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04 JUN

SAVE THE DATE: Eighth SA TB Conference 2024

Associate Professor Sizulu Moyo, from the HSRC’s Public Health, Societies and Belonging, will chair the 8th SA TB Conference 2024. The conference will be taking place 4 – 7 June 2024 at Durban’s International Convention Centre. Register for the event here. See below for more…
27 MAR

ETDP SETA workshop: Upskilling the Non-Profit Organisation (NPO) sector

How can we equip the NPO sector with resilient skills for a post-COVID-19 and tech-driven world?
Non-profit organisations (NPOs) were at the coalface of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, providing support to vulnerable households. The effect on the sector was profound with increased demand for services together with declining income, staff losses arising from layoffs and almost no relief…
25 MAR

Archie Mafeje 2024 Memorial Lecture

The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) presents the 2024 Archie Mafeje Memorial Lecture focusing on migration and democracy, with specific attention to the issue of new types of academic migrants and the implication for universality in knowledge generation and dissemination. The event will be…
24 MAR

SAVE THE DATE: Seminar building up to World TB Day

Experts from the HSRC, SANAC and the Aurum Institute will share information on treatment, public knowledge about TB risk and transmission and progress in addressing TB
Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a significant public health problem in the African region. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in 2022 an estimated 280 000 people fell ill with TB and 54 000 people died from TB in South Africa. We would like to invite you to a seminar…
22 MAR

Invitation || Climate change seminars and training workshop

Dates: 22 March 2024 (Seminar presented by Prof Hilary I Inyang) 25 March 2024 (Seminar presented by Prof Hilary I Inyang) 26 – 27 March 2024 ((Seminar presented by Prof Hilary I Inyang and Prof Charles Hongoro) Time: 10:00 – 12:00 Please register in advance. Click here to register and…
20 MAR

SEMINAR: Water access and use

What lessons can we learn from the STI policy studies?
The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) is hosting a seminar discussing the current water crisis as a case study to understand the role of STI policy in addressing such multi-dimensional and complex development problems. Drawing on the crisis of water access and use in South Africa and Uruguay,…
14 MAR

Webinar: Are we using the right metrics?

Towards a research and theoretical agenda for innovation measurement in Africa
NACATEM and the HSRC’s Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators invites you to a webinar to explore a research and theoretical agenda for innovation measurement in Africa. Increasingly, African states recognise the use of science, technology and innovation (STI) measurement for…
13 MAR

Private Sector Forum

Harnessing RDI to grow the economy and tackle key challenges
Why innovation matters, now Across the world innovation is an essential ingredient of economic growth and sustainable development. Economies that facilitate and support innovation across society – in companies, government enterprises, universities and even households – are able to tackle complex…