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HSRC's 50/90 Commemoration 2018-2020
In 2019, the HSRC commemorated its 50th anniversary undertaking a series of critical engagements around the social and human sciences in the period April 2018 to May 2020. The engagements enabled documentation, the building of the HSRC archive, reflection, learning, appreciation, promotion in the public domain, and critical debate on the relationship between social and human science research, the state and society at large. Read more about the Commemoration.
3 August 2020 | South Africa: Funeral Practices and Cultural Dignity in the Time of Covid
People were expected to go from one end of the spectrum to the other; from washing the bodies by hand, dressing them, and holding elaborate ceremonies....
3 August 2020 | Vacancy: Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) in South Africa is a statutory council that conducts policy focused research in the humanities and social s....
30 July 2020 | Dr Justin Visagie on Radio 786
*~*Dr Justin Visagie is a research specialist and economist at the HSRC in the department for Inclusive Economic Development. Dr Visagie speaks about ....