The HSRC Annual Conference is the flagship event of the Human Sciences Research Council. It brings together scholars, policymakers, practitioners, students and partners from across South Africa, the continent and the world to interrogate the questions shaping our societies.
The 2026 conference, The Age of Digitality and the Future of Society, asks how digital transformation is reshaping knowledge production, ethics, institutions and everyday life – and what role the humanities and social sciences must play in guiding it.
Conference Objectives
Examine how digitality is reshaping knowledge, evidence and research practice.
Interrogate the ethical, legal and social implications of data and artificial intelligence.
Surface African perspectives on digital transformation and digital inequality.
Strengthen the role of the humanities and social sciences in digital policy.
Build networks between researchers, policymakers, civil society and practitioners.
Who Should Attend
