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ONLINE: Postgraduate Well-being 101: The Writer's Journey: Strategies for Navigating & Approaching Writing Challenges

About the webinar

From writers’ block to imposters’ syndrome, this holistic session aims to demystify the postgraduate writing process by providing practical tips and guidelines on navigating various research and writing challenges.

 

This webinar is new in the OPGS suite of offerings and we hope that it will develop into a series to aide you on the path to academic success.  Please be sure to complete the evaluation after attending, as your feedback and input will help to shape this and future offerings in the series.

 

About the Presenter

Ms. Tumelo Qhobela, Senior Writing Consultant, UCT Writing Centre, CHED

Tumelo Qhobela is currently studying towards their MA in English Literacy Studies.
 

What level of study is the workshop aimed at?

Postgraduate Diploma

No

Honours

Yes

Masters

Yes

PhD

Yes

Postdoctoral Fellow

No

Junior Research Fellow

No

 

Which faculty/faculties is the workshop aimed at?

Humanities

Yes

Commerce (including GSB)

Yes

Law

No

EBE

Yes

Science

Yes

Health Sciences

No

CHED

No

 

* While the workshop is aimed at certain levels of study and faculties, anyone is welcome to join, as long as any stipulated requirements are met, such as participation and/or preparation.

 

Requirements

Level of participation

The presenter will regularly invite questions, comments and discussion during the session.

MS Teams
  • It is recommended that you install the MS Teams software onto the device that you will be using to join the workshop, so that you have full functionality of the software features.
  • If you require any technical assistance with this task or require guidance in using the software, please contact the ICTS helpdesk at icts-helpdesk@uct.ac.za or on +27 21 650 4500.
  • When registering for this workshop, you will be prompted to input your UCT credentials, including UCT e-mail address, for security reasons.  A confirmation e-mail will then be sent to the UCT e-mail address with which you registered and will contain the MS Teams link to join the workshop on the day.
  • To join the online workshop on the day, log into MS Teams via the profile linked to the e-mail address with which you registered and not a personal or company profile, to avoid access issues.
Date:
Thursday, May 22, 2025
Time:
10:00am - 11:30am
Presenter:
Ms. Tumelo Qhobela, Senior Writing Consultant, UCT Writing Centre, CHED
Categories:
Information Session

Registration is required. There are 182 seats available.

Event Organizer

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Amanda Bessick

 

Contact:

Room 2.04  Level 2 Otto Beit Building

University Avenue, Upper Campus

University of Cape Town

Rondebosch 7700

 

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Social media:

@UCTpostgrads

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