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Executive
Dr Marilet Sienaert |
Ms Christina Pather |
Ms Bekezela Zulu |
Research Finance and Operations
The finance and operations unit manages the financial planning and budgeting, financial analysis, evaluation and reporting as well as financial control and risk management for the Research Office. The operations arm of the cluster covers all administrative and financial coordination within the Research Office, as well as space management, health and safety liaison and the logistical coordination of visits to the office.
Ms Leigh Wentzel |
Ms Thabi Magwada |
Ms Jayne Alexander |
Ms Ethel Tesnar |
Global Strategy and Visibility
The global strategy and visibility unit is the strategic arm of the Research Office, and includes a number of functions all to a greater or lesser extent focused on ensuring that the university’s research endeavour is visible internationally. This includes identifying and nurturing international partnerships and networks with a research focus, supporting strategically important interdisciplinary research groups, the analysis of research data (such as co-publishing data and international rankings) to best position the university globally, and the communication and marketing of research.
Ms Carolyn Newton |
Dr Dianne Bond |
Ms Lisa Boonzaier |
Ms Wilna Venter |
Ms Natalie Simon |
Ms Jess Oosthuizen |
Mr Lerato Mokhethi |
Ms Fikiswa Matoti |
Ms Latiefa Jattiem |
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Office of Research Integrity
The office of research integrity works collaboratively with research ethics, animal ethics and biosafety committees as well as individual researchers under the auspices of the senate ethics in research committee and senate animal ethics committee and the institutional biosafety committee, to promote responsible conduct of research (RCR). Our scope and function is broad and includes topics such as research ethics, (financial) conflicts of interest, misconduct, authorship issues, regulatory and funder compliance and, whistle-blowing. We provide advice and support, facilitate many compliance processes and strive to promote RCR across the broad research landscape.
Dr Lyn Horn |
Ms Paula Saner |
Mr Sidney Engelbrecht |
 Mr Werner Van Der RossSenior Administrative Officer: Compliance Tel: 021 650 2501 |
Research Support Services
Research support services are responsible for a number of services in support of the university’s researchers and the research endeavour. These include the support of UCT’s evaluation applications and funding proposals to the National Research Foundation; the servicing of UCT research funding and strategic committees (such as the University Research Committee and its sub-committees); and statutory reporting requirements to government such as submission of research output data to the Department of Higher Education and Training.
Vacant |
Ms Natalie le Roux |
Ms Roshan Sonday |
Mr Mbasa Mguye |
Ms Ronel de Swardt |
Ms Jacky Sylvester |
Mr Paul Dantu |
Ms Robyn Udemans |
Ms Janine Ramandh |
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Postgraduate Studies and Researcher Development
The researcher development unit supports the development of research capacity through seminars, workshops, one-on-one consultations and some research funding. Recognising that academics can have very different research backgrounds, we aim to help them achieve their individual research potential. We support academics to reach key research milestones - their PhDs, publications, successful postgraduate supervisions and winning grant proposals, among others; throughout, we are mindful of their responsibility towards broader society through engaged scholarship.
Prof. Peter Meissner |
Dr Dheshnie Keswell |
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Ms Dumisa Dlodlo |
Dr Mignonne Breier |
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Dr Gaelle Ramon |
Dr Charles Masango |
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Mr Sonwabo Ngcelwane |
Ms Judith Rix |
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Ms Barbara Schmid |
Mr Prince Qwaka |
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Proposal Development
The purpose of this unit/position is to enable and enhance the submission of competitive international funding proposals by UCT’s academic staff. Dr Dionne Miles’s role is to assist established researchers in the entire proposal development process, from identifying suitable sources of funding and co-ordinating potential collaborators to developing and submitting the proposal. Focussing mainly on international, multidisciplinary, multi-collaborative proposals, her support services include editing, proof-reading, strategic advice, budget development, liaising with the funder, and co-ordinating and integrating inputs from multiple collaborators. She also provides an important link between academics and the Central Research Office; Research Contracts & Innovation; Faculty Research Offices; Central Finance; and Faculty Finance offices, all of which are involved at various stages of an international proposal’s submission.
Dr Dionne Miles |
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Research Systems
The research systems unit ensures that innovative, ICT-based management and information systems – aligned with UCT’s Research Strategy – are implemented to support the UCT research community. The systems manager is tasked with working across a range of professional staff departments that support research (Research Office, Postgraduate Studies, International Academic Programmes Office and Research Contracts & Innovation) to ensure integration with other ICT systems, provide business systems leadership for current and possible future research and student mobility requirements, and provide overall management and support coordination of these systems.
Ms Kimi Keith |