Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC)

Pretoria Office, Private Bag X41, Pretoria, Afrique du Sud 0001, South Africa

Phone : +27 123022000 / Fax : +27 123022001

Web site : www.hsrc.ac.za

The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), South Africa’s statutory research agency, conducts research that generates critical and independent knowledge relative to all aspects of human and social development.

The core business of the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) is to conduct large-scale, policy-relevant, social-scientific projects for public-sector users, non-governmental organisations and international development agencies. It does this in partnership with researchers globally, but specifically in Africa. They are committed to cutting-edge research which supports development nationally, in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and in Africa, but also to the dissemination of that research.

As the national social science council of South Africa, the HSRC wishes to serve as a knowledge hub to bridge the gap between research, policy and action; thus increasing the impact of research. This is achieved through collaboration with key constituencies, including government, other research organisations, multinational agencies, universities, non-government organisations, and donor and development organisations.