In an attempt to bridge the gap between innovators, the Government through the commission, researchers, financial institutions, the private sector (industries), the public, media, and other stakeholders, the National Commission for Science and Technology, held a stakeholder dialogue in Lilongwe at crossroads hotel on the 30th March 2022. The dialogue Read more…

1.0 Introduction The National Commission for Science and Technology (NCST) was established by the Government of Malawi under section 5 of the Science and Technology Act No.16 of 2003. Its mission is to promote, support, co-ordinate and regulate the development and application of research, science, technology and innovation so as Read more…

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The National Commission for Science and Technology (NCST), in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, has organised the Research Grants Award Presentation Ceremony to be held on 5th February, 2021 at Bingu International Conference Centre.  The theme of the grants award presentation is “Research and Innovation for Socio-economic Development”. The Read more…

The third Biodiversity Information Management Forum (BIMF) was held at Hippo view lodge, Liwonde Malawi from 8 to 9 December 2020 with the theme “Biodiversity data for national processes, species, Red lists and KBA Assessments”. BIMF provides a platform for biodiversity data holding institutions (researchers) and biodiversity data users to meet Read more…

Day 1 – November 18th, 2020 Opening Session by VP  Topic: 3rd National Research Dissemination Conference – Opening Session Time: Nov 18, 2020 08:30 AM Malawian Time  Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/98871786136   Parallel Session 1 (ICT, Financial Technologies & Knowledge Management)  Topic: 3rd NRDC – Day One (Parallel Session 1) Read more…

The National Commission for Science and Technology, today, 26th October, received a donation of 8,050,000MK from the Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS) towards the 3rd National Research Dissemination Conference that the National Commission for Science and its partners are organizing. The theme of the conference is “Research innovations and entrepreneurship Read more…

3RD NATIONAL RESEARCH DISSEMINATION CONFERENCE (NRDC)  18th – 20th November 2020                                                               Venue: Sunbird Nkopola Hotel, Mangochi Preamble The National Read more…

Call Opening Date: 7th August 2020 Call Closing Date: 4th September 2020 1.0       BACKGROUND The National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) of the Republic of Zambia, the National Commission for Science and Technology (NCST) of the Republic of Malawi and the Fundo Nacional de Investigação (FNI) of the Republic of Read more…

1.0 BACKGROUND The Department of Research of the Ministry of Health (DR-MOH) and the National Commission for Science and Technology (NCST) are in partnership for the management of a small grant scheme to support research proposals in health systems operations research as one of the identified national research priority areas Read more…