Birchwood Hotel & OR Tambo Conference Centre Gauteng

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1 9 th Annual NRF Research Administrator Workshop Birchwood Hotel & OR Tambo Conference Centre Gauteng Dr Ndanduleni B. Nthambeleni Executive Director Grants Management and Systems Administration Date October 2018

2 Setting the Scene: Agenda Revised NRF Mandate A Single NRF NRF Values NRF Support NRF Investment in HCD and Research Infrastructure Resource Allocation Model Framework NRF Transformation Agenda New Postgraduate Funding Policy Towards NRF Excellence Framework Progress Reports and Carry Forward Process NRF Rating Call Deadlines Incentive Funding for Rated Researchers NRF Call Rationalisation Project Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCiD) Implementation CV Central (CVC) Implementation Completion Tool & Alumni Database Showcase Grant Expenditures

3 NRF Revised Mandate NRF Amendment Bill of 2015, revises the mandate of the NRF, viz.: The object of the Foundation is to contribute to national development by a) supporting and promoting research and human capital development, through funding and the provision of the necessary research infrastructure, in order to facilitate the creation of knowledge, innovation and development in all fields of science and technology, including humanities, social sciences and indigenous knowledge; b) developing, supporting and maintaining national research facilities; c) supporting and promoting public awareness of, and engagement, with science; and d) promoting the development and maintenance of the national science system and supporting Government priorities The NRF continues to drive the transformation agenda as an ongoing and concurrent theme, permeating each aspect of its mandate. 3

4 A Single NRF A knowledgeable organisation that leads through exceptional expertise, understanding and execution of the research and knowledge enterprise of SA across all aspects of the NRF mandate. An agency of Government that shapes and influences all aspects of the research and knowledge enterprise. An NRF that has influence and impact and shows unwavering commitment to Excellence; Transformation; Exceptional Service Culture with Respect for individuals and institutions (To the community that we serve, the NRF must be transparent, fair, equitable and fiscally prudent); Good Governance (Integrity, Ethics & Accountability) and Sustainability. A transformed organisation giving life to its values and the values of the Constitution through its lived organisational culture.

5 NRF Values The NRF values underpin the strategic intent of the organisation and informs its approach to delivering on its public mandate. The values are grounded in inclusivity and a tapestry of individual, cultural and societal values and ethics, and promote strength in diversity, equality, equity, community and sustainability.

6 NRF Support Investment in People Human Capacity development Pipeline Established Researchers Emerging Researchers Strategic Investments Research Chairs and CoE Next generation bursaries and fellowships Mobility grants conference and access to research equipment Research Equipment National Equipment Programme National Nanotechnology Equipment Programme National Facilities

7 NRF Investment in HCD and Research Infrastructure R2.4 bn Strategic Investments, 682, 28% National Eqipment Programme, 112, 5% Postgraduate Students, 960, 40% Total investment in the human capacity development, research support, and the provision of research infrastructure, through the award of grants and bursaries R million Established Researchers, 283, 12% Cross Cutting Investments, 125, 5% Emerging Researchers, 238, 10%

8 Resource Allocation Model Framework for the National Research Foundation The NRF is in the process of designing a Resource Allocation Framework in response to the challenges faced by the organisation in attempting to sustainably deliver on its statutory mandate. The proposed framework considers the current funding situation where the majority of the organisational funding is received either through a ring-fenced or designated funding model with little/no opportunity for flexibility in the manner in which such funds are deployed. As a result of the allocation framework about 65 (Sixty-five) different contracts of the Department of Science and Technology that are managed by NRF has been reduced to 7 (Seven) Contracts. 8

9 NRF Transformation Agenda Equity profiles of the South African research workforce, e.g.: Enhancing equity of access, success and throughput of postgraduate students through funding; Improving the representivity of active, established researchers. Knowledge enterprise, e.g.: Defining, in consultation with strategic stakeholders, the NRF research agenda (big questions); Establish a Research Excellence Framework to advance research excellence for impact. Relationship between science and society, e.g.: Development of a portfolio of meaningful science engagement indicators; Development of a sustainable financial resourcing model for science engagement. Building of a diverse and fully inclusive learning organisation (ONE NRF),e.g.: Actively driving improved gender composition at senior leadership levels, especially for Black females; Building an enabling organisational culture.

