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 >
-NRF in the NewsNRF Discussion on South Africa’s Just Energy Transition Highlights Need for CollaborationThe R150 million co-funding cooperation between the National Research Foundation (NRF) and Sasol Ltd has a number of opportunities on the pipeline, all aimed at increasing South Africa’s capacity and capability in just energy transition. Dr Theo Mudzunga, Vice President December 12, 2023Read more
-NRF in the NewsFuture Implications of the UNESCO Recommendation on Open ScienceAt Science Forum South Africa on 07 December 2023, the Department of Science and Innovation held a talk titled Future Implications of the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science which explored the 2021 adoption by 193 UNESCO members of the organisation’s December 11, 2023Read more
-NRF in the NewsPolicy Hackathon on the Co-creation of Policy Solutions for Transformative InnovationScience Forum South Africa saw a presentation entitled Policy Hackathon on the Co-creation of Policy Solutions for Transformative Innovation on 08 December 2023. Historically, policy development has involved political entities listening to experts and then rollout policies to address problems. December 11, 2023Read more
-NRF in the NewsPress ReleaseNRF, Fondation Botnar and HSRC Launch u’GOOD Research ProgrammePretoria, Gauteng – Swiss philanthropic organisation, Fondation Botnar, has awarded the National Research Foundation (NRF) USD 10 million for the implementation of u’GOOD, a research programme that will study young people and their relational wellbeing in the Global South. The December 8, 2023Read more
-NRF in the News22nd HFSP Awardees MeetingToday is the first day of The HFSP Awardees Meeting taking place at the Cape Town International Convention Center (CTICC) in Cape Town from 06-08 December 2023. This meeting is an interdisciplinary event highly valued by our awardees for the December 6, 2023Read more
-NRF in the NewsPress ReleaseNRF to Launch a 12-Country Research Programme Looking at Relational Wellbeing of Young PeopleThe National Research Foundation (NRF) will use this year’s Science Forum South Africa event as the launchpad for a new research programme. Called u’GOOD, the programme is a multilateral, multi-partner initiative aimed at further developing a framework for research into December 6, 2023Read more
-NRF in the NewsApproaches for Innovative Capacity Building Programmes to Support South Africa’s Just Energy TransitionSouth Africa is faced with the need to address energy security. This is further compounded by the country’s ageing coal fleet with associated greenhouse gas emissions, which contributes to global warming and other pollution-related health challenges. In response, South Africa December 6, 2023Read more
-NRF in the NewsDeputy Minister, Buti Manamela, Delivers Keynote Address at the African Nuclear Physics ConferenceDeputy Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Innovation, the Honourable Buti Manamela, delivered a keynote address at the African Nuclear Physics Conference (ANPC 2023). In his keynote address, Mr Manamela reflected on the conference and the importance of improving the December 5, 2023Read more
-NRF in the NewsPress ReleaseNRF Appoints Dr Thandi Mgwebi to top leadership structureThe National Research Foundation (NRF) is delighted to announce the appointment of leading executive, Dr Thandi Mgwebi,into its top leadership structure with effect from 01 February 2024. Dr Mgwebi re-joins the NRF to assume the role of Group Executive: Business December 5, 2023Read more
-NRF in the NewsNational Research Foundation participation at the Science Forum South Africa (SFSA2023)The National Research Foundation (NRF) is participating in the Science Forum South Africa (SFSA)[1] event hosted by the South African Department of Science and Innovation and the Science Diplomacy Capital for Africa (SDCfA) in Pretoria from 06 to 08 December December 5, 2023Read more
