Date: 31 March 2025
A critical and integral part of the UNILISA conference series is the Doctoral Forum, which provides a platform for doctoral students to share their research and learn from one another. It also affords academics an opportunity for mentorship and capacity building.
We are excited about using the lightning talk format for our Doctoral Forum. The lightning talk format is a 5-minute presentation consisting of a brief, concentrated speech with the use visual aids. The goal is to allow students to articulate their research topic in a quick, insightful, and clear manner. It gives an opportunity to communicate the essence of the research topic concisely and effectively with others. Another goal is to get the audience excited about the topic – it can be fun and interesting while remaining on topic and adhering to the time limit.
Abstracts may address issues pertaining, but not limited, to the conference subthemes listed under the “Theme” tab. Abstracts should not exceed 300 words, and should include the following:
Submission of abstracts: 10 December 2024
Abstracts for the lightning talks should be forwarded to mcguik@unisa.ac.za or Sibiypt@unisa.ac.za
Notification of acceptance of abstracts: 15 December 2024
Any questions may be sent to: mcguik@unisa.ac.za
Virtual only: R500