Media
HSRC provides media briefs (or press releases) on a regular basis to the media. Here you can browse the archive of media briefs.
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29 Jun 2021 | HSRC to evaluate how COVID-19 has affected South Africans a year later
Johannesburg, Tuesday 29 June 2021 – At the end of March 2021, South Africa commemorated a year of living with the COVID-19 pandemic. Although t...
22 Jun 2021 | HSRC to look at how healthcare workers have managed their own health during the COVID-19 pandemic
Pretoria, Monday 21 June 2021 – The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), will look at how frontline healthcare personnel manage their own phy...
7 Jun 2021 | HSRC and Wits HCRU to study South Africa media consumption habits and behaviours during COVID-19
Pretoria, Monday 7 June 2021 – To reduce the spread of fake news and misinformation, the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) and Wits Health ...
4 Jun 2021 | Archie Mafeje Memorial Lecture to unpack positionality of Africans on science and innovation
Pretoria, Thursday 3 June 2021 – The Human Sciences Research Council’s Africa Institute of South Africa (AISA) invites members of the medi...
19 May 2021 | National COVID-19 Antibody Survey (NCAS) requires 19000 participants nationwide
About the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) The HSRC was established in 1968 as South Africa’s statutory research agency and has grown to ...
24 Mar 2021 | HSRC and UJ to share findings on how South Africans feel about human rights and the limitation of freedom during lockdown
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 l...
19 Mar 2021 | Awardees of the HSRC-USAF Medal in Social Sciences and Humanities Announced
Pretoria, Friday 19 March 2021 – After a rigorous process, the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) and Universities South Africa (USAf) last ...
10 Mar 2021 | HSRC and USAf announce nominees for the 2020 Medal in Social Sciences and Humanities
Pretoria, Wednesday 10 March 2021 – The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) and Universities South Africa (USAf) are pleased to announce the ...
16 Feb 2021 | Dialogue to uncover policy options for sustainable and equitable macroeconomic reconstruction and recovery beyond COVID-19
About the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) The HSRC was established in 1968 as South Africa’s statutory research agency and has grown to ...
29 Jan 2021 | National COVID-19 Antibody Survey (NCAS) not a covert vaccination attempt says Limpopo Department of Health
Research Methodology• 19000 interviews with people over 12 years of age in each of the nine (9) provinces• &nbs...