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DIRISA: National Research Data Workshop

The Data Intensive Research Initiative of South Africa (DIRISA) will host a National Research Data Workshop aimed at the academic and research community, but…

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African biodiversity and ecosystem services in decline: Expert findings in landmark three-year assessment reports

The world’s first comprehensive, evidence-based regional assessment of biodiversity and ecosystem services for Africa compiled by over 100 leading experts,…

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Call: DST-NRF Conference Fund 2019

The DST-NRF Conference Fund is intended to support the hosting of international conferences focused on excellent scientific research that has potential for…

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40th Meeting of the Wireless World Research Forum

The Wireless World Research Forum (WWRF) brings together representatives from Industry and Academia from across the globe, with a strong focus on emerging…

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CSIR warning to the public about a job scam

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has noted, with great concern, the use of its name in a scam aimed at swindling young people by…

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CSIR’s Smart-Sense technology ready for full licencing

The CSIR has issued instant access licenses for Smart-Sense, a low-cost and energy efficient long-range communications sensor node used for real-time water…

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First biorefinery facility to boost South Africa’s wood and paper sector

Media advisorySouth Africa’s first multimillion rand biorefinery facility will be launched by the Minister of Science and Technology, Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane…

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Industry 4.0 Product Lifecycle Management

The move to Industry 4.0 is underpinned by the digitalisation of all areas of product generation and lifecycle management in almost all industrial sectors. To…

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CSIR technology helps curb foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in Rwanda

CSIR researchers were given the opportunity to test their newly developed point-of-care diagnostics system in an unfortunate outbreak of foot-and-mouth (FMD)…

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CSIR welcomes new Minister of Science and Technology

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) welcomes the appointment of Ms Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane as the new Minister of Science and Technology…

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Finding solutions through the commercialisation of research technologies

“Commercialisation of Research Technologies” is the central theme for this year’s NEPAD Southern Africa Network for Biosciences (SANBio) with a dialogue on new…

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Open call for applications for High Performance Computing Ecosystems Equipment

The High Performance Computing (HPC) Ecosystems Project is responsible for the distribution and deployment of decommissioned HPC hardware as mid-tier systems…

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CSIR’s cutting edge technologies on water and service delivery under the spotlight

Media inviteLow-cost technologies to improve the quality of water and service delivery in the municipalities will be displayed at the 12th National Municipal…

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Atlas to help SA prepare for climate change

Media invite The impact of climate change continues to have devastating effects on nations across the globe, and South Africa has not been spared. Provinces…

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CSIR researchers developing technology to safeguard identities of children

It is relatively easy for a child to apply for an identity document (ID) and have it issued with the identity of another child; because the South African…

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Getting South Africans to separate waste at source

Waste management service provider, Pikitup, has commissioned the CSIR to investigate potential regulatory or economic interventions that will encourage more…

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