RIDS | Tygerberg Doctoral Office
Choice events
Choice events
Maties are spoiled for choice of a wide range of stimulating academic and social events. Please find below the details of select events particularly recommended to the doctoral community on the SU Tygerberg campus.
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Skill Builders |
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SU-wide events |
Spotlight SeriesThe bi-annual seminars of the Spotlight Series afford ?academics a platform for linking their research to the topical themes of national and international commemorative days. This opportunity is used to build cameraderie in the SU Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Please do register for the event, once invitations are circulated.
Although the event has been offered in hybrid format since the pandemic, in-person attendance in the BMRI building (Room 4003) on Tygerberg campus is preferred.
Both options for attendance require
registration. Brief creative performances by FMHS students are included in the programme. The event starts promptly at 11:30 and runs until 2pm with a light finger lunch served at the end.
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The Spotlight Series has been proudly hosted by
Tygerberg International for several years. The Tygerberg Doctoral Office appreciates the opportunity to co-host these special occasions for the first time in 2025.
Doctoral Discussion Group
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The FMHS Doctoral Discussion Group was founded by Prof Susan van Schalkwyk of the Department of Health Professions Education. From 2025, the group is being convened by Dr Liela Groenewald, head of the Tygerberg Doctoral Office. The group meets about once a month, from 12:30 to 13:45, and provides a platform for PhD students to reflect on the doctoral journey. Meetings will take place on the 6th floor of the Clinical Building, at the Department of Health Professions Education, Room 6054.
RSVP essential - sign up
at this link or scan the QR code.
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| ?Date | Focus? | Facilitater? |
| ?Wednesday, 19 February | ?Setting goals: planning for success, getting the year started | ?Dr Rhoda Meyer |
| ?Tuesday, 18 March | ?Scoping the literature, reading for success and related thoughts on using literature | ?Dr Rhoda Meyer |
| ?Wednesday, 16 April | ?Powerful writing: How coherence, golden threads, and conceptual frameworks can work for you | ?Prof Susan van Schalkwyk |
| ?Tuesday, 13 May | ?Doctoral attributes and your professional identity | ?Dr Mari?tte Volschenk |
| ?Wednesday, 11 June | ?Dealing with feedback: the good, the bad, and the ugly | ?TBC |
| Tuesday, 29 July? | ?Tips for becoming a successful academic writer: Getting Published Before, During, and/or After the PhD | ?Prof Susan van Schalkwyk |
| Wednesday, 27 August? | ?TBC | ?TBC |
| ?Tuesday, 30 September | ?TBC | ?TBC |
| Wednesday, 29 October? | ?Taking stock: milestones, timelines, challenges and successes | ?Dr Rhoda Meyer |
