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News & events News & events     •    Events Emerging Research Themes, Gaps for Further Investigation, and Reflections 22 October 2026 9:30 - 12:00 The webinar will draw on the CCBR longitudinal data-mapping exercise to reflect across studies and thematic areas, identify shared questions and lessons, and highlight gaps and opportunities for further investigation. Date: 22 October 2026 Time: 09:30 – 12:00 Venue: Online Registration: Click here

Prepared by Samantha Linn Coert | Strategic Partnerships and External Capacity Development (SPECD) The Digital Humanities Cluster Summit was a one-of-a-kind event that brought together a wide range of people interested in Digital Humanities: researchers, university management, support staff, policy makers, etc. The aim of the summit was to share ideas of the meaning and impact of Digital Humanities in South Africa.

You are invited to join the upcoming HSRC Webinar: Climate Futures and Speculative Imaginaries in Africa. As young people face the long-term consequences of climate change while inheriting social, economic and ecological uncertainties not of their making, this webinar brings together scholarship and creative practice to explore how climate futures are imagined in African contexts.

Divisions / Units Research Impact Division (RID)Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES)Public Health, Societies and Belonging (PHSB)Equitable Education and Economies (EEE)Centre for Science in Society (CSIS)Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators (CeSTII)

Why this matters: Comparing movement volumes and year over year changes reveals where South Africa’s tourism gateways are growing or declining. These gateways link international and regional visitors to the country. What does the map tell us? 1. Regional land gateways dominate. Land border gateways account for a large share of tourism movements with Lebombo recording the largest increase (344 822, 30.2%). 2. Growth is uneven across gateways.

The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) is conducting a study on behalf of the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI) to evaluate the effectiveness, relevance and usefulness of their Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) career publications and to understand how these resources support subject and career decision-making. We are inviting STEM students at South African universities and colleges to participate in a short online survey (15–20 minutes).

South Africans strongly value science, yet many feel disconnected from scientific institutions and daily opportunities to participate in them. In a recent HSRC Connect panel hosted by S. Parker for National Science Month 2026, researchers, policy experts, and youth leaders gathered to unpack findings from the South African Public Relationship with Science Survey (SAPRS).

Most strikingly, what we watched happen in that powder room in Sandton aligns with the findings from the HSRC’s GBV Survey, showing that 30.6% of men who were interviewed agreed that they would defend their reputation with force if they had to, if, for instance, they had been insulted.

Divisions / Units Research Impact Division (RID)Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES)Public Health, Societies and Belonging (PHSB)Equitable Education and Economies (EEE)Centre for Science in Society (CSIS)Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators (CeSTII)

A new HSRC analysis reveals that while nearly three-quarters of South African scientists speak multiple languages, most still communicate science in English. Accessing this hidden national linguistic asset could transform public trust and science accessibility for many South Africans. AI-generated image, Magnific. Scientific information is naturally more accessible when people can engage with it in a familiar language.