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Prof. Sarah Ssali and Prof. Gorettie Nabanoga with participants at the certificate award ceremony on 3rd October 2025. Successful completion of training of the third cohort of the Conrad N. Hilton Africa Water Quality Testing Fellowship by Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES), Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa on 3rd October 2025. Prof. Sarah Ssali and Prof. Gorettie Nabanoga with participants at the certificate award ceremony on 3rd October 2025. Successful completion of training of the third cohort of the Conrad N. Hilton Africa Water Quality Testing Fellowship by Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES), Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa on 3rd October 2025.
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MakCAES Celebrates Third Cohort of the Conrad N. Hilton Africa Water Quality Testing Fellowship

The Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering at the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES), Makerere University on 3rd...
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Call for Applications: Government Sponsorship 2026/27
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PIM Centre Holds 9th Steering Committee Meeting, Set to Benefit from World Bank Support
Seated: Prof. Sarah Ssali (C), Dr. Dinie Bouwman (L) and Dr. Anita Veltmaat (R) with teams from Makerere University and the University of Groningen during the meeting on 7th October 2025. Strategic meeting between Makerere University and the University of Groningen, Netherlands to move beyond existing collaborations and formalize a new Double Doctorate (PhD) program, 7th October 2025, Main Building, Kampala Uganda, East Africa. Seated: Prof. Sarah Ssali (C), Dr. Dinie Bouwman (L) and Dr. Anita Veltmaat (R) with teams from Makerere University and the University of Groningen during the meeting on 7th October 2025. Strategic meeting between Makerere University and the University of Groningen, Netherlands to move beyond existing collaborations and formalize a new Double Doctorate (PhD) program, 7th October 2025, Main Building, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Strengthening Collaboration between Makerere University and the University of Groningen

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Change of Programmes/Course for Undergraduate Admissions 2024/2025

The Office of the Academic Registrar, Makerere University has released admission lists for those recommended for change of course/ programme for Degree/Diploma Scheme...
Members of Staff from the Academic Registrar's Deparment during the refreshers Seminar at Hotel Africana.
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AR Department Refresher Seminar Builds Teamwork and Social Cohesion for Improved Service Delivery
Participants attend the Academic Writing Workshop in School of Distance and Lifelong Learning Conference Facility on Friday, 15th March 2018, CEES, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda
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Accessing e-Resources of Academic Writing
Mrs. Dorothy Sennoga-Zake, outgoing Manager, Staff Training and Development, Welfare and Retirement Benefits, Directorate of Human Resources (DHR). The DHR bid farewell to Mrs. Sennoga-Zake at a party held on 15th March 2019, Guest House Gardens, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda
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Mak DHR Recognises Mrs. Sennoga-Zake’s Dedicated Service
The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe (2nd Right) with MakSPH Lecturer-Dr. David Musoke (Right) and other members of the 3rd IFEH and 16th MUEHSA Conference organising committee during the courtesy call on 15th March 2019, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda
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VC Meets 3rd IFEH and 16th MUEHSA Conference Organising Committee
The new Turkish Ambassador to Uganda, H.E. Fikret Kerem ALP (3rd R), Vice Chancellor-Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe (3rd L) and the Acting Principal CHUSS-Dr Julius Kikooma (2nd R) with L-R: Mr. Gordon Murangira, Dr. Hawa Kasule and Ms. Hasifa Kabejja during the visit on 14th March 2019, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda
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New Turkish Ambassador H.E. Fikret Kerem Visits Mak
RUN4MATHS 2nd Marathon - 16th March 2019, Freedom Square, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda
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Countdown to RUN4MATHS 2nd Marathon – 16th March 2019

