Contact UJ Research Development and Support Division

The UJ Research Development and Support Division supports academic staff and visiting scholars.

The unit facilitates funding and ratings of researchers through the National Research Foundation (NRF).

It also administrates accredited research publications for DHET subsidies, and analysis of research outputs.

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Head of Division

Dr. Ndivhuwo Luruli

Executive Director

Email: nmluruli@uj.ac.za

Ms. Philisile Nedzivhani 

  • Executive Personal Assistant
  • Office Coordinator

Email: ptshabalala@uj.ac.za

Contact the Departments

Ms. Nthabiseng Nhlapo

Director

Email: nthabisengn@uj.ac.za

  • Non-NRF funding opportunities
  • EU funding applications (acting LEAR = legal representative)
  • Newton Fund, UKRI, Wellcome Trust, ESRC funding
  • USA federal funding opportunities applied for through Grants.Gov (CDC, NIH etc.)
  • National and international Partnerships, including BRICS; SASUF

 

Mr. Tshediso Msibi
Research Officer
E-mail: tmsibi@uj.ac.za

  • ​South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChI Chairs)
  • DSI/NRF Centres of Excellence (CoEs)
  • University Research Committee (URC) funding
  • Research Centres and Institutes
  • Pre- and Post-award processes

 

Mr. John Mamokhere
Research Administrator
E-mail: johnm@uj.ac.za

  • NRF Rating – applications, queries etc.
  • National Research Foundation (NRF) grants administration
  • Prestigious Awards (national and international)
  • Coordination of grantsmanship, and research support workshops.
  • Pre- & Post-award processes

 

Vacant
Research Administrator​

  • National Research Foundation (NRF) grants administration
  • Pre-and Post-award processes
  • Je-S system (UK funding portal administration)
  • General Administration of other National and/or International Funders i.e. (NECSA, SAMRC, Water Research Council, TIA, etc)

 

Ms Malebo Mohlala
Research Administrator
Email: mmohlala@uj.a.za

  • NRF Pre-award processes for Emerging and Established academics
  • International Research programmes, including all NRF and Travel related grants

 

Ms. Katleho Mokwatsi
Research Administrative Assistant
E-mail: kmokwatsi@uj.ac.za ​

  • National Research Foundation (NRF) grants administration
  • Research Professional registration
  • General administration
  • Pre-award & post-award processes
  • Application to conduct research at UJ (Ethical clearance already granted)

 

Ms. Therese van Wyk
Editor, Writer of Quarterly Magazine: Research&Innovation@UJ
E-mail: theresevw@uj.ac.za ​

  • Tracking and selection of UJ research for magazine
  • Design, build and update of UJ Research and Innovation website
  • General content production
  • Social media for Research and Innovation

Mr. Dale Towert
Director: Research Intelligence
E-mail: dalet@uj.ac.za

  • Bibliometric analyses and profiles
  • Research Information Systems administration
  • Scopus publication and citation database
  • InfoEd publications management system (support and training)
  • NRF ROSS – Research Output Submission System
  • SPIN international funding database
  • SciVal Research Intelligence Suite
  • Research output submission data management

 

Ms. Tenele Dlamini
Administrative Officer: Research Intelligence
E-mail: teneled@uj.ac.za

  • Bibliometric analyses and profiles
  • Research Information Systems administration
  • Scopus publication and citation database
  • NRF ROSS – Research Output Submission System
  • SPIN international funding database
  • SciVal Research Intelligence Suite
  • InfoEd publications management system (support and training)
  • Research output submission data management

Ms. Reetha Nundulall

Director: Research Administration
E-mail: reethan@uj.ac.za

  • Management of research output submissions to DHET
  • Management of creative output submissions to DHET
  • Management of the R & D Survey submission to the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC)
  • Management of OROSS in conjunction with the UJ Library

 

Ms. Thobeka Tshitshi
Coordinator: Research Administration
E-mail: tthobeka@uj.ac.za

  • Research Output submissions to DHET
  • Creative outputs submission to DHET
  • R & D Survey submission to the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC)

 

Vacant

Assistant Research Administrator: Research Administration

  • Research Output submissions to DHET
  • InfoEd publications management system (support)
  • R & D Survey submission to the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC)

Ms. Rosemary Wolson
Director: Technology Transfer Office
E-mail: rosemaryw@uj.ac.za

 

Ms. Charmaine Niemand
Manager: Innovation Projects
E-mail: charmainen@uj.ac.za

  • TIA Seed Fund: Pre-award processes & post-award processes
  • TIA Residual Fund (Applications & Awards) Pre-award processes & post-award processes
  • NIPMO reporting (IP7’s, Rebate, Support Fund, IP1’s)

 

Mr. Phumuza Langa
Senior Manager: Commercial Analyst
E-mail: planga@uj.ac.za

  • Licensing of technologies within the patent portfolio
  • Business case and technoeconomic studies coordination for commercial projects
  • Proposal review for seed funding
  • Market assessments
  • Fund raising for commercial potential research projects

 

Ms Ruwaida Mohideen
Intellectual Property Officer
E-mail: ruwaidam@uj.ac.za

  • Promote awareness and encourage intellectual property creation within the institution
  • Support faculties and divisions in activities that promote the development of intellectual property
  • Evaluate new invention disclosures
  • Intellectual property management and project managing a portfolio of technologies with commercialisation potential