PhD Students attend a training course in Scholarly writing and Communication Skills in the Main Library, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda on 19th August 2019.
Information Literacy forms the basis for lifelong learning and is a necessary skill for all scholars and researchers.
Information Literacy is knowing when and why you need information, where to find it, and how to evaluate, and use and communicate it in an ethical manner. Reference management tools help scholars to collect, organize, and insert citations and bibliographic references into essays, research papers, dissertations, and theses.Information literacy enables scholars and researchers to undertake their research in a more efficient, effective,and ethical manner.
This workshop is designed to provide students and researchers with intellectual, critical, and logical skills to quickly access relevant information, evaluate the information and effectively and efficiently use the information.The workshop includes hands-on activities in developing search strategies and using reference management tools.
Duration: 3 days
Trainer
Ms Mary Ngure, Coordinator-Information Resource Centre, icipe mngure@icipe.org
Sessions and learning outcomes
(1) Introduction to Information Literacy
This session will focus on four areas to equip participants with skills for life-long learning to become more self-directed, and assume greater control over their own learning:
How to locate, evaluate, use and manage information effectivelywith emphasis on e-resources
Using search strategies
Using search engines
Evaluating information critically
In the workshop, participants will learn to:
Develop an effective search strategy to access needed information
Evaluate reliability, relevance, authority, and accuracy of information
(2) Publishing in Credible Open Access Journals and Identifying Predatory Journals
This session will focus on Open Access (OA publishing model) that provides free online access to research publications. Participants will learn to:
Identify Credible Open access journals
Use journal selection tools to identify journals to publish in
Identify predatory journals
(3) Maintaining an online scholarly presence
At this session, participants will learn about the different online platforms for creating online presence. This allows scholars and researchers to increase the visibility of their publications and to network, finding potential collaborators and readers.
Participants will learn to create their accounts on:
Google Scholar
Academia.edu
Linkedln
ORCID
Research Gate
(4) Reference Management and citation tools / Plagiarism Detection
At this session, participants will learn about the standalone or web-based software that enable a researcher to efficiently store lists of references and full-text articles, format citations to any citation style and create bibliographies. Correct citing and referencing helps avoid plagiarism.
In the workshop, participants will learn:
What is plagiarism and how to avoid it
How to generate plagiarism reports using Turnitin
Use of different reference management and citation tools to cite while you write and create bibliographies with a practical on Mendeley referencing software
Participants are encouraged to download and install Mendeley referencing tool in their devices prior to the workshop.
Programme
Time (EAT)
Activity
Trainer/Facilitator
Day 1: Wednesday15thJune2022
09:45 -10:00
Login and connection check
ICT Team
10:00 -10:10
Opening Remarks
TBA
10:10 -12:00
Pre-Training Quiz / Self-Assessment Introduction to Information Literacy
Ms Mary Ngure, Coordinator-Information Resource Centre, icipe
12:00 -14:00
Break
14:00-15:50
Publishing in Credible Open Access Journals and Identifying Predatory Journals
Install Mendeley citation plugin To be able to cite as you write, generate citations and bibliographies and change your citation style, install the citation plug-in. From the Mendeley desktop version installed in step a) above; click on Tools>Install MS Word Plugin
Install Web Importer add-on To import papers, web pages and other documents directly into your reference library from search engines and academic databases, download and install Web importer: https://www.mendeley.com/reference-management/web-importer
Makerere University, in collaboration with the University of Southern Denmark (SDU), Tufts University, and Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA), invites researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and community actors to submit abstracts for the National Symposium on:
Climate Migration among Youths in Uganda: Local Voices for Policy Impact
Date: Wednesday, 12th August 2026 Venue: Makerere University Main Hall
The symposium will examine the drivers, patterns, and impacts of climate-induced youth migration in Uganda, while advancing evidence-based and community-informed policy responses.
Theme: Climate-Induced Youth Migration and Urban Futures in Uganda: Evidence, Voices, and Pathways for Action
Submission Deadline: 9th June 2026
Submit Abstracts To: citiesofyouth@musph.ac.ug
Researchers and practitioners are encouraged to contribute research findings, case studies, policy analyses, and practice-based experiences. Abstracts will be considered for oral and poster presentations.
Makerere University, in partnership with Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Independent University of Bangladesh, Eduardo Mondlane University, and Pokhara University, with funding from Norwegian Programme for Capacity Development in Higher Education and Research for Development (NORHED), is implementing a project: ‘Co-creating Knowledge for Local Adaptation to Climate Change in LDCs (COLOCAL).
The expected outputs of the project include strengthened educational and research capacity, improved knowledge on inclusive Locally Led Adaptation (LLA) and Community Based Adaptation (CBA) including delivering skilled knowledge co-creators, and partnerships to support needs-driven, locally-based and contextually sensitive adaptation. The outputs are anticipated to influence policy, planning and practice around LLA and CBA through collaborative learning and knowledge translation.
In line with targets and activities for 2026/2027, COLOCAL project is offering research support for three (3) Master’s students who have completed their first academic year of taught classes at Makerere University and are interested in undertaking research under one of the following thematic areas. The students MUST have undertaken the course offered under the auspices of the project on Disability, Social Justice and Climate Resilient Development.
Requirements:
A first degree from a reputable university in a field related to the focus of the project
Ugandan citizen below 35 years
Good command of English (spoken and written)
Demonstrated interest in inclusive and climate resilient development
Evidence of practical experience in conducting relevant research during and after undergraduate level
Evidence of full payment of all university fees for the first academic year
The Masters programme being undertaken MUST have explicit content on climate change mitigation and adaptation
Special consideration will be given to students with disabilities, financial challenges, students from ethnic minority groups, internally displaced students, among others
Scholarship and study/research conditions
Availability to complete all research activities in a maximum of 10 months.
Scope of the scholarship
The project will specifically cover stipends and support for field activities only. Support with tuition fees, for the research year, will be provided for students who will complete and submit the research thesis for examination within 10 months from the date of receiving the scholarship offer letter.
How to apply
Interested and eligible candidates should submit the following documents: Application letter, research concept note of not more than 2 pages, academic transcripts/certificates, an updated CV (including contacts of at least two referees) and two recommendation letters.
Send applications via email to: colocal.caes@mak.ac.ug, not later than 20th May, 2026. This contact can as well be used for inquiries, where necessary.
The Makerere University Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) Limited implemented a Gates Foundation training program dubbed “Principle of Management Excellence for Research training” PRIMER in francophone countries, namely, Mali, Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This training was delivered by content experts and experienced practitioners, not professionally trained experts. As such, limiting the quality of slide decks, which were largely fragmented with text rather than graphical and infographic elements that suit a mature audience. To effectively deliver a research training program, advanced, engaging, and efficient tools are critical for fostering audience engagement and participation, and for learning and assessment in research management excellence. To achieve this, IDI seeks to hire an expert to:
design and deliver a set of integrated advanced slide decks combining text, visual learning materials (graphical and infographics) and case scenarios
develop a virtual bilingual community learning platform (VBCLP), i.e. with in-built French and English to engage alumni,
develop and automate a pre-course assessment system that potential trainees fill out, and it automates results that are presented in statistical form for easy interpretation and decision making.
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