Makerere University announces an International Research and Innovations Dissemination Conference to be held on April 20-21, 2015 at Hotel Africana, Kampala, Uganda. The conference is expected to attract over 500 participants from Makerere, other public universities in Uganda and researchers/scientists from international collaborating institutions and universities, including stakeholders.
Theme: “Community Transformation through Research, Innovations and Knowledge Translation"
Makerere will showcase her research outputs and innovations that are advancing knowledge, impacting society and livelihoods reflected in the conference theme. In line with the priority research areas of the university, the conference has been organized in both plenary and five parallel scientific sessions, namely:
- Health and Health Systems
- Natural Resource Utilisation, Conservation and Environmental Sustainability
- Food Security, Safety and Value Addition
- Culture, Socio-economic Development, Social Justice, Governance, Conflict and Disaster Management
- Advances in Education, Science and Technology
Abstracts of papers and posters to be presented at the conference are invited from Researchers and PhD Students of Makerere University irrespective of funding agency, and collaborators in Swedish Institutions. All Staff and Students who have benefited from Sida support for their research and studies are expected to participate in this conference by submitting a paper and/or poster although the conference is not limited to beneficiaries of sida support. Preference shall be given to research that has the potential to or has contributed to policy, benefitted society/improved livelihoods and the environment. Please indicate whether the submission is for an oral paper or a poster presentation and the corresponding conference sub-theme/scientific session.
Please see Downloads for Conference poster and abstract submission guidelines
Deadline for Submission of Abstracts is January 30, 2015
For any further information, please contact
The Conference Secretariat,
Directorate of Research and Graduate Training (DRGT),
Makerere University
E-mail: conference@rgt.mak.ac.ug
Web: http://rgt.mak.ac.ug