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

Ms. Kentse Mabalane
Research Administrator
E-mail: mabalanek@uj.ac.za ​

• 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. 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
Research Media Liaison: Global News Releases
E-mail: theresevw@uj.ac.za ​

• Design, build and update of UJ Research and Innovation website
• General content production
• Social media for Research and Innovation
• Tracking of UJ research for global news releases
• Global new releases about significant UJ research

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. Varonique De La Rey
Personal Assistant to Director: TTO
E-mail: vdelarey@uj.ac.za

• PA to Director
• Office Coordinator
• Inteum System Coordinator

Ms. Phumela Phungula
Administrative Assistance: Prior Art Searches
E-mail: pphungula@uj.ac.za

• Market reports
• Project commercialization
• Inteum

Mr. Tebogo Machete
Senior Manager: Intellectual Property Management
E-mail: tmachete@uj.ac.za

• Prior art searches and Due diligence on invention disclosures
• Intellectual Property management (Patent filings, prosecutions, management, Awareness)
• Commercialisation/Technology Transfer activities
• Contracts management

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)

Ms. Caro Buitendag

Marketing

E-mail: carob@uj.ac.za

• ​UJ TTO Incubator
• Mashauri Virtual Incubation Programme
• EDHE Entrepreneurship Intervarsity
• EDHE Student Entrepreneurship Week (SEW)

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