Seventh Annual Emerging African Researcher Training Academy (2026/2027)

REPOSITORY

The Academy repository is your go-to resource hub for all module materials. Access lesson plans, presentations, trainer bio-sketches, background reading, and assistance with any required software. Review materials ahead of time to enhance your experience and revisit them anytime to reinforce key concepts.

DAY 1: TRACK A

Module 1 – Theoretical and Conceptual Frameworks in Research

Module 2 – Defining the Research Problem

Module 3 – Research Components and Processes

Module 4 – Research Ethics

WATCH DAY 1 RECORDING

DAY 2

Module 5 – Literature Review

Module 6 – Literature Search,
Referencing and Finding Secondary Data

Module 7: Conducting Systematic
and Evidence Reviews

WATCH DAY 2, TRACK A RECORDING

Module 8: Grant Raising
and Proposal Writing

Module 9: Applying Theory in Research

DAY 3: TRACK A

Module 10: Quantitative Research Foundations

Module 11: Quantitative Research Using SPSS

WATCH DAY 3, TRACK A RECORDING

DAY 3: TRACK B

Module 12: Quantitative
Research Using STATA

DAY 3: TRACK C

Module 13: Developing your scholarly voice

Module 14: Visual Methodologies

Module 15: Data visualisation: Innovations in Research Presentation

DAY 4: TRACK A

Module 16: Qualitative Research
Foundations

Module 17: Smart Qualitative
Data Analysis using ATLAS.ti and Qinsights

DAY 4: TRACK B

Module 18: Postgraduate Supervision

Module 19: Career Path Development

Module 20: Leveraging Secondary Data Sources for Social Research
WATCH DAY 4 TRACK A RECORDING

DAY 5: TRACK A

Module 21: Artificial Intelligence
(AI): Use in Research and the Ethical
Implications

Module 22 – Artificial Intelligence
(AI) in Research: Research Tools

Module 23: Academic Writing

WATCH DAY 5 TRACK A RECORDING

DAY 5: TRACK B

Module 24: Leadership in Research

Module 25: Unlocking Research Potential: The Value of Geographic Information Systems (GIS)