critical engagement, the series aims to inspire new ideas and research that respond to the digital challenges facing society today.

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞: https://ufsweb.co/

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗙𝗦 𝗪𝗲𝗯

The final 2026 first-semester class timetable for all campuses has been published on the UFS web.

𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 https://bit.ly/3n1u9kf

𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐛𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰:
https://bit.ly/31TbT4F

𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬💥
Cosmic Collisions was produced by the American Museum of Natural History and is narrated by Robert Redford. The show illustrates that cosmic collisions are a universal force of nature, both destructive and creative. It provides an extraordinary view of these events that have shaped our world and universe.

📅 14 March | 🕗 19:00 | 🗣 English
🎟 R30 - R60 pp
👉 https://computicket-boxoffice.com/e/14-march-2026-cosmic-collisions-edrHDp