The ISER hosted its first training workshop on data analysis at the end of 2021. The event was held online from the 1st to the 3rd December 2021. Rhodes and Mandela Universities students and staff members attended the workshop, which was sponsored jointly by the ISER at Rhodes and the NIHSS through the Centre for Women and Gender Studies at Mandela University. Contributing facilitators included Ms Lynn Woolfry of DataFirst at the University of Cape Town, Prof. Martin Gustafson based at Basic Education and the University of Stellenbosch. The main presenter was Dr Kara of the ISER, with coordination support from Prof. Mike Rogan of Economics and Economic History at Rhodes.