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The African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) was inaugurated in Dakar in March 2015, bringing together sixteen (16) of the region’s leading universities. There are currently 19 full members and three associate members. Besides coming from different countries and different historical backgrounds, the Alliance members have a common vision. They seek to expand and enhance significantly […]
Makerere University in collaboration with the Uganda Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and Children’s National Hospital, DC received funding from the National Institutes of Health’s Fogarty international Centre to implement the Impact Training Program. The goal of the program is to equip and nurture emerging research leaders and professional scholars in Uganda to […]
CARTA graduates at Makerere University – Charles Kato (cohort 3) and Godwin Anywar (cohort 6) were among those who received the Vice-Chancellor’s Research Excellence Awards 2023 for being among the top publishers over the last five years, while Stephen Wandera (cohort 2) was recognized for his contribution to the body of knowledge through scholarly publications […]
The College of Business and Management Sciences has today January 31, 2024, the 3rd day of the 74th graduation ceremony, graduated 1,704 students. At the same function, five of the college’s senior researchers received the Vice Chancellor’s Research Excellence Award 2023. The researchers, Dr. Allen Kabagenyi, Dr. Peter Kisaakye, Assoc. Prof. Betty Kwagala, Dr. Francis […]
Dr. Rhoda Wanyenze, Professor and Dean, School of Public Health, Makerere University has on the occasion of the #Mak74thGrad been awarded the Vice Chancellor’s Research excellence award of Makerere University. The meritorious award was in recognition for her prolific publication record and outstanding contribution to Makerere University’s scholarly excellence. According to the Vice Chancellor, Professor […]
The College of Education and External Studies has today January 30, 2024, the 2nd day of the 74th graduation ceremony, graduated 1,019 students. At the same function, five of the college’s senior researchers received the Vice Chancellor’s Research Excellence Award 2023. The researchers, Prof. Paul Muyinda Birevu, Dr. Sekatawa Kenneth, Assoc. Prof. Jude Ssempebwa, Dr. […]
Graduation statistics The College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) has presented 638 students for the award of degrees and diplomas at the 74th graduation ceremony of Makerere University. Of the 638 students, 20 have graduated with PhDs (7 female, 13 male), 104 with Masters degrees (49 female, 55 male), 3 with a Postgraduate diploma […]
Our Pursuit of Research-led status firmly anchored Makerere University has continued to excel in research, teaching, learning and knowledge transfer partnerships. A survey conducted by our experts revealed that between 2017 and 2021, our faculty published more than 7,000 articles in peer reviewed journals. Furthermore, a number of staff and students have won several awards […]
By Agnes Namaganda Child Health and Development Centre (CHDC) is a multidisciplinary research centre at Makerere University College of Health Sciences. Her mandate is to promote the wellbeing of children and women in Uganda through multi-disciplinary and multi-sectoral research, teaching, training and partnerships. CHDC is planning a series of symposia to disseminate findings from the various […]
Sixty four-year-old Sarah Bunoti Nantono is a retired teacher and Lecturer of Psychology. She enrolled for a Ph.D. program at Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) in 2013 with the goal of studying early adolescent reproductive health. Having taught for more than thirty years, Dr. Sarah Bunoti Nantono had moved up the academic ladder from being […]