Category: 2025 NRF Awards

Biological Sciences Professor Michael Wingfield Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, University of Pretoria Professor Michael Wingfield’s research interests are in the broad area of forest biotechnology. He has been involved in research projects in many parts of the world, particularly

Humanities Distinguished Professor Philippe-Joseph Salazar Department of Private Law, University of Cape Town French philosopher Philippe-Joseph Salazar is a distinguished professor in Rhetoric and Humane Letters in the Law Faculty at the University of Cape Town. An alumnus of Ecole

Mathematical Sciences Professor Douglas Butterworth Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, University of Cape Town Professor Emeritus Douglas Butterworth is an acknowledged world leader in fishery assessment, modelling and management, with over 20 Government/fishing industry organisations seeking his scientific advice

Mathematical Sciences Professor Igor Barashenkov Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, University of Cape Town Prof Igor Barashenkov’s studies of solitary waves and localised structures have had a significant influence on nonlinear dynamics and mathematical physics. They find applications in

Medical Sciences Professor Dan Stein Department of Psychiatry, University of Cape Town Professor Dan Stein works on anxiety and related disorders, including OCD and PTSD. His approach is integrative, moving between bench (laboratory neuroscience), bed (clinical research), and bundu (public

Biological Sciences Professor David Richardson Department of Zoology and Botany, Stellenbosch University Ecologist David Richardson’s career has been devoted to the study of biological invasions with a focus on plants, especially trees and shrubs. He has also made substantial contributions

Social Sciences Professor Thaddeus Metz Department of Philosophy, University of Pretoria Professor Thaddeus Metz’s research is in value theory, moral-political-legal philosophy, philosophy of religion, and comparative philosophy. Many of his publications fit under the headings of ‘The Meaning of Life’