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NRF in the Public R&D System

Support and promote research and knowledge

generation through human capacity development

Strengthen the relationship between Science and

Society through Science Engagement

Promoting the development and maintenance of the

national science system in support of national

priorities (NRF Act Amendment Bill 2015)

Support and promote research and knowledge

generation through the provision of National

Research Platforms

NRF Mandate

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NRF Strategy 2020

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The vision:

The mission:

The strategic outcomes: The values: People-centred

Accountability

Ethics and Integrity

World-class service

Respect

Passion for excellence

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%

increase System Performance (2011 to 2017)

61% Increase in number of doctoral students supported by NRF

80% Increase in number of doctoral graduates supported by NRF

56% Increase in number of South African WoS publications

29% Increase in proportion of global WoS publications

47% Increase in number of rated female researchers

71% Increase in number of rated black researchers

12,8% Increase in normalized citation impact (currently 1,23)

Impact of the Investment R&D (including NRF)

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Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, 2221

(17%)

Economics, 1096 (8%)

Law, 107 (1%)

Computer and Information Science,

547 (4%)

Mathematical Science, 459 (3%)

Medical and Health Sciences, 1227 (9%)

Agriculture, 841 (6%)

Biological & Chemical Science, 3239 (24%)

Earth, Marine & Environmental

Sciences, 934 (7%)

Material, Physical and Technology Sciences,

1321 (10%)

Engineering, 1364 (10%)

Postgraduate Support in NRF Broad Categories (2015 academic year)

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Postgraduate Support: Graduations

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500

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1500

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Honours Masters Doctoral

Average Time to Completion 1.19 Years 2.11 Years 3.41 Years

Proportion of NRF Funded Graduations to

Total Graduations 12% 19% 35%

Total number of graduates supported by the NRF

NRF funds on average 9,2% of all national enrolments

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Postgraduate Support: Graduations

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

National Average Doctoral Time to Completion 4.7 4.7 4.8

NRF Average Doctoral Time to Completion 4.3 4.2 4.6 4.6 4.8 5.0 4.9 5.2 5.0 4.9 4.7

NRF Average Masters Time to Completion 2.7 2.8 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.0

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Postgraduate Support: Doctoral Graduates

The NRF contributes to increasing the number of doctoral graduates in the NSI

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NRF INVESTMENT

• Investment in Researchers

•2015/16: R409m

•2011/12: R230m

TOTAL NUMBER OF FUNDED RESEARCHERS

• 2015/16: 4 315

• 31% black

• 37% female

• 2011/12: 2 890

• 26% black

• 33% female

NUMBER OF PUBLICATIONS

•2015/16: 7 158

•Total SA Web of Science (ISI) Publications (17 045)

•2011/12: 5150

•Total SA Web of Science (ISI) publications (10 918)

RATED RESEARCHERS

• 2015/16: 3 369

• 26% black

• 31% female

• 2011/12: 2 471

• 20% black

• 29% female

↑78% ↑36% ↑39% ↑49%

Researcher Support

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Research outputs – NRF funded researchers contributed 42% (7 158 Web of

Science publications) of the total South African R&D Outputs in the 2015

publication year

NRF Black 32%

Female 32%

Researcher Support: Outputs

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1.5

2Space Science

Multidisciplinary

Clinical Medicine

Physics

Molecular Biology &…

Immunology

Microbiology

Environment/EcologyPharmacology &…

Plant & Animal Science

Social Sciences, general

Biology & Biochemistry

Engineering

Global Baseline

Neuroscience & Behavior

Category Normalized Citation Impact

Researcher Support: Outputs – Web of Science

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Demand for support – 2017 academic year

• 3 193 fundable masters and doctoral students could not be supported

Demand for Support: Postgraduate Students

3365

4857

88%

90%

60%

66%

25% 27%

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3 000

4 000

5 000

6 000

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Adequacy of Reach – 2017/18

• 513 fundable emerging researchers including post-doctoral fellows could not be supported

Demand for Support: Emerging Researchers

1403 91%

66%

29%

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Support and promote research and knowledge generation through the provision of National

Research Infrastructure Platforms

National Research Infrastructure Platforms

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New facility: South African Radio Astronomy Observatories

Transferred to SANBI

The South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON)

• SAEON was established in 2002 as an institutionalised network of departments, universities, science institutions and industrial partners.

