The National Research Foundation (NRF) has awarded two new A-ratings and one new P-rating to researchers in the Faculty of Health Sciences, while three researchers maintained their A-ratings in the most recent cycle.
The NRF rating system is central to its goal of building a competitive science system in South Africa. These ratings are highly prestigious and well respected within the country.

P-rated researchers are recognised by their peers as having demonstrated the potential to become future international leaders in their fields. A-rated researchers are unequivocally recognised by their peers as leading international scholars in their fields.

Congratulations to:

Newly P-rated researcher:

• Dr. Mubeen Goolam, a stem cell researcher in the Division of Cell Biology.

Newly A-rated researchers:

• Professor Lucy Gilson, head of the Health Policy Systems Division in the School of Public Health.
• Professor Ed Sturrock, head of the Department of Integrative Biomedical Sciences in the Division of Chemical & Systems Biology.

Sustained A-rated researchers:

• Professor Keertan Dheda, director of the Centre for Lung Infection and Immunity (CLII) and head of the Division of Pulmonology in the Department of Medicine.
• Professor Heather Zar, director of the Division of Paediatric Pulmonology at the REd Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital.
• Professor Ed Rybicki, director of the URC Biopharming Research Unit, professor in the Microbiology, Molecular and Cell Biology Department in the Faculty of Science, and member of the Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM).