Dr Glenda Esther Kruss Van Der Heever
Dr Glenda Kruss is the Executive Head of the Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators (CeSTII) unit at the Human Sciences Research Council. She holds a Master?s at the University of Cape Town and obtained a DPhil from the University of Ulster in 1992.
Before joining the HSRC in June 2001, she was Associate Professor at the University of the Western Cape. Her areas of research interest include: higher education, innovation and development, exploring the issue of responsiveness to economic and social needs, and the contribution of the post-school sector to skills development strategies. She has collaborated widely on comparative projects with research teams in Africa, Latin America, Asia and Europe, and led large scale projects for national government departments.
Dr Kruss?s publication record spans the authoring and co-authoring of more than 40 conference presentations and 20 journal articles, as well as two books and a number of research monographs. Her most recent work, published in the Journal of Development Studies, investigated universities and knowledge-based development in sub-Saharan Africa.
CESTII Surplus funding 2023-24
The Centre for Science, Technology, and Innovation Indicators (CeSTII) is required to find proactive and innovative ways to conduct surveys, collect d....
Deepening, extending, and enhancing uptake and use of Science, Technology, and Innovation Indicators
To find proactive and innovative ways to conduct surveys, collect data and disseminate outputs, while continuing to deliver national STI statistics....
Where Innovations Go To Die
ON THE WRITING OF RESEARCH CHAPTERS FOR THE RESEARCH PROJECT Where Innovations Go To Die MR0030....
Assessing social capabilities for new technologies, innovation and job creation in South Africa
Project to develop methodologies and explore data sets for assessing innovation capabilities in South Africa.....
EVI-POL - STRENGTHENING THE CAPACITY OF AFRICA SCIENCE GRANTING COUNCILS IN THE USE OF EVIDENCE IN POLICY AND DECISION MAKING
1. Support the Councils to conduct reviews of national STI policies and deepen their knowledge and understanding of policy processes; 2. Support the C....
Enhance analytical depth and usage of the R&D datasets - P4
Advanced statistical analysis of the data in relation to policy questions.....
Measures and indicators for STI for inclusive and sustainable development
In 2020/21, this project will have a three-fold focus. First, it will continue to analyse datasets from CeSTII???s new surveys, to create measures and....
Innovation for Inclusive Development: A systemic review of national policy on IID
The Department of Science and Technology (DST) is developing a strategic re-orientation of its science, technology and innovation initiatives that aim....
A national survey of the South African public's perception of biotechnology
To conduct a national survey investigating the South African public's perceptions of biotechnology. The study is an investigation into the attitudes a....
Paper presentation: Access into the Master's in Clinical Psychology programme: A Legitimation Code Theory Analysis: Genevieve Haupt
This paper will inform the next chapter in my Ph.D thesis which will apply concepts used extensively in the Sociology of Professions.....
The changing role of the university in inclusive innovation in South Africa: comparing the role of public research institutes
The research project will contribute one complementary component to a broad multifaceted research agenda focused on problematising the role of the uni....
Universities, innovation and inclusive development in Africa: towards a research network
The proposed research will support the formation and development of a research network on innovation for inclusive development (IID) in Africa. The ne....
Labour Market Intelligence Partnership project (LMIP Parent)
The research will contribute towards South Africa achieving on the strategic outcome of building a ??Skilled and Capable Workforce to Support an Inclu....