Tag: ecosystem

Prof. Henry Alinaitwe (2nd Right) plants a tree to signify the launch of the 30-acre CAES Botanical Gardens at the Makerere University Agricultural Research Institute Kabanyolo (MUARIK) on 6th December 2022 as Hon. Kaaya Christine Nakimwero (Right), Prof. Gorettie Nabanoga (Left) and other officials as well as students witness.

CAES Botanical Gardens Launched

The College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) through the School of Forestry, Environmental and Geographical Sciences (SFEGS) on 6th December launched the first CAES Botanical Gardens...

Seated: Prof. Eria Hisali (2nd L) and Mr. John Kakungulu Walugembe (2nd R) with participants at the first-ever Entrepreneurs’ Business Breakfast Meeting held in Yusuf Lule Central Teaching Facility, Makerere University on December 7, 2022.

Business & Management12 months ago

CoBAMS sets up forum to coordinate academia, innovators & entrepreneurs

The College of Business and Management Sciences (CoBAMS) has set up a forum to facilitate partnerships and transfer of assistance from academia to small and middle-sized...

Sunrays pour through the branches of trees off The Edge Road, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda in February 2015

General1 year ago

WWF Reforestation Grants

Advancing locally driven forest restoration WWF, through the Russell E. Train Education for Nature Program (EFN), seeks to support local communities and organizations to restore native...

Drylands Transform project PI Prof. Denis Mpairwe (R) and Napak District Agricultural Officer Mr. Nangiro Abrahams (L) during the inception meeting in Poron on 22nd October 2021, Karamoja sub-region.

Agriculture & Environment2 years ago

Mak Seeks 10 Hectares of Land to Establish Livestock Cafes in Napak District

By Jane Anyango Makerere University Researchers under the Drylands Transform Project are engaging communities and local government in Karamoja sub-region to establish livestock Cafes. This was...

1st National Policy Forum for Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) Advancement for Development was organised by the College of Natural Sciences (CoNAS), Makerere University, 26th - 27th August 2021.

Natural Sciences2 years ago

Academia Encouraged to Take Lead in the National STI Ecosystem

The First National Policy Forum for Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) ended with calls for academia in Uganda to take lead in the STI ecosystem by...

A slide from our final presentation explaining radio station equipment. Photo credit: MIT D-Lab

Innovation3 years ago

Radios for Rhino Camp refugee settlement in Northern Uganda

Rhino Camp, located in northwestern Uganda, is a home for Ugandan citizens and an expanding settlement for refugees, most of them South Sudanese. In 2018 and...