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From right are the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic Affairs), Prof. Sarah Ssali; Dr. James Magara; the Chairperson of the Makerere University Council, Dr. Lorna Magara; the Dean of Students, Dr. Winifred Kabumbuli; the St. Francis Chaplain, Dr. Lydia Kitayimbwa; Mr. Samuel Kizito; the Academic Registrar, Prof. Mukadasi Buyinza; and the Deputy Principal of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS), Prof. Awich Eric Ochen. From right are the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic Affairs), Prof. Sarah Ssali; Dr. James Magara; the Chairperson of the Makerere University Council, Dr. Lorna Magara; the Dean of Students, Dr. Winifred Kabumbuli; the St. Francis Chaplain, Dr. Lydia Kitayimbwa; Mr. Samuel Kizito; the Academic Registrar, Prof. Mukadasi Buyinza; and the Deputy Principal of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS), Prof. Awich Eric Ochen.
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Makerere Staff Urged to Serve Students with Integrity, Compassion and Godly Wisdom

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Undergraduate Admission Lists 2026/2027
Left to Right: Dr. Rodney Rugyema, Mr. Arthur Akatwijuka, Dr. Winfred Namuwonge Kabumbuli, Prof. Henry Alinaitwe, the keynote speaker Dr. Gervais Ndayizeye and Mr. Julius Mucuguzi at the official opening of EAUDC2026 on 27th July 2026. Yusuf Lule Central Teaching Facility, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda. Left to Right: Dr. Rodney Rugyema, Mr. Arthur Akatwijuka, Dr. Winfred Namuwonge Kabumbuli, Prof. Henry Alinaitwe, the keynote speaker Dr. Gervais Ndayizeye and Mr. Julius Mucuguzi at the official opening of EAUDC2026 on 27th July 2026. Yusuf Lule Central Teaching Facility, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda.
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Prof. Tonny Oyana and Prof. Robert Wamala with participants at the close of the GRRP Training on 24th July 2026. Closing Ceremony of the three-day Good Research Regulatory Practice (GRRP) Course for members of Research Ethics Committees (RECs) from Makerere University and other institutions organized by the Directorate of Research, Innovations and Partnerships (DRIP) at Makerere University in partnership with the Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST), 24th July 2026, MakSPH Auditorium, Kampala Uganda, East Africa. Prof. Tonny Oyana and Prof. Robert Wamala with participants at the close of the GRRP Training on 24th July 2026. Closing Ceremony of the three-day Good Research Regulatory Practice (GRRP) Course for members of Research Ethics Committees (RECs) from Makerere University and other institutions organized by the Directorate of Research, Innovations and Partnerships (DRIP) at Makerere University in partnership with the Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST), 24th July 2026, MakSPH Auditorium, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Call for Erasmus+ Mobility Exchanges between Makerere University and University of Perugia. Deadline: 7th August 2026. Photo Montage: Gemini
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Call for Erasmus+ Mobility Exchanges between Makerere University and University of Perugia

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Hon. Eng. Jonard Asiimwe Akiiki is joined by the Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe, Prof. Bruce Kirenga and other officials in a group photo on 22nd July 2026. Hon. Eng. Jonard Asiimwe Akiiki, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation in the Office of the President, two-day Ministerial Maiden Visit to Makerere University, 21st-22nd July 2026, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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SPH and CHS Masters Graduands at the 76th Graduation Ceremony. 76th Graduation Ceremony, Day 1, College of Health Sciences and School of Public Health. Commencement Speaker-Prof. Nicholas Ozor, the Executive Director of the African Technology Policy Studies Network, Nairobi, Kenya. 24th February 2026, Freedom Square, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Staff from the Office of the Academic Registrar with the delegation from Gulu University at the Senate Building on 21st July 2026.
