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EPD researchers at the frontier of new rural innovation research
Rural innovation studies are rapidly progressing in South Africa and atttracting significant funding from a variety of sources.
Grant Programme - Request for Applications (RFA)
The Human Sciences Research Council hereby invites submissions of applications for demonstration projects aimed at improving detection, management and control of cardiovascular disease and diabetes among underserved populations in uMgungundlovu district in KwaZulu-Natal and Pixley ka Seme district in the Northern Cape.
Higher education transformation: Opening the debate on innovation and socio-economic inclusion
Twenty one years after democracy, universities in South Africa are facing a renewed call for transformation, not only in terms of broadening access, but in terms of their orientations and institutional cultures, their curricula, and their research. The transformation debate is primarily framed in terms of race and language, in terms of whose knowledge is taught and how it is taught. The aim of this seminar is to open up another facet of the transformation agenda: who benefits from university knowledge and how?
Philosophy in Africa, Africa in Philosophy: Call for abstracts
Recent months have seen renewed interest in questions about the role which academic philosophy can play in solving problems specific to Africa, including South Africa, and about the role which indigenous African traditions of thought and practice can play in enriching the academic discipline of philosophy.
Restoring the health and prosperity of the Indian Ocean
In many areas ocean ecosystems are under stress. How can the ecological integrity of these areas be preserved and restored in light of a growing interest in the economic potential of sea-bed exploration, intensive fishing operations and increasing shipping activities? These are the issues explored recently at ‘the first conference of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) on the blue economy,’ attended by high-level officials and ministers of countries bordering the Indian Ocean. Ina van der Linde reports.
New executive director for Africa Institute of South Africa
The chief executive officer of the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), Professor Crain Soudien has announced the appointment of Professor Narnia Bohler-Muller as the new Africa Institute of South Africa (AISA) executive director, effective 18 November 2015.
Effective responses to HIV and AIDS at work: what works in SA
Radio 702 interviewed the HSRC's Prof Nancy Phaswana-Mafuya last week about the recently released joint study on Effective Responses to HIV and AIDS at Work - what works in South Africa.
BRICS Research Centre launches vibrant YouTube channel
Follow the activities of the HSRC BRICS Research Centre on YouTube at the centre’s YouTube Channel:
Two HSRC researchers receive excellent ratings
The NRF recently finalised researchers’ applications for rating and we are very pleased that two of our colleagues have received excellent ratings as a result of this process.
