Prof. Benjamin Ehrenberg from Bar Ilan University in Israel visited the College of Natural Sciences (CoNAS) Makerere University on the 4th of April 2013. This was part of a 2day visit to Makerere University. Prof. Ehrenberg is the Vice President for Research at the Bar Ilan University. He is a physicist attached to the department...Read More

The 5th day of the BBC festival (28th-March-2013) began with a visit to the College of Natural Sciences by visiting scientists (Prof. Tejinder Verdee and Dr. Ashitey Trebi-Ollenu) and staff of BBC; Julian Siddle (Producer).They met with Prof. J.Y.T. Mugisha, the Principal of CoNAS. The meeting was also attended by Prof. Otiti, Dr. Mango (Dean, School of Physical Sciences). The meeting discussed the status...Read More

The Department of Physics conducted the second Photovoltaic Workshop on the 9th to 13th September 2013 at the School of Food Science, Nutrition and Bioengineering conference hall. This is an initiative by the Renewable Energy Research Group (RERG) in the department. Other partners in the initiative are Centre for Research in Energy and Energy Conservation...Read More

Meet the CoNAS Football team. The team is made up of staff at the college; all opponents should be afraid because the team is a winner. The team captain is Mr. Kitayimbwa John from the Mathematics Department (third from left on the front line, dressed in a blue jersey). He is also the goal keeper...Read More

Prof. Luboobi has also been appointed to serve on the Management Board of a project titled, ‘Mathematics Education and Working Relevance in East Africa’. The project is a joint programme between the University of Technology in Finland and institutions in Eastern Africa. It is supported by the Higher Education Institutions Institutional Cooperation Instrument (HEI ICI) of...Read More

Professor Livingstone Luboobi from the Mathematics Department was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award recently during the celebrations to mark the 50years anniversary of the University of East Africa. The award was in recognition of his many accomplishments in academia and leadership as an alumnus of the University of East Africa. His service includes: Vice Chancellor at Makerere...Read More

A research scholarship in African Swine Fever in Uganda tenable at Makerere University under the guidance of Dr. Charles Masembe (senior lecturer in Department of Biological Sciences) was announced recently. Applicants should have completed year 1 of their MSc. programme. The theme of research is, ‘The role of wild pigs in the dynamics and spread...Read More

CoNAS students of the Petroleum Geosciences and Production programme have been recognised and awarded certificates for their poster presented at the EAPCE ‘13. The conference featured 82 technical and 20 poster presentations with 52 Exhibitors. The conference was held in Arusha, Tanzania early this year. The students are Rachael Nibyagaba, Tonny Ojok, and Lwanga Edrine....Read More

Dr. Jackson Efitre has received an award and a prize from the World Climate Change Research Programme (WCRP) for the best poster presentation during the Africa Climate Change Conference. The conference was held in Arusha, Tanzania and the award ceremony took place on Friday 18th October 2013.  The poster was titled “Mainstreaming climate change into fisheries...Read More

The Society aims to promote professional relevance and teamwork in fostering biology education and scholarship in Uganda Prof. Arthur K.Tugume, Dean School of Biosciences, Makerere University addressing participants at the BioSU inception meeting Makerere University has mobilized resources to conduct research into the poor performance in Biology at UCE and UACE. This was revealed by...Read More