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  • 3 days ago | researchprofessionalnews.com | Linda Nordling

    CSIR leads quartet of bodies paying executives in excess of Department of Public Service recommendationsFour of the eight entities reporting to South Africa’s science department pay their chief executives above government guidelines, information shared with parliament has revealed. The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) pays its chief executive officer the highest salary at R6.92 million (US$390,000) annually, followed by the National Research Foundation at R4.54m.

  • 3 days ago | researchprofessionalnews.com | Linda Nordling

    Government to review 2015 framework amid concerns over low student enrolment and performanceSouth Africa’s government is “reviving” a decade-old plan to improve cross-government coordination on bolstering mathematics, science and technology (MST) education in the country, its science minister has said.

  • 4 days ago | researchprofessionalnews.com | Linda Nordling

    Image: Grace Gay for Research Professional News What three days aboard a South African icebreaker revealed about bridging the science-policy gulfJustifying big-ticket expenditure on science can be tricky for politicians in tough economic times. Doubly so in a country such as South Africa, where addressing poverty and inequality usually takes precedence over investing in research come budget time.

  • 5 days ago | nature.com | Linda Nordling

    Merck’s new antibody clesrovimab and other long-lasting shots promise to both expand and simplify care of newborns across the world to combat respiratory syncytial virus.

  • 1 week ago | researchprofessionalnews.com | Linda Nordling

    Call for university hosts this week will be followed by student search early next yearA programme expected to inject billions of rand into South African PhD training over the next five years will move a step closer to reality this week with the launch of a call for university “hubs” to host it. The Presidential PhD Programme plans to address postgraduate funding shortages in the country driven by dwindling science budgets and rising bursary costs.

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Linda Nordling
Linda Nordling @lindanordling
11 Apr 25

RT @NatureCareers: Researchers jubilant over swift ministerial response to rule they say would hamper international recruitment. By @lindan…

Linda Nordling
Linda Nordling @lindanordling
17 Mar 25

Any AI-related recruitment horror stories from scientists on here? Especially interested if you feel your CV/cover letter/application was rejected by an AI "sorting hat". DM me or email [email protected] https://t.co/X69LrGGGD5

Linda Nordling
Linda Nordling @lindanordling
16 Dec 24

Yup. https://t.co/hYLpPHVu4u https://t.co/HEqDfS741O