Invitation for Nominations for Professional Development Programme (PDP) Postdoctoral Fellowships for 2023
-Youth MonthYouth Month 2021: Sizwe TyhaliJune is Youth Month, and this year the NRF is celebrating the Youth of the NRF who are Advancing Knowledge, Transforming Lives and Inspiring a Nation. We thank all participants for sharing their stories with us and we hope that June 12, 2021Read more
-NRF in the NewsNRF Celebrates World Ocean Day 2021The NRF has joined the global celebration of World Ocean Day with a special message from Dr Angus Paterson, Managing Director of the South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (NRF-SAIAB). NRF-SAIAB has also brought to life the coelacanth story, Finding Old Four June 9, 2021Read more
-Youth MonthYouth Month 2021: Dikeledi C. SebolaJune is Youth Month, and this year the NRF is celebrating the Youth of the NRF who are Advancing Knowledge, Transforming Lives and Inspiring a Nation. We thank all participants for sharing their stories with us and we hope that June 8, 2021Read more
-GeneralGlobal Research Council agrees way forward on mission-orientated research and public engagementParticipants at the 9th Annual Meeting of the Global Research Council (GRC) agreed on a broad range of strategies and actions, including: a set of principles for mission-orientated research and public engagement a renewed approach for responsible research assessment on partnered June 4, 2021Read more
-GeneralFrench Institutes for Advanced Study Fellowship Programme Call for Applications 2022/2023The French Institutes for Advanced Study Fellowship Programme offers 10-month fellowships in the five Institutes of Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Montpellier and Nantes. It welcomes applications from high-level international scholars and scientists primarily in the fields of the social sciences and June 2, 2021Read more
-Press ReleaseYouth Month 2021: Edward NkadimengJune is Youth Month, and this year the NRF is celebrating the Youth of the NRF who are Advancing Knowledge, Transforming Lives and Inspiring a Nation. We thank all participants for sharing their stories with us and we hope that you June 1, 2021Read more
-Press ReleaseGlobal Research Council Hosts a Successful Annual MeetingThe 9th Annual Meeting of the Global Research Council was held virtually during 24-28 May 2021, co-hosted by the National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa, and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). The critical discussions by Heads of Research Councils emphasised the ever-evolving, June 1, 2021Read more
-NRF in the NewsPress ReleaseGRC publication launch: Exploring Partnered Research Programmes: a guide for fundersThe Global Research Council (GRC) launched a prominent report exploring Partnered Research Programmes. The launch forms part of the 9th Annual Meeting of the GRC, which takes place virtually during 24-28 May, co-hosted by the National Research Foundation of South Africa June 1, 2021Read more
-NRF in the NewsPress ReleaseThe Global Research Council launches first of its kind Report on Gender-Disaggregated DataThe Global Research Council (GRC) today launches a seminal report titled Gender-Disaggregated Data at the Participating Organisations of the Global Research Council: Results of a global survey. This report marks the first such collection of trends, practices and experiences of Global June 1, 2021Read more
-SARAOA new window to see hidden side of magnetized UniverseNew observations and simulations show that jets of high-speed particles emitted by the central massive black hole in brightest galaxy in galaxy clusters can be used to map the structure of invisible inter-cluster magnetic fields. These findings provide astronomers with May 25, 2021Read more