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16 SEP

ETDP-SETA Futures Scenarios Workshop

Explore the potential futures of the education, training, and development sector
We are pleased to invite you to participate in the upcoming virtual ETDP-SETA Futures Scenarios Workshop, scheduled for 16 September 2024. This interactive workshop is designed to explore the potential futures of the education, training, and development sector as influenced by dynamic global and…
13 SEP

79TH UN General Assembly Science Summit @ UNGA79

Are we using the right metrics? Towards a research agenda for measuring how innovation drives the SDGs in Africa
Increasingly, African states recognise the significance of science, technology and innovation (STI) measurement for assessing progress towards the SDGs, STI Strategy for Africa (STISA) targets, and monitoring STI policy achievements at country level. A concern is that STI measurement is heavily…
10 SEP

HSRC NRF Policy Brief Writing Workshop

A 2-day workshop to elevate your science policy advice skills
We are pleased to extend an invitation to a comprehensive two-day Policy Brief Writing Workshop, hosted by The HSRC Impact Centre in collaboration with the NRF. This workshop is specifically designed to refine researchers’ science-policy advisory capabilities and equip them with the skills to…
21 AUG

WEBINAR: 30 Years into Democracy: Obstacles, Successes, and Prospects

The Youth Perspectives on Democracy and the Elections: Claiming Their Space
The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), in collaboration with the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) invites you to the second webinar in the WEBINAR SERIES: 30 Years into Democracy: Obstacles, Successes, and Prospects Given the commemoration of three decades of democracy, ASSAf seeks to…
12 AUG

INVITATION: University Roadshow Stakeholder Engagement

University Roadshow Research Day The HSRC cordially invites you to the University Roadshow Research Day at the School of Public Health, Lecture Theatres 1 A and B, University of the Western Cape, Bellville Main Campus on 12 August 2024 at 09:30. Hosted by the HSRC, this event aims to foster…
06 AUG

HSRC Poverty & Inequality Event: Launch of the Comparative Study on the Agrarian Rural Household Economy 2023

Women and hunger puzzles: Insights from a new agrarian household survey
The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) and Surplus People Project (SPP), on behalf of Tshintsha Amakhaya, invite you to the launch of the Comparative Study on the Agrarian Rural Household Economy for 2023. This hybrid event will take place on 6 August 2024 at the HSRC’s offices at the Yacht…
05 AUG

Public seminar: Housing and Economic Development in the SADC Region

The role of small-scale rental accommodation
The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) and the University of the Free State (UFS) invite you to join a public seminar on housing and urban economic development in Southern Africa, specifically focusing on the role of the small-scale rental sector. A growing proportion of urban dwellers in the…
01 AUG

Book Launch | Voices of Liberation: Samora Machel

Join the authors Colin Darch and Carmeliza Soares da Costa Rosário in discussion about Samora Machel, the leader and liberator, in Southern Africa.
The HSRC Press cordially invites you to the launch of Voices of Liberation: Samora Machel. Samora Machel was born in rural Mozambique in 1933 under Portuguese colonial rule. He trained as a nurse but abandoned this career to join the fledgling liberation movement Frelimo. He rose through the ranks…