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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 bids farewell to Dr Beverley DamonseToday, 28 February 2023, the National Research Foundation (NRF) bids farewell to Dr Beverley Damonse, the NRF’s Group Executive for Science Engagement and Corporate Relations, who will be retiring. Dr Damonse joined the NRF in 1998. She rose through the February 28, 2023Read more
-NRF in the NewsPress ReleaseNRF-Nominated Young Researchers Meet Nobel Laureates in JapanDr Lebo Gafane-Matemane from North-West University’s (NWU) Department of Physiology and Dr Ncediwe Ndube-Tsolekile, attached to the Chemistry Department at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT), are attending a prestigious global academic meeting with Nobel Laureates and fellow scholars February 27, 2023Read more
-NRF in the NewsNRF Hosting the first AJ-CORE Researchers’ Workshop, 15-17 February 2023AJ-CORE is a partnership between the NRF and the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) which aims to support joint research and innovation projects in designated fields of science between researchers from Japan, South Africa and the 17 African countries February 16, 2023Read more
-NRF in the NewsPress ReleaseThe NRF hosts a Learning Visit of the Science Granting Councils Initiative in Sub-Saharan AfricaThe National Research Foundation (NRF) is hosting its sister agencies from Botswana, Burkina Faso, Kenya, Mozambique, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Cote D’Ivoire and Tanzania for a learning visit during 13 – 14 February 2023. The visit provides the opportunity to cross-share February 13, 2023Read more
-NRF in the NewsPress ReleaseNRF-Sasol Announcement: Awards for Research Chairs and Postdoctoral Innovation FellowshipsJohannesburg, South Africa – Sasol Ltd and the National Research Foundation (NRF) are pleased to announce the establishment and awarding of four jointly-funded South African Research Chairs. A competitive call was launched during 2022 for two Chairs that considered the February 10, 2023Read more
-NRF in the NewsCongratulations to Dr Nishana BhogalThe NRF wishes to congratulate Dr Nishana Bhogal on her recent PhD graduation. Dr Bhogal was funded under the Fulbright South Africa Foreign Student program as a Visiting Student Researcher (VSR), in collaboration with the NRF, from 2021 to 2022. February 1, 2023Read more
-NRF in the NewsPress ReleaseSouth Africa Admitted to the International Human Frontier Science ProgramIn January 2023, South Africa was admitted as a member of the International Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) following a competitive application process. The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) and the National Research Foundation (NRF) will serve as joint January 31, 2023Read more
-NRF in the NewsThe NRF Condemns the Killing of UFH Executive Protection OfficerThe National Research Foundation (NRF) adds its voice to the condemnation of the most recent attack on leadership at the University of Fort Hare (UFH) and the subsequent death of Mr Mboneli Vesele, the executive protection officer for the Vice-Chancellor January 10, 2023Read more
-NRF in the NewsWits physicist elected as a Fellow of the African Academy of SciencesWits physicist, Professor Bruce Mellado has been elected as a Fellow of the African Academy of Science (AAS) in November. Mellado’s election is based on a series of reviews conducted at various levels following his nomination to the AAS in January 9, 2023Read more
-GeneralNRF in the NewsPress ReleaseAfrican Science Granting Councils and Partner Meetings call for enhanced research funding, research impact and collaboration“The gathering of the African Science Granting Councils (SGCs) and our Partners on the occasion of the World Science Forum (WSF) 2022 highlighted the need for us as SGCs to continue strengthening efforts to enhance research and granting systems in December 19, 2022Read more
