# A Node For African Thought

Research and Innovation

To achieve and maintain the University’s vision and mission, the research and innovation division contributes mainly by promoting the research related goal of the institution which is: to drive growth in UNIZULU research and Innovation

Postgraduate Studies

The Postgraduate Studies office located at the Research and Innovation Office primarily offers all-inclusive support throughout the postgraduate lifecycle. focuses on enhancing the university’s research profile by facilitating, coordinating, and implementing strategic research and postgraduate support policies ensuring compliance with the norms and standards of the Department of Health’s guidelines on Ethics in Research, meeting research targets set by the Department of Higher Education and Training, as well as the achievement of the university’s strategic goal of being a node for African thought.

Services

This function is achieved by providing the following services:

  • Coordinate, administer, and enhance the postgraduate support systems.
  • Ensure research capacity enhancement across faculties
  • Coordinate needs-based research programs for postgraduate students
  • Enhance the intellectual environment at the University
  • Improve the quality of the postgraduate student research throughput and outputs
  • Funding opportunities and grants
  • Capacity development through skills and training
  • Coordinate supervision training
  • For more visit training and development page

The University is in partnership with the Erasmus Plus Programme of the European Union and other South African Universities that created content called Enhancing Postgraduate Environment (EPE). This is aimed at all aspects of the postgraduate journey, from before the scholar is admitted, to the practices and processes of the postgraduate experience, through to what happens after graduation. The aim of the project is to support institutional strategizing around postgraduate environments. Click here for more information.

Click here to download the Dissemination of funding toolkit.

Click here to download the MOU agreement form

Click here to download the  form

For any inquiries contact Research Ethics and Postgraduate office:

 

Siyanda Manqele

Mr Siyanda Manqele

Manager
Research Ethics & Postgraduate Studies
Email: ManqeleS@unizulu.ac.za
Tel: 035 902 6324