Meet the team

Meet the team

Senior Director's Office	Research Grants Office	Research Integrity Office	Research Information & Strategic Initiatives	Research Contracts Office	Postdoctoral Research Support Office	Postgraduate Office	Postgraduate Funding Office

Senior Director's Office


Therina Theron Senior Director: Research & Innovation Email Tel: 021 808 4624	Estrelita Thomas Senior Admin Officer: Research Development Email Tel: 021 808 9184	Roger Groenewald Reception & Administrative Assistant: Research Development Email Tel: 021 808 9972

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Research Grants Office


Maléne Fouché Director: Research Grants Office Email Tel: 021 808 4622	Lizél Senekal Manager: Multi-National Grants Email Tel: 021 808 2015 READ BIO	Shannon Faro Coordinator: Research Grants Email Tel: 021 808 4480 READ BIO	Dominique Meyer Administrative Officer: Research Grants Email Tel: 021 808 9566 READ BIO

Elize Du Plessis Financial Administrator: DSI/NRF Research Chairs Email	Puseletso Motsomane Administrative Officer: Research Grants Email Tel: 021 808 2015

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Research Integrity Office


Nicola Barsdorf Director: Research Integrity and Ethics Email Tel: 021 808 2670	Winston Beukes Research Ethics Coordinator: Animal Care & Use and Biological and Environmental Safety Email Tel: 021 808 9003 READ BIO	Clarissa Robertson Research Ethics Coordinator: Social Behavioral and Education Research Email Tel: 021 808 9183	Aden Williams Administrative Officer: Research Ethics Helpdesk Email Tel: 021 808 9185

Biosha Thompson Intern: Research Ethics (Animal Use, Biosafety, and Permits) Email

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Research Information & Strategic Initiatives


Maryke Hunter-Husselmann Director: Research Information & Strategic Initiatives Email Tel: 021 808 4623 READ BIO		Daléne Pieterse Manager: Research Information & Statistics Email Tel: 021 808 3557			Felicia Mc Donald Administrative Officer: Research Information (Outputs) Email Tel: 021 808 2581 READ BIO	Whitney Prins Administrative Officer: Research Outputs, Creative Outputs & Information Email Tel: 021 808 9971 READ BIO

Jennifer De Beer Functional Systems Custodian Email Tel: 021 808 9444 READ BIO	Aasima Gaffoor Coordinator: Research Communication & NRF Rating Email Tel: 021 808 9004 READ BIO				Fadwha Patel Administrative Officer: Early Career Researchers & Capacity Development Email Tel: 021 808 9325	Leslie Swartz Early Career Researchers & Capacity Development Email Tel: 021 808 2450

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Research Contracts Office


Cornelia Malherbe Director: Research Contracts Email Tel: 021 808 3546 READ BIO	Ollof Esterhuizen Legal Advisor: Research Contracts Email Tel: 021 808 9488 READ BIO			Shehaam Abdurahman Assistant Legal Advisor: Research Contracts Email Tel: 021 808 9538	Naseema Sonday Legal Advisor: Research Contracts Email Tel: 021 808 2187

Ayakha Nyangeni Assistant Legal Advisor:: Research Contracts Email	Marilyn Sikade Coordinator: Research Contracts Email Tel: 021 808 9349			Aslam Arnolds Administrative Officer: Research Contracts Email Tel: 021 808 9358	Jason Beukes Administrative Officer: Research Contracts Email

Suzette Els Project Accountant Email Tel: 021 808 9963 READ BIO	Chantal Hugo Full Cost Accountant Email Tel: 021 808 9368			Audrey Erasmus Full Cost Accountant Email Tel: 021 808 9018	Kevin Phillips Assistant Accountant Email

Sarita Groenewald Research Data Management Information Email
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Postdoctoral Research Support Office


Natasha Mothapo Head: Postdoctoral Research Support Email Tel: 021 808 3907 READ BIO	Izel Rossouw Coordinator: International Postdoctoral Fellows Email Tel: 021 808 4985 READ BIO

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Postgraduate Office


Dorothy Stevens Director: Postgraduate Office Email Tel: 021 808 2932	Lauren February Finance and Postgraduate Studies Support Email Tel: 021 808 9436 READ BIO			Josephine Dzama Postgraduate Studies Support Email Tel: 021 808 9156

Alison Bucholz Head: Postgraduate Skills Development Programme Email Tel: 021 808 4186 READ BIO	Cristan MacLeod Postgraduate Skills Development Programme Email Tel: 021 808 3727 READ BIO

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Postgraduate Funding Office


Nugent Lewis Deputy Director: PGO and Manager: Postgraduate Funding Email Tel: 021 808 2957	Rozelle Petersen Coordinator: Statutory Scholarships Email Tel: 021 808 2907 READ BIO	Rhodene Amos Prestige and Private Scholarships Email Tel: 021 808 2908

Jongisizwe Ndlebe Administrative Officer: Postgraduate Student Funding Email Tel: 021 808 4208	Betina van der Merwe Administrator: Postgraduate Scholarships Email Tel: 021 808 9022	Tammy Abrahams Coordinator: Institutional Scholarships Email Tel: 021 808 3896

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