• SAEON is managed as a National Research Facility within the portfolio of the NRF. However, SAEON is in essence a geographically distributed observation network.

Where, when,

why and how

does our natural

environment

change?

What are the

impacts?

How might we

secure our

environmental future?

Water delivery

Biodiversity Shifts

Earth system

Processes & feedbacks

Carbon Dynamics

SAEON Grasslands Node

Value of grasslands: • Commercial and

communal agriculture

• Water catchment

• Carbon storage

• Species rich

Parameters of

measure

Effects of the Drought

Community Projects to Restore Erosion

• SAEON works with rural communities to restore landscape damaged by erosion

• Community members monitor environmental conditions – citizen science

Key contributions to several government strategies and policies:

• World Summit on Sustainable Development,

• National Action Plan for Combating Land Degradation to Alleviate Poverty,

• Climate Change Strategies,

• National Water Resources Strategy,

• SA Earth Observation Strategy,

• Marine and Antarctic Research Strategy, Phakisa,

• International Long-Term Ecological Research Network

Observations, Data and Research Benefits

Sustainability of SA natural systems and

resources

Critical information for a green (low carbon)

economy

Critical information for planning and disaster

management

Critical information for resource management

– water, agriculture, biodiversity, energy

Essential and reliable business information

SAEON Performance Growth

Output 2011-12 2016-17 % Growth

Scientific articles 12 54 350%

Research students supervised 39 73 87%

Staff component 44 74 68%

Contributions to policy-making 19 39 105%

Conference presentations 43 154 258%

Interns hosted 4 17 325%

Parliamentary allocation

expensed R12.5m R26m 108%

External income expensed R5m R25m 400%

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Parliamentary grant is

projected to grow at an

average of 5,4% in nominal

terms over the MTEF period.

However this is a 1,1%

decrease in real terms.

Proportion of designated

income (including ring-

fenced) to parliamentary

grant was approximately 1:1

in 2008/09.

Ratio has increased to 4:1 in

2017/18

NRF Financial Overview

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NRF Parliamentary Grant – Nominal vs Real Terms


NRF Parliamentary grant only 20% of

total income

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Total expenditure – parliamentary grant and designated income for 2017/18 (Rm)


106 2%

124 3%

2 780 59%

191 4%

346 7%

1 157 25%

Corporate

Science Engagement

Research Grants, Equipment & Bursaries

Biodiversity, Environmental & ConservationScience Research Platforms

Nuclear Science Research Platforms

Astronomy & Geosciences ResearchPlatforms (incl. SKA SA)

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Postgraduate students from honours to

doctoral level,

Emerging researchers from

postdoctoral level,

Established researchers (Excl.

bursaries),

Strategic investment e.g. SARChI and

CoEs (Excl. bursaries).

Cross cutting instruments e.g.

International Collaboration grants

serves both emerging and established

researchers (Excl. bursaries)

Investment in Human Capacity Development

2017/18

647.72 36%

187.19 11% 143.01

8%

177.63 10%

630.79 35%

Postgraduate students Emerging researchers

Cross Cutting Instruments Established Researchers

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Investment in Geographic Advantage Areas - 2014/15 to 2019/20 (Rm)

R1,37 bn in nominal terms and R1,1 bn in real terms

In the 2017/18 financial

year, 5,5 % (R247m) of the

total expenditure is for

geographic advantage

areas excl. astronomy

Investment in Geographic Advantage Areas

213 16%

208 15%

122 9%

825 60%

Palaeosciences Antarctic research Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) Biodiversity

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For the 2017/18 financial

year, 11,6% (R520m) of the

total expenditure is for

grand challenges excluding

astronomy

Investment in Grand Challenges - 2014/15 to 2019/20 (Rm)

R2,66 bn in nominal terms, and R2,14 bn in real terms

Investment in Grand Challenges

288 11%

455 17%

805 30%

1 111 42%

Bio-economy Energy Security

Global Change Human and social dynamics

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In the 2017/18 financial year,

16% (707m) of the total

investment is for the grand

challenge and geographic

advantage area, astronomy.

