Functions
- Provides professional education and training
- Conducts Research
- Acts as a forum for policy-makers, programme managers and scholars
Goals
- To be a leading regional centre for population sciences training and research
- To contribute to population, health and development policies in Africa
DPS maintains active academic and research collaboration with the following institutions:
- Institute of Behavioural Science, The University of Colorado at Boulder
- Population Studies and Training Centre, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
- University of Southampton, UK
- IPUMS, Minnesota Population Centre
- UNFPA African Regional Office
- African Population and Health Research Centre (APHRC), Nairobi, Kenya
- Population Association of Southern Africa (PASA)
- Union for African Population Studies (UAPS)
- Statistics South Africa
Research Update Meetings
The Research Update Meeting is a monthly seminar during which all research students in the Programme present their research.
DPS Seminar Series
DPS holds monthly academic seminars. During these, senior and visiting academics and researchers, policymakers and programmers speak on various topics that are relevant to the field of demography and population studies.
PopStudies Mini Conferences
This is a module-based presentation by DPS students. The students work in small groups to prepare an oral presentation on a topic of concern for population researchers. The mini-conference provides an opportunity for students to learn to work collaboratively, to explore a population issue in-depth, and to have the experience of giving a timed presentation on the topic in front of a participating audience. Topics selected for each mini-conference are on the theme of the module.
Doctoral Students Brown Bag
This is a special forum for doctoral students to present their work to senior members of the department and related departments. It is held quarterly.
This handbook, edited by Clifford O. Odimegwu and Yemi Adewoyin provides an authoritative and comprehensive overview of African population dynamics, variations, causes and consequences, demonstrating the real-world applications of research in policies and programmes.
For more information and a 20% discount on the book see: The Routledge Handbook of African Demography - Brochure
Dr Sasha Frade
Head Of Department
+27 11 717 4342
sasha.frade@wits.ac.za
Gloria Bowes
Administrative Officer
+27 11 717 4054
gloria.bowes@wits.ac.za
Postal Address
University of the Witwatersrand
Private Bag 3
WITS
2050
South Africa
Physical Address
Demography and Population Studies Programme
1st Floor
Room 136
Robert Sobukwe Block
East Campus
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg
South Africa
2050