10 NRF Transformation Framework NRF Transformation Framework ( Transforming equity profiles of Postgraduate Students and Researchers Transforming the knowledge enterprise Transforming science & society relationships Building diverse & inclusive learning organisation Framework reviewed by Ministry and DST. Official go ahead by Minister Pandor to consult with HEI sector. (Feb, 2018) Discussions with USAf CEO with regard to partnership consultation process with HEI s (March, 2018) Postgraduate Students New NRF Postgraduate Funding Policy and Implementation Plan (Completed and presented to RISG of USAf and NRF Board). Resourcing Strategy (Preparation of policy for Annual Ministerial Financial statement AMFS) NRF Research Agenda NRF Research Excellence Framework NRF Gender Strategy (initial as is assessment started Feb 2018) Preparing SAASTA for the coordination role ( draft business plan mid 2018 linked to M&E framework) Monitoring and Evaluation Framework (HSRC/DST May 2018) Science Engagement Funding Model (revisions awaiting final DST communications) NRF Diversity Workshops Phase 2 (October 2017 March 2018) Strategic Management /New Management Development /E- learning Programmes (Launch March 2018) Succession Planning (ongoing + focussed Board Committee discussions) Professional Coaching (November 2017)

11 NRF New Postgraduate Funding Policy The NRF is in the process of finalising the new Postgraduate Funding Policy. The Executive Director and the Director of the Human and Infrastructure Capacity Development (Drs Romilla Maharaj and Mbulelo Ncango) will share with you further details and progress with regard to this New NRF Postgraduate Funding policy.

12 NRF Research Excellence Framework The Executive Director of the Research Chairs and Centres of Excellence (Dr Makobetsa Khati) will share with you the NRF s initiative and progress towards establishing NRF Research Excellence Framework that will advance and guide research excellence for impact by the NRF

13 Progress Reporting and Carry Forward Process No extensions will be permitted Mid Nov Feb February March 2019 Grantholder submits PR to Institution DA reviews PR and CF Motivation System submits financials for CF to Institution PR Process DA submits PR to NRF FO submits recommendation for CF to NRF CF Process NRF/GMSA processes PR for release of funds and reporting NRF/GMSA processes CF for approval and release GMSA Director (Mr Simon Lotz) will share with you further details with regard to value and process of progress reports

14 NRF Rating Call Deadlines Rating Call Open Mid-September Researchers Closing/Submission date 31 January Designated Authorities Closing/Submission date 15 February Internal/External Screening & Reviews 16 Feb End Oct Panel Meetings & Outcomes Sept End Nov The Director of Review and Evaluations (Mrs Joyce Olivier & Jelka Monyela) will share with you further details with regard to NRF Rating Call Processes

15 Incentive Funding for Rated Researchers (IFRR) In 2007, Higher Education South Africa (HESA now USAf) conducted a review of the NRF s evaluation and rating system; HESA acknowledged and endorsed the value of the evaluation and rating of individual researchers; The Review report recommended that the NRF re-establishes the evaluation and rating system link to funding; The Incentive Funding for Rated Researchers (IFRR) was created, attaching monetary amounts to the rating outcomes from This funding was targeted at incentivizing excellent research.

16 Incentive Funding for Rated Researchers (IFRR) Since 2008, the NRF has invested R in the IPRR initiative. The number of rated researchers increased from in 2008 to in 2017; an increase of 43.5% of A-rated researchers and 91.3% of B-rated researchers. While this increase in the number of applications for rating cannot be fully attributed to the establishment of IFRR, it certainly has had a significant influence. Initially, IFRR was funded from the R 72 million that had been saved from the termination of the Focus Area Programmes in Since then the allocation has grown by an additional 93.1% bringing the total investment in IFRR to R158.5 million.

