DCEO: Research


1 Oct 2021 | Call for abstracts: 8th International Symposium on Poetic Inquiry 2022

Intersectionality offers a framework for understanding how inequalities are experienced, often exponentially. Through this lens we can explore how div...

22 Jul 2020 | Dennis Brutus: South African literary giant who was reluctant to tell his life story

This is an edited extract from a new biography about Dennis Brutus, the anti-apartheid activist, poet and author. Brutus died in 2009. The extract rec...

6 Apr 2017 | Unpacking the concept of 'poverty': the HSRC's new strategic direction

Every second year the HSRC organises a conference to showcase the work of both young and seasoned researchers, as was the case in November 2016. The t...

17 May 2016 | HSRC appoints new DCEO: Research

The HSRC Board has approved the appointment of Prof Leickness Simbayi as the Deputy CEO for Research, effective 1 June 2016. Prof Simbayi has a rich h...

5 May 2016 | Call to nominate outstanding young scientists to young academy

The South African Young Academy of Science (SAYAS) is accepting nominations for New Members....

30 Oct 2015 | Two HSRC researchers receive excellent ratings

The NRF recently finalised researchers’ applications for rating and we are very pleased that two of our colleagues have received excellent ratin...

31 Jul 2015 | VakaYiko consortium meets in Accra

The VakaYiko consortium, a network of non-governmental organisations, working in Ghana, South Africa, and Zimbabwe to build the capacity of policy-mak...

15 May 2015 | Recent HSRC Press titles include seminal works

Recent publications from HSRC Press up to March 2015 include the very seminal Congress Movement (in three volumes), Ethical Quandaries in Research, Ro...

20 Apr 2015 | Gender Summit 5 Africa 2015 media briefing

The CEO of the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), Prof Olive Shisana together with the Minister in the Presidency responsible Women, Ms Susan Sha...