Featured alongside my colleague in today’s Sunday Times, sharing our work on the ATLAS experiment at CERN. 🇿🇦🔬. iThemba LABS DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE,TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION National Research Foundation of South Africa From Tshwane to the ‘God particle’ timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/n…

Join Vuyolwethu Mxo for a seminar series talk titled "Cultivation of Cyperus textilis: Eco-Engineering for Sustainable Coastal Solutions" Date: 02 October 2025 Time: 10:30 AM (SAST) Venue: NRF-SAIAB Lecture Room Zoom Registration Link: zoom.us/meeting/regist… Passcode: 345931

The NRF's Presidential PhD Programme Roadshow: Western Cape will take place on 22 September 2025, from 08:00 to 17:00. The event aims to raise national awareness and engagement around the broader vision of the Presidential PhD Programme. Register here: nrf.ac.za/invitation-pre…

The stage is set for the inauguration of the National Institute for Theoretical and Computational Sciences (NITheCS ) at Stellenbosch University. National Research Foundation of South Africa DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE,TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION

Listening to Prof Matthias Troyer, Technical Fellow, and Corporate Vice President at Microsoft, sharing his insights during a public lecture titled "A quantum future of computing" as part of the launch of NITheCS. NITheCS DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE,TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION National Research Foundation of South Africa

We will need to tap into the collective genius to fully leverage the power of HPC, AI, and Quantum. NITheCS - with networks, inclusivity and transformation at the HEART it empowers communities to solve problems. NITheCS National Research Foundation of South Africa DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE,TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION

The NRF's Presidential PhD Programme Roadshow: Western Cape will take place on Monday, 22 September 2025. The event aims to raise national awareness and engagement around the broader vision of the Presidential PhD Programme. Details: nrf.ac.za/invitation-pre…

DST DM Ms Nomalungelo Gina outlines South Africa’s clean energy priorities at Expo 2025 in Japan, focusing on hydrogen demand creation, sustainable fuels & inclusive industrialisation. She reaffirmed SA’s commitment to a just, inclusive energy transition. #HydrogenEnergy

Our resident physicist and chair of the Proton Therapy Initiative, Professor Andy Buffler (UCT Physics dept), has been inducted into the College of Fellows - one of the highest accolades bestowed on academics at UCT. Read more: tinyurl.com/AndyCoF protontherapy.uct.ac.za

Department of Electricity and Energy IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency ⚛️ SAHPRA Eskom Hld SOC Ltd National Research Foundation of South Africa iThemba LABS nrwdi NNR SA Necsa GCEO, Mr Loyiso Tyabashe also formed part of the panel hosts on the side event where SA hosted with World Nuclear University. WNU @Brand_SA ARC South Africa 🇿🇦

Today DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE,TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION is at CSIR 🇿🇦 for the #G20 Research and Innovation Working Group’s second side event on “closing the gender gap in science, technology and innovation: Accelerating Action Across G20”. Over 200 learners, the majority of which are girls from around the country, are

Last night, I received the Presidential Award. It was presented at the G20 AI for Africa Forum in Cape Town under the esteemed patronage of his H.E. President Cyril Ramaphosa. I was placed first in the Presidential Category and Africa. National Research Foundation of South Africa DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE,TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION iThemba LABS #G20

Researchers, engineers, and students gathered for the bi-annual ATLAS Tile-Calorimeter (TileCal) collaboration at NRF-iThemba LABS to discuss operation, calibrations, performance and critical upgrades in ATLAS Hadronic TileCal detector. Read more: nrf.ac.za/nrf-ithemba-la…

The NRF has the following job opportunities available 👇 To learn more/apply, please visit the NRF Recruitment Portal here: ess.nrf.ac.za/Account/Recrui…

#NRFScienceMatters | A study funded by NRF-iThemba LABS and HigherEducationZA probed alternative effective breast cancer treatment approaches that offer the potential to significantly reduce mortality rates. Read more: nrf.ac.za/science-matter… #BreastCancerAwareness

#NRFScienceMatters | The standard approach to #ProstateCancer treatment, called conventional fractionation, can be effective. However, it is time-consuming, exhausting for patients, and places a heavy load on healthcare systems. Read more: nrf.ac.za/science-matter…

In celebration of Marine Month, NRF-SAIAB joined NRF-SAEON on 29 October in Addo’s Nomathamsanqa Community Hall for a community outreach, engaging locals on the importance of protecting our oceans and coastal environments.

In a remarkable achievement for South African science, Prof Lerothodi Leeuw and Prof Muaaz Bhamjee, alongside their colleagues from CERN, have been awarded the esteemed 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics. iol.co.za/weekend-argus/…

Today, the Southern African Large Telescope (SALT), Africa’s largest optical telescope and one of the most powerful in the world, celebrated its 20th anniversary of astronomical excellence and breakthroughs. #SALT20 Read more here: nrf.ac.za/africas-giant-…

NRF-SARAO's Dr Bonita De Swardt has been named a Mail & Guardian "woman of power" in STEMI. This year, M&G acknowledges women who turn the impossible into unstoppable – women who challenge limitations, shift narratives, and lead with a purpose. sarao.ac.za/news/dr-bonita…