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Prof. Sarah Ssali gifting the Vice President, Southwest Minzu University. DVCAA Professor Sarah Ssali receives delegation from Southwest Minzu University, China, led by the Vice President, Professor Yang Sheng-Tao, for a high-level meeting focused on academic collaboration and joint capacity development in animal husbandry and veterinary medicine, 23rd July 2026, Main Building, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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MUST Benchmarks Makerere’s Grants Management System
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SPH and CHS Masters Graduands at the 76th Graduation Ceremony. 76th Graduation Ceremony, Day 1, College of Health Sciences and School of Public Health. Commencement Speaker-Prof. Nicholas Ozor, the Executive Director of the African Technology Policy Studies Network, Nairobi, Kenya. 24th February 2026, Freedom Square, Kampala Uganda, East Africa. SPH and CHS Masters Graduands at the 76th Graduation Ceremony. 76th Graduation Ceremony, Day 1, College of Health Sciences and School of Public Health. Commencement Speaker-Prof. Nicholas Ozor, the Executive Director of the African Technology Policy Studies Network, Nairobi, Kenya. 24th February 2026, Freedom Square, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Hon. Eng. Jonard Asiimwe Akiiki is joined by the Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe, Prof. Bruce Kirenga and other officials in a group photo on 22nd July 2026. Hon. Eng. Jonard Asiimwe Akiiki, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation in the Office of the President, two-day Ministerial Maiden Visit to Makerere University, 21st-22nd July 2026, Kampala Uganda, East Africa. Hon. Eng. Jonard Asiimwe Akiiki is joined by the Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe, Prof. Bruce Kirenga and other officials in a group photo on 22nd July 2026. Hon. Eng. Jonard Asiimwe Akiiki, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation in the Office of the President, two-day Ministerial Maiden Visit to Makerere University, 21st-22nd July 2026, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Minister affirms national commitment to Science, Innovation and Local Health Technologies
Makerere Vice Chancellor Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe (right) with MUST Vice Chancellor Prof. Pauline Byakika-Kibwika (left) with the members during a benchmarking visit. Makerere Vice Chancellor Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe (right) with MUST Vice Chancellor Prof. Pauline Byakika-Kibwika (left) with the members during a benchmarking visit.
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MUST Benchmarks Makerere’s Grants Management System
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Providing Opportunities for Women in Entrepreneurship and Reproductive Health (POWER) is a Young Women Social Entrepreneurship Accelerator Program that nurtures and empowers women to lead, innovate, and build sustainable startups in SRHR/FP. SIHI, Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH), Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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SIHI Uganda Turning Community-Led Solutions into Better Health

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Kickoff training for teams tasked with collecting data for the Uganda Population-Based HIV Impact Assessment (UPHIA) 2024-2025, held 19th May 2025, Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) Auditorium, Main Campus, Kampala Uganda, East Africa. Kickoff training for teams tasked with collecting data for the Uganda Population-Based HIV Impact Assessment (UPHIA) 2024-2025, held 19th May 2025, Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) Auditorium, Main Campus, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Call For Applications: ACT-PREP Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (2)
Prof. Bruce Kirenga addresses the senior six students and their teachers on 10th July 2026. Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MakCHS) Career Fair for Ngora High School and Wiggins Secondary School guiding senior six science students on careers in health sciences and introducing them to the wide range of academic programmes offered by the College, 10th July 2026, Mulago Hospital Complex, Kampala Uganda, East Africa. Prof. Bruce Kirenga addresses the senior six students and their teachers on 10th July 2026. Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MakCHS) Career Fair for Ngora High School and Wiggins Secondary School guiding senior six science students on careers in health sciences and introducing them to the wide range of academic programmes offered by the College, 10th July 2026, Mulago Hospital Complex, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Participants pose for a group photo after the launch of the MakSPH study on possible lead exposure from domestic cookware in Kampala, held on 11 June 2026 at the ResilientAfrica Network in Kololo. Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) launch of year-long study, titled “Assessment of Lead Contamination in Domestic Cookware, Supply Chains, and Exposure Pathways in Informal Settlements of Kampala,” 11th June 2026, ResilientAfrica Network (RAN), Kololo MakSPH Annex, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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MakSPH Launches Study into Possible Lead Exposure from Domestic Cookware in Kampala
Dr Chris Baryomunsi, flanked by Dr Tolbert Nyenswah, Dr Marie-Roseline Belizaire and Dr Andrew Kambugu, cuts the ribbon marking the launch of the Continental Incident Management Support Team at IDI's McKinnell Knowledge Centre, Makerere University. Formal launch of Continental Incident Management Support Team (IMST), a joint Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and World Health Organization (WHO) operation racing to contain the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola sweeping through the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 26th June 2026, Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) McKinnell Knowledge Centre, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Makerere University becomes Africa’s new nerve centre in the fight against Ebola
From right to left: Then U.S. Ambassador to Uganda H.E. William W. Popp; Prof. Rhoda Wanyenze, Dean, MakSPH; Dr. Diana Atwine, Permanent Secretary, MoH; Dr. Charles Olaro, Director General of Health Services, MoH; and Dr. Adetinuke Boyd, U.S. CDC Country Director for Uganda, during the METS programme handover event in Kampala in March 2026. Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) reflection on long and productive partnership with the people and Government of the United States, spanning more than 35 years. Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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A Shared Investment in Uganda’s Public Health: The long MakSPH and U.S. Government partnership in training, evidence and health systems
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The Acting Vice Chancellor-Prof. Henry Alinaitwe (Centre) with royals and dignitaries at the Symposium on 21st May 2026. Inter-University Symposium on Pan-Africanism and Reparatory Justice held ahead 21st May 2025 of the Africa Day Celebrations with over 23 participating Universities, Main Hall, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Symposium on Pan-Africanism and Reparatory Justice Ignites Debate on African Unity and Decolonisation of Systems

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Yours2Read, Department of Literature, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa Short Story Competition 2026. Photo: Nano Banana 2. Yours2Read, Department of Literature, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa Short Story Competition 2026. Photo: Nano Banana 2.
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Makerere University Short Story Writing Competition 2026
Students from the Department of Performing Arts on 4th April 2025. Students from the Department of Performing Arts on 4th April 2025.
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Special University Entry Examinations for the Diploma in Performing Arts 2026/27
Whitney Najjuka, the best overall student of the Bachelor of Journalism and Communication this year with a CGPA of 4.46. She is set to graduate from Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa on Day 4 of the 76th Graduation Ceremony on Friday 27th February 2026 in the Freedom Square.
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DVC (AA) Prof. Sarah Ssali hands over a plaque to Dr. Pamela Khanakwa during CHUSS End of year party on 12th December 2025. Dr. Pamela Khanakwa Honored for Steering Record 18 PhD Candidates for the Mak 2026 Graduation, School of Liberal and Performing Arts, College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS), Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Dr. Pamela Khanakwa Honored for Steering Record 18 PhD Candidates for the Mak 2026 Graduation
Lead Facilitator-Dr. William Tayebwa (Centre) with facilitators and participants on Day Two of the training at Makerere University. Ugandan journalists specialized training on peace and gender-sensitive reporting to ensure responsible media coverage during the election period, held 8th-9th January 2026 at Makerere University’s College of Humanities and Social Sciences Smart Room, Kampala Uganda, East Africa organized by the Women’s Situation Room (WSR).
