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Two Stellenbosch University professors were officially recognised as A-rated NRF researchers at a function hosted by the National Research Foundation (NRF) in Cape Town on Thursday, 13 September. Minister of Science and Technology Ms Naledi Pandor, Deputy Minister Mr Derek Hanekom and CEO of the NRF, Dr Albert van Jaarsveld, honoured excellence in research through [...]

The Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences of Stellenbosch University is proud to announce the renewal of its Research Chair in the Economics of Social Policy. The chair, which is held by Professor Servaas van der Berg and hosted by the Department of Economics, will receive funding from the National Research Foundation (NRF) for a [...]

The National Research Foundation (NRF) will be hosting an information session on its NRF Freestanding scholarship, as well as the application procedure. ________ Current Honours, Masters and Doctorate students who would like to apply for funding for 2013 (only for Masters and PhD degrees) are invited to attend the info session. Target: students wishing to [...]

The National Research Foundation (NRF) is pleased to announce the call for applications for master’s and doctoral scholarships in the following listed programmes for 2013: NRF Free-standing Master’s and Doctoral Programme NRF-Innovation Master’s and Doctoral Programme NRF-Scarce Skills Development Fund (SSDF) Master’s and Doctoral Programme The internal deadline for application is the 24th of August 2012 and all applications must be made online [...]

Prof Yusef Waghid, Dean of the Faculty of Education and Professor of Philosophy of Education has been honoured with the National Research Foundation (NRF) Special Recognition Award for ‘Champion of Research Capacity Development at South African Higher Education Institutions’for 2011. This award was presented to him at the NRF Awards ceremony which took place on [...]