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University of the Free StateRef: https://www.ufs.ac.za/media
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Source domain: ufs.ac.za
Collected on 17 June 2026
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What this means
This document is a webpage text for the University of the Free State (UFS) Media Office. It describes the Media Office’s role in connecting UFS with the media, providing news, research updates, and facilitating media access/visits to its three campuses. It also lists media enquiry contacts (Dr Nitha Ramnath and André Damons) and provides links to journalist guidelines, media access guidelines, news releases, and an experts database. The page includes cookie consent text and UFS footer items (terms, privacy, PAIA manual).
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Free State
Reference
https://www.ufs.ac.za/media
Key Takeaways
- Organisation: University of the Free State (UFS) Media Office
- Media Office located in the Department of Communication and Marketing
- Purpose: connect UFS with media worldwide; provide news, achievements, research updates; facilitate media visits to three campuses
- Media enquiries contact: Dr Nitha Ramnath (Deputy Director: Communication and Marketing - Stakeholder Relations)
- Dr Nitha Ramnath phone: +27 51 401 7900; mobile: +27 81 405 5177; email: ramnathn@ufs.ac.za
- Media enquiries contact: André Damons (Senior Media Relations Officer)
- André Damons phone: +27 51 401 3346; mobile: +27 76 493 2044; email: damonsad@ufs.ac.za
- Journalists: photography/video guidelines and media access to UFS campuses
- Includes links: News releases, Experts database, Research and Publications, Research reports, Institutional profile
- University of the Free State (UFS)
- Department of Communication and Marketing
- Dr Nitha Ramnath
- André Damons