Category: NRF in the News

Even after three decades of democracy, South Africa continues to battle with the underrepresentation of women in academic leadership positions which perpetuates existing disparities and impedes progress towards gender equality within academia. To address this gap and foster a more

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment (DFFE), in collaboration with the South African Environmental Observation Network (NRF-SAEON) and the South African Weather Service (SAWS), organised a series of climate change scenario consultation workshops from 11-13 August 2025. These

The Institute for Collider Particle Physics (ICPP) headquartered at the University of the Witwatersrand, led by Director Prof. Bruce Mellado, has been named one of the global recipients of the prestigious ODESS 2025 Prize from the Pierre Fabre Foundation in France. This highly selective competition received

We are delighted to launch the 2nd Conference on Equitable Partnerships, hosted by South Africa’s National Research Foundation (NRF), the Royal Society, and the British Academy on 3-5 February 2026 in Pretoria, South Africa. https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/international/equitable-partnership-in-international-collaboration/second-conference-on-equitable-partnerships-2026/ Location: CSIR International Convention Centre in Pretoria

The Property Practitioner Regulatory Authority (PPRA), in collaboration with Nelson Mandela University (NMU) and the National Research Foundation (NRF), invites you to submit your abstract for the 2025 Property Sector Research Colloquium, themed A Sustainable and Inclusive Property Market. This

From 06–09 August 2025, the National Research Foundation (NRF) Corporate team participated in the National Science Week (NSW) activities in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. The event was hosted at the Anton Lembede Mathematics, Science and Technology Academy by the South African Agency

On receiving her award for Lifetime Achievement at the 2025 National Research Foundation (NRF) Awards, Professor Jill Farrant, from the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of Cape Town, described her accolade as the biggest honour she

Johannesburg, South Africa – In celebration of Women’s Month 2025, the University of the Witwatersrand’s School of Therapeutic Sciences (STHS) proudly launches Trailblazers: Beyond Therapeutics – Celebrating Women in Science at STHS, a commemorative eBooklet profiling the National Research Foundation

On receiving her award for Lifetime Achievement at the 2025 National Research Foundation (NRF) Awards, Professor Jill Farrant, from the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of Cape Town, described her accolade as the biggest honour she