The Department of Social Sciences has a number of disciplines which include Criminology, Political Science, Population Studies, Sociology, Anthropology, Philosophy, and Psychology. The department is unique in that it is one of few departments in South African universities with population development as its focus. The department’s research areas include gender and violence, sex and sexuality, protest movements, policing, climate change, and rural development. The Department of Social Sciences is also closely involved in the following Walter Sisulu University (WSU) RNAs: • ICT for Sustainable Development; • African Medicinal Flora and Fauna, collaborative research between Social Sciences and Chemistry; • Human Rights and Development, and • Sustainable Development and Contemporary Issues in Society and Education. Furthermore, the department is involved in a variety of community engagement activities with the following organisations: Department of Basic Education in the Oliver Reginald Tambo District Municipality, Eastern Cape Population and Research Unit, Albertina Nontsikelelo Sisulu Science Centre, the Nelson Mandela Museum, and Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs.