The National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (NIHSS), has partnered with the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) to develop the African Pathways Programme scholarship. The aim of the scholarship is in line with the mandates of the Institute and Council to promote and facilitate research in the humanities and social sciences as well as to explore new vistas in pan-African scholarship.

Fourteen Makerere University science professors have retired after turning 60 years of age, which is the retirement age. The 14 professors who formally retired last Friday are all from the Makerere University College of Natural Science (CoNas). They will however continue serving Makerere University on a contract basis for another year.