{"id":23560,"date":"2025-06-10T07:56:51","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T07:56:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/?p=23560"},"modified":"2025-07-25T08:29:34","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T08:29:34","slug":"vut-library-empowers-researchers-at-2025-online-research-seminar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/nso\/vut-library-empowers-researchers-at-2025-online-research-seminar\/","title":{"rendered":"VUT library empowers researchers at 2025 online research seminar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&#8220;The VUT Library hosted its 2025 Online Research Sprint Seminar, empowering researchers and postgraduates with essential skills to foster academic excellence.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>07 June 2025 | Story: By: Staff Reporter&nbsp; | Photo: VUT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1 minute read time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/VUT-library-empowers-researchers-at-2025-online-research-seminar-1024x518.webp\" alt=\"VUT library empowers researchers at 2025 online research seminar\" class=\"wp-image-23561\" style=\"width:998px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/VUT-library-empowers-researchers-at-2025-online-research-seminar-1024x518.webp 1024w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/VUT-library-empowers-researchers-at-2025-online-research-seminar-300x152.webp 300w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/VUT-library-empowers-researchers-at-2025-online-research-seminar-768x388.webp 768w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/VUT-library-empowers-researchers-at-2025-online-research-seminar-18x9.webp 18w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/VUT-library-empowers-researchers-at-2025-online-research-seminar-jpg.webp 1096w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Vaal University of Technology (VUT) Library successfully hosted its annual Online Research Sprint Seminar from 26 to 29 May 2025, under the inspiring theme: \u201cPathways to Research Success.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event brought together emerging researchers, postgraduate students, academic staff, and supervisors from diverse disciplines, reaffirming the Library\u2019s vital role in strengthening teaching, learning, and research excellence at the University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spanning four days, the seminar served as a dynamic platform for knowledge sharing and capacity building, with sessions anchored around four core sub-themes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7 Kickstarting Your Research Journey<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7 Conducting Literature Searches<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7 Analysing Your Data<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7 Reference Management Tools<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Esteemed VUT professors, doctors, lecturers, librarians, and invited external experts delivered insightful and high-impact presentations aimed at equipping participants with practical skills and effective research strategies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Delivering the opening address, Dr Simphiwe Nelana, Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Research, Innovation, Commercialisation and Internationalisation (DVC-RICI), lauded the collaborative effort between the Library, the academic community, and the Research Directorate. 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