Mark Wamai, Author at Makerere University News

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Listening to “The Internationalist”

If you listen to one thing today, make it “The Internationalist”. The new podcast from the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) takes on current debates in...

Call for Applications: ABSbio Idea Challenge Competition 2020

Natural Sciences5 years ago

Call for Applications: ABSbio Idea Challenge Competition

Makerere University together with its Partner Universities Leipzig University, Germany and IRGIB Africa University Benin invite young researchers and students to take part in the ABSbio...

VC's Diary5 years ago

Launching the Africa One Health University Network

I launched the Africa One Health University Network (AFROHUN)-a consortium of 18 universities in 9 African countries. The AFROHUN will be a major asset in researching...

Vice Chancellor-Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe (4th L), DVCAA-Dr. Umar Kakumba (3rd L), Fmr. DVCAA-Dr. Ernest Okello-Ogwang (R), Director DRGT-Prof. Buyinza Mukadasi (3rd R) and other officials pose for a group photo with NERLP Research Teams after the research dissemination workshop on 28th October 2020, CTF2, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda.

Research5 years ago

Carnegie-Supported NERLP Project Teams Disseminate Research Findings

Today, Wednesday 28th October 2020, we held a successful dissemination conference of the Carnegie-funded postdoctoral research training project titled “Nurturing Emerging Research Leaders through Post-Doctoral Training...

A contestant pitches her idea at Seedstars Africa Summit 2018. Photo credit: Seedstars

Innovation5 years ago

The Gender Equity Track: Searching for 500 African Female-Led Startups

By Seedstars 1. About the Gender Equity Track Every year since 2013, Seedstars runs its renowned Seedstars World Competition, gathering the most promising startups from over...

L-R: Dr. Zikulah Namukwaya-IDI hands over the donation to Commissioners, Mr. Fred Ngabirano and Ms. Angella Nakafeero from MGLSD on 27th October 2020, Uganda Child Healthline, Kireka Uganda. Photo credit: IDI/Kazibwe Abubaker

Health5 years ago

IDI Equips GBV Helpline Facility at the Uganda Child Healthline

By Nakitandwe Rebecca Melisa On 27th October 2020, Dr. Zikulah Namukwaya; the Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission (EMTCT) Advisor, on behalf of the Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI)...

Prof. Noble Banadda attends the Virtual Launch of the O.R. Tambo Africa Research Chairs Initiative on 27th October 2020, AICAD Project Office, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda. Prof. Banadda is one of ten recipients of the ORTARChI.

Research5 years ago

Prof. Banadda Inaugurated as one of 10 O.R. Tambo Africa Research Chairs-Attracts USD250k & EUR100k Annually

Makerere University’s Professor Noble Banadda was on 27th October 2020 inaugurated as one of the 10 Oliver Reginald Tambo Africa Research Chairs Initiative (ORTARChI) recipients. The...

L-R: The Research Team; Dr. Rosemary Emegu Isoto (PI), Prof. Bernard Bashaasha (Co-PI and Principal, CAES), Ms. Caroline Kamugira and Ms. Noreen Munabi Nkuraija engage with stakeholders during the dissemination on 14th October 2020, Conference Hall, SFTNB, CAES, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda.

Agriculture & Environment5 years ago

Mak Unveils Uganda’s Potential to Process Powdered and Liquid Eggs

Makerere University researchers who received special funding under the Research and Innovations Fund (Mak-RIF) to respond to CoVID-19 have come up with interventions for Government, Public-Private...

Innovating to end Violence against Girls and Women with the Centres4Her Mobile App. Fast, Reliable, Confidential. Available for Download on Google Play Store

Innovation5 years ago

Innovating to end Violence against Girls and Women with Centres4Her

As a contribution to the efforts to end violence against girls and women in Uganda, UN-Women in collaboration with ResilientAfrica Network (RAN) www.ranlab.org are supporting identification,...

Dr. Winifred Tarinyeba-Kiryabwire, Lecturer at the School of Law, Makerere University, inducted as a Fellow of the Uganda National Academy of Sciences (UNAS) on 23rd October 2020. Photo credit: The Kampala Post.

Law5 years ago

Dr. Winnie Tarinyeba inducted as a Fellow of UNAS

Dr. Winnie Tarinyeba was inducted as a Fellow of the Uganda National Academy of Sciences on 23rd October 2020 by the President of the Academy, Professor...