Environmental economists and graduate students from Makerere University held a meeting with government officials to identify research and data gaps to address the persistent environmental and natural resources (ENR) challenges in Uganda. The two-day researchers’ training organized by EfD Uganda was held at Esella Country Hotel in Kampala, on 14th and 15th March 2024, Local […]
Dr Tugume Patience, a Lecturer in the Department of Plant Sciences, Microbiology and Biotechnology at the College of Natural Sciences (CoNAS), Makerere University is one of the 28 women who have been granted the 2023 OWSD Early Career Fellowship. These scientists will receive up to USD50,000 to lead research projects and establish research groups at their home institutions […]
Following the Official Announcement sent on September, 4th, 2023, we are pleased to launch the 2024 Edition of the Eni Award – Debut in Research: Young Talents for Africa Prize, which is addressed to students of African citizenship born in or after the year 1993, holding a Master’s degree and having defended their thesis at […]
Makerere University has launched a Solar-powered Cooker developed by researchers from the Department of Agricultural and Bio-systems Engineering at the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) in collaboration with Intellsys (U) Ltd. The MakSol Cooker was officially unveiled and launched on 14th June 2023 by the Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation, Hon. Dr. […]
This Early-Career Research Fellowship is being initiated by the African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA), with support from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, to support a total of thirteen (13) Early-Career Research (ECRs) Fellows to undertake globally competitive research at the ARUA Centres of Excellence (CoEs). The goal is to strengthen the capacity of ECRs […]
Professor Emmanuel B. Kasimbazi, a Professor of Law at School of Law, Makerere University has two new books published. The books are: Energy Law in Uganda; and Environmental Law in Uganda, 3rd Edition. Energy and environment are hot topics in the national discourse; therefore, one wouldn’t want to miss either of the two titles. Both […]
Renowned Corporate Governance Consultant Japheth Katto has advised businesses to ensure their entities are run on the principles of corporate governance if they are to grow and make profit. Corporate Governance, he said, is concerned with holding the balance between economic and social goals as well as between individual and communal goals. Quoting Sir Adrian Cadbury, Katto said the […]
The Center for Life-Long Learning, under the College of Education and External Studies has partnered with Love Binti International to see to the development of communities. The partnership, culminated into a conference themed “Learning Together, Conversations and Perspectives with NGO and Academic Institutions on achieving Sustainable Development” held at the college premises on Friday August 26, 2022. The head of the Centre for […]