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CAES Management Deliberates Strategies for Repositioning the Graduate Research Agenda
****At the CAES Management Retreat held on 10th-12th January 2024, participants took stock of the current state and landscape of graduate research at the College, and discussed strategies for refocusing the research and innovation agenda to address the national development challenges. Overview – CAES Pact for Transformational Change In 2022, the College of Agricultural and […]
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CEBL phase 2 launched
Researchers at the College of Education and External Studies on January 13, 2024, launched a study on the Comprehensive Evaluation of Blended Learning (CEBL) among graduate students. The study, funded by the Makerere University Research and Innovations Fund (Mak-RIF), will this time take into consideration graduate teaching at Makerere University. While Makerere had had online […]
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MISR Wednesday Seminar: Dr. Giuliano Martinello
MISR Seminar Room 1, Makerere University and Online.
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New Uganda study shows Oxygen Access increase among neonates & children in Hospitals
A new study in Uganda has shown a significant increase in oxygen access and pulse oximetry among neonates and children in health facilities. Preliminary findings published in The Lancet, the world’s highest-impact medical and academic journal show the positive impact of a diverse oxygen systems strengthening intervention on diagnosis, oxygen therapy use, and mortality rates. […]
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Makerere & Johns Hopkins Universities Release Report on Speed and Helmet Use in Kampala
Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) and the Johns Hopkins International Injury Research Unit (JH-IIRU) have launched the status summary report 2023; Road Risk Factors for Kampala, Uganda, in partnership with Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) and Vital Strategies. The report was launched at Hotel Africana in Kampala on January 16, 2024. It delineates […]
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PhD Defence: Ms. Phiona Atuhaire
The Conference Room, Level 2, Block B, College of Business and Management Sciences (CoBAMS), Makerere University and Online.
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New CAES Project to Improve Tea Production in Uganda
*****Funded by the Danish Fellowship Centre under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark, the Project, Nature-based Solutions for Climate-Resilient Tea Production in Uganda (NbS4Tea), is envisaged to sustainably bridge the tea yield gap in Uganda by developing research-based NbS for enhanced climate resilience of tea production systems. Overview Tea is a widely consumed and one […]
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UN General Assembly President visits Mak Innovations Hub
Makerere University was yet again privileged to host the 78th UN General Assembly President H.E. Dennis Francis, who visited the newly equipped Innovation Pod/Hub to see the ideas that students have turned into innovative products. H.E. Dennis Francis, on January 20, 2024, challenged innovators to convert their brilliant ideas into meaningful assets, emphasizing that […]
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H.E. Xavier Sticker Visits Mak, Discusses Collaborative Initiatives
By Betty Nabisubi The Ambassador of France to Uganda, H.E. Xavier Sticker on Friday 19th January 2024 visited Makerere University to familiarize himself with the French Corner, the French Section of the Department of European and Oriental Languages and institution’s Internationalisation function. He was officially received by the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Finance and Administration), Prof. […]
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FoodLAND Project 4th Annual Meeting Takes Stock of Progress, Discusses Strategies for Future Implementation
Overview While Africa has potential to grow diversity of food, the continent suffers high levels of under-nutrition, nutritional deficiencies, food poisoning and has in recent decades also registered marked rise in prevalence of over-nutrition and associated non-communicable diseases. Over 20% of Africa’s population face chronic hunger and approximately 30% of children below five years on […]
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