The quest for a just transition: Strategic dilemmas and policy resolutions 28th Nov 202328th May 2024Kim 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 202329th Apr 2024Kim 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
A study on health and ageing in South Africa 27th Sep 202327th Mar 2024Kim 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). SALDRU News
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). Spotlight