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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 NewsThe NRF congratulates Dr Phethiwe MatutuThe National Research Foundation (NRF) wishes to congratulate Dr Phethiwe Matutu on her appointment as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Universities South Africa (USAf), with effect from 03 October 2022. Dr Matutu, a mathematician by discipline, served as the September 30, 2022Read more
-NRF in the NewsNRF-iThemba LABS brings world-class researchers together in Cape TownThe 28th International Nuclear Physics Conference (INPC2022) was held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), South Africa from 11 to 16 September 2022. The event was hosted by Dr Faïҫal Azaïez (National Research Foundation’s iThemba LABS) and Prof September 29, 2022Read more
-NRF in the NewsSmith Memorial Lecture: Launch of the Coastal Fishes of the Western Indian OceanNRF-SAIAB is delighted to invite you to the official launch of the online/digital version of this seminal 5-volume publication on the diversity of the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) at NRF-SAIAB’s annual Smith Memorial Lecture on 29 September 2022 at 6pm September 27, 2022Read more
-NRF in the NewsNobel Laureate stresses meaningful collaboration in his “The Road to a Nobel Prize” lecture.Dr Art McDonald, the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics recipient, has stressed the importance of academics choosing their research collaborators well. Dr McDonald delivered a special National Research Foundation (NRF) Science for Society Lecture at the University of Pretoria’s Future September 22, 2022Read more
-NRF in the NewsItaly-South Africa: New agreement signed between the National Research Foundation-iThemba LABS and the National Institute for Nuclear PhysicsA new agreement to strengthen the collaboration between South Africa and Italy in the field of nuclear physics and its applications was signed on Monday, 12 September 2022, at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, South Africa. The interests of September 21, 2022Read more
-NRF in the NewsYoung People and Relational Wellbeing in 12 Countries in the Global SouthThe Swiss philanthropy, Fondation Botnar, has recently partnered with South Africa’s National Research Foundation (NRF) and Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) to develop a research programme on young people and relational wellbeing (YPRWB). The programme will focus on 12 countries September 20, 2022Read more
-NRF in the NewsNordic Semiconductor backs South African Consortium of Air Quality MonitoringThe South African Consortium of Air Quality Monitoring (SACAQM) today announces that Nordic Semiconductor—a specialist in ultra-low power wireless technology that powers the IoT—is throwing its support behind the consortium with the provision of development kits, samples and technical expertise. September 19, 2022Read more
-NRF in the NewsPress ReleaseThe Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Member Organisation (SSARMO) – Using systems approach to respond to regional challenges andIIASA has increased its membership footprint through its newest member, the Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Member Organisation, as part of a regional approach to participation in IIASA research and capacity building activities. The first regional member of the International Institute for September 14, 2022Read more
-NRF in the NewsPress Release2022 NRF Awards Honour and Celebrate South Africa’s Top Researchers and ScientistsThe National Research Foundation (NRF) honoured a number of South Africa’s prolific scientists in Cape Town on Thursday, 1 September, in a ceremony celebrating the ‘International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development’. Viewed as the benchmark for research excellence, September 6, 2022Read more
-NRF Women’s Month Stories 2022NRF Women’s Month 2022: Dr Mary-Jane BopapeWomen’s Month 2022 is celebrated under the theme of “Generation Equality: Realizing women’s rights for an equal future” and links to the achievement of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 5) of Gender Equality by 2030. In celebrating Women’s August 30, 2022Read more
