Category: NRF in the News

In an effort to strengthen research collaboration for property sector transformation, the National Research Foundation (NRF) and the Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority (PPRA), in collaboration with Nelson Mandela University (NMU) and the Department of Human Settlements (DHS), hosted the Property

The National Research Foundation (NRF) congratulates Dr Thandi Mgwebi, Group Executive for Business Advancement and Global Partnerships, on her appointment as Vice-Chancellor of Walter Sisulu University (WSU). She will take up her new position from 01 January 2026. Dr Mgwebi

The National Research Foundation (NRF), with the support of the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI), the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO), and the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), led the Roundtable Discussion on the

Led by South Africa’s Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI) and the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), the National Research Foundation (NRF) participated in the UK-South Africa Science and Innovation Joint Committee (JC) Meeting held in

The National Research Foundation (NRF) and the Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority (PPRA), in collaboration with Nelson Mandela University (NMU) and the Department of Human Settlements (DHS), will host the Property Sector Research Colloquium from 5 to 6 November 2025 in

South Africa’s National Research Foundation (NRF) is co-hosting the annual O.R. Tambo Africa Research Chairs Initiative (ORTARChI) gathering, taking place from 27–31 October 2025 at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda. The event is set to reflect on the initiative’s impact

The National Research Foundation (NRF), in partnership with the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) and Fondation Botnar, co-hosted the Inaugural u’GOOD Annual Conference 2025 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, from 06 to 09 October 2025. Themed Global South Takes the

Dr Fulufhelo Nelwamondo, CEO of the National Research Foundation (NRF), delivered a keynote address at the official opening of the HSRC/NRF Engaged Research Conference, which took place from 22 to 24 October 2025 at the Birchwood Hotel & OR Tambo

On Monday, 20 October 2025, the NRF and CIHEAM-Bari, as co-task leaders under the Consortium Europe-Africa on Research and Innovation for Food Systems Transformation (CEA-FIRST) initiative, co-hosted the inaugural Funders’ Working Group Meeting of the International Research Consortium (IRC) on

The National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa is pleased to announce the culmination of its funding call under the Belmont Forum Collaborative Research Action (CRA) initiative with 10 transdisciplinary research projects selected for funding, each led by researchers based