Annual report 2002/2003
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Who we are
The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) is South Africa’s statutory research agency dedicated to the applied social sciences. It has approximately 150 researchers, mainly specialists, 40 interns and 100 support staff. Its revenue is now derived roughly equally from its Parliamentary grant and from earnings through tenders, commissions, and local and international foundation grants.
What we do
The HSRC does "social science research that makes a difference", concerned with all aspects of development and poverty alleviation in South Africa, the region, and in Africa. It undertakes policy relevant, often large-scale, research for Government Departments at national, regional and local levels, other public entities, and local and international development agencies.
How we do it
The HSRC has transformed itself to respond flexibly and comprehensively to users' requirements by:
- radically restructuring and expanding its research capabilities into ten interdisciplinary Research Programmes aligned to major development challenges;
- recruiting top-quality research executives and specialists;
- integrating many of its projects into large-scale national ventures, conducted in collaboration with researchers in other science councils, tertiary institutions and NGOs here and abroad, and international agencies.
Download the full report, or select a specific chapter to download. The report and the chapters are in Acrobat PDF format.
- Full report.pdf
- HSRC Council.pdf
- From the chair.pdf
- From the CEO.pdf
- Excecutive Directors.pdf
- Specialist researchers.pdf
- Recent users and funders.pdf
- Highlights.pdf
- Collaboration in Africa.pdf
- Assessment Technology and Education Evaluation.pdf
- Child, Youth and Family Development.pdf
- Democracy and Governance.pdf
- Employment and Economic Policy Research.pdf
- Education Policy Research.pdf
- Human Resources Development.pdf
- Integrated Rural and Regional Development.pdf
- Social Aspects of HIV AIDS and Health.pdf
- Surveys, Analyses, Modelling and Mapping.pdf
- Social Cohesion and Intergration.pdf
- Knowledge Management.pdf
- Corporate Services.pdf
- Office of the CEO.pdf
- Internal Seminars.pdf
- Research Outputs.pdf
- Abbreviations.pdf
- Annual Financial Statements.pdf
