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Advert: Admission to Postgraduate Programmes 2024/2025

UPDATE: The closing date was extended from 30th April 2025 to Friday, 30th May, 2025. The Academic Registrar, Makerere University...
Delegation from the University of Zululand, South Africa, led by Professor Byron A. Brown, the Deputy Vice Chancellor for Engagement and Transformation, two-day benchmarking mission focused on Africanising education and strengthening research collaboration, 28th-29th April 2025, Main Building, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa. Delegation from the University of Zululand, South Africa, led by Professor Byron A. Brown, the Deputy Vice Chancellor for Engagement and Transformation, two-day benchmarking mission focused on Africanising education and strengthening research collaboration, 28th-29th April 2025, Main Building, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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University of Zululand Delegation Visits Makerere for Benchmarking and Collaboration
The Vice Chancellor-Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe (Centre) with officials from ARIPO and URSB and Members of Top Management. Officials from the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) and the Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) visit Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa and discuss with Top Management ways in which the three institutions can collaborate in the areas of intellectual property (IP) and patenting, 28th April 2025. The Vice Chancellor-Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe (Centre) with officials from ARIPO and URSB and Members of Top Management. Officials from the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) and the Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) visit Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa and discuss with Top Management ways in which the three institutions can collaborate in the areas of intellectual property (IP) and patenting, 28th April 2025.
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ARIPO, URSB Visit Mak, Discuss IP & Patenting
Second Annual Guild Leaders’ Summit, organized by the Guild Presidents Leadership Academy, keynote address by Former President of Kenya, H.E. Uhuru Kenyatta, 24th April 2025, Yusuf Lule Central Teaching Facility Auditorium, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda. Second Annual Guild Leaders’ Summit, organized by the Guild Presidents Leadership Academy, keynote address by Former President of Kenya, H.E. Uhuru Kenyatta, 24th April 2025, Yusuf Lule Central Teaching Facility Auditorium, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda.
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Uhuru Kenyatta, African Leaders Inspire Youth at Guild Leaders’ Summit

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A group photo of the participants. Public Investment Management (PIM) Centre of Excellence, College of Business and Management Sciences (CoBAMS), Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa advanced capacity-building training on Economic and Stakeholder Analysis commencement, 25th November 2024.
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Public Investment Management Centre of Excellence Launches Training on Economic and Stakeholder Analysis

The Public Investment Management (PIM) Centre of Excellence, housed at the College of Business and Management Sciences (CoBAMS), Makerere University,...
The Principal CoVAB, Prof. Frank Nobert Mwiine (5th Left) and the Principal MakCHS, Prof. Damalie Nakanjako (8th Left) with stakeholders at the consultation workshop on Paratuberculosis funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), 26th September 2022, Kampala.
Veterinary & Biosecurity3 years ago

Dissemination & stakeholder engagements on Paratuberculosis Research findings held
Men in the intervention group during the Parenting for Responsibility (PfR) project training session.
Health3 years ago

Boy Children Report More Physical & Emotional Abuse
Group Photo after launching Mak-RIF 4 Awards and the PhD Call for Proposals on 29th September 2022.
Research3 years ago

Mak-RIF Round 4 Awards and PhD Call Launched
Prof. Henry Alinaitwe (5th L), Dr. Pius Achang (3rd L), Prof. Anthony Muwagga Mugagga (6th L), Mr. Arthur Mugisha (2nd L), Prof. Paul Birevu Muyinda (L) and other officials at the CEBL Project Dissemination Workshop, 29th September 2022, CEDAT Conference Hall, Makerere University.
Education3 years ago

Research shows need for training of staff and students on online learning
Dr. Kasimu Sendawula (L) shakes hands with one of the officials after the research dissemination workshop at St. Joseph’s Inn Virika-Fort Portal on 29th September 2022.
Business & Management3 years ago

Business owners trained on social media usage in business operations by Makerere University Researchers
Mak-RIF PhD Call for Research Proposals.
Research3 years ago

