The ESPA-2014 Grants call is for ‘blue skies’ research projects designed to significantly advance global understanding on the way that ecosystem services contribute to poverty alleviation, with specific emphasis on generating new understanding that can benefit poor people in low-income countries (LICs). Research funded under ESPA-2014 is expected to inform thinking and practice over, at […]
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Announcement of Opportunity – ESPA-2014 Grants Call. Deadline: 14 May 2014
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NRF call for proposals – NRF and National Natural Science Foundation of China Collaboration. Deadline: 28 April 2014
The National Research Foundation (NRF) 2014 call for proposals for NRF and National Natural Science Foundation of China Collaboration is now open. Proposals may be submitted in the following areas: Fungal bioresources (taxonomy; biodiversity; culture collection and barcoding) Fungal ecology Fungal application (new bioactive compounds; new enzymes; new drugs; application in food; agriculture, and bioenergy) […]
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NRF call for proposals: SA/China research collaboration. Deadline: 30 April 2014
South Africa and the People’s Republic of China signed an agreement on Scientific and Technological Cooperation in 1999. A Joint Committee, composed of representatives from both sides, was put in place to translate the agreement into cooperative activities. In 2001, the relations were given impetus through the creation of a Bi-National Commission to champion bilateral […]
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Science to support ‘smart policing’ 18 February 2014
On 18 February, CSIR CEO, Dr Sibusiso Sibisi, and SAPS National Commissioner, General Riah Phiyega, signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) in Pretoria. The MoA will create an institutional framework for SAPS to have direct access to a scientific, engineering and technology base to support both the operational and strategic components of their duty towards […]
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Malaysian delegation visits the CSIR, 15 January 2014
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) hosted a delegation from the Malaysian Technology Development Corporation (MTDC) on Wednesday, 15 January 2014 at the CSIR campus in Pretoria. The visitors were hosted by CSIR Biosciences and the National Laser Centre (NLC) and attended discussions around possible research collaboration and technology transfer, particularly through facilitating […]
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2014 call for proposals: SA/Italy joint S&T research cooperation. Deadline 28 February 2014
The National Research Foundation (NRF) invites researchers to submit proposals for joint projects in the following areas of science and technology (S&T): Physics, astrophysics and radio-astronomy Information and communications technology Biotechnology Nanotechnology and new advanced materials Medicine and health Green and renewable energy and the environment. The call is within the framework of the Agreement […]
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SA/Germany joint S&T research call for thematic cooperation proposals 2014: Deadline 14 March 2014
You are invited to submit joint research proposals in the following areas: Biotechnology for a bio-economy and health Natural resources (sustainable management and production) Astronomy. A bilateral agreement on science and technology (S&T) cooperation between South Africa and Germany was signed in 1996. It is intended to expand on existing collaborations, establish new contacts or […]
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