Trainings & Workshops – Womens University Library

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Trainings and Workshops

Aligned with Education 5.0 & WUA Vision

Research is central to the five missions of Zimbabwe’s Heritage-based Education 5.0 initiative and the WUA 2023–2027 Transformative Strategic Plan. Our training programmes empower researchers to:

Innovate & Industrialise: Generate high-impact ideas and turn research into practical solutions.
Maintain Integrity: Adhere to ethical standards and best practices in data management and publishing.
Amplify Reach: Disseminate findings effectively and track global research influence.
Foster Gender Inclusion & Equity: Empower female researchers and underrepresented scholars with advanced research tools to drive gender-responsive development and leadership.
Strengthen Capacity & Institutional Growth: Enhance faculty and postgraduate research output, boosting institutional publication performance, grant readiness, and global university rankings.

Workshop Modules and Training Topics

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Research Ethics & AI Integration

Ethical AI in Research: Equipping participants with knowledge to navigate the ethical complexities of Generative AI and its use in academic writing.
Academic Integrity & Referencing: Training on discipline-specific citation styles, accurate formatting, and practical hands-on use of electronic reference management tools (such as Zotero) and the Turnitin anti-plagiarism platform.

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Literature Discovery & Search Strategies

Tools for Accessing Literature: Navigating digital scholarly resources across discipline-specific electronic databases for peer-reviewed journal articles, books, theses, dissertations, and other scholarly items.
Search & Discovery Techniques: Hands-on demonstrations and practical tips for efficient literature searching and landscape mapping.

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Research Data Management (RDM)

Data Governance: Planning, organizing, storing, and securing quantitative and qualitative datasets throughout the project lifecycle.
Open Data & Policy: Aligning data preservation with institutional retention policies and global open access standards.

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Author Identity & Profile Management

Persistent Identifiers: Creating permanent author IDs using platforms like ORCID, Scopus ID, Google Scholar ID, and Researcher ID.
Academic Networks: Setting up and maintaining professional profiles on scholarly networks like ResearchGate and Academia.edu to ensure consistent citation tracking and attribution.

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Publishing, Dissemination & Research Impact

Open Access & Dissemination: Science communication strategies, identifying credible journals using DOAJ and Think. Check. Submit., and leveraging WUAIR for research visibility.
Impact Tracking: Strategies for tracking citations and measuring research impact across sectors using Google Scholar Citations, the Metrics Toolkit, and Altmetrics tools.

Workshop Training Delivery Formats

Delivery Format	Details	Best Suited for
1-on-1 Consultations	Tailored, personalised sessions with a subject librarian.	Individual researchers, thesis writers
In-Person Workshops	In-Person Workshops	Interactive classroom sessions and computer lab training.
Virtual Webinars	Live online sessions with vedio recording access	Distance learners, flexible schedules
Custom sessions	Custom built curriculum addressing specific research needs	Research groups, faculty departments

Need Custom Training for Your Faculty or Department?

If you need a specialised workshop tailored to a specific discipline or research group, our library team collaborates with internal and external subject matter experts to design custom sessions.

Contact the Library Team