The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) would like to congratulate Dr Stephanie Fanucchi on being recognised in the prestigious 2017 L’Oréal-United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) International Rising Talents. This award comes after Fanucchi re...
Protecting South Africa’s strategic water source areas
Access to clean water is a basic human right, but it is also the life source of South Africa’s economy. The recent and continuing droughts in the region have sensitised all sections of society to the potential water crisis the country might face if global warming continues on its current trajecto...
CSIR gears up for the National Science Festival
Sharing knowledge and inspiring young people to take up science-related careers is just what the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is gearing up to do at this year’s National Science Festival in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, from 8 March to 14 March 2017. Scifest, as the festival...
CSIR partnering to overcome obstacles to an energy efficient SA
Energy efficiency lies at the core of sustained industrial and economic growth in South Africa, and industries and businesses must prepare more sufficiently for inevitable energy price hikes, while government should be more proactive and involved in encouraging energy efficiency. These are the fi...
CSIR shifts to eco-friendly cleaning products on its campuses – protecting the environment while supporting local innovation
Demonstrating its support of green living and local innovation, the CSIR has successfully implemented the use of a local range of eco-friendly biological cleaning products across most of its campuses. The products were developed by the organisation’s scientists. Three months since the shift away ...
CSIR careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics
The CSIR's strength lies in the quality of scientists, researchers and support staff it attracts, the opportunities it creates for career development, its commitment to excellence and working together to create a better future through science. This edition of ScienceScope aims to showcase CSIR careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
Crash test dummies enhanced
The CSIR’s capability to test the performance of military vehicles when detonating a landmine has been significantly enhanced with the updating of the organisation’s crash test dummies. Called anthropomorphic test devices (ATDs), these crash test dummies are used to simulate human injuries suffer...
CSIR welcomes new CEO
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) welcomed Dr Thulani Dlamini as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Dlamini is no stranger to the CSIR, having served in different positions at the same organisation in the past. He joined the CSIR in 2005 as the head of the CSIR Nationa...
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Opening up Africa’s road industries to new innovative products
Roads in Africa have often been challenging to travel on because of the different types of pavement failures. With the help of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research’s (CSIR) world-class bituminous binders laboratory, US-based science company, DuPont, is changing how roads are built i...
Dr Rachel Chikwamba to serve on African Union panel and Medical Research Board
CSIR Group Executive for Strategic Alliances and Communication, Dr Rachel Chikwamba, was recently appointed to the African Union (AU) high-level committee on Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy for Africa 2024 (STISA 2024) and to the South African Medical Research Board . She will join a ...