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22 OCT
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CONFERENCE | Engaged research as a pathway to bridging knowledge and society: Towards sustainable impact

This event, from 22 to 24 October 2025 is hosted by the HSRC and the National Research Foundation. It aims to foster meaningful partnerships, enhance the co-creation of knowledge, and promote the integration of academic inquiry with society-driven priorities. Engaged research (ER) is increasingly acknowledged as a pillar in fostering multi-sectoral collaboration to generate and disseminate knowledge for impact.
Join us at the upcoming conference, “Engaged research as a pathway to bridging knowledge and society,” where researchers, practitioners, community members, and policymakers will converge to explore innovative approaches to engaged research (ER) that address pressing societal challenges.…
29 MAY

Book Launch: Performing Masculinities

The UJ School of Communication and the Library, in collaboration with the Human Science Research Council (HSRC) invite you to a book launch: PERFORMING MASCULINITIES: Izikhothane in a South African Township. Performing Masculinities: Izikhothane in a South African Township explores the vibrant and…
27 MAY

AYGS Alumni Day & Virtual Networking

Dear AYGS Alumnus We are excited to announce the launch of the AYGS Alumni Office, established in partnership with the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) and the Africa Institute of South Africa (AISA). This new chapter marks a significant step in strengthening our community of scholars,…
21 MAY

Women 20 South Africa Inception Meeting

Women 20 (W20) is an official engagement group of the Group of 20 dedicated to gender equality and women’s economic empowerment, annually developing consensus-based recommendations to ensure that gender is mainstreamed and included in the G20 leaders discussions and ultimately the Leaders’…
27 MAR

SEMINAR I Preventing, Managing and Resolving Election-Related Conflicts in Africa: the quest for sustainable peace

Preventing, managing and resolving electoral conflicts in Africa.
The HSRC cordially invites you to join our seminar on preventing, managing and resolving electoral conflicts in Africa. Democracy is imperiled in Africa today. This explains in part why contemporary democracy discourse on the continent is by dominated themes like the erosion of democracy (democratic…
25 MAR

HSRC WEBINAR:  Gender-based violence and femicide: A focus on  vulnerable populations of women in South Africa

Breaking the cycle: Best practices for economic empowerment and gender-transformative interventions
The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) in collaboration with Stellenbosch University cordially invites you to join our webinar exploring the critical link between poverty, inequality, and gender-based violence perpetrated against vulnerable women in South Africa. This online event will take…
06 MAR

HSRC BOOK LAUNCH | A New History of Formal Schooling in South Africa 1658–1910: An Education of Contradictions

Join the authors Crain Soudien and Peter Kallaway along with discussant Azeem Badroodien to unpack the history of South African education system
The HSRC is pleased to invite you to the launch of A New History of Formal Schooling in South Africa 1658-1910:  An education of Contradictions, on the 6th of March 2025 in Cape Town. This book presents the first history of schooling gathered as a single and continuous text since the 1980s. It…
12 FEB

HSRC BOOK LAUNCH | African Literature and Intellectual Histories: Reflecting on Ntongela Masilela’s Work

Join the editor Busani Ngcaweni and Andre Odendaal in a discussion on the great African intellectual Ntongela Masilela and his overall contribution
The HSRC is pleased to invite you to the launch of African Literature and Intellectual Histories: Reflecting on Ntongela Masilela’s Work. The book is about Professor Ntongela Masilela (1948–2020) who is recognised as one of South Africa’s most eminent scholars. Join us to discuss his highly…