What’s the going price for 100,000l of hand sanitiser? Rhodes University asked itself this question after its pharmacy department produced just that at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Maybe the money could boost the university’s coffers, at a time of financial strain for all educational institutions? Perhaps the pharmacy department should benefit directly? Or is there an argument for creating bursaries for needy students?..

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