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Postgraduate studies at CPUT
This guide is intended for students who wish to register for postgraduate
(Master’s and doctoral)

Welcome

This RESEARCH SUPPORT GUIDE is intended to provide an online guide to resources and information for postgraduate students and researchers at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology.

The Research Information Support Centre (RISC) is a dedicated space for postgraduate (Master’s and doctoral) students and staff in the libraries at Bellville & District Six.

Directory for Open Access Books
DOAB is a community-driven discovery service that indexes and provides access to scholarly, peer-reviewed open access books and helps users to find trusted open access book publishers. All DOAB services are free of charge and all data is freely available.

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News

GRADUATE: Ralitsa Debrah: The Afrikan design dream - 06 July 2021
Ralitsa Debrah recently graduated with the degree Doctor of Applied Arts in Design. Her thesis is titled: Design for Health: Co-designing health information services in the Afrikan context. Below follows her personal story on her journey to graduation:

COVID-19 Library Announcement

All Libraries are closed during level 4.

Due to Covid-19 regulations, only limited services & spaces will be provided to minimise the risk of

spreading the Covid-19.

Staff and Students are requied to wear their face masks, wash their hands regularly and observe the social distancing rules while in the libraries.

BOOK DROP ANNOUNCEMENT

Please use the book drop to return all outstanding books.

New Master’s in Smart Grids launched
POTENTIAL ENERGY: Sinawo Nomandela, a full-time Master student at the Centre for Substation Automation and Energy Management Systems works on the real-time implementation of the Smart Grid system developed in his thesis.
Sanitiser project set in motion
The shortage of sanitisers in retail shops, as well as a spike in the price of the product by some stockists, have prompted the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment to produce sanitisers for use during and after the lockdown period.

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This project is set to benefit the entire CPUT community and visitors. Project coordinator and researcher, Prof Tunde Ojumu from the Chemical Engineering Department, said the university has about 33 000 students and about 3000 staff members who will be needing large quantities of sanitisers when they fully return to campus.
Postdoctoral fellow has perfect pitch
Postdoctoral fellow Dr Taskeen Docrat did CPUT proud at the recent Virtual Postdoctoral Research Summit.

Docrat took first prize in the category: Elevator pitch presentation for her presentation: The Abili"Tea" Of Rooibos to Protect Against Alzheimer's Disease.

Directory for Open Access Books
DOAB is a community-driven discovery service that indexes and provides access to scholarly, peer-reviewed open access books and helps users to find trusted open access book publishers. All DOAB services are free of charge and all data is freely available.

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Practical tips for thesis writing from the Thesis Whisperer

10 tips for writing a PhD thesis
1. Do not be daunted by the task of “writing up”. ...
2. Plan the structure of your thesis carefully with your supervisor. ...
3. Academic writing does not have to be dry. ...
4. Do not write up in chronological order. ...
5. Think carefully about your writing. ...

Most universities use a preferred style of references....
Use a house style.

Digital training can help supervisors lift PhD output

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The content of this guide was developed by Nathan Kalam and reused with permission.

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