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The Marine and Coastal Observations for Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean (MarCOSIO) programme, part of the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) and Africa initiative, supports the development of local capabilities, institutional capacity and access to technical resources to deliver Earth observation (EO)-based services for sustainable development in Africa.
On Thursday , 19 June, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) will host a hybrid media briefing to showcase the remarkable efforts of young South African researchers who are harnessing science, technology, and innovation to address urgent challenges in food waste, public health and agriculture.The briefing aims to showcase the role that the CSIR has played over the past 80 years in supporting the advancement and skills development of young people in STEMI.
As part of the World Environment Day celebrations held on 5 June 2025, Prof. Suzan Oelofse, a principal researcher at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), delivered an online guest lecture at the invitation of the University of South Africa’s (UNISA) Department of Geography. Her lecture focused on the global challenge of ending plastic pollution through local interventions and was aligned with this year’s theme, “Beat Plastic Pollution”.
The Centre for High Performance Computing (CHPC) team that participated in the international Student Cluster Competition at the ISC25 Conference held from 10-12 June 2025 in Hamburg, Germany, has secured second place overall in the online component of the competition, defeating 21 other university teams across the globe.
The placement was announced at the awards ceremony on 12 June 2025.
The CSIR and the Cookhouse Wind Farm Community Trust have entered into a collaborative agreement to drive socioeconomic development in the Eastern Cape towns of Adelaide, Bedford, Cookhouse and Somerset East. On 16 May 2025, during a signing ceremony held in Gqeberha, the two parties formalised their partnership through a memorandum of understanding (MoU), which outlines plans to introduce a range of collaborative programmes focused on innovative socioeconomic development initiatives for the beneficiary communities.
The Biopharmaceutical Quality course provides comprehensive competency building and skill transfer across all aspects relating to biomanufacturing, with an emphasis on quality control considerations and hands-on training on key downstream unit operations, including fill and finish.
The course will run for four weeks, comprising two weeks of online sessions followed by two weeks of in-person training at the CSIR campus in Pretoria, South Africa.
On 24 April 2025, representatives from the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) participated in the inaugural workshop on Pan-African digital research infrastructure, held in Cape Town. Experts and stakeholders from across Africa and Europe convened to explore the vision for a Pan-African research infrastructure in digital sciences. Organised under the Horizon Europe-funded DIGITAfrica project, the workshop featured contributions from key external experts.
The TMM Digital Twin, developed in collaboration with the Minerals Council South Africa and the Madela Mining Precinct, applies fourth industrial revolution technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning and other data analytics to evaluate vehicle risk interactions and predict optimal scenarios to support decision-making.Click here to read this story.
The National Press Club in partnership with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) will host a roundtable discussion under the theme “Navigating the Future of Journalism: Science Reporting, AI, and Press Freedom.”
The roundtable discussion will serve as a vital platform for industry leaders, researchers, and policymakers to exchange ideas and propose actionable strategies. The roundtable was inspired by the recent World Press Freedom Day that was held under the theme “The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Press Freedom and the Media.”