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The Institutional Department of Research Support (DRS) is the address of all research administration and support and offers specialised staffs function to stimulate research and advanced academic education in symbiosis.

The goals of the DRS are as follows:

• Facilitate in the development and assist in the implementation of the Research policy, strategy and process documents including the coordination of the implementation of the Research Entity model, incentives and awards for researchers.

• Communicate and report on research-related information including performance parameters and benchmarks via the management of the RIMS/Info-Ed and departmental research database as well as marketing of research.

• Provide an effective research support service ensuring total quality management for research support including the facilitation of Research Ethics applications, NWU research equipment programme, the administration of all government subsidised research and subsidy claims and the effective evaluation of research, internally and externally.

• Supports the effective and optimal appropriation of NWU’s research funds, including funding opportunities, applications (pre-award) and allocation (post-award) of funds and the management, monitoring and reporting of all research funds at NWU.

• Facilitate the development of the research capacity of academic staff via quality improvement in submission of applications, research-related training and promotion of Post-doctorate fellows.