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Participants engaged in guided discussions and hands-on activities, culminating in the development of two to three potential research topics aligned with their respective disciplines.<\/p><p>The workshop strengthened participants\u2019 ability to conceptualise meaningful research, supporting the development of high-quality academic work and reinforcing the university\u2019s commitment to advancing research excellence.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A workshop on Research Foundations and Topic Development was conducted on 15 April 2026 at the Centre for Postgraduate Studies, First City University College, as part of a research capacity [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":53265,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_title":"Research Workshop on Topic Development | First City UC","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"First City UC held a research workshop for academic staff to boost research capacity building and topic development in postgraduate studies. 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