Professor Carin E Napier
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OVERVIEW
The Research and Postgraduate Support Directorate (RPS) primarily focuses on managing the university’s research activities and supporting the academic and research staff through research management and development systems, organizing research capacity building initiatives, providing research support and incentive structures to stimulate researchers and strategic inputs which in turn ensure the university meets the Department of Higher Education and Training (DoHET) targets. The division enhances the university’s profile by facilitating the development and implementation of strategic research and postgraduate support policies that stimulate sustainable growth and increase the research base. The functions of the RPS include strategic support in the following:
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Position: Director
Secretary: Ms. Zanele Ncgobo
GRANTS MANAGEMENT DIVISION
Grants Management Division falls under the Research and Postgraduate Support Directorate
Mission Statement
Acquisition of external and internal grants for staff, undergraduate and postgraduate students, using cutting-edge technology-based ethical and efficient processes that support the Durban University of Technology Research Strategic Plan.
Grants Administrator: Dr Bloodless Dzwairo
RESEARCH CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT
The Directorate endorses the university’s mission of “Promoting excellence in learning and teaching, technology transfer and applied research” by facilitating the development and implementation of strategic research and postgraduate support policies that stimulates sustainable growth and increases the research base.
The Research Capacity Development (RCD) programme is part of the Directorate’s commitment to initiate and foster programmes that develop researchers. The Directorate runs a number of RCD initiatives for staff and students every year.
The RCD programme provides opportunities for staff and students to support each other. Workshop facilitators are highly respected academics who are experts in their field. Read more…
RCD Coordinator : Ms Vaneshree Govender
Tel: 031 373 2558
Email: vanesh@dut.ac.za
Location: Steve Biko Campus
INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH ETHICS COMMITTEE
The Institutional Research Ethics Committee (IREC) has the responsibility of evaluating, approving and monitoring research involving humans, animals and the environment. It does so by following accepted research ethical guidelines as laid out by the Department of Health of South Africa and the Declaration of Helsinki. It aims to protect the rights and welfare of research participants, animals and the environment by adhering to the principles of beneficence, justice and respect for persons, especially vulnerable populations, animals and the environment. In so doing it must ensure that the research methodology and relevant literature is based on sound principles derived from appropriate studies with the aim to provide an answer to the research question posed.
The committee membership is composed as required by the National Health Research Council of South Africa, which is the accrediting body. All members are required to have initial and ongoing training in Research ethics. Read more…
RESEARCH FINANCE
RESEARCH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
RCD Coordinator: Ms Charity CeleCENTRE FOR POSTGRADUATE STUDIES
POSTGRADUATE ASSOCIATION