Qatar National Research Fund

QNRF awards $121 million in research funding to national priority projects

05/15/2013 QNRF awards $121 million in research funding to national priority projects
Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) has announced new research grants worth a total of $121 million today, under its flagship funding program, the National Priorities Research Program (NPRP).

QNRF 5th Annual Forum

05/15/2013 QNRF 5th Annual Forum
Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) will hold its fifth Annual Forum today at the Qatar National Convention Centre, where the national funding agency will share its five year strategy and announce the results of its sixth National Priorities Research Program cycle.

Qatar National Research Fund awards three “exceptional” research projects worth $10.4 million

04/01/2013 Qatar National Research Fund awards three “exceptional” research projects worth $10.4 million
Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) has awarded funding to three major research projects that will expand the Qatar Exoplanet Survey, improve solar power conversion systems and evaluate a novel weight management programme for Qatari school children.

02/28/2013 Participation by Qatari students in QNRF Program increases by 58%
Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) today announced the winners of its 13th Undergraduate Research Experience Program (UREP), with participation from 68 Qatari students, the highest number to date


Researchers working to usher in a new paradigm of stem cell therapy

Researchers working to usher in a new paradigm of stem cell therapy

Because of their ability to become any type of cell in the body and potentially restore damaged tissues, stem cells have long been the focus of research. Yet progress in the field of stem-cell-based regenerative medicine has all but reached a standstill. Researchers based in New York City and Doha are working on an approach that involves the endothelial cells that make up the vascular system as a supportive “niche” for growing stem cells

Optics research in Qatar gaining traction and entering collaborative phase

Optics research in Qatar gaining traction and entering collaborative phase
Compared to studies in the fields of biology and engineering, nonlinear dynamics might not be so obvious in terms of its worth. In reality, it is an area of physics research that permeates the natural world and a field integral to so many others. Dr. Milivoj Belic won the 2012 QNRF Research Team of the Year Award for his prolific contributions—accounting for more than ten percent of Texas A&M at Qatar’s publications—in this field


QNRF has archived episodes of "Research Matters" a radio program previously broadcast locally by QF Radio, from Education City, Doha, on 93.7FM, and over the internet. To listen to the archived episodes please click here.

 

Mr. Faisal Alsuwaidi on Qatar's National Research Strategy and outlook

Mr. Faisal Alsuwaidi on Qatar's National Research Strategy and outlook
Mr. Alsuwaidi's illustrious career began almost four decades ago when he began working for Qatar Petroleum (QP), rising to become QP's Administration Director. In 1997, he became the Vice Chairman and CEO of Qatargas, where he oversaw the construction and realization of LNG trains that are still the largest in the world, while Laffan is the largest condensate refinery in the world. Mr. Alsuwaidi brings a wealth of management and strategic experience to the research sector of Qatar Foundation. This interview highlights his transition, his vision for more collaboration among institutions and the power of the recently-unveiled National Research Strategy