Program Summary
From the University’s annual budget allocation FY 2020/21, the Directorate of Research and Graduate Training (DRGT) has established the PhD Thesis Completion Grants Program to support outstanding doctoral candidates on the verge of finalizing their thesis/dissertation, who have no other source of funding for the requested period.

Bergen Summer Research: Online PHD Research School JUNE 7–17, 2021 webadmin Thu, 11/05/2020 - 09:18 Plakat2021.pdf

Bergen Summer Research: Online PHD Research School JUNE 7–17, 2021 webadmin Thu, 11/05/2020 - 09:18

TWIGA Familiarisation Tour webadmin Tue, 11/03/2020 - 11:13

Transforming Water, Weather and Climate Information through In situ Observation for Geo-Services in Africa (TWIGA) Familiarisation Tour was held today 3rd November 2020.

The Principal Investigators of the project, Prof. FM. D'ujanga and Prof. Kaddu showed the Principal College of Natural Sciences, Prof. JYT Mugisha the Installed Equipment being used in the project. 

The main goal of the project is to provide actionable geo-information on weather, water and climate in Africa through innovative combinations of new in situ sensors and GEOSS and Copernicus data.

The project is under taken by a consortium of 16 implementing institutions from Africa and Europe  comprising of seven research organization, nine small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), government organizations and Academia.

CoNAS Staff in the Media webadmin Tue, 11/03/2020 - 10:58

Dr. Betty Kivumbi Nannyonga, a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Mathematics was interviewed by the Embassy of Sweden, Kampala Uganda on the Impact of Sweden's support to Research in Uganda. Dr. Nannyonga is a beneficiary of Sweden's support both at PhD and post-doc level. Click on the link below for more details.

https://www.swedenabroad.se/en/embassies/uganda-kampala/current/news/interview-with-dr.-betty-kivumbi-nannyonga-on-the-impact-of-swedens-support-to-research-in-uganda/

 

Godwin Anywar inducted as a Fellow of Uganda National Academy of Sciences webadmin Thu, 10/29/2020 - 16:03

Mr. Godwin Anywar was inducted as a Fellow of the Uganda National Academy of Sciences (UNAS) at a ceremony held on the 23rd October 2020 during the 20th Scientific Conference and General Meeting of the Academy. Fellows of the academy are inducted following a rigorous nomination and vetting process. He was nominated by Professor Hannington Oryem-Origa and seconded by Professor Esezah Kakudidi, both fellows of UNAS. Mr. Anywar is an Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Plant Sciences, Microbiology & Biotechnology, College of Natural Sciences, Makerere University.

Godwin is a CARTA PhD fellow; currently pursuing his PhD at the prestigious Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy & Immunology in Leipzig, Germany, Leipzig Institute for Virology, University of Leipzig & Makerere University. He is an academician, author and entrepreneur.

Godwin Anywar_UNAS edited.pdf Godwin Anywar_UNAS edited.docx

Partners launch the Mak-RIF funded Bee-Nutri-Medicine Project webadmin Thu, 10/29/2020 - 15:36

The Bee-Nutri-Medicine research project was launched yesterday (28th October 2020) at the National Livestock Resources Research Institute (NaLIRRI), Nakyesasa, Wakiso District. The project is ‘Exploring stingless bee products for nutritional & medicinal values in Uganda’. The Principal Investigator, Dr. Moses Chemurot from the Department of Zoology, Entomology and Fisheries Sciences (ZEFs) is working with partners at NaLIRRI, Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), Golden Bees Limited, Kyambogo University and Dr. Ambrosoli Memorial Hospital to implement the research.

In his remarks while explaining the details of the research project, Dr. Chemurot highlighted its objectives as i) Determine the nutritional profiles of stingless bee pollen and honey to enhance understanding of their potential benefits; ii) Explore antimicrobial properties of stingless bee honey & propolis; and iii) Investigate the potency of stingless bee honey & propolis as medicines for wounds & skin infections. He further reiterated that the theme was chosen because ‘stingless bees are given less attention in beekeeping development programmes and there is limited understanding of the benefits from these insects. He noted that beekeeping is ranked second (when all aspects including pollination services and bee products is considered) among livestock income generating activities in Uganda and therefore must be given the necessary support.

The Co-PI, Dr. Kasangaki from NaLIRRI noted the importance of the research highlighting the synergy and collaboration realised among the various partners. He thanked the Government of Uganda for funding the research through Mak-RIF.

