The Centre for Social Sciences Research (CSSR) and the  Institute for Democracy, Citizenship and Public Policy in Africa  (IDCPPA) at the University of Cape Town invite you to join us for a lunchtime seminar on 11 June 2024 at 12:45pm. The seminar will be presented by A/Prof Gosia Lipinska.

About the Seminar:

Sleep in Southern Africans

There is no epidemiological data on how people in Southern African regions sleep.

The data on typical human sleep is predominantly derived from high income countries, where numerous physical and psychological challenges are not relevant.

Southern Africans live in highly diverse communities that span urban and rural environments with a range of low to high socio-economic strata. Sleep environments vary greatly with regards to the number of people sharing a room and a bed, the available opportunity to sleep, nutrition and physical activity that may affect sleep, and the disease profile and the mental health of the sleepers. The South African Society for Sleep Health is preparing to do conduct an epidemiological study on sleep in Southern Africans and here I present some data on studies conducted in South Africa and other SADC countries, which describe some unique characteristics of how people sleep in these regions.

Speakers

Gosia is interested in the relationship between sleep and cognitive affective functioning. In today's society many people experience sleep deprivation for a variety of reasons and as a consequence report difficulties with memory and emotional regulation.

Gosia is interested in how healthy sleep promotes memory consolidation and stable emotional functioning. She also investigates how individuals with psychiatric difficulties and co-occurring sleep disruption experience these cognitive affective difficulties. These are her core research foci, but she is also interested in the intersection of sleep, exercise and health.

 11 June 2024
 12:45 - 14:00 SAST
  CSSR Seminar Room, 4.29 Robert Leslie Social Science Building, UCT

Hosted by the Centre for Social Science Research and the Institute for Democracy, Citizenship and Public Policy in Africa