11 March 2014
Cape Town, 11 March 2014 The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) and Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) and its partners officially announced that the third World Social Science Forum (WSSF) will…
26 February 2014
HSRC to sign Memorandum of Understanding with Eastern Cape House of Traditional Leaders on Friday 28 February 2014 The Eastern Cape House of Traditional Leaders (HOTL) and the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) invites members of the media to the…
06 December 2013
The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) wishes to extend its condolences to the family of the former President of the South Africa, Rolihlahla Nelson Mandela, who passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, 5 December 2013. “Today…
03 December 2013
The BRICS Think Tanks Council (BTTC), which represents the think tanks of the five countries in the BRICS grouping (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa), met near Stellenbosch on 11 and 12 November 2013. The BTTC was established through…
South Africa to host the 21st International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2016) International AIDS Society announces Durban, as site of the conference in July 2016 29 November 2013 (Geneva, Switzerland) – The International AIDS Society (IAS)…
22 November 2013
The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) appointed Miss Faith Nonceba Kobo to the position of Executive Director: Operations with effect from 1 January 2014. Her new position entails providing overall support to achieving the vision, mission and…
Pretoria – The HSRC Annual Report 2012/2013 is a celebration of the transformation of the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) over the past 20 years, resulting in realising 87% (48/59) of its annual targets, as agreed with the Minister of…
14 October 2013
Press Release: Immediate Date: 14 October 2013 The Human Sciences Research Council is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Dimitri Tassiopoulos as a member of the Ministry of Tourism research policy expert forum. The forum serves as peer review…
27 August 2013
The Democracy, Governance and Service Delivery (DGSD) research programme of the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), together with its partner the Nelson R Mandela School of Law of the University of Fort Hare (UFH), have been awarded a contract in…
06 August 2013
South Africa has a huge burden of disease, fuelled by a range of risk factors, and morbidity (illness and disease) and mortality (death) figures are high.This is shown by the results of the first South African National Health and Nutrition…
