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…
Decarbonisation is the process of reducing greenhouse gas emissions when energy systems transition to cleaner energy sources. It requires huge investments in infrastructure and technologies but many of these are in early development, inaccessible, or not cost-competitive against traditional sources…
The COVID-19 pandemic had a profound effect on the lives of young children, their caregivers and care centres. But so has the rapid technological advancement brought on by the fourth industrial revolution (4IR). In 2023 the HSRC conducted a study to analyse the impact of COVID-19 and 4IR shifts on…
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…
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…
This training workshop which is intended for HSRC analysts and programme officers and personnel from other organizations will focus on the configuration and implementation requirements such as data collection and entry for the CLIMATE CHANGE JURISDICTIONAL VULNERABILITY INDEX (CC-JVI) SYSTEM which…
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,…
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…
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…
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…