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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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