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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Research Enhancement Support <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6822333 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"6822333\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1091\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1091\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Research Capacity Development <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1091\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1091\"><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sol Plaatje University (SPU) has conceptualized academic capacity development in a programmatic approach, the interventions, and initiatives of which are based on the objectives of the career path development programme. This has meant that academic staff are categorized into groups or communities of practice based on where they are in their career path. These include emerging, early career, mid-career and senior\/established academics.\u00a0 In approaching capacity development in this way, SPU can target its development interventions. The approach has also allowed for the holistic development of the academic, with the nexus between the core activities of research and teaching being embraced and highlighted.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Conducted in conjunction with the Centre for Teaching, Learning and Programme Development (CTLPD) through the Career Path Development Office, a comprehensive academic development programme is offered. These two directorates collaborate to assist academics in progressing their careers in higher education proactively and structurally.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The following development programmes supported through multiple vehicles such as the DHET\u2019s UCDP, the HSRC and the NRF, are offered by SPU:<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Emerging Career Academics Development Programmes<\/strong><\/p><ul style=\"text-align: justify;\"><li>Qualification Enhancement<\/li><li>Research Writing Enhancement<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Early-Career Academics Development Programmes<\/strong><\/p><ul style=\"text-align: justify;\"><li>Research Writing Enhancement<\/li><li>Academics Mobility\/ Exchange<\/li><li>Postgraduate Supervision Enhancement<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Mid-Career Academics Development Programmes<\/strong><\/p><ul style=\"text-align: justify;\"><li>Research Writing Enhancement<\/li><li>Academics Mobility\/ Exchange<\/li><li>Postgraduate Supervision Enhancement\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Senior\/ Established Career Academic Development Programmes <\/strong><\/p><ul style=\"text-align: justify;\"><li>Mentorship Programme<\/li><li>Research Writing Enhancement<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Women Academics<\/strong><\/p><ul><li style=\"text-align: justify;\">NRF Rating Preparation Project<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1092\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1092\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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href=\"https:\/\/openhub.spu.ac.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SPU IR for Journal Articles<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #e21937; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #e21937; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/openhub.spu.ac.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>SPU IR for Books and Book Chapters<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #e21937;\"><strong><div class=\"show_more\"><p class=\"wpsm-show\" style=\"color: #cc0000; font-size: 100%; text-align: left;\"> show more<\/p><div class=\"wpsm-content\"><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Annual-Research-Report-2023.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #e21937; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Annual Research Report 2023<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Annual-Research-Report-2022.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #e21937; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Annual Research Report 2022<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #e21937; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #e21937; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/Annual_Research_Report_2021\/\"><strong>Annual Research Report 2021<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #e21937; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #e21937; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/Annual%20Research%20Report%202020\/index.html\"><strong>Annual Research Report 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #e21937;\"><strong> <p class=\"wpsm-hide\" style=\"color: 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