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+256 (0) 414 532 401
pr.cns@mak.ac.ug
0414 532 401
In 2022, Makerere University received a grant from the US State Department to implement a project titled: “Towards a Research-led University: Strengthening Makerere University’s Research, Grant Writing and Publication Capacity”. Makerere University is implementing the project in collaboration with Michigan State…
The Society aims to promote professional relevance and teamwork in fostering biology education and scholarship in Uganda Makerere University has mobilized resources to conduct research into the poor performance in Biology at UCE and UACE. This was revealed by the…
When COVID-19 emerged in 2019, it first remained temporarily localized as an epidemic in Huan China until it broke Chinese national and Asian continental borders attaining a global pandemic status. With COVID-19 and other epidemics and/or pandemics of humans and…
A new study shows how attempting to control banana Xanthomonas wilt (BXW) in Uganda, initially in the early 2000’s without requisite basic scientific information only escalated its spread to regional epidemic levels. Consequently, the negative impact of the disease eliminated the banana…
The four-day Joint African-NORDIC Conference in Mathematics commenced yesterday, 1st/08/2023, with an opening ceremony presided over by the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Hon. Monica Musenero Masanza. The conference is taking place at Makerere University, Yusuf Lule Central Teaching…
In 2022, the Department of Zoology, Entomology, and Fisheries Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Makerere University, was awarded a contract under the European Union-funded project: Promoting Environmentally Sustainable Commercial Aquaculture (PESCA) to provide training services. The overall objective of the assignment…
Overview Basic biological research offered by the School of Biosciences at the College of Natural Sciences (CoNAS), more so at the Department of Zoology, Entomology and Fisheries Sciences (ZEFS) requires continuous recruitment of trainees to ensure its sustainability at Makerere…
Eligibility and requirements The applicant should; Provide proof of completion of coursework, a full Curriculum Vitae (CV) with primary and alternative contacts, copies of academic documents, a statement of research interest and contact addresses (phone and email) of two referees.…
By Hasifa Kabejja Uganda has taken a significant step towards the conservation of its unique plant diversity by identifying 42 Important Plant Areas (IPAs)—critical sites that require urgent conservation action to protect priority plant species. The initiative, spearheaded by Makerere…
By Hasifa Kabejja ****Through a project titled, Adding value to agro/bio-waste through integrating technologies to enhance sustainable agro-process waste management in Uganda”, the researcher led by Dr Joseph Kyambadde from the Department of Biochemistry and Sports Science, have proposed a number of technologies…