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College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS) invests over UGX 100 million in acquisition and installation of state-of-the-art interactive smart screens, marking a major step in strengthening digital teaching and learning at Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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A section of the officer in a group photo at the entrance of the School of Social Sciences, Makerere University. More than 130 cadet officers from Uganda Military Academy (UMA) in Kasambya orientation on library use and access to electronic resources as part of preparations for the Bachelor’s Degree in Defence Studies, 20th November 2025, College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS), Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Over 130 Cadet Officers Oriented on Library Use at Makerere University
Prof. Winston Tumps Ireeta (4th Left) and Prof. Helen Nambalirwa Nkabala (3rd Left) with Left to Right: Prof. Josephine Ahikire, Prof. Robert Wamala, Prof. Andrew Ellias State, Assoc. Prof. Edgar Nabutanyi, Dr. Pamela Khanakwa, Mr. Tom Tibaijuka with a dummy of the book "Reclaiming Learning" at the event on 11th December 2025. College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS) on 11th December 2025 celebrated the launch of five scholarly books, marking a significant milestone in the College’s contribution to academic research and discourse, Senior Common Room, Main Building, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Participants pose for a group photo on Day One of the Good Research Regulatory Practice (GRRP) Course for members of Research Ethics Committees (RECs). Day one of the three-day Good Research Regulatory Practice (GRRP) Course for members of Research Ethics Committees (RECs) from Makerere University and other institutions organized by the Directorate of Research, Innovations and Partnerships (DRIP) at Makerere University in partnership with the Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST), 22nd July 2026, Senate Building, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Prof. Julius Kikooma and DGT Staff with PhD Thesis Completion Grants beneficiaries on 8th June 2026. Directorate of Graduate Training launches thesis completion grant aimed at supporting PhD students to complete their research, improve completion rates, and align academic work with Uganda’s national development priorities, 8th June, 2026, Telepresence Hall, Senate Building, Makerere University, Kampala, East Africa. Prof. Julius Kikooma and DGT Staff with PhD Thesis Completion Grants beneficiaries on 8th June 2026. Directorate of Graduate Training launches thesis completion grant aimed at supporting PhD students to complete their research, improve completion rates, and align academic work with Uganda’s national development priorities, 8th June, 2026, Telepresence Hall, Senate Building, Makerere University, Kampala, East Africa.
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Makerere University Rolls Out Thesis Completion Grants to Accelerate PhD Research and Strengthen National Policy Impact
A screenshot of participants during the online engagement with by international AI consultant Dr. Vivek Mohindra on 4th June 2026. Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa. A screenshot of participants during the online engagement with by international AI consultant Dr. Vivek Mohindra on 4th June 2026. Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Makerere University Charts Course for Responsible AI Adoption in Research Management
Prof. Julius Kikooma and Prof. Stella Neema pose for a group photo outside the Main Library with facilitators and PhD students after the training on 25th May 2025. Closure of a 10-day PhD cross-cutting training in Advanced Research Methods organized by the Directorate of Graduate Training and supported by iCARTA as part of efforts to strengthen doctoral education and research capacity, 25th May 2026, Main Library Room 24/7, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Makerere Challenges PhD Students to Turn Research Into Solutions as Advanced Research Methods Training Ends
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Why Education System Resilience Matters: Insights from GPE Partner Countries in Africa
Prof. Kikooma Julius addresses participants at the workshop on 23rd April 2026. Journal Editors’ Workshop organized by Makerere University Press (Mak Press) to discuss publication standards, consistency in journal production, international indexing requirements, governance, and sustainability of academic journals, April 23, 2026, in the Smart Room, College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS), Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Makerere Revives Scholarly Publishing through Journal Editors’ Workshop to Boost Global Rankings
Call for two PhD Positions under the Global Health EDCTP3 Joint Undertaking funded Digital Dashboards in Diagnostic Innovations (DiDiDi) Project. Image: Nano Banana 2.
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Call for two PhD Positions under the Global Health EDCTP3 Joint Undertaking funded Digital Dashboards in Diagnostic Innovations (DiDiDi) Project
A screenshot of some of the speakers at the high-level webinar. A high-level webinar hosted by the Directorate of Research, Innovations and Partnerships in collaboration with the Directorate of Graduate Training at Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa reinforces urgent need for early engagement with research ethics, drawing over 500 participants in attendance and close to 980 registrations to discuss ethical approval processes and responsible research conduct, 9th April 2026.
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“Start with Ethics”: Makerere Webinar Rallies Researchers to Prioritize Ethical Approval from Day One
High-level workshop of regulators, academic leaders, and research ethics committees focused on improving coordination, efficiency, and accountability in research oversight, 19th March 2026, Conference Room, School of Business, CoBAMS, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Makerere Strengthens Research Ethics as Leaders Call for Reforms in Governance, Integrity, and Student Support
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