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 >
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-NRF in the NewsNRF and Global Young Scientists Summit Call for NominationsThe National Research Foundation (NRF) in collaboration with the Global Young Scientists Summit (GYSS) wishes to call upon all the researchers (Doctoral students and Postdoctoral fellows) to send through their nominations for the Global Young Scientists Summit (GYSS) 2022. The August 24, 2021Read more
-NRF in the NewsEavesdropping on the sky: The backstory of MeerKAT and SKAAn article written by Julienne Du Toit for The Daily Maverick. The story of how a shy radio astronomer from the Eastern Cape came to be a central character in building of one of the world’s most sensitive scientific instruments involves August 20, 2021Read more
-NRF in the NewsNRF Board Member, Prof Nadine Petersen, Appointed Executive Dean: Faculty of Education at the University of JohannesburgProfessor Nadine Petersen, member of the NRF Board’s Research Development Committee, has been appointed Executive Dean: Faculty of Education at the University of Johannesburg (UJ). The appointment will be for a five-year term from 01 January 2022 to 31 December August 11, 2021Read more
-NRF in the NewsCassandra Mfana has been appointed the NRF Board SecretaryMs Cassandra Mfana has been appointed the NRF Board Secretary, effective from 02 August 2021. Ms Mfana is an admitted Attorney of the High Court of South Africa; a Certified Chartered Company Secretary; a Certified Ethics Officer; Associate of the August 10, 2021Read more
-NRF in the NewsNew Study finds mangroves among the most vulnerable ecosystems on the planetResults from a global collaboration among marine ecologists reveal that mangroves might be threatened by low functional diversity of invertebrates. The results were released on the 30th July on the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) scientific journal. Mangroves are August 5, 2021Read more
-Womens'MonthWomen’s Month 2021: Eden KeysterAugust is Women’s Month, and this year the NRF is celebrating the Women of the NRF who are Advancing Knowledge, Transforming Lives and Inspiring a Nation. We thank all participants for sharing their stories with us and we hope that August 3, 2021Read more
-Womens'MonthWomen’s Month 2021: Dr Desiree PetersenAugust is Women’s Month, and this year the NRF is celebrating the Women of the NRF who are Advancing Knowledge, Transforming Lives and Inspiring a Nation. We thank all participants for sharing their stories with us and we hope that August 2, 2021Read more
-Womens'MonthWomen’s Month 2021: Daniëlle SeymourAugust is Women’s Month, and this year the NRF is celebrating the Women of the NRF who are Advancing Knowledge, Transforming Lives and Inspiring a Nation. We thank all participants for sharing their stories with us and we hope that August 1, 2021Read more
-NRF in the NewsBreathing life into boneAn international team of scientists has used high-powered X-rays to show how an extinct dinosaur breathed. The team, led by South African PhD student Viktor Radermacher, were able to virtually reconstruct a new skeleton of the plant-eating dinosaur Heterodontosaurus tucki in unprecedented July 7, 2021Read more
-NRF in the NewsImpact of Science: The Transformative Power of ResearchThe National Research Foundation (NRF) was the co-organiser of a three-day conference on the Impact of Science that took place from 23 to 25 June 2021. The conference was hosted virtually from the University of Cape Town and was organised July 6, 2021Read more