Youth encouraged to pursue science

THE Council for Scientific and Industrial Research’s (CSIR) Postdoctoral Researcher, Dr Advaita Singh, has encouraged the youth to take advantage of the opportunities offered by the CSIR.

He was participating in a webinar as South Africa commemorates Youth Month under the theme, ‘The Year of Charlotte Mannya Maxeke: Growing youth employment for an inclusive and transformed society.”

The CSIR offers various programmes for students that include bursaries, internships, local scholarships, studentships and the Department of Science and Innovation -CSIR Inter-bursary support programme.

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The CSIR bursary programme financially supports full-time, unemployed students in obtaining qualifications in areas that are deemed a priority by the CSIR.

“The internship programme provides new graduates the opportunity to gain 12 months working experience in a research environment, affording them the opportunity to grow core research skills under the guidance of more experienced professionals. The CSIR, in partnership with seven South African universities, has a postgraduate scholarship programme that provides students with funding to obtain Honours, Masters or PhD qualifications in their chosen fields.

“The programme is open to full-time students in the Faculty of Science or Engineering, carrying out research in priority areas identified by the CSIR. The programme affords students exposure to science in a research environment and students are also granted access to equipment, facilities and research material as available,” the CSIR said.

Singh said young people can visit www.csir.co.za/careers to find out more information about opportunities offered by the CSIR.

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