Humanities & Social Sciences

CHUSS holds a Pre-application Workshop for Prospective 2022 Graduate Applicants

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March 23, 2022

Dr. Levis Mugumya (R) speaking during the workshop held on 19th March 2022 in the CHUSS Smart Room, Makerere University and Online.

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS) on 19^th March 2022, held a pre-application workshop for the prospective 2022 PhD applicants for Gerda Henkel Call.

The blended workshop held physically and online attracted over 30 Ugandans with graduate education at a level of masters in the humanities and social sciences. Another over 30 non-Ugandan participants from Kenya, Tanzania , Nigeria and other countries attended online.

Speaking during the function, the CHUSS Coordinator Gerda Henkel and Andrew Mellon projects Dr. Edgar Nabutanyi said after the 2017 round of application, it was realized that there were so many mistakes applicants had made, hence the need to sit down with prospective applicants to address them.

“The essence of this pre-writing workshop is to meet with the possible applicants and clarify, especially the issue of historical humanities and humanistic social sciences. This is an academic area that is not common within the African and Ugandan universities.

Also in the process, we have established a data bank for possible humanities scholars and applicants which is useful for the university and college especially when assessing what it has done and what impact has been made”, Dr. Nabutanyi explained

Dr. Nabutanyi expressed the need for applicants to be acquainted with the application process as an important moment in their lives that should be given all the attention it deserves advising them not to be discouraged but to keep on trying despite unsuccessful attempts.

The project Co-coordinator Dr. Levis Mugummya shared that with funding from the Gerda Henkel Foundation of Dusseldorf Germany, CHUSS seeks to admit 10 students for the 2022 intake of the Inter-disciplinary PhD in Historical Humanities and Humanistic Social Sciences.

“Historical Humanities and Humanistic Social Sciences include, but are not limited to a cluster of subjects (disciplines) that study human society with a particular sensitivity to change over time in shifting historical contexts with various kinds of evidence to support analyses of what informs and shapes the changes and the implications of such changes in human society”.

Dr. Mugumya reported that preference will be accorded to projects that approach the study of the Humanities and Social Sciences with a clearly strong historical focus in a number of fields including; The Classics namely literature, philosophy, epic, and drama, Prehistory/Early History of Africa, Archaeology, Modern African History, Sociology and Anthropology. Others are Language and Linguistics, Creative Arts in Africa, Religion in Africa and Political theory.

Related Topics:Andrew W. Mellon Anthropology applicants CHUSS drama Gerda Henkel Stiftung Graduate history philosophy sociology Workshop

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Some of the PhD Students in the audience. College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS) 2025 Graduate Symposium, Day 2, 20th June 2025, Main Hall, Main Building, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.

By Atwenda Nancy. E

Makerere University, June 20, 2025 — The College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS) is holding its 2025 Graduate Symposium from June 19 – 21, 2025, bringing together scholars, mentors, and graduate students in a spirited exchange of ideas, research, and academic collaboration.

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Dr. Edgar Fred Nabutanyi delivers the keynoted address. College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS) 2025 Graduate Symposium, Day 2, 20th June 2025, Main Hall, Main Building, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa. — ***Dr. Edgar Fred Nabutanyi delivers the keynoted address.***

In his keynote address, Dr. Edgar Fred Nabutanyi welcomed participants and acknowledged the contributions of speakers from the previous day’s sessions, including Prof. Eric Awich Ochen (Deputy Principal, CHUSS), Dr. Peter Wekesa, and Dr. Zaid Sekito, among others. He emphasized that the symposium was not just a showcase of academic work, but a strategic platform to build partnerships and attract research funding.

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Prof. Buyinza Mukadasi delivers the Vice Chancellor's remarks. College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS) 2025 Graduate Symposium, Day 2, 20th June 2025, Main Hall, Main Building, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa. — ***Prof. Buyinza Mukadasi delivers the Vice Chancellor’s remarks.***

The event was officially opened by Prof. Buyinza Mukadasi, the Acting Deputy Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, who represented the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe. In his remarks, Prof. Buyinza highlighted the importance of research that is impactful and relevant to society.

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Prof. Helen Nambalirwa Nkabala addresses the symposium. College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS) 2025 Graduate Symposium, Day 2, 20th June 2025, Main Hall, Main Building, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa. — ***Prof. Helen Nambalirwa Nkabala addresses the symposium.***

Prof. Helen Nambalirwa Nkabala, Principal of CHUSS, underscored the College’s intentional approach to graduate success. “You are in the mind of an excellent mind,” she said, encouraging students to continue striving for excellence and leadership in their respective fields. The 2025 CHUSS Graduate Symposium served as both a celebration of academic progress and a call to action for scholars to engage in meaningful research that addresses the needs of communities and contributes to national and global development.

The Writer is an Intern in the Public Relations Office, Makerere University