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CSIR contributes to chapter on Antarctica and Southern Ocean in the International annual review of the world’s climate

Chief researcher at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Dr Sandy Thomalla, in collaboration with 14 contributing authors, led the Southern Ocean section of the chapter on Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. The State of the Climate Report is a peer-reviewed series published annually as a special supplement to the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society.

CSIR co-hosting regional workshop on inclusive growth using Earth Observation Technology in Africa

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, which anchors the Africa Marine and Coastal Operations for Southern Africa (MarCOSIO) project under the auspices of the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security and Africa (GMES and Africa), hosted a regional workshop, from 4 to 6 September 2024, at the PrideInn Paradise Beach Resort & Spa in Mombasa, Kenya.

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The CSIR Road Race powered by Bestmed Medical Scheme is confirmed

04/10/2024

Trusted partner, Bestmed Medical Scheme joins the CSIR for their 2024 road race to deliver an inclusive race for the running community.

As an organisation that is passionate about community development, Bestmed’s new partnership with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) – an entity renowned as an accelerator of socio-economic prosperity through innovation – is the perfect fit.

Catch #TeamCSIR in the media

04/10/2024

The CSIR will be in the media and you don’t want to miss out on the conversation.

Cybersecurity Awareness Month

01/10/2024

CSIR takes over SAFM - The View Point #TuesdayTakeover

Get ready as the CSIR takes the reins for SAFM – The View Point #TuesdayTakeover with an insightful show on cybersecurity awareness and misinformation. In case you missed this show, click here (Audio) to listen to the conversation.

African Laser Center Workshop

10/28/2024 - 08:00 to 10/30/2024 - 17:00

Data driven modelling and simulation workshop 2024

10/02/2024 - 08:30 to 17:00

Multimedia Gallery

CSIR mining Competency Based Training

This video showcases the specialised training the CSIR has offered the mining industry for several years at its Kloppersbos testing and training facility. It further introduces the new Competency-Based training capabilities which promote superior training methodologies underpinned by Virtual Reality technology.

CSIR mining Competency Based Training

Creating a circular plastics economy in South Africa

Plastics have become a central part of our lives, from their use in agriculture to the convenience they provide in single-use packaging. However, the mismanagement of plastic can result in significant environmental and economic impacts.

Creating a circular plastics economy in South Africa

A wide-area surveillance system that detects and classifies moving entities automatically

The CSIR has developed a next-generation radar system that has reduced poaching in areas of the Kruger National Park where that system has been deployed.

A wide-area surveillance system that detects and classifies moving entities automatically

The CSIR has developed a next-generation radar system that has reduced poaching in areas of the Kruger National Park where that system has been deployed.

Reinventing the Future of Mining Together

This video focuses on the work the CSIR has embarked on in navigating towards implementing its innovation strategy and repositioning itself as the research, development, and innovation partner of choice for the mining industry. It further punts how the CSIR intends to continually develop niche capabilities and fit-for-purpose solutions for the sector.

Reinventing the Future of Mining Together

A kit for the early detection of kidney injury

Equipping agribusinesses with tools to support sustainable farming practices

The CSIR has piloted a nationwide project that identified and trained small-scale farmers and staff on technologies to process food waste into biocompost that can replace expensive chemical fertilisers. The farmers completed the comprehensive Food Waste Entrepreneurship Course which encompasses practices that support the circular economy.

Equipping agribusinesses with tools to support sustainable farming practices

From data to meaningful decisions

The fourth industrial revolution has ushered in an era in which predictions and modelling will add even more value to data. CSIR statisticians and data scientists are using data to create prediction tools that assist stakeholders in their decision-making.

From data to meaningful decisions

Reshaping the global underrepresentation of African genetics in science

One in 12 people are admitted to hospital in South Africa not because of the disease they have, but because of the adverse reactions from the drugs they take. Much of this is due to the diverse genetics inherent in the African population.

Reshaping the global underrepresentation of African genetics in science

Technology to affordably produce ‘green’ cement

CSIR women in Earth observation

Hearing about the work of Karen Steenkamp, Dr Nobuhle Majozi and Dr Cecilia Masemola and how they, by relying on data gleaned from way up there, are able to help farmers and other decision-makers way down here, makes one wonder if Big Brother knows that the sisters are stealing the show.