SA’s top scholars honoured
Research November 13, 2023
Thirty-eight of the country’s leading scholars and scientists were inaugurated as Members of the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) at the annual Awards Ceremony on 9 November 2023. As the official Academy of South Africa, ASSAf has as a core function to honour the country’s most outstanding... Read more
NRF, NNR signs strategic partnership agreement
Research November 7, 2023
The National Research Foundation (NRF) and National Nuclear Regulator’s (NNR) Centre of Excellence for Nuclear Safety and Security (CNSS) have concluded a strategic partnership agreement aimed at strengthening the development of critical nuclear safety and security skills in the nuclear energy sector; develop joint collaborative research programmes (at national... Read more
UFS part of collaborative efforts to collar the Himalayan Brown Bear
ResearchUniversity of the Free State October 20, 2023
The world will soon know more about the Himalayan Brown Bear, which is listed as “critically endangered” in the International Union for the Conservation of Nature Red List after a South African veterinarian managed to put GPS collars on two of these bears. The collaring of the bears comes... Read more
PhD study highlights various aspects of motherhood
ResearchUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal September 26, 2023
Research that investigated delicate matters of motherhood captured several facets of parenthood, mainly the impact of both present and absent biological mothers on young mothers in Africa. Ms Thobelani Majola, who has earned the highest postgraduate degree (PhD), examined socio-cultural views about motherhood and the maternal presence or absence... Read more
ASSAf brings the SA IYBSSD to a close
Research September 19, 2023
In December 2021, the 76th session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly marked a significant moment in the world of science and sustainability by establishing the International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development (IYBSSD). This global initiative highlights the pivotal role played by basic sciences – mathematics,... Read more
SA IYBSSD School Competition winners announced
Research September 18, 2023
ASSAf (Academy of Science of South Africa), representing the DSI (Department of Science and Innovation) and NRF (National Research Foundation), is delighted to announce the winners of the aforementioned competition, which was launched on 14 March 2022, on the UNESCO International Day of Mathematics under the theme “Mathematics Unites.”... Read more
NRF-SAEON lauded for decades of world-class enviro research
National Research Foundation September 11, 2023
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 environmental researchers’ lobbying of the government, it was lauded for its growth, impact, and sustainability at its 21st anniversary celebration ceremony. About 200 people, consisting... Read more
UFS researchers investigate deadly fungi affecting 3 million South Africans a year
ResearchUniversity of the Free State September 9, 2023
Fungal infections affect more than one billion people each year, of which more than 150 million cases are severe and life-threatening, causing 1.7 million deaths a year. In South Africa, it is estimated that diseases caused by fungal infections total more than three million cases a year. These figures... Read more
Distinguished Prof Jill Adler receives NRF’s lifetime award
National Research FoundationUniversity of the Witwatersrand September 3, 2023
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 recognises an individual who has demonstrably made extraordinary contributions... Read more
UKZN’s College of Health Sciences is excited to announce the launch of the Discover Me South Africa study. This innovative study aims to enrol up to 100,000 individuals from the local population of Durban, South Africa. To enable this study, we are collaborating with Omnigen Biodata, Inkosi Albert Luthuli... Read more
