Schools
Winter School 2025
The Doctoral School aims to offer high-impact research design and methodology training, as well as options in academic preparedness and career development. The Schools are open to doctoral candidates (current and prospective), their supervisors and researchers.
Format: It is important to note that these courses are presented and planned as full-day synchronous sessions at Stellenbosch University. We recommend that you take leave from your daily work and other responsibilities to attend the classes and complete the assignments as required by your presenters. Your attendance will be monitored to ensure that you meet/reach the requirements for subsequent certification. The school will be offered in hybrid mode, with some courses in-person and others offered online.
Your role: You will be responsible for pacing yourself through the workshops when busy with the prescribed exercises, synchronous sessions, and/or group work, and will have to be able to keep up. The estimated contact time required per session is presented below. These exclude morning and afternoon tea and lunch breaks. Group work is mandatory. Please remember it is possible to apply for only one course per week/session as the classes take place at the same time. However, it is possible to apply for more than one course in one week, provided the dates do not overlap.
Venue: In-person courses will take place at STIAS: Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (Address: Marais Rd, Mostertsdrift, Stellenbosch, 7600). Online courses will take place on Microsoft Teams.

Programme Details
Winter School Week 1: 7 – 11 July 2025
Research as a Project
Mastering Research Grant Proposals
Statistics Revisited
How to Argue and Write an Effective Literature Review
Winter School Week 2: 14 – 18 July 2025
Academic Writing Retreat: Excellence in thesis and dissertation writing
14 – 18 July 2025 • 5 days • Hybrid • 08:30 – 16:30 GMT+2
A supportive writing retreat designed to help participants regain writing momentum. Each day begins with practical strategies, followed by dedicated writing time and optional one-to-one consultations.
Mixed Methods in Research Design
14 – 18 July 2025 • 5 days • Hybrid • 08:30 – 16:30 GMT+2
Learn to design and conduct rigorous mixed methods studies that integrate qualitative and quantitative approaches, and understand when, how, and why to combine them.
Qualitative Data Analysis with ATLAS.ti
14 – 16 July 2025 • 3 days • Online • 08:30 – 16:30 GMT+2
This course introduces ATLAS.ti for literature reviews, qualitative data analysis (interviews, focus groups, surveys), and visualising research findings.
Rates
Application deadlines for courses: 8 June 2025
Payment deadline: 18 June 2025
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Format
- All workshops are taught in English.
- The school will be hosted in a hybrid format with some (not all) courses being offered both online and in-person (hybrid). You will not be able to join virtually in any of the in-person courses unless it is explicitly stated that the course is offered in a...
Cancellations
- The ADA reserves the right to cancel a course.
- The last day to cancel your registration and receive a 50% refund is 8 June 2025. Cancellations made after 8 June 2025 will not be refunded unless a replacement participant is found. By registering on the SU Short Course Registration...
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