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Minister Pandor welcomes the new CSIR Board

"The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research has gone from strength to strength, and is still, as it was in the 1950s, the biggest and best-resourced…

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Launch of CSIR additive manufacturing platform-and- aerospace advanced manufacturing centre

The CSIR and its industry partners - the Department of Science and Technology (DST), National Research Foundation (NRF), Aerospace Industry Support Initiative…

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Time Magazine inventions list features UNICEF/CSIR innovative solution for computer learning

The Digital Drum, a co-creation by United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), has been cited by the…

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Novel chemical process to reclaim calcium carbonate from industrial waste

The CSIR has developed a novel process to reclaim high-quality precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC) from calcium-rich industrial solid waste. High-quality…

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Better scientific understanding of the link between agriculture and climate change needed to inform global policy

Scientists must make critical contributions to ensure food security and environmental sustainability. They can do so by expanding the understanding of…

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Dr Cornelius Ruiters to lead CSIR Built Environment

Dr Cornelius Ruiters has been appointed to the leadership team of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). He joined the organisation as…

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Tweeting carbon levels ups awareness of climate change

A novel method of sharing South African carbon data with a global audience through the use of social media has been put in place in November 2011 by the CSIR's…

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DST/CSIR's Nanomedicine Research programme awarded status as ANDI Centre of Excellence in health innovation

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Nanomedicine research programme, sponsored by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), has…

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CHPC PLACES SOUTH AFRICA BACK IN TOP500 SUPERCOMPUTER LIST

The CSIR Meraka Institute and the Department of Science and Technology (DST) have announced that the Centre for High Performance Computing`s (CHPC) Tsessebe…

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Two national workshops guide way forward for Biocomposites CoC

The Department of Science and Technology (DST), together with the CSIR, recently held two well-attended national workshops on a Biocomposites R&D-led…

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Phase one of SANReN complete

The CSIR Meraka Institute and the Department of Science and Technology (DST) have announced that phase 1 of the South African National Research Network (SANReN…

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New freshwater ecosystem atlas shows which rivers and wetlands to keep in a natural condition

Maps to support sustainable development of water resources A new atlas that contains mapped river, wetland and estuary priorities for South Africa was launched…

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ICT research on the agenda: African and European perspectives and plans shared

Information and communications technology (ICT) is a potent tool for socio economic upliftment in Africa. This is the premise upon which presentations,…

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Launch of UKZN/CSIR-Meraka Centre for Artificial Intelligence Research

The University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) and the CSIR Meraka Institute, based in Pretoria, have joined hands to create one of the largest Artificial Intelligence…

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Cabinet renews contract of the CSIR Chief Executive Officer

Cabinet recently renewed the contract of Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) CEO Dr Sibusiso Sibisi for a third five-year term with effect…

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CSIR reports excellent performance for the 2010/11 financial year

The CSIR reported outstanding performance in its activities towards the fulfilment of its organisational mandate over the past year.Human capital development…

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