Professional Background

Mr Malesela Matlawe is a Research Officer specialising in Ethics and Integrity at the Central University of Technology (CUT), with 10 years of experience in research ethics, research integrity, governance, and research management within South African higher education.

His professional expertise includes the administration and governance of Human Research Ethics Committees (HRECs), research ethics review processes, research integrity and misconduct matters, institutional policy development, regulatory compliance, research information systems, and researcher capacity development. At CUT, Mr Matlawe has played a key role in establishing and strengthening the University’s Human Research Ethics Committee, supporting its engagement and registration processes with the National Health Research Ethics Council (NHREC), and developing institutional research ethics policies and procedures aligned with national and international standards. He has also worked with research ethics and output processes at leading South African universities, including the University of Pretoria and the University of KwaZulu-Natal.

Areas of Expertise

• • Research Ethics and Integrity
• • Research Governance and Policy Development
• • Research Output Management
• • Digital Research Systems
• • Researcher Capacity Development