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-NRF in the NewsPress ReleaseThe numerical weather prediction and geographic information system training workshop for SADCExtreme weather is listed as the second most severe risk on a global scale over the next 10 years in the Global Risk Report 2022 of the World Economic Forum. The use of early warning systems can assist with mitigating November 17, 2022Read more
-NRF in the NewsPress ReleaseNRF Announces Global Knowledge Partnerships Opportunities for 2023The National Research Foundation (NRF) is pleased to announce the implementation of its Global Knowledge Partnerships (GKP) programme for the 2023 academic year. The programme places exceptional Doctoral students, postdoctoral Fellows and Early Career Researchers (ECRs) who are funded by November 11, 2022Read more
-NRF in the NewsPress ReleaseNRF-iThemba LABS advances training and developmentThe iThemba Laboratory for Accelerator Based Sciences (NRF-iThemba LABS) is counting the days before it hosts its first workshop as an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Collaborating Centre. This workshop is organised to train member states of the IAEA in November 9, 2022Read more
-NRF in the NewsPress ReleaseScience Communication Comes Under the SpotlightScience communication, a field all about informing and educating the public as well raising awareness about scientific work, came under the spotlight at the 2022 Nobel Inspired Lecture. Speaking to the theme “Science Communication & Media as a Catalyst for November 1, 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 in the NewsPress ReleaseNational Science Week celebrates the role of the basic sciences in the modern worldWhether it is mathematics, physics, chemistry or biology, the basic sciences underpin our comprehension of natural phenomena. The basic sciences provide a fundamental understanding of the world around us. They are a key driver to sustainable economic development and provide July 27, 2022Read more
-NRF in the NewsPress ReleaseYoung South African researchers take leading roles at the ATLAS experiment collaboration of CERNEvery year, the large LHC collaborations such as the ATLAS Experiment organise an internal overview session that is attended by the entire collaboration spanning 243 institutes from 41 countries, including South Africa. Ryan Mckenzie has been chosen to undertake the June 29, 2022Read more
-NRF in the NewsPress ReleaseTwo Decades of Deep Insights celebrated this World Oceans DayOn World Oceans Day 8 June 2022, South African National Biodiversity Institute marine scientist Prof Kerry Sink and her Deep Connections project team will unveil findings from a three-week research expedition at iSimangaliso Wetland Park. This year, the theme of June 8, 2022Read more
-Press ReleaseNRF and MINDS Announce Partnership Agreement for Joint Postgraduate Scholarship and Exchange Programme for AfricaThe National Research Foundation (NRF) and the Mandela Institute for Development Studies (MINDS) have formalised a prominent agreement for a joint postgraduate scholarship and exchange programme for Africa. The scholarship programme will support postgraduate students in critical fields for the April 12, 2022Read more
