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Prof. Ray Suprakas
CSIR professor appointed as Distinguished Professor at Hangzhou Normal University

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) congratulates Prof. Suprakas Sinha Ray on his appointment as a “Qiantang Scholar”,…

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PV Solar panels
SA-Egypt power-up on African solar electricity products

From the south to the north, contractors and customers on the continent expect solar photovoltaic (PV) modules, or solar panels, to perform for 25 to 30 years…

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Franschoek burn scar
Scorched: CSIR shares fire scar maps of Western Cape wildfire damage

Stanford, Franschhoek and Pearly Beach are among the most damaged regions in the Western Cape following wildfires in January 2026. The CSIR has released…

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cpam additive manufacturing
Call for proposals for industry-led research and development projects in additive manufacturing

Call for proposals: Collaborative Programme in Additive Manufacturing  (CPAM)The Collaborative Programme in Additive Manufacturing (CPAM) is an…

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NBA 2025 launch
South Africa’s digital-first National Biodiversity Assessment 2025 ministerially launched

The fourth iteration of an assessment of South Africa’s biodiversity drew on the expertise of more than 490 experts. It points out that the protection and…

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SOCCO
Schmidt Sciences funds SOCCO research

Schmidt Sciences awards the CSIR with funding for global carbon cycle research in the Southern OceanSouth Africa’s national ocean- climate science programme,…

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Mercury test Monaco
A unifying global scientific protocol to test and trace for mercury is on the horizon

Global efforts to unify and standardise the testing of mercury samples across the world are receiving a head start with the imminent release of a Mercury…

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Cybersecurity international conference
IFIP-UNIVEN-CSIR International Conference

IFIP-UNIVEN-CSIR International Conference in Cybersecurity 2025: Building digital resilience and academic supportThe inaugural IFIP-UNIVEN-CSIR International…

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