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-SAEON Invites Entries to the 2024 Ocean CompetitionThe South African Environmental Observation Network (NRF-SAEON), in partnership with the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), has launched the 2024 Ocean Competition. Open to all learners from grades R-12 in South Africa, this annual competition aims to inspire and May 15, 2024Read more
-NRF in the NewsPress ReleaseMedia Invitation to the Sustainability Research and Innovation Congress Africa (SRI2024) Satellite EventOver 300 academic researchers, Government and civil society experts, funders, entrepreneurs and innovators from across Africa will gather in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, from 21 to 24 May 2024 for the 3rd Sustainability Research and Innovation Congress Africa (SRI2024) Satellite Event to May 13, 2024Read more
-NRF in the NewsPress ReleaseThe National Research Foundation features at the 9th STI Multistakeholder Forum for the SDGs held at the United Nations Headquarters in New YorkThe NRF’s Group Executive, speaks at the UNHQ in New York at the occasion of the 9th STI Multistakeholder Forum for the SDGs, held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York 08-10 May 2024. The STI Forum is a May 13, 2024Read more
-NRF in the NewsSouth African Risk & Vulnerability Atlas (SARVA) workshop at the University of Free State Centre for Global ChangeOn 24 April, 2024, members of SARVA and of NRF-SAEON’s Science Engagement team, visited the University of Free State’s Qwaqwa Campus, nestled in the picturesque mountainous terrain of the Free State for the third instalment in a series of workshops May 9, 2024Read more
-NRF in the NewsNRF-SAAO Participates in AfAS Conference at Cadi Ayyad University in MoroccoThe African Astronomical Society (AfAS) held its 4th annual conference at Cadi Ayyad University in Marrakech, Morocco, from 15 to 20 April 2024. This was the first time that the AfAS event was held outside of the host country of May 9, 2024Read more
-NRF in the NewsNRF Participates in the 2024 University Partnership SummitThe National Research Foundation participated in the 2024 University Partnership Summit, which took place at the US Department of State in Washington, DC, USA on 26 April 2024. The summit was hosted by the US Department of State in partnership May 7, 2024Read more
-NRF in the NewsPress ReleaseDr Angus Paterson Appointed Deputy CEO: National Research Infrastructure Platforms at NRFThe National Research Foundation (NRF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Angus Paterson as its new Deputy CEO: National Research Infrastructure Platforms (DCEO: NRIP), effective from 01 May 2024. Dr Paterson has an extensive track record with the May 7, 2024Read more
-NRF in the NewsPress ReleaseDSI and NRF Bridge Gap Between Academia and Public PolicymakingIn a move aimed to enhance collaboration between academia and Government, the National Research Foundation (NRF) and the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) launched the pilot phase of its DSI-NRF Policy Placement Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme. This initiative is designed May 7, 2024Read more
-NRF in the NewsAJ-CORE Researchers’ Workshop, 16-18 April 2024, Maun BotswanaBotswana’s Ministry of Communications, Knowledge and Technology (MCKT), in partnership with the National Research Foundation (NRF) and the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), hosted the third Researchers’ Workshop under the Africa-Japan Collaborative Research (AJ-CORE) Programme. This third workshop brought April 26, 2024Read more
-NRF in the NewsPress ReleaseNRF Forges International Collaborations for Impactful ResearchThe National Research Foundation (NRF) participated in the 4th Africa-Europe Science Collaboration Forum organised by the African-European Radio Astronomy Platform (AERAP) from 22-25 April 2024, held at the South African Embassy in Brussels, Belgium. This significant event brought together leading April 25, 2024Read more
