South African Modelling Community of Practice Conference 28th Nov 202328th Nov 2023Kim Ingle Muna Shifa presented at the Presidential Climate Commission's South African Modelling Community of Practice Conference held in October 2023 in Cape Town. SALDRU News
Education in Africa: Insights from Accra and Lagos Visit 28th Nov 202328th Nov 2023Kim Ingle Nicola Branson and Emma Whitelaw recently kickstarted the G2LM|LIC project on the consequences of educational expansion in Ghana with a visit to Prof. Robert Osei, project Co-Principal Investigator, in Accra. Osei, Branson and Whitelaw then headed to Lagos, where they represented ACEIR at the Fourth ARUA International Biennial Conference. SALDRU News
The quest for a just transition: Strategic dilemmas and policy resolutions 28th Nov 202328th Nov 2023Kim Ingle The show of SALDRU presentations at an international conference on inequalities and climate change was an apt illustration of our mission to challenge inequalities through policy-relevant academic research. SALDRU News
Inequality in higher education amplified by COVID-19 pandemic 27th Oct 202330th Oct 2023Kim Ingle UCT News spoke to Nicola Branson and Emma Whitelaw about their project “The COVID-19 health crisis and inequalities in tertiary education in South Africa”. In the Media
SALDRU runs Community and Youth Explorer Training for Mpumalanga delegates 27th Oct 202328th Nov 2023Kim Ingle SALDRU was invited, together with the French Development Agency (AFD), to present a training workshop on the Youth Explorer and forthcoming Community Explorer in eMalahleni, Mpumalanga. SALDRU News
Behavioural Science Interventions for HIV Prevention and Treatment 27th Oct 202330th Oct 2023Kim Ingle In 2023, two grant awards provide SALDRU researcher Brendan Maughan-Brown the opportunity to expand the science on low-cost, light-touch behavioural solutions (known as ‘nudges’) that increase the uptake of health services and promote behaviour change more generally. SALDRU News
The Amazon rainforest and oil: The Colombian government and its energy transition plan 27th Sep 202327th Sep 2023Kim Ingle In this Spanish article Brigitte Castañeda (from Universidad de los Andes) and Fabio Diaz discuss the challenges for an energy transition policy in Colombia. In the Media
Radio interview: BRICS summit in South Africa and the geopolitical dimensions of the gathering 27th Sep 202327th Sep 2023Kim Ingle Fabio Diaz was interviewed during the Five Continents (Cinco continentes) radio show of RTVE (Spanish public broadcasting radio) by Monica Cartes. In the Media
Catalyse social mobility through the success of students 27th Sep 202327th Sep 2023Kim Ingle Emma Whitelaw and Nicola Branson wrote a University World News article about Murray Leibbrandt’s keynote address at the Siyaphumelela Network Conference 2023. In the Media
SALDRU organises special sessions at the Economics Society of South Africa (ESSA) 2023 Biennial Conference 27th Sep 202327th Sep 2023Kim Ingle SALDRU was invited to organise two special sessions at The Economics Society of South Africa (ESSA) 2023 Biennial Conference, one around SALDRU work and the other focused on ACEIR South Africa node projects. SALDRU News