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ADVERT: Mature Age Entry Scheme Examinations – 2026/2027
The officials of DFCU Bank and the Scholars Program staff pose in a photo with the 20 Million Shillings dummy cheque donation by DFCU Bank.
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DFCU Bank Uganda Supports the Mastercard Foundation Scholars’ Giveback Initiatives
Vice Chancellor-Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe (C) flanked by DVCAA-Prof. Sarah Ssali (2nd L), Ag. DVCFA-Prof. Winston Tumps Ireeta (2nd R), AR-Prof. Buyinza Mukadasi (R) and Guild President-H.E. Ssentamu Churchill James (L) at the press briefing on 7th October 2025. Council Room, Main Building, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Vice Chancellor Updates Media on DVC AA Appointment, Acquisitions, Research & Various Issues
Advanced Computer Repair & Software Maintenance at Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa. Photo: ImageFX
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ICT Bootcamp for Vacists (P7, S4 & S6), Students & Professionals
Prof. Winston Tumps Ireeta (6th L) and Prof. Azwinndini Muronga (5th L) with the delegation from NMU and officials from Makerere after the meeting on 7th October 2025. Delegation from Nelson Mandela University (NMU), South Africa meeting with officials from Makerere University on 7th October 2025, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Makerere and Nelson Mandela University Move to Actualize Existing MoU
Prof. Sarah Ssali (L)and Ms. Nenelwa Tomi holding a Goucher College's banner after the engagement on 2nd Oct. 2025.
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Makerere University and Goucher College Explore Strategic Collaboration
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Call for Grants to Develop Policy Briefs and Working Papers on Climate-Resilient Agri-Food Systems
Dr. Annettee Nakimuli, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Dean, School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences. Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Professor Nakimuli awarded at FIGO Congress for outstanding contribution to Women and Child Health
The SophiA Project facility at Buvuma Health Centre IV was officially commissioned by the Vice Chancellor of Makerere University, represented by Dr. Julia Kigozi, Dean of the School of Food Technology, Nutrition and Bio-engineering on 30th September 2025. Sustainable Off-Grid Solutions for Pharmacies and Hospitals in Africa (SophiA) Project facility at Buvuma Health Centre IV official commissioning by the Vice Chancellor of Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa represented by Dr. Julia Kigozi on 30th September 2025.
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Mak Launches SophiA Project Facility at Buvuma Health Centre IV
The Project team led by Prof. Frank Mugagga together with the farmers at Emilna Royal Mixed Farm, the training site. Phase II of the Resilient Urban Food Systems (RUFS) Project, Department of Geography, Geo-Informatics, and Climatic Sciences at Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa and funded through the AgriFoSe2030 Programme, practical techniques for producing organic fertilizers and pesticides using affordable, locally available materials 6th to 7th October 2025, Emily Royal Mixed Farm, Industrial City Division, Mbale City.
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RUFS Project Team Trains Smallholder Farmers in Mbale City in Smart Agronomic Practices

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Prof. Winston Tumps Ireeta (6th L) and Prof. Azwinndini Muronga (5th L) with the delegation from NMU and officials from Makerere after the meeting on 7th October 2025. Delegation from Nelson Mandela University (NMU), South Africa meeting with officials from Makerere University on 7th October 2025, Kampala Uganda, East Africa. Prof. Winston Tumps Ireeta (6th L) and Prof. Azwinndini Muronga (5th L) with the delegation from NMU and officials from Makerere after the meeting on 7th October 2025. Delegation from Nelson Mandela University (NMU), South Africa meeting with officials from Makerere University on 7th October 2025, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Makerere and Nelson Mandela University Move to Actualize Existing MoU
Vice Chancellor-Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe (C) flanked by DVCAA-Prof. Sarah Ssali (2nd L), Ag. DVCFA-Prof. Winston Tumps Ireeta (2nd R), AR-Prof. Buyinza Mukadasi (R) and Guild President-H.E. Ssentamu Churchill James (L) at the press briefing on 7th October 2025. Council Room, Main Building, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa. Vice Chancellor-Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe (C) flanked by DVCAA-Prof. Sarah Ssali (2nd L), Ag. DVCFA-Prof. Winston Tumps Ireeta (2nd R), AR-Prof. Buyinza Mukadasi (R) and Guild President-H.E. Ssentamu Churchill James (L) at the press briefing on 7th October 2025. Council Room, Main Building, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Vice Chancellor Updates Media on DVC AA Appointment, Acquisitions, Research & Various Issues
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Call for Grants to Develop Policy Briefs and Working Papers on Climate-Resilient Agri-Food Systems
Prof. Sarah Ssali (L)and Ms. Nenelwa Tomi holding a Goucher College's banner after the engagement on 2nd Oct. 2025. Prof. Sarah Ssali (L)and Ms. Nenelwa Tomi holding a Goucher College's banner after the engagement on 2nd Oct. 2025.
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Makerere University and Goucher College Explore Strategic Collaboration
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Nkrumah Hall Holds its 2nd Nkrumah Day Public Lecture
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Prof. Sarah Ssali commends Makerere University’s longstanding relationship with the Mastercard Foundation

