From optional to essential: How AI is changing research at CSSR
Artificial intelligence is no longer a distant concept in academic research. At the Centre for Social Science Research (CSSR), it is already embedded in everyday practice.
New Policy Brief | The Right to Return
A new evidence-informed policy brief, Right to Return, examines how school re-entry policies for pregnant and parenting adolescent girls are being implemented across Eastern and Southern Africa.
ISPCAN 2025: Sharing Lessons on Digital Parenting Innovation
CSSR was recently represented at ISPCAN 2025 in Edinburgh. The event brought together researchers, policymakers, & practitioners from across the globe to share innovations and evidence-based strategies to prevent violence against children.
SWIFT Study team briefs Western Cape Parliament on scaling digital parenting support
The SWIFT team briefed the Western Cape Parliament’s Standing Committee on Social Development, highlighting its government-level partnerships to scale evidence-based digital parenting support.
CSSR Showcases Adolescent Health Research at the 9th International Workshop on Adolescence, SRHR, and HIV in Gaborone, 2025
The Accelerate Research Hub team, along with colleagues from the CSSR, the University of Oxford, and Oxford Research South Africa, had a strong presence at the International Workshop on Adolescence, SRHR, and HIV in Gaborone in 2025.
The CSSR in Brief |
| The Centre for Social Science Research (CSSR) is an interdisciplinary research centre at the University of Cape Town dedicated to conducting and building capacity for systematic, policy-relevant social science research in South Africa, the region and across Africa. Methodologically, CSSR research is empirical, problem-driven and we utilise both quantitative and qualitative strategies of data collection. |
Institute for Democracy, Citizenship and Public Policy in Africa |
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Latest News from the CSSR
From optional to essential: How AI is changing research at CSSR
Artificial intelligence is no longer a distant concept in academic research. At the Centre for Social Science Research (CSSR), it is already embedded in everyday practice.
Read more
New Policy Brief | The Right to Return
A new evidence-informed policy brief, Right to Return, examines how school re-entry policies for pregnant and parenting adolescent girls are being implemented across Eastern and Southern Africa.
Read more
ISPCAN 2025: Sharing Lessons on Digital Parenting Innovation
CSSR was recently represented at ISPCAN 2025 in Edinburgh. The event brought together researchers, policymakers, & practitioners from across the globe to share innovations and evidence-based strategies to prevent violence against children.
Read more
SWIFT Study team briefs Western Cape Parliament on scaling digital parenting support
The SWIFT team briefed the Western Cape Parliament’s Standing Committee on Social Development, highlighting its government-level partnerships to scale evidence-based digital parenting support.
Read more
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