About RCD
Home » Postgraduate School » Research Capacity Development (RCD) »The Research Capacity Development Department focuses on initiating and fostering programmes that develop new and emerging researchers and providing training, support and development opportunities for postgraduate students, post-doctoral fellows and academics.
Every year, the Research Capacity Development Department offers a variety of workshops, seminars, programmes and events aimed at researcher development:
Research Writing
- Thesis and dissertation writing
- Writing for journal publication
- Funding proposal writing
Research Design and Methodology
- Quantitative methodologies, including use of SPSS
- Qualitative methodologies, including use of ATLAS.ti
- Integrated methodology/mixed methods
Research Strategy and Governance
- How to use Turnitin
- Writing to avoid plagiarism
- How to develop a postgraduate research project
Research Communication and Dissemination
- Preparing a conference presentation
- Developing a conference poster
- Communicating your research: visual presentation skills
- The Three Minute Thesis Competition
- The Visualise Your Thesis Competition
- The Postgraduate Research Conference
Wellness and Personal Development
- How to use Turnitin
- Writing to avoid plagiarism
- How to develop a postgraduate research project
Supervision
- Supervision Enrichment Winter School
- Supervision Short Courses
- PG Diploma in Research Supervision from 2020
- Supervision University bi-annual forum
- Supervisor workshops
Research Writing Consultation
- Research writing consultant