SALDRU co-hosts ANTHUSIA end-of-programme colloquium 1st Dec 2022Kim Ingle SALDRU co-hosted the final colloquium of the Anthropology of Human Security (ANTHUSIA) programme. SALDRU News
Towards a Basic Package of Support – a year of great milestones 1st Dec 2022Kim Ingle The Basic Package of Support for NEET youth (BPS) project is coming to the end of its first year of piloting the programme. SALDRU News
Exhibiting at the World Science Forum 2022 1st Dec 20221st Dec 2022Kim Ingle SALDRU is one of a handful of UCT units whose work will be displayed at the upcoming World Science Forum. SALDRU’s contribution to the exhibition will mainly focus on the African Centre of Excellence in Inequality Research (ACEIR). SALDRU News
The 2022 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement 28th Oct 202228th Oct 2022Kim Ingle A brief commentary on Minister Godongwana’s 2022 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement by Andrew Donaldson. SALDRU News
Activating Social Capital among young people in South Africa 28th Oct 202228th Oct 2022Kim Ingle This article examines the behavioural and psycho-social impacts of the "Activate! Change Drivers" programme on participants. SALDRU News
Benchmarking a pathway out of learning poverty 28th Sep 202228th Sep 2022Kim Ingle The Department of Basic Education (DBE) is leading efforts to establish language specific benchmarks for foundational reading skills in all of South Africa’s official languages. SALDRU News
When campuses close: Using institutional data to unpack South African university students’ enrolment and performance during the COVID-19 pandemic 31st Aug 20221st Sep 2022Kim Ingle Nicola Branson & Emma Whitelaw In this article, Nicola Branson and Emma Whitelaw showcase initial results of their study on the effect of COVID-19 closures on South African undergraduate students’ academic performance. SALDRU News
Building a robust evidence-based research community: Strengthening pathways for African researchers 27th Jul 202231st Aug 2022Kim Ingle J-PAL Africa continuously reflects on what more they, as a research network, funder, trainer, and policy advisor, can be doing to support and amplify the voices of researchers based in the countries in which J-PAL Africa works. SALDRU News
ACEIR delegation attends a Strategic Planning Workshop in Ghana 30th Jun 202230th Jun 2022Kim Ingle A group of Saldrupians attended a strategic planning workshop for the African Centre of Excellence for Inequalities Research (ACEIR), which was held just outside of Accra. SALDRU News
Basic Package of Support opens its second pilot site 30th Jun 20221st Dec 2022Kim Ingle The BPS team has just opened the doors of its second pilot site in Orange Farm, Gauteng. SALDRU News
