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 >
Strengthening Science, Research and Innovation Cooperation between Europe and South Africa Read More >
-NRF in the NewsNRF Maintains B-BBEE Level 1 StatusThe National Research Foundation (NRF) is delighted to announce that it has maintained a Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Level 1 rating. This achievement symbolises the NRF’s commitment to the transformation of the equity profiles of the South African research March 9, 2026Read more
-NRF in the NewsStrengthening African Research Systems: NRF Hosts Ghana National Research Fund DelegationThe National Research Foundation (NRF) hosted a delegation from the Ghana National Research Fund from 03 to 04 March 2026 as part of a strategic study visit to South Africa aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation in Science, Technology and Innovation March 9, 2026Read more
-NRF in the NewsWorkshops to update the Marine Research Plan and the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Research PlanDear Members of the Marine and Antarctic Research Community. The Department of Science, Technology and Innovation, together with the National Research Foundation is scheduling two independent Research Plan workshops at the end of March 2026 to bring together representatives of February 26, 2026Read more
-NRF in the NewsSRI2026 Africa Regional Conference Webinar Series: From knowledge to policy impact: strengthening policy interfaces through South-South cooperationDespite significant investments in scientific research, data systems, and analytical capacity, sustainability policymaking across the Global South continues to face persistent gaps between knowledge generation and decision-making. These gaps are not primarily technical, but institutional and systemic – rooted in February 26, 2026Read more
-NRF in the NewsIAU OAD and RIIS Partnership to Advance Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Sustainable Development in AfricaCape Town, South Africa – The Office of Astronomy for Development (OAD), a partnership between the National Research Foundation (NRF) and the International Astronomical Union (IAU) under the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI), has signed a Memorandum of February 23, 2026Read more
-NRF in the NewsSouth Africa-based International Astronomy Office Drives Sustainable DevelopmentThe Office of Astronomy for Development (OAD), a partnership of the National Research Foundation (NRF) with the International Astronomical Union (IAU) under the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI), is pleased to announce that 10 African projects, part of February 20, 2026Read more
-NRF in the NewsSecond Conference on Equitable Partnership 2026The British Academy and the Royal Society, in collaboration with the National Research Foundation’s Strategic Investments, Innovation and Impact directorate, hosted the Second Conference on Equitable Partnership from 03–05 February 2026 at the CSIR International Convention Centre in Pretoria. Proceedings February 13, 2026Read more
-NRF in the NewsMinister Nzimande hosts pre-SONA learner science outreach at NRF-SAAOAs part of the build-up to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address yesterday, the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Prof Blade Nzimande, hosted close to a hundred learners and educators from Fezeka High in Gugulethu and Siyabulela February 13, 2026Read more
-NRF in the NewsScience Granting Councils Initiative Announces Support for Africa’s STI Policy Agenda at AU MeetingsAddis Ababa, Ethiopia | February 12, 2026 — Ahead of the Annual Summit of Heads of State at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa this February, Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC); the Government of Norway; the United Kingdom’s February 13, 2026Read more
-GeneralNRF in the NewsNRF-SAEON Researcher Honoured Through New Species DiscoveryThe South African Environmental Observation Network (NRF-SAEON) and the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) are proud to announce a major scientific achievement—the formal description of a new sponge species, Latrunculia (Latrunculia) atkinsonae, named in honour of Dr February 13, 2026Read more