Dr Michael Owor, formerly Head, Department of Geology and Petroleum Studies at the College of Natural Sciences (CoNAS) has been appointed Dean, School of Physical Sciences. He takes on from Prof. Mohammad Ntale who has held the position since January 2018. Dr Owor will serve a four-year term effective 1st February 2022. The School of Physical...Read More

The outgoing Principal College of Natural Sciences (CoNAS), Prof. J.Y.T. Mugisha has today, 8th February 2022 handed over to the new Principal, Dr Tumps Winston Ireeta. The handover ceremony held in the Seminar Room at JICA was witnessed by, among others, the Representative of the Director Human Resources, Mr. Mujuni Tayari Deus; the Representative of the...Read More

The Chairperson, Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD) Uganda National Chapter invites you all to join the celebrations to mark the International Day of Women and Girls in Science on Friday, 11th February 2022 from 12:30pm-17:00pm in the Auditorium at CTF2, Makerere University. The OWSD Uganda National Chapter is hosted at the College of...Read More

Each year, Makerere University admits over 10,000 students to various programmes in the 10 constituent Colleges. This Academic Year, 2021/2022, the University admitted about 800 students to various disciplines at the College of Natural Sciences (CoNAS). The Principal, Prof. JYT. Mugisha addressing the students Orientation of students In a bid to enable students settle in...Read More

A research led by Dr. Alice Nabatanzi, the Principal Investigator of the project titled: “Development Of Value-Added Phytogenic Chicken Feeds”, discovered that the widespread use of antibiotics in chicken feeds has promoted development of drug-resistant bacteria that have been passed from chicken to humans. This increased the rate of disease outbreaks in chicken causing losses to poultry farmers and...Read More