The Departmental Research Committee (DRC) oversees research-related administration in the Department of Human Biology with all of its divisions. Responsibilities of the DRC include the following:
- Review and authorisation of research proposals for grants and postgraduate student projects
- Preparation of the annual departmental research report
- Recording of research output
The DRC chair represents the Department of Human Biology on the Faculty Research Committee.
Getting Advice from the DRC
- Please consult the information on the pages of this research administration section of the HUB web site.
- Should the required information not be available, please contact the DRC representative of your division (see below).
Composition of the DRC
The Departmental Research Committee is constituted of representatives of each division in the department, and the Head of Department and the Directors of the core research facilities as ex officio member.
| Name | Portfolio | Extension | |
| A/Prof Janetta Harbron | Chair | 
| 406 6769 |
| Dr Dorit Hockman | Deputy Chair & Division of Cell Biology |
| 406 6461 |
| A/Prof Dale Rae | Physiological Sciences |
| 650 4577 |
| Dr Adhil Bhagwandin | Division of Clinical Anatomy and Biological Anthropology |
| 406 6284 |
| Ms Jody Eksteen | Administrative Support |
| 650 6235 |
| Stephen Jermy | Biomedical Engineering Research Centre |
| 650 1532 |
| Stephen Jermy | Cape Universities Body Imaging Centre |
| 650 1532 |
| A/Prof Dirk Lang | Confocal and Light Microscope Imaging Facility | 406 6419 | |
| Prof Ernesta Meintjes (ex officio) | Head of Department |
| 406 6547 |