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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.

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 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.

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 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.

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).

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.