National Research Foundation (South Africa)
Governmental | |
Legal status | Foundation |
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Purpose | Funding and research in South Africa |
Headquarters | NRF Building, CSIR Complex, Meiring Naudé Road, Brummeria, Pretoria |
Region served | South Africa |
Official language | English |
Leader | Prof Fulufhelo Nelwamondo |
Parent organisation | Department of Science and Innovation |
Website | www |
History
It was established on 1 April 1999 as an autonomous statutory body in accordance with the National Research Foundation Act. Dr Fulufhelo Nelwamondo has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the National Research Foundation of South Africa with effect from 1 April 2021. The NRF Board is chaired by Dr Nompumelelo Obokoh.[1]
Functions
The NRF has three main functions:
- to support research and innovation, through its agency, Research and Innovation Support and Advancement (RISA);
- to encourage an interest in science and technology through its business unit, the South African Agency for Science and Technology Advancement (SAASTA);
- to facilitate high-end research through its National Research Facilities (National Zoological Gardens of South Africa)
One of the NRF’s key objectives is to ensure appropriately qualified people and high-level
- Research and Innovation Support
- Astro/Space/Geo Sciences
- Biodiversity / Conservation
- Nuclear Sciences
- Advancing Science
Unlike other Science Councils whose role is
Centres of Excellence
In 2004 the NRF founded seven Centres of Excellence (COE), which aim to facilitate inter-disciplinary research with the aim of enhancing research and capacity building. Additional COEs have been added since:[2]
- CoE for Integrated Mineral and Energy Resource Analysis
- CoE in Human Development
- CoE in Food Security
- CoE in Scientometrics and STI Policy (2014): The Nodal Head is Rasigan Maharajh.[3]
- CoE in Mathematical and Statistical Sciences
- Centre of Excellence in Palaeosciences
- The National Institute for Theoretical Physics
- Centre of Excellence in Epidemiology Modelling and Analysis
- Applied Centre for Climate and Earth Systems Science (ACCESS)
- Centre of Excellence in Tree Health Biotechnology
- Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research
- Centre of Excellence in Catalysis
- Centre of Excellence in Birds as Key to Biodiversity Conservation
- Centre of Excellence in Strong Materials
- Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology
See also
- Department of Science and Technology (South Africa)
- Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
- Human Sciences Research Council (South Africa)
- List of South African open access repositories
References
- ^ "NRF board". National Research Foundation. 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ "Centres of Excellence". National Research Foundation. National Research Foundation. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^ "Rasigan Maharajh". Who's Who of Southern Africa. Naspers Group. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
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