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-Press ReleaseWorld TB Day 2022: Invest in Research to End TB and Save LivesThe National Research Foundation (NRF) joins organisations worldwide to commemorate World TB Day observed on the 24th of March each year. The date marks the day in 1882 when Dr Robert Koch announced the discovery of the bacterium that causes March 24, 2022Read more
-Press ReleaseVinFuture Foundation in Vietnam honours world renowned South African epidemiologistsWorld renowned South African scientists and infectious disease epidemiologists at CAPRISA, Professors Salim and Quarraisha Abdool Karim have been honoured in Vietnam as one of the inaugural recipients of a VinFuture special prize for their ground-breaking research on HIV prevention January 24, 2022Read more
-Press ReleaseSouth Africa and Germany Renew Science & Technology AgreementThe National Research Foundation (NRF) and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) renewed their science and technology cooperation agreement at a signing ceremony at the NRF in Pretoria on Wednesday, 15 December 2021. The two countries originally signed the cooperative December 15, 2021Read more
-Press ReleaseMessage from the NRF to all StakeholdersThe National Research Foundation (NRF) wishes you and your loved ones a restful and happy holiday break. As we reach the end of another particularly challenging year, we would like to express our sincere gratitude for your continued support. We December 15, 2021Read more
-Press ReleaseAfrican Open Science Platform (AOSP): New NRF AppointmentsThe Directorate Strategic Partnerships is pleased to announce the appointments of Dr Tshiamo Motshegwa as Director, and Dr Nokuthula Mchunu as Deputy-Director of the African Open Science Platform (AOSP). Dr Motshegwa will take up the position on 1 January 2022, December 14, 2021Read more
-Press ReleaseEinstein wins againA team of researchers from 10 countries, including the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory’s Chief Scientist Dr Fernando Camilo, has conducted a 16-year-long experiment to challenge Einstein’s theory of General Relativity with some of the most rigorous tests yet. Their December 14, 2021Read more
-Press ReleaseCongratulations to Professor Tinyiko Maluleke on His New AppointmentThe Board of the National Research Foundation (NRF) wishes to congratulate Professor Tinyiko Maluleke on his new appointment as Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT). Professor Maluleke joins TUT from the University of Pretoria, where he December 10, 2021Read more
-Press ReleaseSasol-NRF Partnership to Bolster SA’s Science and Engineering Research CapabilitiesThe handing over ceremony of the NRF-Sasol Foundation Scholarship Programme agreement and the Sasol’s Research and Technology agreement. (Lrft to right) Ms Noxolo Kahlana, Head: Sasol Foundation; Prof Fulufhelo Nelwamondo, CEO: National Research Foundation (NRF); Dr Thembakazi Mali, Senior Vice-President: December 8, 2021Read more
-Press ReleaseThe NRF’s Contribution to the Global Covid-19 ChallengeCOVID-19 AFRICA RAPID GRANT FUND A COVID-19 Africa Rapid Fund Grant with an initial total funding of approximately USD4.75million, close to R90 million, has been launched to address research questions and implement science engagement activities associated with the pandemic. The National Research Foundation (NRF) supported by South Africa’s Department of Science June 23, 2021Read more
-Press ReleaseYouth Month 2021: Edward NkadimengJune is Youth Month, and this year the NRF is celebrating the Youth 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 you June 1, 2021Read more