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 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
-NRF in the NewsNRF and PPRA Collaborate to Launch the Property Sector Research CentrePretoria, South Africa: The National Research Foundation (NRF) in partnership with the Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority (PPRA) hosted the first Property Sector Research Conference on 1 March 2023. The conference aimed to stimulate scientific research, the generation of knowledge within March 2, 2023Read 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
