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14 Apr 2022 | Research focus on Africa 're-influences' North’s thinking

Mark Paterson and Thierry M Luescher The different ways of forging knowledge and understanding issues which are being produced in response to African...

14 Apr 2022 | South Africa commences fieldwork for ahead of Business Innovation Survey

The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Dr Blade Nzimande, has welcomed launch of the 2019-2021 South African Business Innovation Su...

14 Apr 2022 | UJ scoops two awards at prestigious HSRC Medal for the Social Sciences and Humanities ceremony

Universities South Africa and the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) honoured two teams from the Faculty of Humanities at the Univesity of Johanne...

14 Apr 2022 | Vaccine perceptions among South Africans: How do we get more people vaccinated?

In February 2021, South Africa rolled out its national COVID-19 vaccination programme as an initiative to curb the pandemic. As the roll-out progresse...

13 Apr 2022 | Migration scholars release statement on international migration situation in South Africa

Pretoria, Wednesday 13 April 2022 – International migration in South Africa (SA), particularly as it relates to the labour market, is a highly c...

13 Apr 2022 | Migration scholars release statement on international migration situation in South Africa

Pretoria, Wednesday 13 April 2022 – International migration in South Africa (SA), particularly as it relates to the labour market, is a highly c...

12 Apr 2022 | Webinar to examine SA foreign policy position on Russia-Ukraine conflict

About the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) The HSRC was established in 1968 as South Africa’s statutory research agency and has grown to ...

7 Apr 2022 | Previewing National Food and Nutrition Security Survey with Dr Thokozani Simelane

Phase three of the National Food and Nutrition Security Survey kicks off in Gauteng on the 11th of April. The survey is conducted by the Human Science...

22 Mar 2022 | Spotlight to be on arts, culture and heritage at the 2022 HSRC, TUT emerging scholars conference

Pretoria, Friday 18 March 2022 – The Africa Institute of South Africa (AISA) in the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) and Tshwane Universit...

10 Mar 2022 | Your last shot at getting a Pfizer vaccine - here's how SA's roll-out is changing come July

Just under a third of South Africa’s remaining Covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer are set to expire by July. After that, any unused doses will have t...