Savvy Research Series
Savvy Research Series
Savvy Research is a collective series of seminars and workshops organised by the Kamuzu University of Health Sciences Libraries and are aimed at postgraduate students. The series targets all aspects of the postgraduate experience, covering numerous topics that feed into the research cycle.
What We Offer
| Workshop Title | Presenter |
|---|---|
Academic Writing for PostgraduatesThis presentation helps postgraduate students academic writing in all disciplines. |
Dr Patrick Mapulanga@Lilongwe campus Mr Felix Chisoni@Kameza campus Dr Diston Chiweza@Chiphangwi campus |
Systematic ReviewThis session takes you through the process of searching for literature for a systematic review from formulating your question, developing an effective search strategy, and appraising your literature. |
Dr Kondwani Wella@Lilongwe campus Dr Diston Chiweza@Chiphangwi campus |
Research Data ManagementThis session takes researchers through research data storage. |
Mr Thomas Bello@Lilongwe campus Mr Felix Chisoni@Kameza campus Mr Apatsa Selemani@Chiphangwi campus |
Zotero Reference Management SoftwareThis session walks researchers through the process of using Zotero as a reference management tool. |
Mr Thomas Bello@Lilongwe campus Mr Felix Chisoni@Kameza campus Ms Diana Mawindo Chitimbe, Mr Apatsa Selemani, Ms Khumbo Ng’ong’ ola @Chiphangwi campus |
Mendeley Reference Management SoftwareThis session walks researchers through the process of using Mendeley as a reference management tool. |
Dr Kondwani Wella@Lilongwe campus Ms Diana Mawindo Chitimbe, Mr Apatsa Selemani, Ms Khumbo Ng’ong’ ola @Chiphangwi campus |
Endnote Reference Management SoftwareThis session walks researchers through the process of using endnote as a reference management tool. |
Dr Kondwani Wella@Lilongwe campus Ms Diana Mawindo Chitimbe, Mr Apatsa Selemani, Ms Khumbo Ng’ong’ ola @Chiphangwi campus |
APA Citation and Referencing StyleThis session introduces APA referencing style to postgraduate students. The citation in the text consists of the author(s) and the year of publication given wholly or partly in round brackets. |
Dr Patrick Mapulanga@Lilongwe campus Mr Felix Chisoni@Kameza campus Ms Diana Mawindo Chitimbe, Mr Apatsa Selemani, Ms Khumbo Ng’ong’ ola @Chiphangwi campus |
Vancouver Citation and Referencing StyleThis session introduces Vancouver referencing style to postgraduate students.The Vancouver referencing styleis a numeric style used in medical sciences. References in text, tables, and legends are numbered consecutively in the order they are cited in the text using Arabic numbers. |
Dr Patrick Mapulanga@Lilongwe campus Mr Felix Chisoni@Kameza campus Ms Diana Mawindo Chitimbe, Mr Apatsa Selemani, Ms Khumbo Ng’ong’ ola @Chiphangwi campus |
Effective Publishing StrategyThe training covers publishing and examines journal publishing in more depth. It also looks at how researchers can maximize the impact of their research through a variety of means such as collaboration, increasing discoverability and visibility, and how to communicate, promote and monitor research output. |
Mr Felix Chisoni@Kameza campus |
How to request for a Savvy research series?
These Library Savvy research series can be requested by completing the Ask Librarian form on the library’s website or contact our librarians via email or phone.
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+0 1871911 l Blantyre
+1 123 456 7890 l Kameza
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