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 NewsCelebrating one year of Tanzania SUA ORTACHi Chair 2023“We are a force”: One year of implementing the O.R. Tambo Africa Research Chair for Viral Epidemics Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) hosts one of two O.R. Tambo Africa Research Chairs in Tanzania awarded in partnership with the National Research April 5, 2023Read more
-NRF in the NewsORTARChI inspires research chairs programme in TanzaniaThe Tanzania Commission of Science and Technology (COSTECH) has embarked on a journey to establish a national research chairs programme, inspired by the O.R. Tambo Africa Research Chairs Initiative (ORTARChI). Working in collaboration with the National Research Foundation (South Africa), April 3, 2023Read more
-NRF in the NewsIntersectionality as a critical component of gender-transformative researchIntersectionality refers to the many overlapping forms of discrimination that intensify and complicate the experiences of marginalised groups of people. For example, a woman facing gender-based exclusion may also experience discrimination related to her race, class or disability. Therefore, these April 3, 2023Read more
-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
