Press Releases

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…

Cape Town, Wednesday, 7 December 2022 –The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) in partnership with Portia Ltd, will host a moderated panel discussion titled, Different lens, better outcomes? Intersectionality as a critical component of gender…

Doctor Precious Moloi-Motsepe to deliver HSRC women’s month Public Lecture on Women’s Equality in the Era of Artificial Intelligence Pretoria, Friday 20 August 2021 – To commemorate women’s month and to amplify women’s…

Pretoria, Tuesday 23 March 2021 – In order to manage the spread of COVID-19 and to protect healthcare sector, South Africa has been in various levels of lockdown for a whole year. This has impacted on many aspects of life in the country…

Pretoria, Monday 2 November 2020 – The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) and Facebook earlier this year announced a collaborative project and released a request for proposals (RFP) aimed at supporting interdisciplinary independent academic…

Pretoria, Friday 31 March 2017 – The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) today joined the country, and indeed citizens around the world, in mourning the passing of Ahmed Kathrada. Reflecting on the passing of Mr Kathrada, CEO Professor Crain…

Pretoria, Thursday 23 March 2017 – The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), together with Makerere University in Uganda, today hosted a discussion which looked at, amongst others, how both countries can move towards policy making and…

To: ALL Media Att: News Editors For immediate release Date: 20 September 2016 Members of the media are invited to attend the official opening of the 2016 Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) Social Science Research Conference to be held  under…