Health and Medicine

Dr. Angelina Mwesige Kakooza, Associate Professor of Paediatrics in the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health receives her award.
Health1 day ago

TWAS recognises Dr. Angelina Mwesige Kakooza for her research

Dr. Angelina Mwesige Kakooza, Associate Professor of Paediatrics in the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, School of Medicine, Makerere...
Dr. Annettee Nakimuli, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Dean, School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences. Kampala Uganda, East Africa. Dr. Annettee Nakimuli, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Dean, School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences. Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Professor Nakimuli awarded at FIGO Congress for outstanding contribution to Women and Child Health
At the centre, MakSPH Dean, Prof. Rhoda Wanyenze and H.E. Girisch M. Nair, Honorary Consul of Estonia to Uganda with stakeholders at the project launch. September 9, 2025. Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) and Estonia’s Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech) kick-off meeting for two-year collaborative project to transform health informatics education and practice in Uganda, supported by the Estonian Centre for International Development (ESTDEV), 9th September 2025, MakSPH Auditorium, Kampala Uganda, East Africa. At the centre, MakSPH Dean, Prof. Rhoda Wanyenze and H.E. Girisch M. Nair, Honorary Consul of Estonia to Uganda with stakeholders at the project launch. September 9, 2025. Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) and Estonia’s Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech) kick-off meeting for two-year collaborative project to transform health informatics education and practice in Uganda, supported by the Estonian Centre for International Development (ESTDEV), 9th September 2025, MakSPH Auditorium, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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MakSPH, TalTech Partner to Shape the Future of Digital Health in Uganda
A nurse scrolls through her smartphone. Photo: DHPI-R, MakSPH, CHS, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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What works, what doesn’t work? Researchers uncover the effect of supporting districts to operationalise digital payments for vaccination campaign workers
A picture reflecting digital payments for health workers - powering polio vaccination. Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH), Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Digital Payments Boost Vaccination Campaign Efficiency in Uganda
Group photo at Centre for Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Research at Makerere University School of Public Health led by Associate Professor Peter Waiswa, alongside Graduate biomedical engineers from the Centre for Biomedical Innovation and Design (CBID) at Johns Hopkins University.
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Ekyaalo Diagnostics; Johns Hopkins University Partners with Makerere and MUST to Advance AI Innovation for Breast Cancer Diagnosis
A multidisciplinary team from Makerere University School of Public Health and Johns Hopkins University during a courtesy visit to the Ministry of Health on 7th August 2025 to engage officials on the VectorCam Project-an innovative project focused on transforming how Uganda monitors malaria-carrying mosquitoes using a smartphone-based, AI-powered application that relies on computer vision to quickly identify mosquitoes by species, sex, and feeding status whether a mosquito has fed recently or not, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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VectorCam Project; Makerere, Johns Hopkins, and MoH to Scale Up AI-Powered Malaria Surveillance across Uganda
Seated: Prof. David Musoke Serwadda (2nd Right) and Assoc. Prof. David Musoke (3rd Right) with participants at the workshop on 20th August 2025. Workshop on Strengthening Equitable Partnerships in International Research Collaboration in Uganda, keynote address by Prof. David Musoke Serwadda,20th August 2025, Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) Auditorium, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Prof. Serwadda Urges Shift from Transactional to Equitable Research Partnerships
The Vice Chancellor Professor Barnabas Nawangwe (Right) and UNICEF Uganda Representative Dr. Robin Nandy (Left) show off the signed MoU on 14th August 2025. Makerere University (Mak) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Uganda sign MoU that launches a two-year, renewable partnership aimed at advancing child rights and well-being through rigorous research, capacity building, and policy-driven innovation, CFC, MITER, CEES, MakSPH, 14th August 2025, Main Building, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Mak and UNICEF Uganda Sign MoU to Strengthen Child Rights through Research, Training, and Innovation
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Humanities

