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Identifying and overcoming barriers to undergraduate research: The student voice

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Published 2026-05-20

G Lubbe⁺⁻
P Modipane⁺⁻
C Moore⁺⁻
J Visser⁺⁻
N Nkantsu⁺⁻
R Mokotjo⁺⁻

G Lubbe

School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences , University of Pretoria, South Africa

P Modipane

School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences , University of Pretoria, South Africa

C Moore

School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences , University of Pretoria, South Africa

J Visser

School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences , University of Pretoria, South Africa

N Nkantsu

School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences , University of Pretoria, South Africa

R Mokotjo

School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences , University of Pretoria, South Africa

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Keywords

Undergraduate research
Curriculum Transformation
Research misconceptions
Research solutions

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Identifying and overcoming barriers to undergraduate research: The student voice. (2026). Undergraduate Research in Health Journal, 4(1), e4092. https://doi.org/10.1796/

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References

1. Petrella JK, Jung AP. Undergraduate Research: Importance, Benefits, and Challenges. Int J Exerc Sci 2008;1(3):91-95. https://doi.org/10.70252/MXRI7483

2. J Kuehne, Q Wessels, P Shikongo. The knowledge, attitudes, practices and barriers faced by the University of Namibia’s medical students regarding undergraduate research. Afr J Health Profess Educ 2025;17(3):e2238. https://doi.org/10.7196/AJHPE.2025.v17i3.2238

3. Delport R, Dreyer A, Maart R, et al. Undergraduate research- a tale of three African institutions. Afr Health Sci 2023;23(2):743-752. https://doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v23i2.85

4. Undergraduate Res Health 2026;4(1):e4092. https://doi.org/10.7196/URHJ.2026.v4i1.4092

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