Announcement of Successful Applications for the DSI-NRF general masters scholarships for 2022 academic year Read More >
-NRF in the NewsLeading the Way in African Pharmaceutical Sciences to Produce 21st Century MedicinesThe NRF congratulates Professor Yahya Choonara (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3889-1529) on his winning the 2022 FIP Distinguished Pharmaceutical Science Award from the Bureau of the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) (https://www.fip.org/who-we-are) in recognition of his outstanding research and significant contributions to the pharmaceutical sciences October 5, 2022Read more
-GeneralNRF in the NewsThe NRF congratulates Dr Nompumelelo Obokoh on her appointmentsDr Nompumelelo Obokoh, Chairperson of the National Research Foundation (NRF) Board, has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions (SACNASP), effective 01 October 2022. SACNASP is the regulatory body for natural October 3, 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 Women’s Month Stories 2022NRF Women’s Month 2022: Dr Mary-Jane BopapeWomen’s Month 2022 is celebrated under the theme of “Generation Equality: Realizing women’s rights for an equal future” and links to the achievement of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 5) of Gender Equality by 2030. In celebrating Women’s August 30, 2022Read more
-NRF Women’s Month Stories 2022NRF Women’s Month 2022: Dr Mamoeletsi MosiaWomen’s Month 2022 is celebrated under the theme of “Generation Equality: Realizing women’s rights for an equal future” and links to the achievement of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 5) of Gender Equality by 2030. In celebrating Women’s August 30, 2022Read more
-NRF Women’s Month Stories 2022NRF Women’s Month 2022: Dorothy NgilaWomen’s Month 2022 is celebrated under the theme of “Generation Equality: Realizing women’s rights for an equal future” and links to the achievement of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 5) of Gender Equality by 2030. In celebrating Women’s August 26, 2022Read more
-NRF Women’s Month Stories 2022NRF Women’s Month 2022: Pontsho MarupingWomen’s Month 2022 is celebrated under the theme of “Generation Equality: Realizing women’s rights for an equal future” and links to the achievement of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 5) of Gender Equality by 2030. In celebrating Women’s August 23, 2022Read more
-NRF in the NewsNRF advancing women in scienceFast-tracking gender transformation and equity in academia is one of the grand mandates of the National Research Foundation (NRF). It is in this light that, as South Africa marks Women’s Month, the NRF shares some of the milestones it has August 23, 2022Read more
-NRF Women’s Month Stories 2022NRF Women’s Month 2022: Dr Nqobile Monate MkoloWomen’s Month 2022 is celebrated under the theme of “Generation Equality: Realizing women’s rights for an equal future” and links to the achievement of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 5) of Gender Equality by 2030. The NRF is August 23, 2022Read more
-NRF in the NewsIIASA’s 50th Anniversary: Developing the Next Generation of Systems AnalystsAs part of the 50th Anniversary celebrations of the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), a symposium was hosted on 16 August 2022 to reflect and deliberate on past and future systems programmes on the continent. The symposium was August 22, 2022Read more
-NRF in the NewsNRF Women’s Month 2022: Lindiwe NkweWomen’s Month 2022 is celebrated under the theme of “Generation Equality: Realizing women’s rights for an equal future” and links to the achievement of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 5) of Gender Equality by 2030. The NRF is August 19, 2022Read more
-NRF Women’s Month Stories 2022NRF Women’s Month 2022: Dr Samkeliso TakaidzaWomen’s Month 2022 is celebrated under the theme of “Generation Equality: Realizing women’s rights for an equal future” and links to the achievement of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 5) of Gender Equality by 2030. The NRF is August 18, 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
-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
