From ship to shore: NRF-SAEON leads deep-sea seamount exploration
National Research Foundation May 23, 2025
The South African Environmental Observation Network (NRF-SAEON), the National Research Foundation’s long-term environmental observation and research facility, is participating in the Around Africa Expedition. Led by global ocean exploration non-profit organisations, OceanX and the newly established OceanQuest, Around Africa Expedition is a pioneering collaborative expedition along the African coastline.... Read more
Weevil species released into the Crocodile River to combat invasive alien aquatic plant
National Research FoundationResearch May 23, 2025
The South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (NRF-SAIAB), a National Research Foundation (NRF) research facility, plays an important role in conserving the country’s biodiversity. In an effort to combat the growing threat of the invasive alien plant Salvinia minima to South Africa’s freshwater ecosystems, the DSTI/NRF-SAIAB SARChI Chair in... Read more
NRF, Costech sign MoU to deepen bilaterial scientific cooperation
National Research FoundationResearch May 23, 2025
The National Research Foundation (NRF) and the Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH) have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen and expand their scientific partnership. The signing took place during the 13th Annual Meeting of the Global Research Council (GRC), hosted by Saudi Arabia’s King... Read more
NRF, FirstRand renew black academics advancement programme
National Research FoundationResearch February 13, 2025
The National Research Foundation (NRF) is pleased to announce the renewal of its partnership with the FirstRand Empowerment Foundation (FREF) aimed at deepening transformation in the country’s academic cohort. The Black Academics Advancement Programme (BAAP), aimed at supporting the development of Black South African academics and South African academics... Read more
15 years of SA-CERN scientific excellence, partnerships
National Research FoundationResearch January 30, 2025
The high-energy physics community gathered at NRF-iThemba LABS in Cape Town from 20 – 21 January 2025 to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the South Africa-European Organisation for Nuclear Research (SA-CERN) Programme. Funded jointly by the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI) and the NRF, the programme represents... Read more
SA-CERN celebrates 15 years of advancing physics in SA
National Research FoundationResearch January 13, 2025
December 2024 marked 15 years since the launch of the South Africa-European Organisation for Nuclear Research (SA-CERN), a programme that has contributed immensely to the growth of the physics community in South Africa. To mark this remarkable international partnership, the National Research Foundation (NRF) will host an anniversary celebration... Read more
The National Research Foundation (NRF) congratulates uLwazi Node, which manages the Open Data Platform of the South African Environmental Observation Network (NRF-SAEON), for winning the coveted NSTF-South32 Data for Research Award. uLwazi, meaning ‘knowledge’, is one of NRF-SAEON’s seven nodes. It was established in 2018 to support data management... Read more
The NRF is pleased to announce that the Minister of the Department of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, the Honourable Dr Blade Nzimande, pursuant to Section 6 of the National Research Foundation (NRF) Act (Act 23 of 1998 as amended) has appointed new members to the Board of the... Read more
SARChI Research Chair, Prof Bongani Ncube, Marks World Water Day
National Research Foundation March 25, 2024
To mark the 2024 World Water Day, Professor Bongani Ncube, the DSI-NRF-WRC South African Research Chair Initiative (SARChI) Chair in Governance and Economics for Water and Sanitation Sector Institutions, has highlighted the need to improve access to productive water across South Africa’s disadvantaged communities. “I’m talking about water for... Read more
Portfolio Committee launches the Legacy Report at NRF-iThemba
National Research Foundation March 15, 2024
The outgoing Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Innovation visited the new South African Isotope Facility (SAIF) at the iThemba Laboratory for Accelerator Based Sciences (NRF-iThemba LABS), Cape Town campus on Wednesday, 13 March 2024. The committee chairperson, Ms Nompendulo Mkhatshwa, led members on a site visit to... Read more
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