The Association of Commonwealth Universities-ACUTitular Fellowships provide opportunities for staff from member
universities and employees working in industry, commerce or public service in a Commonwealth country to spend periods of time in other member universities or relevant institutions outside their own country. Preference will be given to workers in the following priority subject areas:
agriculture, forestry and food sciences, biotechnology, development strategies, earth and marine sciences, engineering, health and related
social sciences, information technology, management for change, professional education and training, social and cultural development and university development and management.
A summary of the awards is as follows:
· Swansea University Fulton Fellowship
Tenable at Swansea University. Awarded for any of the priority subjects listed above.
Country of Tenure: United Kingdom
· The Worshipful Company of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales Fellowship
At least one Fellowship open either to professionally qualified accountants or to established members of university faculties or related fields. Tenable at a Commonwealth university which either provides courses approved by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, or provides courses in, or closely allied to, business education. Section A of the nomination form may be completed either by the head of the candidate¹s firm/company, or by the Executive Head of the proposed host university.
Country of Tenure: Any Commonwealth country other than home country
· Wighton Titular Fellowship in Engineering
Open to full-time staff, academic or technical, of engineering departments in any of the developing country universities in membership of the ACU. Intended especially for the enhancement of laboratory teaching capacity. Country of Tenure: Any Commonwealth country other than home country
· The University of Manitoba Fellowship
Tenable at the University of Manitoba. Awarded for any of the priority subject areas listed above.
Country of Tenure: Canada
· The George Weston Limited, Canada, Fellowship
Awarded in agriculture, forestry, and food science/ food technology Country of Tenure: Any Commonwealth country other than home country
· The University of Oxford Fellowship
Tenable at the University of Oxford. Awarded in any of the priority subject areas listed above.
Country of Tenure: United Kingdom
· The Jacky McAleer Memorial Fellowship
In memory of Jacky McAleer, a former member of staff of the ACU, and in recognition of her long and outstanding service to the ACU. Awarded in the field of information technology, with priority given to the computerisation of record systems or computer-assisted learning.
Country of Tenure: Any Commonwealth country other than home country
· The Gordon and Jean Southam Fellowship
Open to nominees of any of the Canadian universities in membership of the ACU. Awarded for any of the priority subject areas listed above.
Country of Tenure: Any Commonwealth country other than home country
Applications will be considered ONLY if the applicant is approved by the Executive Head (Vice-Chancellor, President or Rector) of a university in ACU membership. The ACU will also consider applications approved by the chief executive officer of a Commonwealth inter-university organisation. Fellowships will be tenable for up to a maximum of six months.
The closing date for applications is 1st June 2012
For further informationand details of how to apply, please visit the webpage at
The Office of the Academic Registrar, Makerere University has released the admission lists for Bachelor of Laws for the Academic Year 2025/2026.
Please note that the list includes Government Sponsorship for Bachelor of Laws i.e A-Level (Direct Entry), Bachelor of Laws-Day – (LAW) and Bachelor of Laws-Afternoon – (LAA)
Makerere University has received 700 digital tablets from the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), aimed at enhancing statistical research, teaching, and data-driven decision-making across the institution.
The donation was made on June 30, 2025, as part of UBOS’ broader initiative to distribute a total of 3,025 tablets to ten government-funded institutions of higher learning. The handover ceremony was attended by Makerere’s Acting Deputy Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Prof. Buyinza Mukadasi and Mr. Simon Kizito, the Deputy University Secretary among other Vice Chancellors and accounting officers.
Vice Chancellors from government-funded institutions of higher learning that received the donation of tablets from UBOS.
Dr. Allen Kabagenyi, a UBOS Board Director, who coordinated the distribution of the tablets to the respective 10 Public universities, underscored the significance of inter-institutional collaboration in fostering a data-literate and innovative generation. “This initiative is a testament to the power of partnerships between public institutions. In a country like Uganda, with one of the youngest populations globally, equipping our future leaders with the right tools is critical to achieving both national and global development goals,” she remarked.
The tablets had initially been procured and deployed during the recently concluded National Population and Housing Census. UBOS Executive Director Dr. Chris Mukiza explained that their redistribution marks the beginning of the Bureau’s post-census utilization strategy.
Dr. Chris Mukiza (L) flanked by his Board Director Dr. Allen Kabagenyi (R) addressing the meeting.
“We acquired 120,000 tablets to conduct the census, and as we committed earlier, we are ensuring that these resources continue to serve the country even after the census,” said Dr. Mukiza. “Our expectation is that these tablets will strengthen data collection, teaching, and research in universities and higher institutions. We want to see a culture where statistics are not only produced but also actively used to influence development outcomes.”
Dr. Mukiza encouraged academic institutions to take full advantage of the extensive data available at UBOS, emphasizing that greater use of statistical resources will translate into more impactful research and policy interventions.
Some of the accounting officers who attended the handover ceremony.
During the same event – cultural institutions also received tablets.
With this donation, Makerere University is well-positioned to further empower students and researchers in statistical analysis, evidence-based planning, and innovation-driven teaching.