The HERS-EA Sixth Academy officially kicked off on 3rd July 2023 at the Grand Global Hotel, Makerere Kikoni, based on the Maya Angelou-inspired theme ‘And Still I Rise’. This year’s theme is aimed at challenging participants to rise above and beyond institutional and personal barriers to women leadership. Launched in 2014, the Higher Education Resource […]
The Vice Chancellor has today April 6, 2023 launched a mentorship program for female students in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). The mentorship is being carried out under the Innovations Hub. Speaking at the launch, the Vice Chancellor Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe congratulated the research team led by Prof. Boksun Kim from University of Plymouth […]
By Ninsiima Racheal By nurturing women in science, the Training Health Researchers into Vocational Excellence in East Africa (THRiVE) consortium has powerfully shown young women that Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) is for them. These women scientists are now everywhere you look. The video shared below chronicles the groundswell of female scientists who are […]