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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

South African Astronomer Dr Vanessa McBride has achieved a remarkable milestone by being appointed Science Director at the International Science Council (ISC), based in Paris. This prestigious position recognises her significant contributions to the scientific community, particularly her work with

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), invites members of the media to the latest NRF

The National Research Foundation (NRF) is delighted to announce that it will host the Covid-19 Africa Rapid Grant Fund (CARGF) Reflection and Foresight Convening and the O.R. Tambo Africa Research Chairs Initiative (ORTARChI) Annual Gathering next week. The CARGF Reflection

Cape Town, South Africa – A new biodiversity research project called BioSCape will be launched in the Western Cape, South Africa, on Tuesday, 17 October. The project will link data collected from satellites and airplanes with field observations to better

“We need to campaign and promote the idea that people must eat fruits and vegetables, including the indigenous foods. The consumption of fruits and vegetables, let alone the indigenous foods, is very low in the country. There’s a thing about

Pretoria, South Africa –The National Research Foundation (NRF) and the Energy Mobility Education Trust have concluded a three-year partnership agreement which aims to: (i) strengthen the responsiveness of the National System of Innovation (NSI) to the energy challenges by developing

The NRF, in partnership with the Research Council Norway (RCN), recently co-hosted a concluding conference for the South Africa-Norway Cooperation on Ocean Research, Blue Economy, Climate Change and Sustainable Energy (SANOCEAN). The conference was hosted in Oslo, Norway, on 28

The South African Environmental Observation Network (NRF-SAEON) has been hailed as one of the country’s post-apartheid successes. A public institution launched in 2002 following lobbying of the government by environmental researchers, it has been lauded for its growth, impact and

The National Research Foundation (NRF) is delighted to announce the celebration of the South African Environmental Observation Network’s (NRF-SAEON) 21st anniversary. A prestigious celebration event will be held at the Two Oceans Aquarium at the Waterfront, Cape Town on 07 September

The National Research Foundation (NRF) has awarded Witwatersrand University’s Distinguished Professor Jill Adler the Lifetime Achiever Award at the 2023 NRF Awards ceremony held last night in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. Introduced to the NRF Awards in 2004, the Lifetime Achiever Award

The 2023 National Research Foundation (NRF) Awards honoured some of the country’s high-achieving researchers and scientists at a prestigious ceremony held in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal last night (31 August 2023). This year, the awards were held under the theme Celebrating 20

Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Innovation of the Republic of South Africa, Hon. Dr. Blade Nzimande, will be opening the 2023 conference on Technology and Instrumentation in Particle Physics (TIPP) at the Cape Town International Conference Centre (CTICC) on

The National Research Foundation (NRF) is delighted to announce that the 2023 NRF Awards guest speaker will be Dr Kenda Knowles. The guest speaker delivers a science lecture at the prestigious awards ceremony held each year to celebrate South Africa’s

The prestigious National Research Foundation (NRF) Awards will take place on 31 August 2023 at The Capital Zimbali Resort in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. Members of the media are invited to cover the awards ceremony, held annually to celebrate South Africa’s research

August is Women’s Month, and this year the National Research Foundation (NRF) is celebrating the remarkable contributions that have been made by women researchers for the betterment of humanity. We thank all participants for sharing their stories with us. Dr

The National Research Foundation (NRF) hosted a delegation led by Russia’s Minister of Science and Education, Valery Falkov, at the iThemba Laboratory for Accelerator Based Sciences (NRF-iThemba LABS), Cape Town, on Saturday, 05 August 2023. Minister Falkov visited the facility