09 February 2023
Pretoria, Thursday, 9 February 2023 –The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) and Universities South Africa (USAf), announces that the closing date for the submission of nominations for the HSRC-USAf CEO Awards has been extended to 24 February…
31 October 2022
Human Sciences Research Council Pretoria, Monday 31 October 2022 – The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) Board announces the appointment of Prof Sarah Mosoetsa as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Council, effective 1 February 2023. Prof…
19 March 2021
Pretoria, Friday 19 March 2021 – After a rigorous process, the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) and Universities South Africa (USAf) last night announced the awardees in the 2020 HSRC-USAf Medal in Social Sciences and Humanities at a…
10 March 2021
Pretoria, Wednesday 10 March 2021 – The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) and Universities South Africa (USAf) are pleased to announce the nominees for the 2020 Medal in Social Sciences and Humanities. The 2020 Awards will, in addition to…
04 June 2020
Pretoria, Wednesday 03 June 2020 – As the country enters the lockdown alert level 3 and the schools prepare for the phased reopening, the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) and the University of Johannesburg (UJ) will release the…
17 March 2020
Pretoria, Tuesday 17 March 2020 – The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) today announced that it would conduct a public survey, via social media and some follow-up qualitative studies, to better understand what the South African public…
11 September 2019
Pretoria, Wednesday 11 September 2019 – The Human Sciences Research Council adds its voice to, and stands in solidarity with, the people of South Africa as the country confronts the severe crisis of gender based violence. With one woman being…
23 April 2019
As part of the build-up to Freedom Day, the Minister of Science and Technology, Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane, together with the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), will launch the state-of-the-nation publication Poverty and Inequality –…
21 September 2018
Below please find Professor Chapman’s profile as well as the HSRC Medal for Social Sciences list of nominees. Professor Chapman is also Professor Emeritus and Fellow of the University of KwaZulu-Natal, a Fellow of the Stellenbosch Institute for…
01 September 2017
Pretoria, Friday 1 September 2017 – Professor Charles van Onselen, Research Professor in the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Pretoria was last night honoured with the Human Science Research Council’s Medal in Social Sciences…