Call for Applications: PhD Research Grants

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One of the First Class Graduands Shafik Senkubuge (2nd Right) in a group photo with part of the BEHS Class of 2024. 74th Graduation Ceremony, Day 1, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences (CHS), 29th January 2024, Freedom Square, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Admission Lists for Diploma Holders under Government Sponsorship for 2025/2026 AY
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Call For Applications: AlphaFold Workshop Uganda 2025
Emmanuel Akandwanaho, BSLE’22 Alumnus, to attend a master’s program at Tsinghua University, China Asia. College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology (CEDAT), Makerere University, Kampala Uganda.
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Makerere Alumnus Named 2025–2026 Schwarzman Scholar
Students from the Department of Performing Arts and Film entertain guests at the APRC launch. Official launch of Agricultural Policy Research Centre (APRC), College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) by Uganda’s Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries (MAAIF), represented by Mr. Steven Byantwale, the Commissioner for Crop Protection, 24th February 2025, Makerere University School of Public Health Auditorium, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
Humanities & Social Sciences2 weeks ago

Special University Entry Examinations for the Diploma in Performing Arts 2025/26
Cover page of the School of Law Annual Report for 2024. Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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School of Law Annual Report 2024
Students walk into the Arts Quadrangle, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
Humanities & Social Sciences2 weeks ago

Call For Abstracts: 2025 CHUSS Graduate Symposium
The Ag. DVCAA-Prof. Buyinza Mukadasi (2nd Left), Prof. Paul Birevu Muyinda (Left) and other stakeholders pose for a group photo at the dissemination event on 24th April 2025. Institute of Open, Distance and e-Learning (IODeL), College of Education and External Studies (CEES) disseminating results of phase 1 of the e-Learning initiative at Makerere University, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa supported by Mastercard Foundation, Arizona State University (ASU)-USA, to over 75 participants and key stakeholders, 24th April 2025, Speke Resort Munyonyo.
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Phase 1 of e-Learning initiative at Makerere University registers remarkable achievements
The delegation from the University of Zululand poses for a group photo with CEES staff after the 29th April 2025 meeting. University of Zululand delegation visits College of Education and External Studies (CEES, Explores collaboration on decolonization of the curriculum and teaching of Kiswahili and isiZulu, 29th April 2025, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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University of Zululand Explores collaboration in decolonization of curriculum and teaching of Kiswahili and isiZulu languages
The assembly of Marabou Storks in the Freedom Square. Date taken: 27th April 2025.
Health6 days ago

A Humble Petition from the Marabou Storks of Kampala to His Excellency, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni
Cover page of the CoNAS Annual Report 2024. College of Natural Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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CoNAS Annual Report 2024

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Julius Nyerere Youth Festival 2025 held under the theme, "Our Heritage, Our Voices: Culture, Innovation, and Servant Leadership," 15th-16th April 2025, Yusuf Lule Central Teaching Facility Auditorium, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa. Julius Nyerere Youth Festival 2025 held under the theme, "Our Heritage, Our Voices: Culture, Innovation, and Servant Leadership," 15th-16th April 2025, Yusuf Lule Central Teaching Facility Auditorium, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Youth Empowerment Takes Center Stage at Julius Nyerere Youth Festival 2025
Prof. Buyinza Mukadasi (3rd Right) with Left to Right: Dr. Rodney Rugyema, Prof. Tonny Oyana, Ms. Elinor Wanyama Chemonges, Ms. Beat Bisangwa, Ms. Betty Byanyima and other officials (Rear) after the meeting on 29th April 2025. Uganda Digital Pathways Initiative Meeting with Deborah’s Impact Projects Africa-Uganda (DIPA-U), Africa World Train Center (AWTC) and the Office of the First Lady of Uganda (OFLU), with Ugandan Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), 29th April 2025, Makerere University, Kampala, East Africa. Prof. Buyinza Mukadasi (3rd Right) with Left to Right: Dr. Rodney Rugyema, Prof. Tonny Oyana, Ms. Elinor Wanyama Chemonges, Ms. Beat Bisangwa, Ms. Betty Byanyima and other officials (Rear) after the meeting on 29th April 2025. Uganda Digital Pathways Initiative Meeting with Deborah’s Impact Projects Africa-Uganda (DIPA-U), Africa World Train Center (AWTC) and the Office of the First Lady of Uganda (OFLU), with Ugandan Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), 29th April 2025, Makerere University, Kampala, East Africa.
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Uganda Digital Pathways Initiative: Another Lifeline for Youth
The Ag. DVCAA-Prof. Buyinza Mukadasi (2nd Left), Prof. Paul Birevu Muyinda (Left) and other stakeholders pose for a group photo at the dissemination event on 24th April 2025. Institute of Open, Distance and e-Learning (IODeL), College of Education and External Studies (CEES) disseminating results of phase 1 of the e-Learning initiative at Makerere University, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa supported by Mastercard Foundation, Arizona State University (ASU)-USA, to over 75 participants and key stakeholders, 24th April 2025, Speke Resort Munyonyo. The Ag. DVCAA-Prof. Buyinza Mukadasi (2nd Left), Prof. Paul Birevu Muyinda (Left) and other stakeholders pose for a group photo at the dissemination event on 24th April 2025. Institute of Open, Distance and e-Learning (IODeL), College of Education and External Studies (CEES) disseminating results of phase 1 of the e-Learning initiative at Makerere University, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa supported by Mastercard Foundation, Arizona State University (ASU)-USA, to over 75 participants and key stakeholders, 24th April 2025, Speke Resort Munyonyo.
General6 days ago

