All research at Unisa must obtain ethics clearance. CAES has two Research Ethics Committees:
This Committee reviews applications for research that involves human participants (such as collection of data through questionnaires or interviews), plants, genetically modified organisms (GMOs), biomedical research, as well as environmental research.
The Committee is registered with the National Health Research Ethics Council (Registration # REC-170616-051)
Chairperson: Prof EL Kempen
Email: kempeel@unisa.ac.za
Deputy Chairperson: Prof MA Antwi
Email: antwima@unisa.ac.za
Administrator: Ms MJ Van Wyk
Email: vwykmj@unisa.ac.za
| Date of meeting | Submission deadline |
| 01 March | 22 February |
| 05 April | 31 March |
| 10 May | 03 May |
| 07 June | 31 May |
| 05 July | 28 June |
| 02 August | 26 July |
| 06 September | 30 August |
| 04 October | 27 September |
| 01 November | 25 October |
| 29 November | 22 November |
This Committee reviews applications for research that involves animals.
Chairperson: Prof EL Kempen
Email: kempeel@unisa.ac.za
Administrator: Ms MJ Van Wyk
Email: vwykmj@unisa.ac.za
| Date of meeting | Submission deadline |
| 02 March | 23 February |
| 06 April | 30 March |
| 11 May | 04 May |
| 08 June | 01 June |
| 06 July | 29 June |
| 03 August | 27 July |
| 07 September | 31 August |
| 05 October | 28 September |
| 02 November | 26 October |
| 30 November | 23 November |
Last modified: Thu Nov 08 14:31:52 SAST 2018