After a successful completion of a month-long study tour to Norway and New York in June, the Norway-Pacific Ocean-Climate Scholarship Programme (N-POC) team at USP organized another support activity for the year that brought together about 25 postgraduate participants from across different Schools of USP to be trained in using the NVivo software for analyzing qualitative data on the 13th September.
The training was facilitated by USP’s experienced academics – Dr Buriata Tofinga, from the School of Business and Management (SBM). Dr Tofinga focused the training on equipping postgraduate students with the skills to utilize NVivo software for qualitative data analysis and presentation of results.
The training highlighted the value of NVivo in enhancing the efficiency and depth of qualitative research. Participants expressed their appreciation for the hands-on approach, particularly learning how to use NVivo for literature reviews, coding interview transcripts, and analyzing complex and large qualitative datasets.
Dr Tofinga emphasized that “using NVivo can significantly improve the organization and presentation of research findings”. Scholars were encouraged to integrate NVivo into their research process to help address their specific research questions, such as exploring the operation of social enterprises and the challenges they face.
This training was part of N-POC’s ongoing commitment to support research excellence and capacity building among Pacific scholars. The N-POC team appreciates the support extended by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) team at USP.
The N-POC programme is an ambitious research and PhD training collaboration between the University of Bergen in Norway and the USP.
The N-POC programme is funded for 2021–2026 period by Norway’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad). The programme comprises up to 17 full-time PhD scholarships at the USP for researchers exploring aspects of the ocean-climate nexus, covering a range of academic disciplines from the natural sciences, to law, social sciences and humanities.
