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​Research Development and Support

Registrar Research Support Office

Resources​​

IMPORTANT NOTE: This page is still under construction as we develop resources that are appropriate for registrar research. We would value your anonymous feedback or suggestions here.

Research during the COVID-19 pandemic 

General resources

• Information for registrars​​
• Faculty guidelines​ for assignments of structured ​master's programmes
• ​Overview of the research process​​
• Book: Getting Started in Clinical Research​
• Sources of research support​
• SU research policies and guidelines​
• Enhancing Postgraduate ​Environments​ website
  
• Medicine and Health Sciences library guide​
• Make a free appointment with the Writing Lab here​
  
• ​View additional resources​

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Resources for supervisors

• ​Suggested supervision procedure​​

Writing a protocol

• Generic protocol template​​​
• How to write a protocol synopsis​​​​​
• ​Book a biostatistics consultation here​​​​

• Applying for human research ethics approval 

• Overview of the ​Protection of Personal Information Act​ for researchers
• Documentation checklist for HREC submissions​
• Template letter requesting a waiver of informed consent​
• How to submit an online ethics application​​
• How to submit an amendment to an ethics application​
• Responding to HREC reviewer comments​​​​​
• How to submit a response to modifications​​​ on an ethics application
  
• How to submit a progress report​​

Applying for other permissions

• Permission to recruit SU staff or students​
  
• Permission from the Western Cape Department of Health
  

Data collection, management, and analysis

• Types of data​
  
• Book a biostatistics consultation here​
• Guidelines for data collection and management​
  
• REDCap resources​
• How to set up an MS Excel spreadsheet
• How to set up an MS Excel codebook
• View additional resources ​on data collection and analysis ​

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​Writing a dissertation

• Generic dissertation template (as a publication-ready manuscript​)
  
• Tips for writing a data analysis​ section ​
  
• Tips for writing a discussion​ ​​
  
• Suggested examination procedure​​​
  

Plagiarism checker

• ​PG Skills Turnitin Sandbox​ (log into SUNLearn with your SU credentials)

Research presentations

• View additional resources here​

Publishing research in peer-reviewed journals

• ​View additional resources here​
  
• Details about the SUN Open Access Publication Fund​
  
• Template letter for responding to reviewer comments​
• List of accredited academic journals​