Leila Patel

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Leila Patel is Distinguished Professor of Social Development Studies, Centre for Social Development in Africa (CSDA), Faculty of Humanities, University of Johannesburg (UJ). She is the former DSTI/NRF Research Chair in Welfare and Social Development, UJ and the founding Director of the CSDA at UJ. In 2020 she was a recipient of the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) Science-for-Society Gold Medal Award for applying scientific knowledge in the service of society. In 2025, she received the NRF Public Engagement with Science Award. . Leila played a leading role in the development of South Africa’s welfare policy after apartheid.

Experience

  • 2016–present
    Prof Leila Patel, South African Research Chair in Welfare and Social Development, Centre for Social Development in Africa, University of Johannesburg

Grants and Contracts

  • 2014
    Role:
    Professor of Social Development Studies
    Funding Source:
    National Research Foundation

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