Phase 1 of e-Learning initiative at Makerere University registers remarkable achievements
One of the First Class Graduands Shafik Senkubuge (2nd Right) in a group photo with part of the BEHS Class of 2024. 74th Graduation Ceremony, Day 1, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences (CHS), 29th January 2024, Freedom Square, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa. One of the First Class Graduands Shafik Senkubuge (2nd Right) in a group photo with part of the BEHS Class of 2024. 74th Graduation Ceremony, Day 1, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences (CHS), 29th January 2024, Freedom Square, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Admission Lists for Diploma Holders under Government Sponsorship for 2025/2026 AY
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Call For Applications: AlphaFold Workshop Uganda 2025
Emmanuel Akandwanaho, BSLE’22 Alumnus, to attend a master’s program at Tsinghua University, China Asia. College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology (CEDAT), Makerere University, Kampala Uganda. Emmanuel Akandwanaho, BSLE’22 Alumnus, to attend a master’s program at Tsinghua University, China Asia. College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology (CEDAT), Makerere University, Kampala Uganda.
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Makerere Alumnus Named 2025–2026 Schwarzman Scholar

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A Woman putting on the Real-Time Domestic Violence Reporting Bracelet. Makerere University School of Public Health/Resilient Africa Network (MakSPH/RAN), Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), Somero Uganda, Safe Bangle Technologies roll out of a real-time domestic violence reporting bracelet. Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
Health6 days ago

Makerere-Incubated Safe Bangle Technologies Wins Prestigious World Summit Award for Innovation Against GBV

By Joseph Odoi In a groundbreaking achievement, SafeBangle Technologies, an innovation incubated at Makerere University, has won the prestigious World...
An elevated shot of the School of Health Sciences and School of Medicine Building, College of Health Sciences (CHS), Makerere University. Mulago Campus, Kampala Uganda, East Africa. An elevated shot of the School of Health Sciences and School of Medicine Building, College of Health Sciences (CHS), Makerere University. Mulago Campus, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
Health6 days ago

Call For Applications: Masters Support in Reducing Stroke Risk Factors 2025/2026
The assembly of Marabou Storks in the Freedom Square. Date taken: 27th April 2025. The assembly of Marabou Storks in the Freedom Square. Date taken: 27th April 2025.
Health6 days ago

A Humble Petition from the Marabou Storks of Kampala to His Excellency, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni
New study conducted in Wakiso district has determined the ideal waist circumference for detecting metabolic syndrome among Ugandan women. Study findings closely align with the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) cut-off for predicting ill health risks. Funded by Government of Uganda through the Makerere University Research and Innovation Fund (MakRIF) and the Strengthening Education and Training Capacity in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SET-SRHR) Project in Uganda, Kampala, East Africa.
Health3 weeks ago

New Study Identifies Optimal Waist Cut-Off for Metabolic Syndrome in Ugandan Women
Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe (2nd R) presents a certificate to a participant (R) as Dr. Phyllis Awor (L) and Mr. Tomas Lundström (2nd L) witness on 9th April 2025. Makerere University official launch of Social Innovation in Health Initiative Community of Practice (SIHICOP)—a new platform designed to connect local health innovators with policymakers, donors, and researchers, School of Public Health with support of the Swedish Embassy and the World Health Organization’s TDR program, 9th April 2025, 6th National Social Innovation in Health Stakeholders’ Workshop at Hotel Africana in Kampala, Uganda, East Africa.
Health3 weeks ago

