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The Dean, School of Physical Sciences, College of Natural Sciences (CoNAS), Makerere University invites you all for Mr. Katende Ronald’s PhD defense (PhD Maths) scheduled to take place on Thursday, 23 October 2025 starting at 10:00am in the Chemistry Boardroom.…
The Dean, School of Biosciences at the College of Natural Sciences (CoNAS), Makerere University, Prof. Arthur Tugume, has urged student leaders to embody integrity, accountability, and responsibility in their roles. Speaking at the induction ceremony held on 26th September 2025,…
Overview Aquaculture is one of the fastest-growing food production sectors globally and plays a crucial role in food security, nutrition, and sustainable development. Since 2022, aquaculture supplies more than half of the world’s fish consumption. In Africa, the sector has…
Overview As human populations continue to grow rapidly around the world, the expansion of urban areas, agricultural lands, and infrastructure has led to significant reductions in natural habitats that once thrived with diverse wildlife. This ongoing encroachment has intensified interactions…
As part of the ongoing outreach efforts to demystify the myths surrounding the Bachelor of Science programme and to prepare prospective University students to make informed decisions, the College of Natural Sciences (CoNAS) continues to offer career guidance to science…
Dr. Jackson Efitre, a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Zoology, Entomology, and Fisheries Sciences, College of Natural Sciences (CoNAS), Makerere University has been appointed as a Lead Author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Seventh Assessment Report.…
The Department of Biochemistry and Systems Biology, in partnership with the Nicolai Lab, Department of Physiological Chemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians University (LMU), and with funding support from the German Research Foundation (DFG), is pleased to announce a Specialized Informatics Training on: “Advances…
Newly admitted students to the College of Natural Sciences (CoNAS) have been strongly encouraged to make academic excellence their top priority as they begin their university journey. During the official College orientation held on 6th August 2025, continuing students shared…
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 medicinal plants in the face of increasing threats from climate change, overharvesting, and habitat…
Prof. Livingstone Sserwadda Luboobi, Africa’s Icon of Mathematics is gone. The continent has lost a true giant in the field of mathematics, specifically biomathematics. This dynamic and evolving discipline, which applies mathematical principles to the study of biological systems and…