Meet the team

Meet the team

Senior Director's Office	Research Integrity & National Grants	Research Information & Strategy	Research Contracts	International & Early Career Research Grants	Postgraduate Office	Postgraduate Student Funding

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	Fadwha Patel Administrative Officer: Early Career Researchers & Capacity Development Email Tel: 021 808 9325

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Research Integrity & National Grants


Maléne Fouché Director: Research Integrity & National Grants Email Tel: 021 808 4622	Nicola Barsdorf Research Integrity Officer Email Tel: 021 808 2670	Winston Beukes Coordinator: Research Ethics (Animal Care & Environmental & Biosafety) Email Tel: 021 808 9003	Clarissa Graham Coordinator: Research Ethics (Human & Social Sciences) Email Tel: 021 808 9183

Aden Williams Research Ethics: Helpdesk Email Tel: 021 808 9185	Venita Januarie Coordinator: National Grants Email Tel: 021 808 9017	Shannon Brooks Administrative Officer: Research Committees & National Grants Email Tel: 021 808 4480	Elize Du Plessis Financial Administrator: DST/NRF Research Chairs Email

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Research Information & Strategy


Maryke Hunter-Husselmann Director: Research Information & Strategy Email Tel: 021 808 4623	Daléne Pieterse Manager: Research Information & Statistics Email Tel: 021 808 3557			Felicia Mc Donald Administrative Officer: Research Information Email Tel: 021 808 2581	Esmari Huysamen Administrative Officer: Research Outputs & Information Email Tel: 021 808 4914

Jennifer De Beer Functional Systems Custodian Email Tel: 021 808 9444	Aasima Gaffoor Coordinator: Research Communication & NRF Rating Email Tel: 021 808 9004			Whitney Prins Research Communication Email Tel: 021 808 9971

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Research Contracts


Cornelia Malherbe Director: Research Contracts Email Tel: 021 808 3546	Ollof Esterhuizen Legal Advisor Email Tel: 021 808 9488			Mark Mulder Senior Legal Advisor Email Tel: 021 808 2187	Shehaam Abdurahman Assistant Legal Advisor Email Tel: 021 808 9538

Suzette Els Project Accountant Email Tel: 021 808 9963	Landiwe Daka Project Accountant Email Tel: 021 808 9963			Audrey Erasmus Full Cost Accountant Email Tel: 021 808 9018	Chantal Hugo Full Cost Accountant Email Tel: 021 808 9368

Marilyn Sikade Coordinator: Research Contracts Email Tel: 021 808 9349	Aslam Arnolds Administrative Officer: Research Contracts Email Tel: 021 808 9358			Corlia Richardson Administrative Assistant: Data Management Email Tel: 021 808 9182

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International & Early Career Research Grants


Riana Coetsee Manager: International & Early Career Research Grants Email Tel: 021 808 2580	Lizél Kleingbiel Coordinator: International Funding Email Tel: 021 808 2015			Natasha Mothapo Head: Postdoctoral Research Support Email Tel: 021 808 3907	Lee-Anne Seymour Coordinator: National Postdoctoral Fellows Email Tel: 021 808 2909

Izel Rossouw Coordinator: International Postdoctoral Fellows and Research Grants Email Tel: 021 808 4985	Dominique Meyer Administrative Assistant: Travel, Training and Conferences Email T el: 021 808 9566

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Postgraduate Office


Dorothy Stevens Director: Postgraduate Office Email Tel: 021 808 2932	Lauren February Finance & Administrative Officer Email Tel: 021 808 9436			Cindi de Doncker Senior Advisor and Coordinator: Postgraduate Enrolment Support Email Tel: 021 808 2566	Josephine Dzama Postgraduate Enrolment Support Email Tel: 021 808 9156

Alison Bucholz Head: Postgraduate Skills Development Email Tel: 021 808 4186	Cristan Macleod Postgraduate Skills Development Email Tel: 021 808 3727

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Postgraduate Student Funding


Nugent Lewis Deputy Director: Postgraduate Office & Head: Postgraduate Funding Email Tel: 021 808 2957	Rozelle Petersen Postgraduate Funding: National Research Foundation (NRF) Email Tel: 021 808 2907			Rhodene Amos Postgraduate Funding: Prestige and Private Bursaries Email Tel: 021 808 2908	Jongisizwe Ndlebe Administrative Officer: Postgraduate Student Funding Email Tel: 021 808 4208

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

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