Left to Right: Prof. Gorretti Nassanga, Dr. John Baptist Imokola, Ms. Harriet Sebaana, Dr. Wilson Kaija, Dr. Aisha Nakiwala, Dr. Charlotte Ntulume and other colleagues lay a wreath on Dr. Brian Semujju's casket in St. Francis Chapel on 5th August 2025. Funeral service in honour of Dr. Brian Semujju-Senior Lecturer, Department of Journalism and Communication, School of Languages Literature and Communication, College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS), 5th August 2025, St. Francis Chapel, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
Humanities & Social Sciences2 months ago

Dr. Brian Semujju: A Bright Burning Torch Extinguished

The Makerere University fraternity is mourning the loss of a dedicated and hardworking academic, Dr. Brian Semujju. At the time...
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Diploma in Performing Arts Admission List 2025/26
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Special Exam Results -Diploma in Performing Arts 2025/26
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.
Humanities & Social Sciences4 months ago

CHUSS Graduate Symposium Showcases Research and Fosters Collaboration
The heads of the Department of Journalism and Communication and the Department of Community Health and Behavioural Sciences (centre) with participants from the first cohort of the Health Communication short course at Makerere University. June 5, 2025. Intensive one-month course on Health Communication, first cohort June 5 to July 24, 2025, jointly offered by Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH)’s Department of Community Health and Behavioural Sciences (CHBS) and the Department of Journalism and Communication (DJC), School of Languages, Literature, and Communication (SLLC), co-designed in 2024 with support from the Rockefeller Foundation through Amref Health Africa, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
Health4 months ago

MakSPH, DJC Launch Short Course on Health Communication
At exhibition site on 16th May 2025. L-R: Amb. Mauro Massoni, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe, Prof. Cecilia Pennacini, Prof. Alessandro Gusman, Prof. Dominic Dipio (2nd R) and other officials. Makerere University, in collaboration with the University of Turin and the Italian Embassy in Kampala, marked four decades of academic and cultural partnership with a landmark photographic exhibition titled "Connecting Cultures: The Italian Ethnological Mission in the Great Lakes Region" 16th May 2025, Arts Quadrangle, College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS), Uganda, East Africa.
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Makerere Marks 40 Years of Cultural and Academic Cooperation with the Italian Ethnographic Mission
Engineering, Art & Tech5 months ago

Advert: Application for Additional Undergraduate Programmes 2025/26
The Okot p'Bitek Pavilion, Makerere Institute of Social Research (MISR) engulfed in greenery. Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Call for Applications: MISR Interdisciplinary MPhil/PhD Programme 2026
The MP, Dr. Cindy Magara, Prof. Helen N. Nkabala, Dr. Eve Nabukya and Dr. Levis Mugumya flash Tuko Pamoja symbol in a group photo. Department of Literature, School of Languages, Literature and Communication, College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS) screening of Tuko Pamoja, a documentary by Dr. Cindy Magara, Nyati Motion Pictures, 13th May 2025, Main Hall, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Makerere Screens Tuko Pamoja, Scholars Call for Creative Arts to Be Recognized as Research Output
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A nurse scrolls through her smartphone. Photo: DHPI-R, MakSPH, CHS, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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What works, what doesn’t work? Researchers uncover the effect of supporting districts to operationalise digital payments for vaccination campaign workers