17 Incentive Funding for Rated Researchers (IFRR) Category Incentive Period of Incentive ALL newly rated researchers (with no previous NRF valid rating) with rating categories A and B. R (Once-off) Once-off over duration of the NRF rating ALL newly rated researchers (with no previous NRF valid rating) with rating categories C and Y. Two tranches of R Two Grants over the duration of NRF rating Persons who re-submit for rating at the end of their current rating period and retain a rating. Researchers who improve their rating between main categories (i.e., Y to C/B; P to C/B/A; C to B and B to A and not between the sub categories within each of the broad categories, e.g., C3 to C2; C2 to C1; etc.) ALL P rated researchers irrespective of newly or current Incentive grant-holders R (Once-off) R (Once-off) R (Per year) Once-off over duration of the NRF rating Once-off over duration of the NRF rating Annual grant for duration of NRF rating

18 Incentive Funding for Rated Researchers (IFRR) GMSA Director (Mrs Anthipi Pouris) will share with you the proposed changes that were introduced with regard to the Incentive Funding Call Processes meant to simply the process for Researchers and Designated Authorities.

19 NRF Call Rationalisation Project +80 Calls (2016) (65 Contracts) 13 Call (2018) Categories (7 Contracts) 1 Call (2019) 9 Categories Non-granting Calls Research Grants Honours Block Grants Evaluation & Rating of Individuals GMSA Director (Mrs Anthipi Pouris and team) will share with you further details with regard to 2019 NRF One Call Processes M & D and Postdocs Travel Grants Concept Notes Customised Programmes Infrastructure Grants Internship Targeted Grants Institutional Grants

20 NRF s Progress: ORCID Integration Policy decision to integrate ORCID across the entire organisation All grant agreements have been amended to include the requirement for ORCID registration and access to a researchers research output records in ORCID. NRF Online Submission system amended to integrate with ORCID through the CV Central system. The ORCID registration functionality via NRF Submission system went live Oct 2017 Ultimate goal is seamless import of research output data through CVC without manual intervention In final testing of CVC and NRF Submission System integration

21 Value of ORCID To Member Institution Real time tracking of research outputs Automated linkages between all sectors (publishers, finders, research institutions) Career tracking of researchers/scholars ORCID is neutral and integrates with other identifier and profile systems Automated creation of staff profiles Automatically add research outputs from institutional repository to individual ORCID ids Improved benchmarking and evaluation

22 Value of To the South African National System of Innovation Reduce admin burden. Improved accuracy in the linking of researchers with their output. Linking researchers to their funding and research output demonstrate ROI Accurate bibliometrics. System Intelligence.

23 CV Central Implementation The NRF is in the process of implementing CV Central which is meant to benefit Researchers, Universities and the NRF. NRF Information Technology team led by (Mr Brent Wilson, Warrick Dawson and Gerhard Moolman) will share with you further details with regard to progress and implementation of this project CV Central University 23

24 Completion Tool & Alumni Database Showcase In 2016, the DST requested NRF to develop and maintain an Online Database of all supported students similar to the Online system used by NRF funded researchers that can serve as an Alumni Database where current and former students can register and be able to frequently update their CV details (contacts, career, research output, responsibilities, etc.). This NRF Alumni Database will amongst other depend on the student graduation completion data coming from all institutions which are receiving funding from NRF. The development of the NRF Alumni Database is now complete (Mr Lebina Mokoena and Mrs Bettie de Beer) will showcase the database with you. 24

25 2018 Grant Expenditure Status per Institution as at 11 October 2018 Beneficiary Institution Awarded Released Unclaimed Expensed/Released African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) R13,653,000 R12,483, % Agricultural Research Council (South Africa) R57,220,256 R25,610,662 R 14,110,792 45% Albany Museum R583,915 R583,915 R 157,308 73% Bay world Centre for Research and Education R640,528 R640,528 R297,617 54% Cape Peninsula University of Technology R39,093,578 R33,820,307 R11,810,255 65% Central University of Technology; Free State R26,509,539 R24, R 2,969,195 88% Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA) R12,950,077 R12,950, % Council for Geoscience R30, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research R44,851,378 R30,789,342 R15,360,688 50% Department of Environmental Affairs R7,014, Ditsong National Museum of Natural History R30,

