Associate Professor Sizulu Moyo, from the HSRC’s Public Health, Societies and Belonging, will chair the 8th SA TB Conference 2024. The conference will be taking place 4 – 7 June 2024 at Durban’s International Convention Centre. Register for the event here. See below for more…
The HSRC Press is delighted to invite you to the hybrid launch of Poetic Inquiry for the Human and Social Sciences: Voices from the South and North. This publication introduces new voices, insights, and approaches to poetic inquiry and integrates contributions from both the Global South and…
The HSRC invites you to attend the upcoming book launch of State of the Nation: Quality of Life and Wellbeing, which is scheduled to take place on 14 May 2024 in Pretoria. Celebrating its 20th year of existence, this HSRC flagship publication serves as an invaluable, independent scholarly resource…
The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) is hosting a panel discussion titled ‘Exploring the Viability of Political Party Coalitions in South Africa’ on 13 May 2024. The event will be hosted on our dynamic multimedia platform, the HSRC Connect, which is dedicated to fostering inclusive…
The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) and the University of the Free State (UFS), together with our key partners – the Social Housing Regulatory Authority (SHRA), the National Association of Social Housing Organisations, Ndifuna Ukwazi, and Development Action Group – invite you to join the…
The El Niño phenomenon continues to wreak havoc on Southern Africa, posing significant challenges to food security, livelihoods, and the overall well-being of communities in the region. In response to this pressing crisis, the Human Sciences Research Council in partnership with the Food,…
Decarbonisation is the process of reducing greenhouse gas emissions when energy systems transition to cleaner energy sources. It requires huge investments in infrastructure and technologies but many of these are in early development, inaccessible, or not cost-competitive against traditional sources…
The COVID-19 pandemic had a profound effect on the lives of young children, their caregivers and care centres. But so has the rapid technological advancement brought on by the fourth industrial revolution (4IR). In 2023 the HSRC conducted a study to analyse the impact of COVID-19 and 4IR shifts on…
Non-profit organisations (NPOs) were at the coalface of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, providing support to vulnerable households. The effect on the sector was profound with increased demand for services together with declining income, staff losses arising from layoffs and almost no relief…
The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) presents the 2024 Archie Mafeje Memorial Lecture focusing on migration and democracy, with specific attention to the issue of new types of academic migrants and the implication for universality in knowledge generation and dissemination. The event will be…
