2025 Postgraduate Programme

Date Session Presenter
12 February
10 am – 11 am 		Welcome to AVReQ Session
Location: AVReQ Board Room 		Dr Anell S. Daries
25 February
2 pm – 3:30 pm 		Workshop:
Library Session – online tools and search
Location: Library		 Marleen Hendriksz
4 March
10 am – 11 am 		Session 1:
Programme discussion with Prof Pumla
Location: AVReQ Board Room 		Prof Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela
4 March
2 pm – 4:30 pm 		Session 2:
Workshop: Problem Statement and Proposal Writing
Location: AVReQ Board Room		 Professor Ashraf Kagee, Dr Cilliers and Dr Anyieth
13 March
2 pm – 4 pm 		Research Statement and Rationale:
Draft discussion session
Location: AVReQ Board Room		 Dr Anyieth and Dr Cilliers
25 March
2 pm – 4 pm		 Senior Postgraduate
Research Process: From Proposal to Fieldwork
Location: AVReQ Board Room		 Jesse Le Roux, and Alida van der Walt
27 March
11:30 am – 3 pm 		Problem Statement and Rationale Presentations:
Location: AVReQ Board Room
Note: Please bring your PowerPoints slides		 Dr Anyieth and Dr Cilliers
Recess 29 March – 6 April Mid Semester 1
10 April
2 pm – 4 pm 		Research Statement and Rationale:
Draft 2 discussion session
Location: AVReQ Board Room		 Dr Anyieth and Dr Cilliers
22 April
10 am – 1 pm 		Workshop: Research Design and Theoretical Framework
Location: AVReQ Board Room		 Professor Anthony Collins
(La Trobe University, Melbourne Australia)
23 April
10 am – 1 pm		 Workshop: Trauam-Informed Research Practice
Location: AVReQ Board Room		 Professor Anthony Collins
Date – TBC Public Lecture 1: Theory 101
Location: TBC		 Professor Anthony Collins
Date – TBC Public Lecture 2: Theory 101
Location: TBC		 Professor Anthony Collins
Date – TBC Public Event: Conceptualising Coercive Control: between criminalisation and trauma
Location: TBC
Time: TBC		 In conversation: Professor Anthony Collins and Dr Akuch Kuol Anyieth
6 May
10 am – 12pm 		Workshop 1: Theory for Black Life
Location: AVReQ Board Room 		Professor Kopano Ratele
7 May
10 am – 12pm		 Workshop 2: Theory for Black Life
Location: AVReQ Board Room 		Professor Kopano Ratele
8 May
2 pm – 4 pm		 Workshop: Literature Review
Location: AVReQ Board Room		 Dr Mzi Nduna (TBC)
29 May
11:30 am – 3 pm 		Literature Review and Theoretical Framework Draft Presentations
Location: AVReQ Board Room		 Postgraduate Students
5 June
2 pm – 4:30 pm		 Workshop: Research Methods
Location: AVReQ Board Room		 Presenter: TBC
12 June
2 pm – 4:30 pm		 Workshop: Ethics
Location: AVReQ Board Room		 Dr Cilliers
26 June
2 pm – 4 pm		 Research Methods and Ethics Discussion Session
Location: AVReQ Board Room		 Presenter: TBC
29 June – 20 July Mid-Year Recess
24 July
2 pm – 4 pm 		A Welcome Back Session:
Semester two planning and milestones.
Location: AVReQ Board Room		 Cohort check-In with Dr Anyieth and Dr Cilliers
31 July
2 pm – 4 pm		 Research Proposal Discussion Session
Location: AVReQ Board Room
Session requirements: Completed first proposal draft		 Postgraduate Students
14 August
2 pm – 4 pm		 Research Proposal Discussion Session
Location: AVReQ Board Room
Session requirements: Completed second proposal draft		 Postgraduate Students
21 August
2 pm – 4:30 pm 		Workshop: Presenting and Public Speaking
Location: AVReQ Board Room		 Presenter: TBC
28 August
11:30 am – 3 pm 		Postgraduate mock presentations:
Mock presentations in preparation for postgraduate Symposium (all cohort presenting their draft papers)
Location: AVReQ Board Room		 Postgraduate Students
6 – 14 September Mid Semester 2 Recess
18 September
10 am – 4pm		 Postgraduate Symposium Professor Pumla Dineo Gqola
25 September DESC Submission Due Date
26 September
Time: TBC		 Postgraduate Reflections
Location: Ceramic Cafe
Mid-November
Date: TBC		 Postgraduate Lunch
Location: Postcard Cafe