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23 Aug 2021 | You may be young and strong but you still need to be vaccinated - health expert debunks 8 vaccine myths for over 18s

THE CABINET on Thursday approved the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine for over 18s but experts are not convinced that the age group will rush to regis...

20 Aug 2021 | HSRC women's month Public Lecture on Women's Equality in the Era of Artificial Intelligence

Doctor Precious Moloi-Motsepe to deliver HSRC women’s month Public Lecture on Women’s Equality in the Era of Artificial Intelligence Pret...

18 Aug 2021 | Invitation to institutions to host interns in 2021/23

Call Closing Date: Sunday, 05 September 2021 (NO LATE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED) The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) invites institutions...

18 Aug 2021 | UJ-HSRC Covid-19 Democracy Survey

Carin Runciman, Benjamin Roberts, Narnia Bohler-Muller and Yul Derek Davids...

17 Aug 2021 | Survey shows that acceptance of vaccines is increasing but challenges remain

Johannesburg, Tuesday 17 August 2021 –  On 18 August 2021, the Centre for Social Change, University of Johannesburg (UJ) in collaboration w...

17 Aug 2021 | Reimagine Developmental Fiscal Policy Says Eminent Macroeconomist

Professor Michael Sachs recently delivered a thought-provoking speech as the eminent guest speaker in our second Macroeconomic Policy Dialogue series....

16 Aug 2021 | How to be a real LGBTQIA+ community ally

According to research they conducted with the Human Sciences Research Council, 72% of South Africans feel that same-sex sexual activity is “morally ...

16 Aug 2021 | South Africa's President Says ANC Cleaning Up Corruption

Narnia Bohler-Muller, a professor with South Africa's Human Sciences Research Council, says he is living up to his word. "He's done a lot in the sense...

13 Aug 2021 | 'It is okay not to be okay' - Mental health issues and coping skills among the youth amidst the Covid-19 pandemic (Webinar)

On International Youth Day the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), in partnership with the Departme...

13 Aug 2021 | SA COVID-19 and Vaccine Social Listening Report 9 August 2021, Report 13

click HERE for a detailed report This report is compiled following the methodology of the WHO Africa Infodemic Response Alliance (AIRA) (see her...