Special Projects Unit - UWC Research & Innovation

Happy #HumanRightsDay. Let’s lead with Ubuntu. ❤️ Remembering the Sharpeville Massacre. Celebrating our Constitution. Building our shared future. 🇿🇦 #IamUWC #SouthAfrica #Ubuntu @UWConline

We are here to help. Contact the RDPS team now! For PG coaching: pgcoaching@uwc.ac.za For general PG support: postgradstudies@uwc.ac.za Visit Our iKamva Page: lnkd.in/d6huwSmQ

#FunFactFriday @UWConline, You are not expected to do this alone, and you don’t have to. Explore. Connect. Reach out. Support is closer than you think. 🤝 #IamUWC #CollectiveFutures #PoweredbyResearch

1 week to go | #WebinarWednesday Join the @UWConline webinar: Leadership Perspectives on Leading Research Universities 📅 25 March | ⏰ 10:00–11:30 🔗 Register: uwc.zoom.us/webinar/regist… #IamUWC #CollectiveFutures #PoweredbyResearc

@UWConline UPCOMING WEBINAR - Join our webinar: Leadership Perspectives on Leading Research Universities 📅 25 March | ⏰ 10:00–11:30 🔗 uwc.zoom.us/webinar/regist… #IamUWC #ResearchLeadership

#TipTuesday | Leadership Insight Mr Meko Magida, Executive Director: HR @UWConline, shares key tips on creating environments that attract and support talented researchers from strong HR support to values-driven leadership. #IamUWC #ResearchLeadership #CollectiveFutures

#MotivationMonday Strong leadership starts with strong relationships. “Impact is quality, worked out in a relationship.” – Prof David Holgate @UWConline #Leadership #Impact #Collaboration #IamUWC #CollectiveFutures #PoweredbyResearch

#FunFactFriday 🎓The RDPS team has 25 PG Coaches supporting postgraduate students through a peer mentorship model. Since February, they’ve already assisted 130+ PG students with thesis writing and research analysis. 📧 pgcoaching@uwc.ac.za 📧 postgradstudies@uwc.ac.za #IamUWC

#WisdomWednesday “If one seeks to produce impactful research, it may well not be very impactful. The questions are more important than the answers.” - Prof Ernst Conradie Join the conversation on research leadership and excellence in our upcoming webinar: shorturl.at/e6HHQ

Join the conversation on Leadership Perspectives on Leading Research Universities and explore how leadership enables research excellence and impact. 📅 25 March 2026 | 🕙 10:00 – 11:30 🔗 Register now: uwc.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

SAVE THE DATE 📅 Leadership Perspectives on Leading Research Universities Webinar What does it take to lead a research university today? Join our upcoming webinar on 25 March 2026 from 10:00–11:30 AM Registration details coming soon. #IamUWC #Leadership #ResearchExcellence

Prof Nicolene Schutte, C2 @NRF-rated researcher in the Social Sciences at the @UWConline, reflects on impactful research leadership: "The measure of impactful research leadership lies not only in what we discover, but in who we empower to discover next."

Guard your energy as carefully as you guard your data.

#TuesdayThought for Researchers In a world that constantly demands output, remember this: Research is a marathon of meaning, not a sprint of exhaustion. #IamUWC #CollectiveFutures #PoweredbyResearch #Researchers #Postgrad2026

Sustainable excellence is not produced by burnout; it is cultivated through balance, clarity and purposeful renewal. 1. Protect your deep thinking time 2. Stay connected to your scholarly community 3. Build recovery into your rhythm

#MondayMotivation Supervision unpacked A relationship that begins with expectations, is tested by real-life challenges, and grows through commitment, respect, and continuous learning. When nurtured well, it becomes one of academia’s most rewarding journeys. #PGJourney #IamUWC

#FunFact: Research isn’t just writing your study - it’s learning to explain it, again and again, until it finally makes sense (even to you). 🎓 To your supervisor. To your colleague. To your family. To yourself. Each time, it gets clearer. #IamUWC #CollectiveFutures

#TipTuesday: Your research has more power when it shows up in multiple spaces. One study. Many formats. Greater impact. #ResearchImpact #IamUWC