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DRGT and Dept. of Sociology Complete PhD Training in Advanced Qualitative Data Analysis
On Friday, 8th February 2019, the Directorate of Research and Graduate Training (DRGT) in collaboration with the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS) brought to a close the 2-week long PhD Integrative Training in Advanced Qualitative Data Analysis at the School of Women and Gender Studies.
This is a cross-cutting course that involves a range of processes and procedures used on qualitative data and research designs e.g. Ethnography, Critical ethnography, Case study, Action Research, Historical/ life histories, and Grounded theory. DRGT shall continue to invest in such trainings because they enable our PhD students to explore and appreciate the qualitative methodology as an approach to a research problem. We trust that qualitative data analysis gives the students an understanding of their own research objective by revealing patterns and themes in their data.
Over the years, Qualitative Data Management has become increasingly popular in the basic science disciplines (e.g. medicine). Judging from the feedback, it is evident that both the humanities and science students are now more knowledgeable in the philosophical underpinnings of qualitative research; they acquired skills of literature search, critical analysis and writing. They are now also able to identify would-be qualitative research problems; appreciate analysis of qualitative data (manually and by use of computer software); but most importantly are able to explore various ways of writing a qualitative research report.
We extend our sincere appreciation to the competent team of resource persons including Prof. Neema Stella; Dr. Archilles Sewaya and Dr. Fred Bateganya. Their contribution to the vision and mission of DRGT is priceless!
We are indebted to the Swedish Government through the bilateral research cooperation programme for funding this and other research capacity development endeavors at Makerere University.
Article by Professor Buyinza Mukadasi, Director DRGT
The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe on 20th April 2026 inaugurated the Second Makerere University Health User Committee (Mak-HUC). The Committee was established by the Vice Chancellor in 2022 as part of his strategic mandate to strengthen and oversee the University Hospital services delivery.
Chaired by Dr. Allen Kabagenyi from the College of Business and Management Sciences (CoBAMS), Mak-HUC has as its members; Prof. Josaphat K. Byamugisha-Director Makerere University Health Services (MakHS) and Dr. Daniel Ronald Ruhweza-Department of Law and Jurisprudence, School of Law.
Other members include; Dr. Arthur Kwizera-Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, College of Health Sciences (CHS) and Makerere University Academic Staff Association (MUASA) Representative, Dr. Lillian Tukahirwa-Makerere University Administrative Staff Association (MASA) Representative, Mr. Godfrey Othieno- National Union of Educational Institutions (NUEI) Representative, and as Secretariat, Ms. Kevin M. Nabiryo-Directorate of Human Resources.
The 2nd Mak-HUC has been appointed for a period of four years effective 1st January 2026 with a mandate to: Guide, monitor and oversee delivery of health services by MakHS; Represent the interests and concerns of staff and students that use MakHS; Advise on alignment with sustainable health financing and insurance models; Strengthen systems for fraud prevention, digital transformation and access to specialized treatment, among other responsibilities.
The 1st Mak-HUC was chaired by Dr. Allen Kabagenyi and had as members; Prof. Josaphat Byamugisha, Dr. Fred Mayambala, Dr. Zahara Nampewo, Mr. Othieno Godfrey, Mr. Apunyo Paul Okiria and Ms. Ikiriza Racheal. Milestones during the first era included; Outpatient Department visits growth from 4,802 (2022) to 7,388 (Nov 2025) for staff and 14,641 (2022) to 19,069 (Nov 2025) for students.
Others milestones included; Commissioning of a fully equipped Operating Theatre, Establishment of a modern Imaging Hub, Development of a fully functional Audiology Unit, Expansion of the Temporal Bone Laboratory, Launch of the Olink Proteomics Platform and Enhancement of the Dental Unit with 32 dental chairs and experienced personnel.
Related article: https://news.mak.ac.ug/2025/12/three-years-of-impact-makerere-university-health-user-committee-presents-status-report/
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