26 2018 Grant Expenditure Status per Institution as at 11 October 2018 Beneficiary Awarded Released Unclaimed Expensed/Released Durban Natural Science Museum R27,889 R27,889 R27,889 0% Durban University of Technology R48,212,080 R45,577,137 R11,424,347 75% Elsenburg Agricultural Research Center R590, % Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife R214,733 R214,733 R214,733 0% Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) R5,943,934 R5,763,934 R4,494,705 22% International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) R1,852,288 R1,814, % Iziko Museums of South Africa R3,142,983 R2,992,983 R1,865,577 38% KwaZulu-Natal Museum R547,164 R547,164 R395,933 28% KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board R177,000 R177,000 R102,000 42% Mangosuthu University of Technology R10,043,410 R5,681,710 R1,611,375 72% Mintek R1,170,000 R1,140,000 R180,000 84%

27 2018 Grant Expenditure Status per Institution as at 11 October 2018 Beneficiary Awarded Released Unclaimed Expensed/Released National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) R150,000 R60,000 R60,000 0% National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) R2,295,260 R2,295,260 R946,286 59% National Metrology Institute of South Africa (NMISA) R30, % National Museum R1,853,919 R1,793,919 R1,793,919 0% Nelson Mandela University R97,692,565 R89,373,448 R26,607,253 70% North-West University R92,551,798 R78,964,312 R22,150,014 72% Nuclear Energy Corporation of South Africa (NECSA) R2,550,470 R2,520,470 R1,960,470 22% Oceanographic Research Institute (SAAMBR) R1,352,929 R1,352,929 R261,000 81% Palaeo-Anthropology Trust R2,500,000 R2,500, % Rhodes University R86,243,908 R83,644,671 R18,597,263 78% Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University R23,209,673 R18,171,083 R220,000 99%

28 2018 Grant Expenditure Status per Institution as at 11 October 2018 Beneficiary Awarded Released Unclaimed Expensed/Released South African Institute of Chartered Accountants R54,246,140 R45,450,938 R8,795, % South African Medical Research Council (MRC) R8,430,567 R8,430,567 R4,093,893 51% South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) R6,828,702 R6,778,702 R4,026,662 41% South African National Space Agency (SANSA) R6,553,610 R6,383, % South African Sugarcane Research Institute (SASRI) R1,043,000 R603,000 R190,986 68% South African Weather Service R94,000 R64,000 R64,000 0% Stellenbosch University R301,519,062 R278,445,892 R76,626,159 72% Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) R1,000,000 R1,000, % Tshwane University of Technology R65,120,767 R58,451,597 R9,255,423 84% University of Cape Town R387,979,520 R351,771,930 R118,443,028 66% University of Fort Hare R46,558,700 R43,438,257 R19,488,314 55% 28

29 2018 Grant Expenditure Status per Institution as at 11 October 2018 Beneficiary Awarded Released Unclaimed Expensed/Released University of Johannesburg R147,904,036 R140,990,078 R27,808,048 80% University of KwaZulu-Natal (Howard College Campus) R204,189,624 R190,740,375 R49,046,836 74% University of Limpopo R43,806,444 R40,726,880 R8,551,657 79% University of Mpumalanga R1,618,002 R1,558,002 R1,558,002 0% University of Pretoria R234,981,546 R209,588,005 R64,219,902 69% University of South Africa 47,458,012 R44,519,854 R14,005,398 69% University of the Free State R56,953,467 R55,333,688 R14,605,751 74% University of the Western Cape R180,866,916 R174,129,127 R74,679,929 57% University of the Witwatersrand R294,087,329 R278,451,516 R61,526,059 78% University of Venda R40,840,205 R40,315,573 R150, % University of Zululand R37,583,365 R30,448,287 R583,933 98%

30 2018 Grant Expenditure Status per Institution as at 11 October 2018 Beneficiary Awarded Released Unclaimed Expensed/Released Vaal University of Technology R15,073,640 R14,773,640 R1,944,564 87% Walter Sisulu University R19,508,277 R18,079,944 R8,053,128 55% TOTAL GRANTS 2,789,173,867 2,526,039, ,775,109

31 Concluding Comments Continued need to increase investment in research support and especially increase the value and reach of research grants, bursaries and fellowships Create more flexibility in resourcing the NRF mandate to enable improved responsiveness Continue to reflect on the efficacy of the different funding instruments Need to invest in high potential emerging and early career researchers and enable them to become established

32 THANK YOU