Category: NRF in the News

The National Research Foundation (NRF) is pleased to announce a new multilateral research funding call and invites eligible South African researchers to apply. The call forms part of the Science Granting Councils Initiative (SGCI), a multilateral initiative launched in 2015

On 23 June 2026, marine conservation grant-holders, project partners, students and stakeholders gathered in Cape Town for the Southwest Indian Ocean Marine Protected Areas (SIOMPA) South African Implementing Partner Meeting. The workshop, held under the theme Feedback, Fraternity and Foresight,

During the week of 29 – June to 3 July the SAEON Grasslands Node and the EFTEON Northern Drakensberg landscape tested and deployed a DJI Matrice 400 drone carrying a Hyperspectral Imaging (HSI) System developed for the Biome Mapping project

NRF-iThemba LABS’ Deputy Managing Director for Research, Dr Rudolph Nchodu, participated in the 63rd  Session of the Programme Advisory Committee for Nuclear Physics (PAC YF), hosted by the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) in Dubna, Russia, on 18–19 June

The South African Environmental Observation Network (NRF-SAEON) Supply Chain Management (SCM) and Finance teams led an Enterprise and Supplier Development Workshop held at Mabasa Hall in Mbazwana, KwaZulu-Natal, on 23 April 2026. Xolisa Gugushe from NRF-SAEON’s SCM and  Benny Molefe

The National Research Foundation (NRF) in collaboration with black-owned auditing firm Bagaka Group hosted the Chief Audit Executive Engagement Workshop on 11 June 2026. The engagement was held at the NRF Tiyo Soga Auditorium as well as some attendees joining

South Africa’s future scientists, engineers, innovators and technology leaders are not only being developed in laboratories and classrooms—they are also finding their voices on debating stages where complex scientific issues are explored through discussion, evidence and critical thinking. As part

When science and creativity come together, extraordinary things happen. This year, the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI) and the South African Agency for Science and Technology Advancement (NRF-SAASTA) challenged South African TVET and University students to do just

The inaugural National Science Month (NSM) launch, which took place on 4 July 2026 at the Vaal University of Technology (VUT) Gauteng Science and Technology Park, ushered in a new chapter in public science engagement. Hosted by the Department of

The National Research Foundation (NRF) congratulates Board Member Professor Glenda Gray, who this week travelled to London to be formally admitted as a Fellow of the Royal Society, the United Kingdom’s national academy of sciences. Prof Gray was elected to