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Research Ethics

Research Ethics

CPUT Faculty Research Ethics Committees

The Cape Peninsula University of Technology has four structures that oversee and govern research ethics, these include the Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Research, Technology, Information and Partnerships (DVC: RTIP); Research Directorate (RD, including a Unit of Research Integrity, URI); the Senate Research Ethics committee (SREC, as a subcommittee reporting to Senate); faculty-based ethics committee (Health and Wellness, Business and Management Sciences, Applied Sciences, Engineering and the Built Environment, Informatics and Design and Education) and an Animal Ethics Committee.

CPUT Site permission

CPUT site permission (or gatekeeper permission) refers to the authorisation of researchers by a representative of the institution, to conduct research at CPUT.

All applications for CPUT site permission should be submitted to Dr Hester Burger, email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

CPUT site permission is required by:

RTI Blueprint


2025 Research Report


Official Harvard Referencing Manual