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Evidence animals, evidence maps, and rapid response services: a reflection on discussing different mechanisms for evidence use in South Africa

By Laurenz Langer On 1st August, the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) in South Africa hosted a 1-day event* to discuss mechanisms to support the use of evidence. Supported by the Africa Evidence Network, the Department brought together over 50 government decision-makers from nine departments including the Department of Public Service and [...]

By ACE| 2018-08-29T10:53:53+00:00 August 28th, 2018|Evidence animals, Evidence maps and rapid response services|0 Comments

What is the best way to deal with workplace conflict?

By ACE team Image credit: Experiential What is the question we are thinking about? In the workplace, we often find ourselves navigating hierarchies of management, and interacting with other people. Undoubtedly, being a collaborator in the modern workplace is an essential skillset. At the same time, teams are not always created with cohesion in mind. [...]

By ACE| 2018-08-06T10:05:45+00:00 August 6th, 2018|What is the best way to deal with workplace conflict?|0 Comments

The stresses of stress

By ACE team Photo credit: Shutterstock What is the question we are thinking about? Stress is a natural physical and mental reaction to life experiences. But taken too far, all life’s stresses can impact on our mental health and sense of well being. We’ve all felt it. Anything from everyday responsibilities like work and family [...]

By ACE| 2018-07-13T09:05:10+00:00 July 13th, 2018|The stresses of stress|0 Comments

Seeking synergies in evidence synthesis

By Promise Nduku Africa Centre for Evidence (ACE) attends the synthesisers meeting, held in Cape Town at the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) on the 15th of June 2018. This meeting featured presentations from four organisations involved in evidence synthesis in South Africa and open discussions on potential synergies [...]

By ACE| 2018-06-29T11:13:46+00:00 June 29th, 2018|Seeking synergies in evidence synthesis|0 Comments

Is homework good or bad for children?

What is the question we are thinking about? One Sunday evening, as I was browsing through the local newspaper, a story caught my eye. No more homework for learners in some schools, the headline shouted from the page. As a caregiver to a young child, this headline got me thinking and googling. I found [...]

By ACE| 2018-06-14T12:56:44+00:00 June 14th, 2018|Is homework good or bad for children?|0 Comments

If evidence-informed decision-making works in theory, why don’t we see institutionalisation of evidence use in practice?

By Laurenz Langer[1] The theory of evidence-informed decision-making (EIDM) is beautiful, elegant, and convincing. But, while really helpful to guide thinking on EIDM, so far has proven rather unhelpful to guide the practice of using evidence, in particular its institutionalisation. I will offer here three key issues with the current theory of EIDM that I believe [...]

By ACE| 2018-05-11T12:41:26+00:00 May 11th, 2018|blog|0 Comments

Africa Centre for Evidence welcomes new Distinguished Visiting Professors

[This post was originally published by the University of Johannesburg on April 19, 2018.] The Africa Centre for Evidence (ACE) in the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Johannesburg (UJ) is delighted to welcome two new members of staff – Prof Sandy Oliver from University College London (UCL) in the United Kingdom and Prof John Lavis from McMaster University in Canada [...]

By ACE| 2018-04-20T09:54:27+00:00 April 20th, 2018|Africa Centre for Evidence welcomes new Distinguished Visiting Professors|0 Comments

1: ACE launches new blog series to encourage citizens to engage science evidence in their everyday lives

By ACE team We all regularly have questions that come up in our everyday lives that we don’t necessarily have answers for, such as should you vaccinate your baby, does school homework really enhance your children’s learning, how can you eat healthier, why should you recycle waste, or does using less water really make [...]

By ACE| 2018-04-13T14:27:55+00:00 April 13th, 2018|ACE launches new blog series to encourage citizens to engage science evidence in their everyday lives|0 Comments

How to produce evidence that’s useful – and used

By Laurenz Langer and Natalie Tannous The newly-launched Africa Centre for Evidence exists to encourage the production of policy-relevant research. Without deliberate effort, research may fail to meet decision-makers’ needs or simply gather dust on the shelves of university libraries. A strong and capable state is central to the socio-economic development of any nation. [...]

By ACE| 2018-01-16T08:44:53+00:00 January 16th, 2018|blog|0 Comments

Africa Centre for Evidence Launch: Strengthening EIDM in Africa

By Mary Opondo, Researcher at the Africa Centre for Evidence The official launch of the Africa Centre for Evidence (ACE) took place at the University of Johannesburg, on 9th October 2017. Despite the rain and thunderstorms, the guests strolled in with excitement at what the Centre had to offer with regards to promoting the use [...]

By ACE| 2017-11-10T16:54:50+00:00 November 10th, 2017|Africa Centre for Evidence Launch: Strengthening EIDM in Africa, blog|0 Comments

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