Mark Wamai, Author at Makerere University News

Eight Innovative Team have been awarded the RIC4CONF Grant by RAN supported by United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

Eight Innovator Teams Awarded RAN RIC4CONF Grants worth US$280,000

The Resilience Innovation Challenge for Conflict (RIC4CONF) Grants Call was announced by the ResilientAfrica Network (RAN), School of Public Health (MakSPH), Makerere University in March 2016....

R-L: FAO Country Rep-Alhaji Momodou Jallow, EU Head of Delegatio to Uganda-H.E. Amb. Kristian Schmidt, UNFCCC National Focal Point-Hon. Chebet Maikut, Principal CAES-Prof. Bernard Bashaasha and Ag. Vice Chancellor & Principal CHUSS-Prof. Edward Kirumira at a courtesy call before the EU Climate Diplomacy Week Public Lecture, 16th Sept 2016, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda

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EU Climate Diplomacy Week Lecture calls For Burden Sharing

By 11:00am on 16th September 2016, the usually silent Senior Common Room in the Main Administration Building was abuzz with activity as Staff and Students of...

The Botany-Zoology Quadrangle, College of Natural Sciences (CoNAS), Makerere University, Kampala Uganda

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Ethnobotanical Survey Of Medicinal Plant Species

An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants was carried out in 14 villages adjacent to Mabira Central Forest Reserve (CFR) in Central Uganda between August 2013 and...

The Collaborative Resilience Innovation Design for Food Security and Diversified Livelihoods in the face of Rapid Urbanization (CRID4FAL) Grants call by ResilientAfrica Network (RAN) - West Africa Resilience Innovation Lab (WA RILab)

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MakSPH RAN CRID4FAL Grants Call

ResilientAfrica Network (RAN) – West Africa Resilience Innovation Lab (WA RILab) is pleased to announce and invite applications for the Collaborative Resilience Innovation Design for Food...

One of the participants (L) receives his certificate from Prof. Mukadasi Buyinza, Director DRGT (2nd L), Prof. Magda Fourie-Malherbe (2nd R) and Dr. Sonja Strydom both from Stellenbosch University at the closing ceremony, 15th Sept 2016, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda

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90 take part in Mak-SU ADA 2nd Joint Doctoral School

The Directorate of Research and Graduate Training (DRGT), Makerere University and the African Doctoral Academy (ADA) at Stellenbosch University (SU) have this week 12th to 16th...

Mrs. Martha Muwanguzi Ngobi, Head-International Office (L) emphasises a point during the International Students Orientation, 7th Sept 2016, Senior Common Room, Main Building, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda

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International Students Tipped on Life at Mak

“Uganda is very peaceful. There is no need to move around with your passport as is the case with other countries… There is no discrimination from...

R-L: Prof. Mahmood Mamdani, Hon. Thomas Tayebwa, Dr. Sarah Ssali and Mr. Yusuf Kiranda at the South Sudan Symposium & Dialogue on sustainable peace, 26th August 2016, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.

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State Building and Political Order key to lasting peace in South Sudan

For the world’s youngest nation, the fact that reports of violence regularly dominate international news headlines speaks volumes of the work that remains undone in as...

ResilientAfrica Network (RAN) MKITs Challenge 2016

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RAN Video & Photo Contest-MKITs Challenge 2016

ResilientAfrica Network (RAN), School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences (CHS), Makerere University is pleased to announce the second edition of the Video and Photo...

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Opportunity for App Developers

Are you an App Developer? Toro Orero from DraperDarkFlow a silicon valley based VC fund for African start-ups is looking for Top App developers to join...

Engineering Innovation - Launch of the low-cost multipurpose tractor-MV Mulimi, MUARIK, CAES, 31st December 2015

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Call for Submissions-Development Engineering Journal

Development Engineering (Dev Eng) is an open access, interdisciplinary journal applying engineering and economic research to the problems of poverty. Dev Eng is a product of...