Announcement of Successful Proposals for the Global Research Council Sustainable Devlopment Goals Pilot Call
Announcement Of Successful Applications For The DSTI-NRF Centres of Excellence (Coes) and National Institute of Research, Development and Innovation (Nirdis) First-Time Masters’s and Doctoral Scholarships for Funding in the 2026 Academic Year Read More >
Announcement Of Successful Applications For The Dsti-Nrf First-Time Doctoral Scholarships For Funding In 2026 Academic Year Read More >
Strengthening Science, Research and Innovation Cooperation between Europe and South Africa Read More >
-Application OutcomesAnnouncement Of Successful Applications For The DSTI-NRF Centres of Excellence (Coes) and National Institute of Research, Development and Innovation (Nirdis) First-Time Masters’s and Doctoral Scholarships for Funding in the 2026 Academic YearThe Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI) and the National Research Foundation (NRF) arepleased to announce the provisional awards for the DSTI-NRF Centres of Excellence (CoEs) and NationalInstitutes for Research, Development and Innovation (NIRDIs) First-Time Master’s and Doctoral Scholarships December 12, 2025Read more
-Application OutcomesAnnouncement Of Successful Applications For The Dsti-Nrf First-Time Doctoral Scholarships For Funding In 2026 Academic YearThe Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI) and National Research Foundation (NRF) are pleased to announce the provisional awards for the DSTI-NRF First-Time Doctoral Scholarships in 2026. The awards have been made according to the strategic objectives of the December 12, 2025Read more
-NRF in the NewsNRF and Telkom Engage with Researchers at SATNAC 2025The Southern Africa Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference (SATNAC), hosted annually by Telkom, took place from 30 November to 03 December 2025 at Kogelberg Biosphere near Hermanus. This year’s theme, Africa’s Ascent: Towards a sustainable and resilient future enabled by December 11, 2025Read more
-NRF in the NewsHow science infrastructure drives local economic developmentScience infrastructure is not just critical for the generation of new scientific knowledge and the development of researchers and scientists. Science infrastructure also has immense potential to drive socio- economic development for local communities and stimulate science tourism. Over the December 9, 2025Read more
-NRF in the NewsConnecting Science to Society: NRF strengthens science–media dialogue at WCSJ 2025The National Research Foundation (NRF) co-hosted an interactive session titled People, Planet, and Possibility: Systems Science Meets Journalism for Wellbeing with the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) on 04 December 2025 at the World Conference of Science Journalists December 8, 2025Read more
-NRF in the NewsHartebeesthoek: South Africa’s quiet giant listening to the UniverseBy Dr Anton Binneman / NRF–SAASTA On the slopes of the Magaliesberg, surrounded by quiet farmland and wind-cut ridges, stands a radio telescope with a story few South Africans know; a story that stretches from the heart of the Cradle December 5, 2025Read more
-NRF in the NewsAfrica’s Scientific Renaissance: A Vision for SustainabilityStatement from the Future Earth Africa Hub Leadership Centre’s Consortium at the G20 Africa’s Scientific Renaissance – A vision for sustainability The National Research Foundation (NRF), in its capacity as the secretariat of the Future Earth Africa Hub in collaboration December 4, 2025Read more
-NRF in the NewsNRF and Globelics Partnership Will Strengthen SA’s Doctoral Research CapacityA significant milestone in South Africa’s research and innovation landscape was reached this past week as the National Research Foundation (NRF), through the Presidential PhD Programme, and the Global Network for Economics of Learning, Innovation, and Competence Building Systems (Globelics) December 3, 2025Read more
-Research NuggetMoney Does Not Stay, It Is a Visitor — I Blew It!Research Nugget Money Does Not Stay, It Is a Visitor — I Blew It! Modern culture often links happiness with material wealth, yet many who suddenly gain large sums of money quickly lose it all. In South Africa’s unequal society, December 2, 2025Read more
-NRF in the News6th National Global Change Conference Opens at University of MpumalangaThe 6th National Global Change Conference, jointly hosted by the National Research Foundation (NRF); the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI); and the University of Mpumalanga (UMP); officially commenced today at UMP’s Mbombela Campus. The conference provides a national platform December 1, 2025Read more
