Invitation for Nominations for Professional Development Programme (PDP) Postdoctoral Fellowships for 2023
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-NRF in the NewsSRI2023 Africa Satellite Event InvitationThe National Research Foundation (NRF) jointly with Nelson Mandela University will be hosting the Sustainability Research and Innovation (SRI2023) congress Africa satellite event to showcase the richness of African perspectives in sustainability science and innovation. The event will take place March 31, 2023Read more
-NRF in the NewsPress ReleaseSASUF: The NRF hosts Swedish Vice-Chancellors and Heads of Funding AgenciesThe significant joint research investments between South Africa and Sweden were one of the main discussion areas during a visit of a large delegation of Swedish Vice-Chancellors and Heads of Funding Agencies to the NRF on 27 March. The engagement March 27, 2023Read more
-NRF in the NewsPress ReleaseSARChI Chair highlights Paediatric Tuberculosis strides and challengesAs the world marks Tuberculosis (TB) Day on 24 March, Professor Anneke C. Hesseling, who holds the DSI-NRF South African Research Chair (SARChI) in Paediatric Tuberculosis (TB), has shared insights into the strides being made to mitigate the burden of March 24, 2023Read more
-GeneralNRF in the NewsSA School IYBSSD Competition AnnouncementAll South African Schools are invited to enter the following competition, in support of the UN International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development (IYBSSD). This invitation is on behalf of the SA Dept. of Science and Innovation (DSI), the Academy March 16, 2023Read more
-NRF in the NewsPress ReleaseNRF CEO, Dr Fulufhelo Nelwamondo, Named Engineer of the YearThe National Research Foundation (NRF) Chief Executive Officer, Dr Fulufhelo Nelwamondo, has been named Engineer of the Year by the South African Institute of Electrical Engineers (SAIEE) at its 2022 Annual Awards held at the Indaba Hotel and Conference Centre March 15, 2023Read more
-NRF in the NewsPress ReleaseInvitation to Science for Society Lecture entitled Cultivating an Entrepreneurial & Innovation Culture in SA’s Doctoral GraduatesThe National Research Foundation (NRF) cordially invites members of the media to the latest Science for Society Lecture. Entitled Cultivating an Entrepreneurial & Innovation Culture in SA’s Doctoral Graduates, the lecture will host four panellists experienced in training postgraduate students March 13, 2023Read more
-NRF in the NewsPress ReleaseThe 3rd Annual Conference and the General Assembly of the African Astronomical Society (AfAS-2023Johannesburg, South Africa, 12 March 2023— The third annual conference of the African Astronomical Society (AfAS) will take place as a hybrid event from 13 to 17 March 2023 at the University of the Witwatersrand Centre for Astrophysics, Johannesburg. The March 13, 2023Read more
-NRF in the NewsNRF and PPRA Collaborate to Launch the Property Sector Research CentrePretoria, South Africa: The National Research Foundation (NRF) in partnership with the Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority (PPRA) hosted the first Property Sector Research Conference on 1 March 2023. The conference aimed to stimulate scientific research, the generation of knowledge within March 2, 2023Read more
-NRF in the NewsNRF bids farewell to Dr Beverley DamonseToday, 28 February 2023, the National Research Foundation (NRF) bids farewell to Dr Beverley Damonse, the NRF’s Group Executive for Science Engagement and Corporate Relations, who will be retiring. Dr Damonse joined the NRF in 1998. She rose through the February 28, 2023Read more
-NRF in the NewsPress ReleaseNRF-Nominated Young Researchers Meet Nobel Laureates in JapanDr Lebo Gafane-Matemane from North-West University’s (NWU) Department of Physiology and Dr Ncediwe Ndube-Tsolekile, attached to the Chemistry Department at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT), are attending a prestigious global academic meeting with Nobel Laureates and fellow scholars February 27, 2023Read more
