2025 NGER Symposium

The aim of the symposium will be to provide the next generation and emerging researchers funded by the NRF with a platform that offers varied opportunities to network, create local and global workforce connections, exchange knowledge, share the latest groundbreaking insights on topics of interest and thought-provoking research projects in relation to the NRF’s 2030 vision Research for a Better Society and aligned to the thematic areas in the DSI decadal plan. The symposium is expected to bring together a diverse group more than 300 delegates, featuring the next generation and emerging researchers funded by the NRF; stakeholders from South African universities and across the National System of Innovation (NSI); senior NRF executives; A and B-rated NRF researchers; and industry leaders who will provide invaluable support. The target audience will be the emerging researchers, i.e. postgraduate students, postdoctoral Fellows, and other researchers in the early stages of their careers, and undergraduate students interested in postgraduate studies and/or seeking to explore research/networking opportunities.