Category: NRF in the News

From 08 to 10 April 2025, under the auspices of the Science Granting Councils Initiative in Sub-Saharan Africa (SGCI), the NRF and German Research Foundation (DFG) co-hosted a peer learning visit in Bonn, Germany. This peer learning visit brought together

On 09 April 2025, the National Research Foundation (NRF) hosted another impactful edition of its Science for Society Lecture Series at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), this time spotlighting the future of nanotechnology in medicine, or nanomedicine. Prof Lynn

The inaugural trans-disciplinary meeting between South Africa’s National Research Foundation (NRF) and the United Kingdom’s Research on Research Institute (RoRI), held from 24 to 25 March 2025 at the NRF headquarters in Pretoria, South Africa, served as a platform for

The National Research Foundation (NRF) extends an invitation to members of the media to attend the NRF Science for Society Lecture on the Future of Nanotechnology. It will be delivered by Professor Yahya Choonara, the DSTI-NRF SARChI Chair in Pharmaceutical

We are excited to announce and share the newly published special issue on IIASA and Systems Analysis in Africa in Elsevier’s Environmental Development Journal. In 2022, the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) increased its membership footprint through its

As International Women’s History Month 2025 concludes, we reflect on the growing visibility and influence of gender and diversity considerations in science. While challenges persist, significant strides have been made in advancing gender equity across the research landscape. For nearly

Cape Town- The 14th International Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography (ICSHMO) officially opened this morning at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) and will run until 04 April 2025. The conference is hosted by the National Research

On March 24, 2025, the National Research Foundation (NRF) hosted a heartfelt farewell gathering to honour Ron Grace, former Head of Supply Chain (SC), as he concluded his distinguished almost 20-year tenure with the organisation. Colleagues from various functions came

Two South African emerging researchers funded by the National Research Foundation (NRF) attended the 16th Japan HOPE Meeting held as a physical event in Yokohama, Japan from 09 to 13 March 2025. Hosted annually by the Japanese Society for the