Dear Academic Staff,

You are invited to participate in a PhD research study investigating what drives and what holds back entrepreneurship at South African public universities.

Participation involves completing a short, anonymous online survey that will take approximately 10–15 minutes. Your participation is voluntary, and all responses will remain confidential. You may withdraw at any time without consequence.

Please see the attached information sheet for full details about the study.

Please access the survey using the link below:
https://redcap.link/AESURVEY

Thank you very much for considering participation in this study.

Kind regards,
Simon Mphikeleli Nhlapo
PhD Student
Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand
Cell phone: 072 800 9768
Email: Simon.Nhlapo@witshealth.co.za | simonsimza8@gmail.com

Supervisors:
Professor Georgia Torres – georgia.torres@wits.ac.za
Professor Surya Raghu – surya.raghu@wits.ac.za
Professor Diran Soumonni – Diran.Soumonni@wits.ac.za

Ethics Reference: M230706 MED23-02-002A
Ethics enquiries: Professor Paul Ruff – 011 717 2001