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*****Celebrating a Distinguished Scholar, Mentor, and Global Authority in Forestry and Sustainable Environmental Stewardship It is with profound sorrow and a deep sense of loss that the Makerere University community mourns the passing of Prof. Abwoli Yabezi Banana, an outstanding scholar, teacher, researcher, mentor, and academic leader whose life was dedicated to the pursuit of […]
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda recently reported an outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), which is a serious and often deadly disease caused by a person being infected by the Ebola virus. The virus spreads through direct contact with body fluids such as blood, saliva, faeces, vomit, urine, sweat or genital fluids […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has appointed Makerere University Chancellor Dr. Crispus Walter Kiyonga as Uganda’s Second Deputy Prime Minister and Deputy Leader of Government Business in Parliament. The appointment was announced on May 26, 2026, as part of the cabinet reshuffle for the 2026–2031 government term. Dr. Kiyonga now assumes one of the senior leadership […]
Prof. Michael Owor has officially handed over the office of Dean, School of Physical Sciences to Prof. David Ssevviiri. Prof. Owor has served as Dean since 1st February 2022. Following his appointment by the University Council, Prof. Ssevviiri will serve as Dean for the next four years, effective 6th May 2026. Handover Ceremony Held on […]
Promoted just months ago, Impis have shocked Uganda’s rugby establishment by reaching the Main Cup semi-finals in their first season back in the Premier League and they are not done yet. KAMPALA There is a training ground in Kampala that the players of Makerere Impis Rugby Club have come to call the Graveyard. The name […]
The Makerere University College of Health Sciences and Case Western Reserve University, partnering with Mbarara University of Science and Technology, are implementing a five-year project titled “Self-management Intervention for Reducing Epilepsy Burden Among Adult Ugandans with Epilepsy.” The program is funded by the National Institute of Health (NIH) and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders […]
UPDATE 25th May 2026 The Academic Registrar, Makerere University invites applications from Ugandan, East African, and international applicants for the undergraduate programmes under the private sponsorship scheme for the 2026/2027 Academic Year for ‘A’ Level Leavers Only. Each applicant should: Have the Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) with at least five (5) passes, or its equivalent […]
The Public Interest Law (PILAC) held its 13th Clinical Legal Education (CLE) Moot on 14th May 2026 in the Makerere University School of Law (SoL) Moot Court Room. The CLE Moot is one of the clinical activities forming part of the experiential learning approach used by PILAC in its CLE class. This Moot gives CLE […]
Makerere University and Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at strengthening collaboration in research, training, innovation, and humanitarian service delivery. The agreement, signed on 19th May 2026, establishes a strategic framework through which the two institutions will jointly address pressing national and global challenges by combining academic research […]
Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH), through the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, in collaboration with the Global Health Institute at the University of Georgia, USA, is inviting applications for an intensive five-day short course on the Foundations and Applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) in Tuberculosis (TB) Research. Date: June […]