Makerere University Launches Social Innovation in Health Initiative Community of Practice
A newborn baby in an incubator in Neonatal Care Unit. Makerere University School of Public Health, Baylor Foundation Uganda, Adara Development Uganda, Nsambya Hospital, and the Ministry of Health with funding from ELMA Philanthropies national health systems strengthening initiative the Uganda Newborn Programme (UNP) launched 2022. Program uses regional approach to improve newborn care in three regions of Uganda namely Kampala, North Central and Western regions. Achievements 2025. Kampala, East Africa.
Health3 weeks ago

Uganda Newborn Programme Shifts the Paradigm of Newborn Care
Call for Applications: Masters Degree Fellows in Sickle Cell Disease & Non-Communicable Diseases
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Call for Applications: Masters Degree Fellows in Sickle Cell Disease & Non-Communicable Diseases
Call for Applications: Non Degree Fellows in Sickle Cell Disease & related NCDs
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Call for Applications: Non Degree Fellows in Sickle Cell Disease & related NCDs
An elevated shot of the School of Health Sciences and School of Medicine Building, College of Health Sciences (CHS), Makerere University. Mulago Campus, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
Health4 weeks ago

Call For Applications: Masters Support In Self-Management Intervention for Reducing Epilepsy Burden
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Some of the attendees that graced the public dialogue on 29th April 2025. College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS) a historic public dialogue between Dr. Jimmy Spire Ssentongo and Dr. Yahaya Hills Kagali Sekagya, titled “Traditional Spirituality, Herbal Medicine, Witchcraft and Questions of Truth.” 29th April 2025, College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology (CEDAT) Conference Hall, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
Humanities & Social Sciences5 days ago

Over 2,000 Attend Makerere’s  Dialogue on Traditional Spirituality, Herbal Medicine, Witchcraft and Questions of Truth

Kampala | Makerere University 29th April 2025 In one of the most intellectually provocative events in recent memory, over 2,000...
Students walk into the Arts Quadrangle, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa. Students walk into the Arts Quadrangle, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
Humanities & Social Sciences2 weeks ago

Call For Abstracts: 2025 CHUSS Graduate Symposium
Students from the Department of Performing Arts and Film entertain guests at the APRC launch. Official launch of Agricultural Policy Research Centre (APRC), College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) by Uganda’s Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries (MAAIF), represented by Mr. Steven Byantwale, the Commissioner for Crop Protection, 24th February 2025, Makerere University School of Public Health Auditorium, Kampala Uganda, East Africa. Students from the Department of Performing Arts and Film entertain guests at the APRC launch. Official launch of Agricultural Policy Research Centre (APRC), College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) by Uganda’s Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries (MAAIF), represented by Mr. Steven Byantwale, the Commissioner for Crop Protection, 24th February 2025, Makerere University School of Public Health Auditorium, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
Humanities & Social Sciences2 weeks ago

Special University Entry Examinations for the Diploma in Performing Arts 2025/26
An aerial view of Left to Right: Mitchell Hall, Senate, CoCIS Blocks B and A, Lincoln Flats, Frank Kalimuzo Central Teaching Facility and School of Social Sciences (white) Buildings, Makerere University, with Kampala City in the background, October 2018. Uganda.
Humanities & Social Sciences2 months ago

Call for Abstracts: International Social Work and Social Development Conference
Flags of Uganda and the U.S. Photo: ImageFX
Humanities & Social Sciences4 months ago

Call for abstracts on relationality between the US and Uganda
A section of Mak staff and stakeholders in a group photo after the BICAS Program review workshop on 5th December 2024. School of Languages, Literature, and Communication stakeholders’ workshop to review the Bachelor of Chinese and Asian Studies (BICAS) program, 5th December, 2024, Smart Room, College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS), Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
Humanities & Social Sciences5 months ago

Mak Reviews Bachelor of Chinese and Asian Studies Program to Address Key Gaps
The Principal CHUSS, Assoc. Prof. Helen Nambalirwa Nkabala speaking to staff at the Grand Global Hotel during the retreat. The College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS), Makerere University first-ever non-academic staff retreat, December 7-8, 2024, Grand Global Hotel, Kikoni, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
Humanities & Social Sciences5 months ago

