Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC)

: HSRC researchers draw on data from the 2022 South African Public Relationship with Science Survey to examine youth engagement with science and technology.

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Young minds. Bold ideas. Stronger South Africa. Meet the interns who turned opportunity into impact. Their journeys remind us that investing in youth transforms communities.

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CAPACITY-BUILDING OPPORTUNITY: Join us to build the skills needed to ensure your research not only informs—but shapes—real-world outcomes.

📆 24 JUNE 2026
⏰ 12:30 - 15:30
📍 ONLINE (and free!)

REGISTER HERE: https://loom.ly/v7oe1Nk

📣 It gives us great pleasure to open up the call for abstracts for the annual HSRC Conference 2026, under the theme 'The Age of Digitality and the Future of Society.'

All the details here: https://loom.ly/rA1wy8g

Join the HSRC's Dr Alude Mahali as she shares new HSRC insights in this vital webinar that brings together researchers, policymakers and young South Africans to explore what identity development really means, what gets in the way and what we can all do about it.

📆 24 JUNE 2026
⏰ 15:00
📍 ONLINE

Register here ➡️ https://loom.ly/pc47V-Q

: Ten years after the HSRC’s South African Social Attitudes Survey first measured public support for restitution, the 2025 round shows significant shifts across every generation. There is a striking turn among Gen Z adults, almost a quarter of whom have moved away from wanting to ‘forget the past’.



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Photo: Alf Kumalo, african.pictures

🇿🇦 As South Africa marks 50 years since the Soweto Uprising of 16 June 1976, this special youth-focused edition of the HSRC Review examines the opportunities and challenges shaping young people’s lives today.

Dive right in: https://loom.ly/FDFxqUY

Photo: Alf Kumalo, African Pictures

How do South Africans experience, perceive, and respond to corruption? Join the HSRC for a timely discussion explored in the policy brief titled 'Tracking Social Attitudes Towards Corruption: A Bottom-Up Approach to Strengthening Accountability.'

Details and registration: https://loom.ly/dmH_QWc

As South Africa approaches the Golden Jubilee of the June 16th Soweto Uprising, the HSRC recently hosted a pivotal episode of titled “Echoes of 1976: Youth Then and Now.” This intergenerational dialogue brought together veterans of the 1976 struggle, leaders of the movement, and expert researchers to reflect on how the gusto of 1976 continues to shape the activism of 2026 and beyond.

Read more, and WATCH: https://loom.ly/pBzCF3s

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Join the HSRC Science Diplomacy & Internationalisation Hub as we explore how scientific knowledge can be leveraged to influence global policy, strengthen international partnerships, and advance Africa-led collaboration.

🗓️ 24 June 2026
⏰ 12:00 - 14:00
📍 Online

Registration link: https://loom.ly/om_AtBc