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NRF Register of Grants 2012/13 Vol 12 REGISTER OF GRANTS 2012/13 Vol 12 REGISTER OF GRANTS 2012/13 Vol 12 The aim of the National Research Foundation Register of Grants is to promote research collaboration across disciplines and between institutions. The Register lists NRF grants for 2012 awarded to researchers by the NRF’s Research and Innovation Support and Advancement business unit (RISA) as well as grants awarded in terms of programmes that the NRF administers on behalf of the Department of Science and Technology and the Department of Trade and Industry. NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION (NRF) The National Research Foundation Act (Act No. 23 of 1998) provides a mandate that positions the NRF as a key agency in confronting major challenges facing South Africa. The NRF supports and promotes research through funding, human resources development and provision of research facilities. It facilitates the creation of knowledge, innovation and development in all fi elds of science and technology, including indigenous knowledge. The aim is to contribute to improving the quality of life for all South Africa’s people. The vision of the NRF is a prosperous South Africa on an African continent that is steeped in a culture of knowledge, free of poverty and its attendant diseases, and proudly contributing to the wellbeing of humanity. The NRF strives to attain its vision by building research capacity through focusing on the development of: • High quality human resources in aggressively increasing numbers • High quality knowledge in prioritised areas that are responsive to national and continental development needs • State-of-the-art research infrastructure that is essential to facilitating the development of high quality human resources and knowledge • An understanding of and support for technology transfer to ensure societal benefi t from the knowledge created. i CONTENTS GRANTS AWARDED BY INSTITUTION . v ABBREVIATIONS OF INSTITUTIONAL AFFILIATIONS . vi ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS . .vii APPLIED RESEARCH INNOVATION AND COLLABORATION . 1 South African Nuclear Human Assets and Research Programme (SANHARP) . 1 Technology and Human Resources for Industry Programme (THRIP) . 1 THRIP–National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF) Awards . 9 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT . .10 Community Engagement Programme . .10 Community University Partnership Programme . .10 ESTABLISHED RESEARCHERS . .11 Centres of Excellence . .11 Competitive Programme for Rated Researchers . .11 Competitive Support for Unrated Researchers . .17 Human and Social Dynamics in Development . 20 Incentive Funding for Rated Researchers . 21 Research Chairs . 50 Special Transformation Awards . 53 HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT . 54 Individual Capacity Development . 54 Thuthuka . 54 National Research and Technology Forum (NSTF)/NRF Awards . 61 Research Development Initiate for Black Academics (REDIBA) . 61 Researchers in Training . 62 Women in Research . 63 Institutional Reseach Development . 64 Institutional Research Development Programme . 64 Royal Society . 68 INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVES . 69 International Science and Technology Agreements . 69 Knowledge Interchange and Collaboration . 84 Register of grants Vol. 12 iii CONTENTS STRATEGIC KNOWLEDGE FIELDS . 89 African Coelacanth Ecosystem Programme (ACEP) . 89 African Origins Platform . 89 Akili Development Programm . 90 Blue Skies Research . 90 Conservation and Management of Ecosystems and Biodiversity . 91 Department of Science and Technology Grant for National Astrophysics and Space Science Programme . 92 Distinct South African Research Opportunities . 92 Drug Discovery Programme . 92 Economic Growth and International Competitiveness . 92 Education and Challenges for Change . 93 Education Research Audit . 93 Education Research in South Africa . 93 Electronic Training Programme . 94 Global Change Grand Challenge . 94 Human Capital Development for Multi-Wavelength Astronomy . 95 Indigenous Knowledge Systems . 96 Information and Communication Technology . 96 Knowledge Fields Development Grant . 97 Marine Coastal Management Provincial Funding . 98 National Bioinformatics Functional Genomics . 98 National Institute for Theoretical Physics . 98 Palaeo/Anthropology Trust . 99 Society, Ecosystems and Change (SEAChange) . 99 South African Biosystematics Initiative . 100 South African National Antarctic Programme . 101 Space Science and Technology Human Capacity Development . 102 Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study Fellowship Programme . 102 Sustainable Livelihoods: The Eradication of Poverty . 103 Unlocking the Future . 103 BURSARIES AND SCHOLARSHIPS . 104 Free-standing Scholarships . 104 Grant-holder-linked bursaries . 104 iv Register of grants Vol. 12 GRANT AWARDED BY INSTITUTION UCT 200 669 928 SU 164 845 274 UW 122 407 405 UP 94 562 032 UKZN 83 017 100 NWU 67 401 547 UWC 57 400 751 CSIR 45 385 794 TUT 41 892 402 NMMU 39 553 564 RU 36 827 032 UJ 35 323 291 UFS 25 918 921 ARC 19 953 172 SAICA 19 200 000 UFH 19 119 802 UL 16 019 401 WSU 14 359 223 DUT 13 159 702 iThemba 13 110 962 UNISA 10 063 183 CPUT 8 911 810 UVEN 8 101 812 WC 7 148 868 SAAO.
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