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SASAS survey hits the road

The Democracy Governance and Service Delivery research programme has launched th...
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EPD grant strengthens economic participation of rural youth

The World Bank has contracted the Economic Performance and Development unit to a...
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AISA writing retreat for emerging scholars

On 20-21 November 2017 AISA organised a writing retreat for emerging scholarsat ...
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Research Areas

The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), South Africa's statutory research agency, conducts research that generates critical and independent knowledge relative to all aspects of human and social development.

Democracy, Governance and Service Delivery
Economic Performance and Development
Education and Skills Development
HIV, AIDS, STIs and Tuberculosis
Human and Social Development
Population Health, Health Systems and Innovation
Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators
Africa Institute of South Africa
Research outputs

The HSRC provides access to Research Outputs created by HSRC researchers since 2000.

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Traditional and alternative therapy for mental illness in Jamaica: patients' conceptions and practitioners' attitudes
Alcohol consumption among HIV-positive pregnant women in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: prevalence and correlates
Channels of interaction in health biotechnology networks in South Africa: who benefits and how?
Projects

The HSRC conducts large-scale, policy-relevant, social-scientific projects for public-sector users, non-governmental organisations and international development agencies.

Labour Market Intelligence Partnership (LMIP) a DHET-funded project with HSRC's ESD unit heading the research consortium
South African Social Attitudes Survey (SASAS)
South African HIV/AIDS Behavioural Risks, Sero-Status, and Mass Media Impact Survey (SABSSM)
Family Foundations
The Evaluation of the MOLTENO Project
Mental health: round table discussion

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28 November 2017 | SASAS survey hits the road

The Democracy Governance and Service Delivery research programme has launched the longitudinal study, South African Social Attitudes Survey (SASAS). T....

28 November 2017 | EPD grant strengthens economic participation of rural youth

The World Bank has contracted the Economic Performance and Development unit to appraise and strengthen the National Rural Youth Service Corps (NARYSEC....

27 November 2017 | 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children

The 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children campaign will take place from 25 November to 10 December 2017. This year the campai....

Non-conforming gender identities

This study set out to compare the experiences of self-identifying gender non-conforming youth (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersexed, and qu....

African Same-Sex Sexualities and Gender Diversity: Practices, Identities and Communities

The aim of this project is to identify and celebrate indigenous and evolving male and female same-sex sexual practices, identities and communities in ....

Partnerships and sexual behaviour in rural South Africa in the era of HIV and antiretroviral treatment

The overall aims of this project are to investigate the relationships between partnership, cohabitation, sexual behaviours and HIV risk in South Afric....

Grandparenting in southern Africa: what the elders see while sitting the young ones standing on their toes won't see

The scope of this chapter is limited to the Southern African region with a special focus on South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, and Swaziland. The main t....

The secret art of the Bambui Royal Treasury, Western Grassfields, Cameroon.

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Socioemotional apartheid

In opposition to the smug claims of some South African thought leaders that unlike in other multiracial nations such as Brazil and the author's homela....

Inclusive innovation means shared development

Inclusive innovation, or innovation for inclusive development, no matter how attractive it sounds, entails an implicit form of exclusion. It should th....

R32bn invested in SA's research and development

South Africa's total contribution towards research and development (R&D) reached R32.3 billion during the 2015/2016 period.This is according to th....

Moving to cities has lifted over 300,000 South Africans out of poverty, even in difficult times

Migration to cities has helped many South Africans to escape extreme poverty, even in tumultuous times. This is the striking outcome of our analysis b....

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SASAS survey hits the road

EPD grant strengthens economic participation of rural youth

AISA writing retreat for emerging scholars

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28 November 2017 | SASAS survey hits the road

28 November 2017 | EPD grant strengthens economic participation of rural youth

27 November 2017 | 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children

Non-conforming gender identities

African Same-Sex Sexualities and Gender Diversity: Practices, Identities and Communities

Partnerships and sexual behaviour in rural South Africa in the era of HIV and antiretroviral treatment

Grandparenting in southern Africa: what the elders see while sitting the young ones standing on their toes won't see

The secret art of the Bambui Royal Treasury, Western Grassfields, Cameroon.

Socioemotional apartheid

Inclusive innovation means shared development

R32bn invested in SA's research and development

Moving to cities has lifted over 300,000 South Africans out of poverty, even in difficult times

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HSRC Awards highlights 2017

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