Announcement of Successful Proposals for the Global Research Council Sustainable Devlopment Goals Pilot Call
ANNOUNCEMENT OF SUCCESSFUL APPLICATIONS FOR NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION (NRF)-FIRST RAND EMPOWERMENT FOUNDATION (FREF) BLACK ACADEMICS ADVANCEMENT PROGRAMME (BAAP) 2026 Read More >
-NRF in the News2026 IIASA Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP) – SSARMO MasterclassThe National Research Foundation (NRF), in partnership with the Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Member Organization (SSARMO) and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), invites eligible doctoral candidates to a strategic Masterclass designed to support strong and competitive applications to the 2026 IIASA November 28, 2025Read more
-NRF in the NewsScience for Society: Women’s voices at the Intersection of Innovation and InclusionPanel Session Hosted at the Science Forum South Africa 2025 As part of the National Research Foundation’s participation at the 2025 Science Forum South Africa, the Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD), in partnership with the November 27, 2025Read more
-NRF in the NewsFrom Labs to Real-World Impact: The vision for the Presidential PhD ProgrammeOn 26 November, the National Research Foundation (NRF) hosted a panel discussion entitled Presidential PhD Programme: Is Africa ready to reimagine Doctoral training for real-world impact? on the sidelines of the Science Forum South Africa that is currently underway at November 27, 2025Read more
-NRF in the NewsNRF Hosts High-Level Science Diplomacy Dialogue and Systems Analysis at G20 SummitOn 21 November 2025, during the global engagements of the G20 Summit hosted by South Africa, the National Research Foundation (NRF), in partnership with the University of Pretoria (UP) and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), convened a November 26, 2025Read more
-NRF in the NewsCall for Session Proposals: SRI2026 Africa Regional ConferenceThe Future Earth Africa Hub, hosted by the National Research Foundation of South Africa, is pleased to announce that submissions for session proposals for the SRI2026 Africa Regional Conference are now open! Contributions from across all sectors—research, industry, government, civil November 25, 2025Read more
-NRF in the NewsNuclear Conference Kicks Off in Cape TownDr Fulufhelo Nelwamondo, the CEO of the National Research Foundation, opened the 4th African Nuclear Physics Conference (ANPC) on Monday, 24 November 2025 at NRF-iThemba LABS in Cape Town. “This is a gathering of the storytellers of atoms. We need November 25, 2025Read more
-NRF in the NewsSGCI Academic Symposium Showcases the Strength of Intra-Africa CollaborationAt a time when African research systems are increasingly shaping global scientific conversations, the 2025 Science Granting Councils Initiative (SGCI) in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) Academic Symposium held in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, offered a compelling demonstration of how SSA public research funders November 18, 2025Read more
-Research NuggetFestive-Season Gender-Based Violence in South AfricaResearch Nugget Festive-Season Gender-Based Violence in South Africa Gender-based violence (GBV) remains one of South Africa’s most urgent social and criminal challenges. While South Africa has frameworks to combat GBV, enforcement remains inconsistent. Law-enforcement agencies face heavier workloads in December November 17, 2025Read more
-NRF in the NewsBuilding Regional Leadership in Global Research Council Working GroupsSub-Saharan Africa took an important step toward strengthening its voice in global research governance during the Global Research Council (GRC) Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Meeting and the Science Granting Councils Initiative (SGCI) Academic Symposium, held from 10 to 14 November 2025 November 14, 2025Read more
-NRF in the NewsThe Road to GRC 2027: Charting the future of global research collaborationAs the 2025 Global Research Council (GRC) Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Meeting and Science Granting Councils Initiative (SGCI) Academic Symposium drew to a close in Bulawayo, Dr Fulufhelo Nelwamondo, CEO of the National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa and member November 14, 2025Read more