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Inception meeting for Healthy Soy Project Funded by the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs through DANIDA, to develop sustainable, affordable, and nutritious soy-based food solutions to help combat stunting in Uganda and other climate-vulnerable regions, 15th August 2025, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES), Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.

Combating Child Malnutrition in the Face of Climate Change: Mak’s Healthy Soy Initiative Offers Hope

*****Funded by the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs through DANIDA, the Healthy Soy Project seeks to develop sustainable, affordable, and nutritious soy-based food solutions to help...

Dr. Peter Babyenda, Post Doc Researcher. Environment for Development (EfD) initiative at Makerere University inception workshop for two-year research project aimed at studying energy demand and efficiency among Ugandan households and small and medium enterprises (SMEs), supported by a $30,000 grant from the Carnegie Corporation under the CECAP program, 14th May 2025, EfD Conference Room, Yusuf Lule Central Teaching Facility, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.

In Press3 months ago

Climate change puts Uganda’s trade future at risk

By Dr. Peter Babyenda Uganda’s growing integration into regional and global markets is facing a serious threat from climate change, according to a new study examining...

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 Sciences3 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 of his passing, Dr. Semujju was...

The PI, Dr Patience Tugume at the research dissemination workshop in Namutumba District on 23rd July 2025. Researchers led by Dr Patience Tugume, Department of Plant Sciences, Microbiology, and Biotechnology, College of Natural Sciences (CoNAS) documented 174 medicinal plant species under project “Knowledge, Attitudes, and Conservation of Commonly Traded Medicinal Plants in a Climate-Changing Environment in Eastern Uganda,” funded by Government of Uganda through the Makerere University Research and Innovations Fund (MakRIF), research dissemination workshop, 23rd July 2025, Namutumba District, Uganda East Africa.

Natural Sciences3 months ago

Makerere Researchers Call for Urgent Conservation of Medicinal Plants in Eastern Uganda

Researchers from the Department of Plant Sciences, Microbiology, and Biotechnology at the College of Natural Sciences (CoNAS), Makerere University have highlighted the urgent need to conserve...

Prof. Bernard Bashaasha, Coordinator of the APRC speaking at the launch of the Centre. Agricultural Policy Research Centre (APRC), housed within the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) two-day intensive training workshop on African Agriculture Adaptation Atlas (AAAA), 25th-26th June 2025, School of Agricultural Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa 2nd July 2025.

Agriculture & Environment4 months ago

APRC Trains Graduate Students & Stakeholders in the Use of the African Agriculture Adaptation Atlas

The Agricultural Policy Research Centre (APRC), housed within the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) at Makerere University, continues to play a pivotal role in...

Mr. Timothy Mutungi, a certified Remote Sensing Drone Pilot, training the project team in drone operations. At Makerere, the project is coordinated by Dr Alex Nimusiima, third right. Nature-based Solutions for Tea (NbS4Tea) project at College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES), Makerere University, Kampala, Funded by the Danish Fellowship Centre under Denmark’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, deployment of drones to improve environmental and agricultural data collection at Rwebitaba Tea Research Centre in Kyenjojo District, Uganda, East Africa, 19th June 2025.

Agriculture & Environment4 months ago

NbS4Tea Project Team Makes Great Progress, Deploys Drones for Data Collection

****Funded by the Danish Fellowship Centre under Denmark’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, NbS4Tea is a five-year initiative aimed at enhancing climate resilience and tea productivity in...

NEAR-ER Dialogue delegates pose for a group photograph in the Main Hall on 16th June 2025. Network on Europe and Africa Relations-Education and Research (NEAR-ER) project, a Jean Monnet policy network of 20 higher education institutions; 7 in Europe and 13 in Africa, Dialogue targeting early career researchers and graduate students organized by School of Statistics, College of Business and Management Sciences (CoBAMS), 16th June 2025, Main Hall, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.

Business & Management5 months ago

Strengthening Europe-Africa Higher Education Collaboration through the NEAR-ER Project

Makerere University in Uganda, is implementing the Network on Europe and Africa Relations-Education and Research (NEAR-ER) project, which seeks to strengthen collaboration in higher education through...

A Group photo of a multidisciplinary team at Best Western Premier | Garden Hotel, Entebbe, Uganda after the final dissemination of Cross-Disciplinary Alliance to Identify, PREdict, and PrePARe for Emerging Vector-Borne Diseases (PREPARE4VBDs. Final dissemination workshop of the EU-funded project: A Cross-Disciplinary Alliance to Identify, PREdict, and PrePARe for Emerging Vector-Borne Diseases (PREPARE4VBDs) with Prof. Lawrence Mugisha Co-Principal Investigator from College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity (CoVAB), Makerere University, held 5th-8th May 2025, Best Western Premier Garden Hotel, Entebbe, Uganda, East Africa.

Veterinary & Biosecurity6 months ago

PREPARE4VBD Project Holds Final Workshop in Uganda; A Landmark in Vector-Borne Disease Preparedness

By Joseph Odoi The final dissemination workshop of the EU-funded project: A Cross-Disciplinary Alliance to Identify, PREdict, and PrePARe for Emerging Vector-Borne Diseases (PREPARE4VBDs) was successfully...

Front Row: H.E. Tone Tinnes (2nd Left), Prof. Buyinza Mukadasi (2nd Right) and other officials pose for a group photo during the visit on 25th March 2025. The Norwegian Ambassador to Tanzania, the Comoros, Rwanda, Burundi and Uganda, H.E. Tone Tinnes visits Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa on 25th March 2025, meets University Management, researchers under the NORHED II projects.

General7 months ago

Amb. Tone Tinnes Visits Mak, Gains Insight into NORHED II Projects

The Norwegian Ambassador to Tanzania, the Comoros, Rwanda, Burundi and Uganda, H.E. Tone Tinnes visited Makerere University on 25th March 2025 and met with University Management...

Princess Zahra Aga Khan (Centre) flanked by her daughter Sarah Boyden (to her Left) and Prof. Buyinza Mukadasi (to her Right) poses for a group photo with members of her delegation and Staff at the Main Building Entrance. Visit by Princess Zahra Aga Khan, a Member of the Board of Directors of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), Trustee of the Aga Khan University (AKU) and eldest daughter of the Late Aga Khan IV, 20th February 2025, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.

General9 months ago

Princess Zahra Aga Khan Visits Mak, Tours Innovation Pod

On 20th January 2025, the blazing afternoon sun was temporarily obscured by cloud cover as a convoy complete with VVIP security detail quietly made its way...

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All posts tagged "climate change"

Combating Child Malnutrition in the Face of Climate Change: Mak’s Healthy Soy Initiative Offers Hope

Climate change puts Uganda’s trade future at risk

Dr. Brian Semujju: A Bright Burning Torch Extinguished

Makerere Researchers Call for Urgent Conservation of Medicinal Plants in Eastern Uganda

APRC Trains Graduate Students & Stakeholders in the Use of the African Agriculture Adaptation Atlas

NbS4Tea Project Team Makes Great Progress, Deploys Drones for Data Collection

Strengthening Europe-Africa Higher Education Collaboration through the NEAR-ER Project

PREPARE4VBD Project Holds Final Workshop in Uganda; A Landmark in Vector-Borne Disease Preparedness

Amb. Tone Tinnes Visits Mak, Gains Insight into NORHED II Projects

Princess Zahra Aga Khan Visits Mak, Tours Innovation Pod

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