Kim Ingle – Page 2 – SALDRU

A study on health and aging in South Africa

27th Sep 202327th Sep 2023Kim Ingle

SALDRU is part of a consortium who were recently granted funding from the United States’ National Institute on Aging for a 5-year extension of The Health and Aging in Africa: A Longitudinal Study in South Africa (HAALSI).

Policy Research Discussion: Understanding the effects of racial classification in Apartheid South Africa

28th Aug 202328th Aug 2023Kim Ingle

SALDRU hosted a policy discussion between Prof. Vimal Ranchhod and Pippa Green about the first Francis Wilson Memorial Prize for Data-Driven Research award-winning article (co-written with Miquel Pellicer).

Project wrap-up: The consequences of the COVID-19 crisis for inequalities in higher education in South Africa

28th Aug 202327th Oct 2023Kim Ingle

SALDRU’s Siyaphambili Post-School Research Group closed off a three-year project on The COVID-19 health crisis and inequalities in tertiary education in South Africa. The project was funded by the Spencer foundation. Nicola Branson and Emma Whitelaw present an overview of the project's objectives and key findings.

The first Francis Wilson Memorial Lecture

27th Jul 202328th Aug 2023Kim Ingle

The University of Cape Town’s Interim Vice Chancellor, together with SALDRU and DataFirst, hosted the first Annual Francis Wilson Memorial Lecture.

Wilson book launch recalls his fiery heart, icy mind

27th Jul 202327th Jul 2023Kim Ingle Pippa Green

SALDRU hosted the launch of the last book by the late Francis Wilson. The book is entitled Black, White and Gold, and was published by KMM publishers. At the event, Pippa Green moderated a panel discussion with Moeletsi Mbeki and Advocate Geoff Budlender.

Using cognitive behavioural therapy to reduce violence in schools

27th Jul 202327th Jul 2023Kim Ingle

Given the promising results from randomised evaluations on CBT-inspired interventions, the Western Cape Government and J-PAL Africa piloted the Shukuma: Moving Mindsets programme in a subset of schools in the Western Cape.

Can grants help combat unemployment?

29th Jun 202327th Sep 2023Kim Ingle Pippa Green

Is there a role for well-designed grants to complement active labour-market policies? This was the central theme in the first of a series of policy debates in late June hosted jointly by Econ3x3 and SA-TIED.

Profile of young NEETs aged 15-24 years in South Africa: an annual update

29th Jun 202329th Jun 2023Kim Ingle Prepared by Gibson Mudiriza (University of the Free State) and Ariane De Lannoy (SALDRU, University of Cape Town)

A detailed discussion on youth unemployment using multiple waves of QLFS data. This allows for the illumination of both the existing magnitude of the challenges, as well as how they have evolved over the past decade.

A wonderful transition in SALDRU to be celebrated

29th Jun 202330th Jun 2023Kim Ingle

Murray Leibbrandt discusses what the future will look like from a SALDRU leadership perspective, some of his reflections on the people that make SALDRU such a special place, and his continuing role as a Saldrupian.

Invitation to Francis Wilson Book Launch: “Black, White and Gold”

27th Jun 202327th Jun 2023Kim Ingle

Please join us on 3 July 2023 for a panel discussion to launch "Black, White & Gold", a collection of works by the late SALDRU founder and Economics professor, Francis Wilson.