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By Joseph Odoi In a groundbreaking achievement, SafeBangle Technologies, an innovation incubated at Makerere University, has won the prestigious World Summit Award 2025 for its groundbreaking contribution to the fight against gender-based violence (GBV) in Africa. This remarkable honor comes in recognition of the development and implementation of a real-time domestic violence reporting bracelet. The […]
A delegation from the University of Zululand in South Africa, led by Professor Byron A. Brown, the Deputy Vice Chancellor for Engagement and Transformation, is visiting Makerere University on a two-day benchmarking mission focused on Africanising education and strengthening research collaboration. During their visit, the delegation held discussions with the Vice Chancellor, Professor Barnabas Nawangwe; […]
A Targeted Self-Management Intervention for Reducing Stroke Risk Factors in High Risk Ugandans: Grant Number: R01NS118544. Reducing Stroke Risk Factors in High Risk Ugandan Training Program. CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR MASTERS SUPPORT IN REDUCING STROKE RISK FACTORS. The Makerere University College of Health Sciences and Case Western Reserve University, partnering with Mbarara University of Science […]
A team of officials from the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) and the Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) today visited Makerere University and, together with the University’s top management, discussed ways in which the three institutions can collaborate in the areas of intellectual property (IP) and patenting. During the discussions, ARIPO called for the […]
Your Excellency, We send you warm greetings from the skies above Kampala — from your old, bald-headed friends, the Marabou Storks, or as we are fondly called, the Kalooli. We are not the prettiest of birds, with our wrinkled faces, hunched shoulders, and sharp beaks, but we carry an important duty. Where others see waste […]
In a vibrant celebration of youth leadership and African unity, Makerere University hosted the Second Annual Guild Leaders’ Summit, an event that brought together high-profile dignitaries, student leaders, and international partners for a powerful dialogue on the future of the continent. The summit, organized by the Guild Presidents Leadership Academy, served as a rallying point […]
With funding from Lisa Maskell, the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS), Makerere University has held several symposia targeting PhD students and early career scholars of Historical Humanities and Humanistic Social Sciences from Makerere University. The CHUSS 2025 Graduate Symposium is now open to PhD students from Ugandan, regional and PANGeA affiliated universities. This […]
Emmanuel Akandwanaho, a Bachelor of Science in Land Economics (BSLE) graduate from Makerere University’s Class of 2022, has been selected to join the Schwarzman Scholars Class of 2026. He will pursue a fully funded, one-year Master’s degree in Global Affairs at Schwarzman College, Tsinghua University, in Beijing, China. Emmanuel makes history as the first undergraduate […]
It is my pleasure to share the School of Law Annual Report for 2024. The report highlights the major activities undertaken and the key outputs realized in light of our core mandate of teaching, research, knowledge transfer and community outreach. I am happy to report that we successfully implemented all scheduled activities concerning teaching and […]
Background The African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA), with support from the MastercardFoundation and the Carnegie Corporation of New York, is launching this Early-CareerResearch Fellowship program. The initiative will fund up to forty-two (42) early-careerresearchers to conduct globally competitive research at the host and affiliated institutions ofARUA’s thirteen (13) Centres of Excellence (CoEs). Each fellowship will […]