(13% of the investment is

related to SKA SA)

Investment in Astronomy (Incl. SKA SA) 2014/15 to 2019/20 (Rm)

R3,3 bn (or R772 m excl. SKA) in nominal terms, and R2,7 bn (or R623 m excl. SKA) in

real terms

Investment in Astronomy (Grand Challenge and Geographic Advantage Areas)

132 4% 417

13%

224 7%

2 480 76%

SALT SAAO Excluding SALT HartRAO SKA

Plans over the MTEF (Programme 1 – Corporate)

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OUTCOME: A reputable and influential agency shaping the

science and technology system

INDICATORS Actual 2016 Proj. 2020

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 5: Grow NRF Influence Impact and

Reputation

Multimedia coverage items 125 150

Number of internal and external users of

the NRF business intelligence systems 50 80

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 6: Optimise Return on Investment

Corporate overheads: calculated as a

percentage of total expenditure 1.4% <3%

Organisational Overheads: calculated as

a percentage of total expenditure 5.5% <10%

OUTCOME: A skilled, committed and representative NRF

research and technical workforce


STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 8: Improve Talent Management

Proportion of South Africans from

designated groups in senior

technical, and managerial

positions (Peromnes 1-8)

Black

Number 275 265

Female

Number 195 190

% staff turnover 10.5% 6%

Priority: the establishment of a new

division - Strategy, Planning and

Partnerships.

Priority: to ensure effective and

efficient use of financial resources and

explore a revised resource allocation

model.

Plans over the MTEF (Programme 2 – Science Engagement)

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OUTCOME: Scientifically literate and engaged society


STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 7: Entrench Science Engagement

Investments in Science Engagement activities

(SAASTA & NF's) (Rm) 100.78 96.19

Interactions with the public

(learners, educators and general

public) focussing on science

awareness activities (SAASTA)

Number of

interactions 7 13

Approximate

number of public

reached

1 013 716 1 090 000

Interactions focussing on educator

development and learner

performance in Mathematics,

Technology and Science

Number of

interactions 12 12

Educators

reached 19 410 3 000

Learners reached 371 624 225 000

Priority: To ensure the

necessary systems are in

place for SAASTA to fulfil

its role as a National

Coordinator of the

Science Engagement

Framework with an

approved resourcing plan.

Note – Projection 2020 excludes the performance of the NZG

Plans over the MTEF (Programme 3 – RISA)

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OUTCOME: An internationally competitive , transformed and

representative research system


STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 1: Promote Globally Competitive Research and

Innovation

Number of NRF funded researchers

from designated groups

Black Number 1 355 2 438

Female Number 1 610 2 650

Number of post graduate students

funded per designated group

Black Number 8 980 11 360


Number of NRF rated researchers

from designated groups

Black Number 866 1 120


Number of post graduate students

funded per level

Masters 4 853 5 800

Doctoral 3 181 3 400

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 2: Enhance Strategic International Engagements

Number of active grants emanating from binational,

multinational as well as agency to agency agreements 1 161 1 699

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 3: Provide Best Practice Systems in Support of

Grant- Making and Reviews and Evaluations

Total number of Researchers rated through the NRF

system 3 369 4 000

OUTCOME: Leading edge research and infrastructure

platforms


STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 4: Establish and Maintain Research

Infrastructure Platforms

Number of users of equipment that

was funded by the NEP and NNEP

programme

2 360 2 000

Number of publications emanating

from the usage of equipment funded

by the NEP and NNEP programme

1 105 1 450

Priority: To improve the representivity

of the science and technology

workforce and to concomitantly

improve research productivity,

influence and impact

Plans over the MTEF (Programme 4 – National research infrastructure platforms)

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Note - 2020 projection excludes the performance of the NZG

OUTCOME: An internationally competitive and transformative

research system


STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 1: Promote Globally Competitive Research

and Innovation

Number of post graduate students supported

by the National Research Facilities 569 642

ISI publications at the National Research

Facilities 414 410

Number of users of National Research

Facilities 1 360 2 543

Citation impact of National Research Facility

outputs (annual cumulative) 1.25 >1,25

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 2: Enhance Strategic International

Engagements

Number of joint international agreements at the

National Facilities 122 104

OUTCOME: Leading edge research and infrastructure platforms


STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 4: Establish and Maintain Research

Infrastructure Platforms

Total infrastructure investment in the

National Research Facilities (Rm) 459.57 347.28

Priorities

• Completion of MeerKAT

• Mitigation of strategic risk of ageing

infrastructure at iThemba LABS

• Establishment of two platforms by

SAEON in line with SARIR.

• SAIAB to commission a new vessel

Thank You

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