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 […]
By Bernard Buteera On Saturday 2nd December 2023, all roads led to Achukudu Community Primary School in Napak District, Karamoja sub-region, as the Scholars and Alumni of Mastercard Foundation at Makerere University commemorated their Scholars’ Annual Day of Community Service (Giveback). The 2023 Scholars Annual Day of Community Service was held at Achukudu Community Primary […]
We thank all staff and students of Makerere University School of Health Sciences (MakSHS) for a job well done in the year 2022. Special thanks to the Heads of Department and units, programme coordinators and students’ leadership in the departments for successfully navigating our school through the congestion of post-lockdown catch-up in academic calendar and […]
The Uganda Dental Association (UDA) will undertake several activities to mark the World Oral Health Day, which is celebrated annually on March 20th. This year’s theme is “Be Proud of Your Mouth.” The activities will include: Oral health is an essential part of overall health, yet it is often neglected. Dental problems can cause significant […]
Officially opened on Monday 28th November 2022, the first ever Makerere-University of Bergen Research School (MBRS) came to a lively end as student participants cheered each other on at a certificate award ceremony presided over by the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Finance and Administration), Prof. Henry Alinaitwe. Held on Thursday 8th December, 2022 in the Multimedia/e-Learning […]
Science is of great importance nationally and internationally for sustainable and socio-economic development as well as for technological advancement. Knowledge of science and technology is therefore a requirement in all countries and needed by all people globally due to numerous challenges that are facing us. These challenges include emergence of new drug resistant diseases, effects […]
A team of researchers from the College of Education and External Studies (CEES), who have been undertaking intervention research in an effort to instill Entrepreneurial skill among secondary school children on 10th August 2022 shared the results following a successful implementation period. The project, titled Imparting Entrepreneurship skills in Universal Secondary Education Learners through Student […]
This is an extremely exciting moment as we celebrate the Community and Public engagement in research-related activities discussed in this Newsletter. They were carried out by students from different schools in partnership with THRiVE researchers. THRiVE stands for “Training Health Researchers in Vocational Excellence”. The institutions in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, and the United Kingdom participating […]
It was dance and jubilation as Makerere University on Tuesday 24th May 2022 awarded PhDs, masters, post graduate diplomas and degrees to 1,398 students of the College of Education and External Studies (CEES). The ceremony, on the second day of the 72nd graduation, saw five people awarded Doctor of Philosophy Degrees, 52 students received Masters […]