Category: Press Release

Pretoria, 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

The 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

The 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

The 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

Cape 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,

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

The 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

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,

Public 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.

The 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