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NRF RECOGNISES
UCT RESEARCH LEADERS
Five UCT researchers are newly acknowledged as leaders in their fields, with
prestigious ratings from South Africa’s National Research Foundation (NRF).
Supporting its aims to build a “globally
competitive science system in South
Africa”, the NRF’s ratings are a valuable tool
for benchmarking the country’s researchers
against the best in the world.
There are five categories of ratings (A,
B, C, P and Y) and all are allocated based
on a researcher’s recent outputs and
impact, as perceived by international peer
reviewers. In 2021, two UCT researchers
have been given A ratings (leading
international researchers) and three
others earned a P rating (prestigious
awards for young researchers who are
likely to become future international
leaders in their field).
New A-rated researchers
Michael Claeys, professor in the
Department of Chemical Engineering,
whose research focuses primarily on
catalysis for energy applications including
the Fischer-Tropsch process. The new
rating is also acknowledgement of his role
in various catalysis societies, committees
and advisory boards.
“Greater visibility of
my work will hopefully
generate further
interest in Literary
Studies research,
which compared to
the sciences, has sadly
been neglected.”
“My research in catalyst
preparation and design
has strongly improved,
often facilitated
by international
collaborators.”
Giona Tuccini, professor in the
Department of Italian Studies, who
specialises in the field of mysticism and
religion in Italian literature, medieval/
early-modern Italian authors, as well as
in Italian prose, cinema and drama of the
20th century.
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