🎓 Research Support Drive | Youth Month 2026 Empowering Emerging Researchers in the Built Environment
Are you a Master's or PhD student?
An early career researcher in the Schools of CEM or SoAP?
Keen to elevate your research profile and navigate the academic landscape with confidence?
Join the Martienssen (Architecture) Library, in collaboration with the Research Visibility & Open Scholarship (RVOS) Unit and NRF SARCHI, for a dynamic Youth Month Research Support Drive designed to equip you with essential tools, platforms, and strategies to thrive in academia.
These sessions will run throughout June 2026, featuring interactive and practical training covering.
📍 Click on each event title to view details and register online.
🔹 Reference management Tool (Zotero)
2 June | 18:00–19:00
By Katlego Chiya
Learn how to efficiently manage your references using Zotero, a free and powerful reference management tool.
🔹 RDM & Wits Open Data Vault
4 June | 18:00–19:00
By Lethabo Letsoalo & Pfano Makhera
Master the management, preservation, and sharing of research data in line with funder and institutional requirements using Wits Open Data Vault (Figshare).
🔹 Evidence Synthesis (Systematic Reviews/ Literature Reviews)
8 June | 18:00–19:00
By Winkie Siebane
Learn key concepts, methodologies, and tools used in evidence synthesis to support high-quality research
🔹 Open Access Publishing
10 June | 18:00–19:00
By Lethabo Letsoalo
Learn the benefits of Open Access, OA models, how to identify accredited journals, and apply for APCs via ChronosHub.
🔹 Research Visibility: ORCID
18 June | 18:00–19:00
By Katlego Chiya
Maximize your academic presence by creating and optimizing your ORCID and other scholarly profiles.
🔹 How to Get an NRF Rating
22 June | 13:00–14:00
By Prof Philip Harrison (NRF SARCHI)
Learn whether you should apply for a rating, what the NRF looks for in applications, how the evaluation process works, and how to craft a compelling submission.
🔹 Research Evaluation: Bibliometrics
18 June | 18:00–19:00
By Winkie Siebane
Explore tools and strategies for measuring research impact through citation metrics (bibliometrics).
Let’s celebrate Youth Month by investing in your research journey!
Related LibGuide: Built Environment: Postgraduate Support by Winkie Siebane
- From:
- 12:00pm, Tuesday, June 2, 2026
- To:
- 7:00pm, Wednesday, June 24, 2026
- Time Zone:
- Central Africa Time (change)
- Campus:
- East Campus
- Audience:
- Academics staff Doctoral Masters Post-Doc Researchers Postgraduates students Researchers
- Categories:
- Academic Staff Postgraduates students
Hello! I'm Winkie, the Architecture Research Librarian at Wits University Library. Before booking an appointment, please keep the following in mind:
You can opt to meet either online or in person. A Microsoft Teams meeting link will be provided for both options.
For in-person meetings, my office is located on the 1st Floor of the John Moffat Building, Braamfontein, East Campus—it's the first office on the left as you enter the library.
If you need to cancel, kindly do so at your earliest convenience.
For immediate assistance, you can refer to your relevant library guide or contact me at 011 717 1929.