Inaugural CHUSS Non-Academic Staff Retreat Highlights Customer Care, Quality Services and Professionalism to Improve University Image
The Vice Chancellor-Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe (C) flanked by KISH Project PI-Prof. Grace Bantebya (4th L) UN Women Deputy Country Rep. to Uganda-Ms. Adekemi Ndieli (4th R) and R-L: Dr. Josephine Ahikire, Dr. Josephine Nabukenya, Dr. Julius Kikooma, Dr. Florence Muhanguzi, Dr. Elizabeth Kyazike and Dr. Joab Ezra Agaba during the launch on 7th October 2020, CTF2 Auditorium, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
Humanities & Social Sciences5 months ago

Makerere University’s KISH Initiative Makes Strides in Combating Sexual Harassment
Dignitaries pose for a group photo with participants during the Confucius Institute celebrations on 25th November 2024. Celebrating the 10th anniversary of Confucius Institute at Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa and the 20th anniversary of the global Confucius Institutes network, 25th November 2024 in the Main Hall.
Humanities & Social Sciences5 months ago

Mak Celebrates 10 Years of the Confucius Institute with Launch of Three Associations
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The Research and Innovations Week 2025, funded by the Government of Uganda, 9th April 2025, Main Hall, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa. Dr. Nyeinga Karidewa presents his project on Thermal Energy Storage for Institutional Cooking on Day 2 of the Research and Innovations Week 2025.
Research2 days ago

TUM SEED Center: PhD Scholarship in Sustainable Energy Entrepreneurship 2025/2026

The TUM SEED Center @ MAK hosted by the School of Engineering invites applications from suitable candidates from the Global...
H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni officially flags off the Research and Innovations Week 2025, on 8th April 2025, Freedom Square, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa. Moments before his key note address and launch of the research and innoavtions week, President Museveni (L) inspected the projects displayed at the Makerere University Freedom Square. H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni officially flags off the Research and Innovations Week 2025, on 8th April 2025, Freedom Square, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa. Moments before his key note address and launch of the research and innoavtions week, President Museveni (L) inspected the projects displayed at the Makerere University Freedom Square.
Research2 days ago

Mak-RIF Newsletter April 2025
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ARUA Early-Career Research Fellowships 2025
Phyto-Nutra, a healthy, safe, organic, nutritious, antibiotic-free chicken feed formulation for healthy humans by Dr. Alice Nabatanzi, Senior Lecturer, College of Natural Sciences (CoNAS), funded by the Government of Uganda through the Makerere University Research and Innovations Fund (Mak-RIF), Kampala, East Africa.
Natural Sciences3 weeks ago

Novel Chicken Feed with a Cocktail of Bacteriocins and Phytobiotics
Participants together with the Project Coordinators, Prof. Heinrich Schüle and Prof. John Tabuti (2nd & 3rd R) during the conference at CAES, Makerere University on 17th March 2025. Interim Conference of the Advancing Sustainable Agricultural Value Chains through Strengthening Trans-disciplinary Skills and Cooperation in East African Doctoral Education (ADVALUE) Project co-funded by the European Union, 17th-19th March 2025, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES), Makerere University, Kampala and farm visit to Mr. Sam Mpiira, a dedicated smallholder farmer located in Matugga, Nansana Municipality, Uganda, East Africa.
Agriculture & Environment1 month ago

New Project to Improve Relevance of CAES PhD Graduates
Officials pose for a group photo at the launch of the Makerere University Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Data Science (Mak-CAD) on 13th March 2025. Official launch of the Makerere University Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Data Science (Mak-CAD), a hub dedicated to advancing AI research and innovation for Africa’s development. Theme: “Building Responsible AI Research and Innovations for Impact,” 13th March 2025, College of Computing and Information Sciences (CoCIS), Block B, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
Computing & IS2 months ago

Makerere Launches AI and Data Science Centre to Drive Africa’s Technological Development
MakSPH Dean Prof. Rhoda Wanyenze, Dr. Florah Karimi, CARTA Program Manager for Institutionalization, and Dr. J.B. Isunju (Center) pose for a group photo with CARTA Fellows and 20 members of 11th Cohort on 3rd March 2025 in Kampala. Joint Advanced Seminars (JAS) 1 training for 11th Cohort of the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA) doctoral fellowship, 3rd March 2025, Makerere University School of Public Health, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Makerere Hosts CARTA’s 11th Cohort of Doctoral Fellows
A female user inside one of the Labs at CoVAB. College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda.
Research2 months ago

Call for Manuscripts: AJABS and One Health-GHS MakPRESS Journals
Cover Image of the CARTA July - December 2024 Newsletter.
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CARTA Newsletter July – December 2024
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