By Joseph Odoi A motivated and satisfied health workforce is critical for the success of mass vaccination campaigns against diseases...
A picture reflecting digital payments for health workers - powering polio vaccination. Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH), Kampala Uganda, East Africa. A picture reflecting digital payments for health workers - powering polio vaccination. Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH), Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Digital Payments Boost Vaccination Campaign Efficiency in Uganda
A multidisciplinary team from Makerere University School of Public Health and Johns Hopkins University during a courtesy visit to the Ministry of Health on 7th August 2025 to engage officials on the VectorCam Project-an innovative project focused on transforming how Uganda monitors malaria-carrying mosquitoes using a smartphone-based, AI-powered application that relies on computer vision to quickly identify mosquitoes by species, sex, and feeding status whether a mosquito has fed recently or not, Kampala Uganda, East Africa. A multidisciplinary team from Makerere University School of Public Health and Johns Hopkins University during a courtesy visit to the Ministry of Health on 7th August 2025 to engage officials on the VectorCam Project-an innovative project focused on transforming how Uganda monitors malaria-carrying mosquitoes using a smartphone-based, AI-powered application that relies on computer vision to quickly identify mosquitoes by species, sex, and feeding status whether a mosquito has fed recently or not, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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VectorCam Project; Makerere, Johns Hopkins, and MoH to Scale Up AI-Powered Malaria Surveillance across Uganda
H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni (Right) interacts with officials upon arrival at Makerere University on 8th April 2025. 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.
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Mak-RIF Bi-Annual Bulletin Issue 4: Jan-Jun 2025
Some of the Cattle on the farm located in a residential area in Sentema. Regional research initiative “Building Capacity for Innovation and Advancement of Climate Smart Agriculture in East and Southern Africa” (CICSA-E&SA) visited to Mr. Mugisha Jonan, urban farmer and environmentalist in Sentema Wakiso District, adoption of innovative practices redefining the feasibility of farming in densely populated urban settings through the Nutrient Recycling Innovation, CoVAB, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda.
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Makerere Scientists Document Climate-Smart Innovation in Sentema, Applaud Farmer’s Odor-Control Breakthrough
The Vice Chancellor Professor Barnabas Nawangwe (Right) and UNICEF Uganda Representative Dr. Robin Nandy (Left) show off the signed MoU on 14th August 2025. Makerere University (Mak) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Uganda sign MoU that launches a two-year, renewable partnership aimed at advancing child rights and well-being through rigorous research, capacity building, and policy-driven innovation, CFC, MITER, CEES, MakSPH, 14th August 2025, Main Building, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Mak and UNICEF Uganda Sign MoU to Strengthen Child Rights through Research, Training, and Innovation
Stakeholders pose for a group photo after unveiling CoVAB's pioneering taught PhD program in Livestock Development and Planning on 14th August 2025. College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity (CoVAB) officially launches pioneering taught PhD program in Livestock Development and Planning, marking a significant leap forward in agricultural education and research in Uganda, 14th August 2025, Makerere University, Kampala, East Africa.
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CoVAB Unveils Taught PhD in Livestock Development and Planning
Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe addresses the congregation on 30th July 2025 in the Main Hall. Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MakCHS) in collaboration with Texas Children’s Global Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation–Uganda, the Ministry of Health (MOH) of Uganda, and Mulago National Referral Hospital (MNRH) Paediatric Haematology and Oncology Fellowship (PHO) Program 16 Fellows Award ceremony 30th July 2025, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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Makerere University College of Health Sciences marks Centenary with expansion of Super-Specialized healthcare Training
(R-L) VC Makerere University Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe, GALVmed's Dr. Johnson Ouma, CoVAB Principal Prof. Frank Norbert Mwiine, CEBIGH's Dr. Enoch Matovu, Dean SBLS, Dr. Claire M. Mugasa, Dean SVAR Prof. Robert Tweyongyere at the commissioning of the RTC Lab at CoVAB on Friday, 1st August 2025. Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe, officially inaugurates newly upgraded Research Centre for Tropical Diseases and Vector Control (RTC) Lab at the College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity (CoVAB), Monitoring of Ticks and Acaricide Resistance in Uganda (MoTAR) project, with support from the Global Alliance for Livestock Veterinary Medicines (GALVmed), 1st August 2025, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.
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The newly refurbished CoVAB-based Research Centre for Tropical Diseases and Vector Control (RTC) Commissioned
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