Invitation for Nominations for Professional Development Programme (PDP) Postdoctoral Fellowships for 2023
Announcement of Successful Applications for the 2023 NRF Scarce Skills Post-Doctoral Fellowship Read More >
Call for Proposals: Japan Science and Technology Agency / Japan International Cooperation Agency Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development Read More >
-NRF in the NewsPress ReleaseNRF, Fondation Botnar and HSRC Launch u’GOOD Research ProgrammePretoria, Gauteng – Swiss philanthropic organisation, Fondation Botnar, has awarded the National Research Foundation (NRF) USD 10 million for the implementation of u’GOOD, a research programme that will study young people and their relational wellbeing in the Global South. The December 8, 2023Read more
-NRF in the NewsPress ReleaseNRF to Launch a 12-Country Research Programme Looking at Relational Wellbeing of Young PeopleThe National Research Foundation (NRF) will use this year’s Science Forum South Africa event as the launchpad for a new research programme. Called u’GOOD, the programme is a multilateral, multi-partner initiative aimed at further developing a framework for research into December 6, 2023Read more
-NRF in the NewsPress ReleaseNRF Appoints Dr Thandi Mgwebi to top leadership structureThe National Research Foundation (NRF) is delighted to announce the appointment of leading executive, Dr Thandi Mgwebi,into its top leadership structure with effect from 01 February 2024. Dr Mgwebi re-joins the NRF to assume the role of Group Executive: Business December 5, 2023Read more
-NRF in the NewsPress ReleaseNRF-iThemba LABS hosts the 2nd South Africa-Joint Institute of Nuclear Research Workshop on Theory and ComputationThe iThemba Laboratory for Accelerator Based Sciences (NRF-iThemba LABS) will host the 2nd South Africa-Joint Institute of Nuclear Research (SA-JINR) Workshop on Theory and Computation at Nelson Mandela University’s Summerstrand South Campus in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, from 05 to 08 December 4, 2023Read more
-NRF in the NewsPress ReleaseAbstract and Grant Submissions Open for IAU General Assembly 2024 in AfricaCape Town, South Africa – The National Organising Committee of the 32nd International Astronomical Union General Assembly 2024 (IAU GA 2024) proudly announces the opening of abstract submissions and grant applications. This landmark event, hosted by the National Research Foundation, December 1, 2023Read more
-NRF in the NewsPress ReleaseSoapbox Science Cape Town, South Africa!Join us at the Clock Tower, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town12 pm – 3 pm, Saturday 25 November 2023 What’s the buzz about Soapbox Science? Picture this: Energized female scientists stepping out of their labs to thrill and excite you as November 24, 2023Read more
-NRF in the NewsPress ReleaseInternational Conference on Public Procurement and Innovation in Africa a SuccessThe inaugural International Conference on Public Procurement and Innovation in Africa (PPI 2023) was hosted by the National Research Foundation (NRF) in partnership with Stellenbosch University’s African Procurement Law Unit (APLU), at its head offices in Pretoria, and concluded on November 21, 2023Read more
-NRF in the NewsPress ReleaseNRF-iThemba LABS Hosts the African Nuclear Physics Conference (ANPC 2023)The iThemba Laboratory for Accelerator Based Sciences (NRF-iThemba LABS) invites members of the media to attend the African Nuclear Physics Conference (ANPC 2023). It will host the conference at the Kruger Gate Hotel, located at the Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga, November 17, 2023Read more
-NRF in the NewsPress ReleaseExploring the Link Between Public Procurement and Innovation in AfricaPublic procurement, that is, the government’s function of buying goods and services, accounts for significant public expenditure and is a major element of global and domestic economies. Globally, governments spend around 13 trillion US dollars on public procurement per annum. November 2, 2023Read more
-NRF in the NewsPress ReleaseConnecting the Dots: O.R. Tambo and Research in AfricaThe National Research Foundation (NRF), with its partners the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI); the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) of Canada; and the Oliver & Adelaide Tambo Foundation (OATF), invite members of the media to a panel discussion October 26, 2023Read more