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Women spearheading ground-breaking research to improve SA’s competitiveness in two largely male-dominated fields

Female researchers from the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) are spearheading research to improve the country’s competitiveness in…

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Female researchers working with the world’s largest 3D printer to brief the media

Female researchers working in additive manufacturing will brief the media of some of their research breakthroughs, made using the world’s largest 3D printer,…

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CSIR to showcase its value offerings at Africa’s largest biotech conference in Durban

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) will be showcasing its Biomanufacturing, Agroprocessing and Health Innovation technologies at the…

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CSIR female researcher is one of few stem cell reprogramming experts in SA

Only a handful of people in South Africa have mastered Stem Cell reprogramming and Dimakatso Gumede (34) is one of them. As a CSIR candidate researcher of the…

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CSIR career day opens learners’ eyes to new career paths

Hundreds of learners who attend the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) annual career day have described it as an eye opener in learning more…

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South Africa collaborates with Japan to combat plastic pollution

The leakage of plastic waste into the environment, especially in the marine environment, is an issue of growing global concern. In South Africa, the need to…

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Young CSIR scientists urge youth to be open-minded about 4IR and seize opportunities

Researchers at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) are at the forefront of cutting-edge research related to fourth industrial revolution…

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CHPC's supercomputer hangs on in the Top500 List

The CHPC's Lengau supercomputer has placed 496th on the computing community's Top500 List. The list was announced at the International Supercomputing…

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