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The committee’s role in setting the research agenda includes, but is not limited to:
•
Identifying research gaps in the HSRC (e.g. humanities-centred research);
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Capacity building;
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Africa research agenda;
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Research-policy nexus; and
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The relevance of the HSRC’s research focus areas (the committee should assist, for example, with strategies to
improve journal article publications and research quality.
Members of the committee are invited to attend and contribute to the HSRC’s annual strategic planning
lekgotla
. The
2016
lekgotla
was attended by the chairperson, Prof. Adebayo Olukoshi, Ms Nasima Badsha and Adv. Roshan Dehal.
The committee met twice in the year under review.
Table 7: Research Committee meetings
Member
29 May 2016
30 August 2016
Prof. A Olukoshi
P
P
Prof. S Hassim
A
A
Prof. R Moletsane
P
P
Dr B Tema
P
A
Prof. C Soudien
A
P
P Present
A Absent with an apology
A key activity of the committee during the period under review was the provision of guidance and input into the
development of three priority projects, framed around the poverty and inequality focus.