******Funded by the European Commission within the Horizon 2020 programme, the main aim of the project was to develop, implement and validate innovative, scalable, and sustainable technologies to support the nutrition performance of local food systems in Africa. Held at Makerere University, the meeting served as a platform to sensitize stakeholders on the different products […]
******Food and Local, Agricultural, and Nutritional Diversity (FoodLAND) project aims to develop, implement and validate innovative, scalable, and sustainable technologies aimed at supporting the nutrition performance of local food systems in Africa, while strengthening agro-biodiversity and food diversity as well as diversity of healthy diets. Experiences of Nakaseke District farmers Farmers in Nakaseke District are […]
Scholars from Makerere University, in partnership with researchers from Europe, have launched the Remaking of the Family in East Africa (FamiLEA) project, focusing on 2000 households in the Kampala Metropolitan Area. This 3-year research initiative, which began on July 1st, includes households in Kampala, Wakiso, and Mukono Districts and will continue until mid-2027. The FamiLEA […]
In an ambitious move to enhance early childhood development, researchers from Makerere University’s College of Education and External Studies are advocating for the integration of nutrition education into the training programs for early childhood development (ECD) teachers. This groundbreaking initiative aims to equip future educators with essential knowledge and skills to foster healthy eating habits […]
Makerere University’s vision for blended learning which was adopted during the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020, is on track, the Acting Vice Chancellor (VC) who doubles as the Deputy VC Prof Umar Kakumba has said. Prof Umar Kakumba said Makerere has already integrated Open, Distance and e-learning (ODeL) into the teaching and learning of students. He […]
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 […]
Following a study on “Promoting Domestic Tourism in Uganda, An Assessment of Economic Significance and Opportunities for Tourism Stakeholders in Uganda” researchers have advised the government to increase funding to the tourism sector in an effort to promote and grow domestic tourism. One of the biggest hindrances to domestic tourism, as noted in the study, […]
History teaching and learning is perceived by many to be boring. This according to students is because history is often presented in such a way that students have to memorize names, dates, and events. Others argue that it is not relevant anymore. But scholars have argued that people who think that history is irrelevant aren’t […]
Makerere University College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) in partnership with the Norwegian University of Life Sciences; Independent University of Bangladesh; Eduardo Mondlane University; and Pokhara University, with funding from Norwegian Programme for Capacity Development in Higher Education and Research for Development (NORHED) is implementing a project, ‘Co-creating Knowledge for Local Adaptation to Climate […]
The Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MakCHS) will host the NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES (NCD) SYMPOSIUM 2023. Date: 4th March 2023 Time: 9:00am to 6:00pm Objective: Provide a forum for dissemination of advances in different NCDs with regard to training and research and their impact on community in Uganda and East Africa. Theme: Advances in NCD […]