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-Nobel Inspired Lecture2021 Virtual Nobel-Inspired Lecture: Adapting to Climate Change – What does the science say?Climate change has been described as the defining crisis of our time. Yet, the world is still not on track to achieve international climate commitments. With unprecedented events such as wildfires and higher than normal temperatures across many countries, the October 6, 2021Read more
-Nobel Inspired Lecture2021 Virtual Nobel-Inspired Lecture: The meaning of Science in the age of Covid-19, one year laterSince the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the COVID-19 outbreak as a global pandemic in March 2020, science and scientists have been propelled to the forefront to play the critical role of informing global strategies on tackling and managing the October 4, 2021Read more
-NRF in the NewsGlobal Forum of Funders: Unleashing Science – Delivering Missions for SustainabilityIn partnership with the National Research Foundation and prominent international partners, the International Science Council has published a seminal report: Unleashing Science: Delivering Missions for Sustainability – a call to action emphasising that the achievement of the transformative vision of the SDGs September 23, 2021Read more
-NRF in the NewsCall for Abstracts: 7th World Conference on Research IntegrityThe 7th WCRI will take place next year from the 29th May to 1st June 2022. The deadline for submitting abstracts and applying for conference travel grants is fast approaching on the 15th October 2021. Please visit the conference website to submit September 22, 2021Read more
-NRF in the NewsSasol & NRF Call: Research Proposals to Enable SA’s Energy Transition & Green EconomySasol, together with the National Research Foundation (NRF), is calling for research proposals on science and engineering projects that can enable its energy transition and that of the country, as well as the development of South Africa’s green economy. The September 20, 2021Read more
-NRF in the NewsProf Felix Dakora awarded the 2021 Louis Malassis International Scientific Prize for Agriculture and FoodThe NRF congratulates Prof Felix Dakora as the 2021 Louis Malassis International Scientific Prize for Agriculture and Food Laureate. This prominent award was made in the category of ‘Outstanding Career in Agricultural Development’ for his distinguished career devoted to agricultural September 17, 2021Read more
-NRF in the NewsTelescope built by Karoo locals releases data to astronomers around the worldThe HERA telescope, an array of 350 antennas situated next to MeerKAT in the Northern Cape province of South Africa, is being built by a team of local artisans from the town of Carnarvon. It has now released its first September 16, 2021Read more
-NRF in the NewsThree supermassive black holes merge together in our nearby universeResearchers discover three supermassive black holes merging together in our nearby universe Researchers using the IRSF (InfraRed Survey Facility) at SAAO in Sutherland, have discovered three supermassive black holes from three galaxies merging together! The IRSF is a collaboration between September 15, 2021Read more
-NRF in the NewsNRF Framework to Advance the Societal and Knowledge Impact of ResearchIn line with NRF Vision 2030, which is grounded on Transformation, Impact Excellence and Sustainability (TIES), the NRF has developed a Framework to Advance the Societal and Knowledge Impact of Research. This Framework outlines how the NRF, through its core September 10, 2021Read more
-NRF in the NewsMigration of Internship Programme to the Human Sciences Research CouncilThe Department of Science and Innovation-funded Internship Programme, previously managed by the National Research Foundation (NRF), has been moved to the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC). Over the 15 years it was led by the NRF, the programme enabled over August 25, 2021Read more
