ADA 2026 Hybrid Winter School
The three-week Doctoral School aims to offer high-impact training in research design and methodology, as well as options in academic preparedness and career development. The School is open to doctoral candidates (current and prospective), their supervisors, and researchers.
It is important to note that these courses are presented as full-day synchronous sessions. 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 the requirements for certification. The School will be offered in a hybrid format, with some courses delivered in person and others offered online
You will be responsible for pacing yourself through the workshops when engaging in the prescribed exercises, synchronous sessions, and/or group work, and will need to be able to keep up with the course demands. The estimated contact time required per session is provided below. These exclude morning and afternoon tea and lunch breaks. Group work is mandatory.
Please note that you may apply for only one course per week/session, as classes take place at the same time. However, it is possible to apply for more than one course across different weeks, provided the dates do not overlap.
In-person courses will take place at STIAS: Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (Address: Marais Road, Mostertsdrift, Stellenbosch, 7600). Online courses will be delivered via Microsoft Teams.
(Please note you may only attend one course in Week 1, as they take place at the same time).
2. The Quantitative PhD with SPSS (5 days, online, 29 June – 3 July 2026)
3. Entrepreneurial Thinking for Doctoral Researchers (3 days, online, 29 June – 1 July 2026)
(Please note you may only attend one course in Week 2, as they take place at the same time).
4. Academic Writing in the Age of Gen AI (3 days, online, 6 – 8 July 2026)
5. Introduction to Mixed Methods Research (5 days, online, 6 – 10 July 2026)
(Please note it is possible to apply for more than one course in Week 3, provided the dates do not overlap).
Suggestions:
- Academic Writing: Course 6 (Mastering Academic Writing for Master’s and Doctoral Theses) and Course 8 (Academic Writing Towards Getting Published)
- Publishing: Course 7 (Publishing Strategies for High-Impact Journals) and Course 8 (Academic Writing Towards Getting Published)
- Qualitative Research Methodology and Data Analysis: Course 9 (From Stories to Science: Principles of Qualitative Research) and Course 10 (Qualitative Data Analysis with ATLAS.ti)
6. Mastering Academic Writing for Master’s and Doctoral Theses (2 days, hybrid, 13 – 14 July 2026)
7. Publishing Strategies for High-Impact Journals (2 days, online, 13 – 14 July 2026)
8. Academic Writing Towards Getting Published (3 days, hybrid, 15 – 17 July 2026)
9. Principles of Qualitative Research (2 days, online, 13 – 14 July 2026)
10.Qualitative Data Analysis with ATLAS.ti (3 days, online, 15 – 17 July 2026)
Last day for applications:
Standard rate: 3 June 2026 (payment deadline: 10 June 2026)
Included in the cost:
The fee per course includes the workshop fee for online courses, digital course materials, and digital certification. For in-person courses, the fee includes the course fee, lunch, digital course materials, and digital certification.
Format:
All workshops are taught in English.
The Winter School will be hosted in a hybrid format, with some courses offered fully online and others delivered as hybrid sessions, where participants may attend either in person or online.
Please note, however, that for the two courses Mastering Academic Writing for Master’s and Doctoral Theses and Academic Writing Towards Getting Published, if you select the in-person option, you will not be able to join these sessions virtually.
Terms and Conditions
The ADA reserves the right to cancel any course should the minimum required number of participants not be reached. In such cases, all fees already paid will be fully refunded, or where possible, delegates will be offered the option to transfer to an alternative course.
Cancellations and Refunds
The final date to withdraw from the ADA Winter School is 29 May 2026. Participants who withdraw on or before this date will be eligible for a 50% refund. After 29 May 2026, no refunds will be issued, unless a replacement participant can be found to take their place.
The ADA also reserves the right to cancel a course where necessary.