The Head of Department ZEFS, Dr. Eric Sande congratulated the team for winning the grant considering the competition of the many deserving applications. Dr. Sande welcomed participants to the launch and encouraged others to partner with Makerere University in providing solutions to challenges affecting our communities and nation. MAAIF was represented by Mr. Lawrence Tusimomuhangi, the Assistant Commissioner – Entomology. In his remarks the Commissioner said, ‘We have high expectations of results from this research and government is always on the lookout for economic viability of the various initiatives. It is our hope that the results from this project will provide more knowledge on how we can further utilise beekeeping and its products for income generation’.

Issues including sustainability of natural resources; linkage with the National Drug Authority and National Chemotherapeutic Laboratory; efficacy of the products; use of agrochemicals and its effects on beekeeping were raised by the participants.

ABSbio Idea Challenge Uganda 2020 webadmin Thu, 10/29/2020 - 08:59

Makerere University, Uganda together with its Partner Universities Leipzig University, Germany and IRGIB Africa University Benin invite young researchers and students to take part in the ABSbio Idea Competition in Uganda from 26 October to 11 December 2020.

• Are you a student or young researcher with a bio-based innovative idea that promotes sustainable use of biodiversity?
• Does your innovative idea have potential to positively contribute to the triple bottom line (people, planet & profit)?
• Do you have a solution to current biodiversity challenges?
• If so, convince us by submitting a competitive business idea and become one of the Accesses and benefit sharing – sustainable use of biodiversity (ABSbio) project idea awardee for 2020.

The aim of the competition is to develop and present innovative ideas for sustainable businesses and measures to address current biodiversity challenges based on scientific research.

Eligibility Guidelines:

1. Eligible for participation are Individuals or teams of 2-3 students of Bachelors or Masters in Biological Sciences or related fields from the partner countries.
2. After you have registered and joined the kick-off event you can submit your ideas through our idea management platform until 30 November 2020. In November you will have the chance to participate in a number of idea development workshops to support you in the idea development phase. Register here for the kick-off event.

Benefits:

Besides a participation certificate the awardees can benefit from:

• Business mentorship & coaching for the idea implementation
• A Laptop or tablet at one of the Partner Universities to work on the idea implementation
• Access to teaching materials and innovative ideas
• Networking with a team of international business experts from the African German Entrepreneurship Academy (AGEA)
• A chance to present the business idea at our digital international
  symposium on 11 December 2020
• Presentation of a successful business case during
  the ABSbio multi-stakeholder workshop
  in Ethiopia in 2022

ABSbio Idea Challenge Uganda 2020.pdf ABSbio Idea Challenge Uganda 2020.docx

The Government of Belgium is inviting International Students from all around the world to Study Full-time Master Degree in Belgium & Training Courses. 150 Scholarships as part of the Master’s program, and 70 Grants for Short Training courses. The aim of the Belgium Government Scholarship is to develop your skills.

 

The purpose of the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (Parent F31) award is to enable promising predoctoral students to obtain individualized, mentored research training from outstanding faculty sponsors while conducting dissertation research in scientific health-related fields relevant to the missions of the participating NIH Institutes and Centers.

The NIH has a strong interest in the diversity of the NIH-funded research enterprise (see NIH notice NOT-OD-20-031) and encourages institutions to diversify their scientific workforce by increasing the participation of individuals from groups identified as underrepresented in the biomedical, clinical, behavioral, and social sciences. Participating institutes continue to support these efforts through ongoing programs and supplement funding opportunities.

The NIH Research Education Program (R25) supports research education activities in the mission areas of the NIH. The overarching goal of this R25 program is to support educational activities that complement and/or enhance the training of a workforce to meet the nations biomedical, behavioral and clinical research needs.
To accomplish the stated over-arching goal, this FOA will support creative educational activities with a primary focus on:
Courses for Skills Development
Research Experiences

The NIH Research Education Program (R25) supports research education activities in the mission areas of the NIH. The overarching goal of this R25 program is to support educational activities that complement and/or enhance the training of a workforce to meet the nations biomedical, behavioral and clinical research needs.
To accomplish the stated over-arching goal, this FOA will support creative educational activities with a primary focus on:
Research Experiences
Courses for Skills Development

Makerere University Presents Covid-19 Intervention Model

NutriFish Project Donates Enriched Maize meal to the Covid-19 National Taskforce

Scholarship Mobility Programme - African Water Resources Mobility Network (AWaRMN) Programme

Call for Applications to Graduate Programmes 2020/2021

Announcement For 2020/2021 Undergraduate Private Admissions