The People Pillar houses two research programs and they are Universal Basic Education Program and HIV and Public Health Program.

Universal Basic Education Research Program

This program is focused on the challenge of Universalising Basic Education (UBE) in Papua New Guinea, in order to provide a relevant, quality, affordable and sustainable education system.

INAUGURAL NATIONAL UNIVERSAL BASIC EDUCATION CONFERENCE
The Universal Basic Education Research Program is pleased to announce the hosting of the Inaugural Universal Basic Education Conference from the 12-14 July 2011 at the National Research Institute Conference Centre, in Port Moresby.

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The HIV Behavioral Surveillance Research Project is supported by the National Department of Health as part of National Surveillance under the National Health Plan. The project aims to increase the collection, analysis and dissemination of HIV behavioural and health related research, identify factors that contribute to the HIV epidemic, and to poor health indicators in both the rural and urban areas of PNG.

Recent Publications
Universal Basic Education Research Program

• Appointment of Teachers to Teaching Positions. Spotlight with NRI Vol.5 No.1
• Vocational and Technical Skills Development: A Challenge for Papua New Guinea. Spotlight with NRI Vol.4 No.10
• Lae District 2007 Pupil Enrolment Data Verification. Discussion Paper No.116(PDF 206 KB)
• Education in Papua New Guinea 1991-2007. NRI Bibliography No. 16 (PDF 350 KB)
• Development of Quality Teaching through Action Research. Spotlight with NRI Vol.4 No.3

• Addressing Localised Student Absenteeism and School Withdrawal NRI Special Publication No.55 (PDF 729KB)

• Curriculum and Learning in Papua New Guinea Schools NRI Special Publication No.57 (PDF 763KB)

• The progress of vernacular and bilingual instruction in formal schooling. Spotlight with NRI, Vol.2 No. 4
  

HIV and Public Health Research Program

• HIV Prevention in Rural Economic Enclaves. Special Publication No.60, (PDF 1.13 MB)
• Behavioural Surveillance Research in Rural Development Enclaves in Papua New Guinea. Special Publication No.59, (PDF 2.67 MB)
• Super Hospital could Jeopardise entire PNG Hospital Sector Spotlight with NRI, Vol. 4, No.
• Bio-Behavioural Sentinel Surveillance Survey among Women attending Port Moresby General Hospital Antenatal (PPTCT) Clinic 2008. Special Publication No. 54, 2010
• Bio-Behavioural Sentinel Surveillance Survey
  among men and women attending Lae Friends STI Clinic 2008, Special Publications No. 53, 2010

Population Studies Research Program

• Attributes of Reliable Data Collection: Some Hints for Papua New Guinea Spotlight with NRI, Vol. 4, No. 5
• Population Policy in Papua New Guinea: A Suggested Roadmap for an Evaluation Process Spotlight with NRI, Vol. 4, No. 6