The People Living with HIV (PLHIV) Sector invites you to the national dissemination of findings from the 2024 PLHIV Stigma Index 2.0, a groundbreaking, Community-led study that captures the lived experiences of people living with HIV across South Africa. Led by the PLHIV Sector and coordinated by…
Dear stakeholder The HSRC, in collaboration with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit, cordially invites you to a webinar that explores the pivotal role of power and privilege in shaping public experiences of corruption in South Africa. Findings show how systemic inequalities,…
HSRC Research Hub: Democracy, Peace, and Security Research Hub The HSRC invites you to a seminar to assess South Africa’s tactical withdrawal from the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The discussion will explore lessons learned from the deployment, the factors behind the rapid tactical…
Moving towards innovative and evidence-based practices and strategies for empowerment and support The HSRC, in collaboration with the University of Cape Town, cordially invites you to a webinar exploring health-seeking behaviour among men and boys who are survivors or victims of gender-based…
The STEP Academy strengthens the capacity of emerging African researchers to turn science into actionable policy, powerful communication, and advocacy for change. Through a dynamic series of 2–3-hour seminars, participants will gain practical tools in evidence-informed policymaking, policy brief…
Dear Stakeholders, You are invited to participate in the Windhoek, Namibia 2025 Conference, themed “Risk in Time and Space.” This important gathering will examine how disaster risks shift across different timeframes and geographic areas. It will bring together leading experts in climate…
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.…
We are pleased to invite you to the Science Diplomacy Summer School 2025, a pioneering initiative spearheaded by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) in collaboration with the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI), Department of International Relations and Cooperation…
Women20 Summit to gather global leaders in Johannesburg to mainstream gender considerations into G20 discussion Despite progress in recent years, women worldwide continue to face significant barriers to economic empowerment and gender equality. The stark reality is that many women still lack access…
The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), in collaboration with Vision for Empowering Democracies through Action (VEDA Global), cordially invites you to a webinar, ‘Digital Democracy in Africa: Learning from India’s E-Voting Experience and South Africa’s Policy Debates’. Join us for an…
HSRC Research Hub#3 (Equitable Food Value Chains) HSRC Connect | Working Together for Zero Hunger in South Africa: Towards Equitable and Ecological Food Futures To mark World Food Day 2025, the HSRC Research Hub#3 (Equitable Food Value Chains) will host a Connect panel discussion on 8 October 2025.…
The inaugural u’Good Conference: “Thriving Together – Youth, Relational Wellbeing and the Future of the Global South” will be held from 7–9 October 2025 at the Four Points by Sheraton hotel in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. This convening marks the official launch of the funded research projects…
The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), in collaboration with the Faculty of Business and Management Sciences at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) and the School of Social Sciences at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), invites you to the HSRC AI Skills Development Academy…
The HSRC Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators and the DSI/NRF Trilateral Research Chair in Transformative Innovation, 4IR and Sustainable Development at the University of Johannesburg invite you to join the book launch of Linking Education and the Local Economy (2025) by…
Digitalisation, the 4IR and the Just Energy Transition (JET) are among the key policy drivers shaping innovation in the South African business sector. Scholars have long characterised the relationship between innovation and skills demand in terms of skills-biased technological change, where the…
A key research question framing the research agenda of the HSRC’s Mining Hub is that of the modernisation of the mining industry. Accordingly, this inaugural webinar of the HSRC’s Mining Hub is hosted for two key purposes: (a) as part of our commitment to explore new innovations and good…
Join us for the inaugural webinar hosted by the HSRC’s Longitudinal Studies Hub – an exciting new platform bringing together researchers, policymakers and practitioners to explore how longitudinal data of different types can help us better understand and respond to South Africa’s most pressing…
You’re invited to the Cape Town launch of this groundbreaking interdisciplinary study – the first book to critically examine the role of the Jukskei River in Johannesburg’s cultural, social, political and scientific life. Join booksellers, librarians, media, and industry colleagues…
The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), in collaboration with the University of Fort Hare and Midlands State University (Zimbabwe), warmly invites you to a webinar on decolonising climate risk scholarship from the Global North to Africa, on 05 September 2025, from 11h00 to 13h00 (SAST) via Zoom.…
Shaping Africa’s Future through Science Diplomacy a workshop: A Workshop for emerging leaders We’re excited to invite you to a high-impact capacity-building workshop on science diplomacy, designed especially for early-career professionals who want to shape Africa’s innovation and development…
Dear Stakeholder, The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), in collaboration with the South African Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI), the Science Diplomacy Capital for Africa (SDCfA),and The Academy of Sciences South Africa (ASSAF) invites you to a capacity-building workshop…
Monday, 4 August 2025 11:00 to 13:00 Zoom link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/pxRzRzXEQWe2cp83Dnh82Q Join us for a critical conversation on the risks, gaps, and transformative potential of collecting data on LGBTQI+ lives in South Africa. This webinar forms part of a broader project to…
On behalf of the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) and our valued partners, we would like to invite you to the 6th Annual Emerging and Established African Researchers Training Academy. This free virtual initiative is the result of a collaborative partnership between the HSRC, the…
The increasing demand for evidence-informed decision-making in health and social sciences highlights the critical role of systematic reviews. These reviews help synthesize vast amounts of research in a structured, transparent, and reproducible manner, offering high-quality evidence to guide policy,…
INVITATION The Africa BRICS and Global South (ABGS) Research Unit at the HumanSciences Research Council invites you to an engaging seminar on 25 June2025 at the VCR, HSRC Building with Dr Geoffrey Banda, a Senior Lecturer atthe University of Edinburgh. The seminar will focus on how the…
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…
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,…
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’…
What if a simple shift in how we measure drought could change how we tackle poverty? Join the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) and the Agricultural Research Council (ARC) for a timely webinar exploring The Theory of Runs: A Statistical Framework for Drought Analysis and its Implications for…
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…
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…
In 2016, a team of HSRC researchers visited Vuwani in the Limpopo Province of South Africa shortly after dozens of schools were burned down during violent demarcation protests. In 2024, the researchers returned to conduct a follow-up study as part of an HSRC-commissioned project celebrating 30 years…
The HSRC cordially invites you to join our seminar on the unfolding security crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Recently, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), one of the longest and most complex conflicts in Africa’s modern history has re-escalated. What began as a political…
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…
The HSRC, in partnership with the Thabo Mbeki Foundation (TMF), cordially invites you to participate in a high-level diplomatic engagement on Diplomacy at a Glance in Africa Regional and International Relations on 27 February 2025 in Pretoria. This timely engagement aims to provide a platform for…
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…
The Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI), in partnership with the CSIR and the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), invites you to a virtual webinar/workshop to discuss opportunities and constraints to the uptake of skilled postgraduate students in the South African waste…
