On Saturday the 5th of August, the Faculty of Science and Pharmacy hosted its joint annual Open Day. The event was attended by 300 Grade 9 learners from our local schools who attended over 20 activities offered by RU, Albany Museum, SAIAB and the Amakhala Foundation. It was wonderful to see staff and 36 undergraduate students running the activities and assisting as chaperones.
RU also hosted the annual Eskom Expo. A total of 177 learners submitted their projects for the competition that were judged by 97 volunteer’s judges and 3 moderators from the faculties of Science and Pharmacy. In total, six gold, ten silver, thirty four bronze, and twenty nine merit awards were awarded.
A huge thank-you is extended to Kim and Joyce for the Open Day arrangements, and to Kevin Lobb and the Scifest team for the Expo arrangements.