The Dean School of Physical Sciences, College of Natural Sciences (CoNAS), Makerere University invites you all to Ms. Mbabazi Ruth’s PhD defense scheduled to take place on 7th March 2024 at 10:00am in the Chemistry Boardroom. *****Title of thesis: Carbon dioxide-epoxide copolymerization using supported zinc catalysts *****Supervisors Dr Emmanuel Tebandeke – Department of Chemistry, College...Read More

Prof. John Mango Magero presenting Prof. Leif Abrahamsson for the Award Makerere University has awarded Prof. Leif Abrahamsson a Honorary Doctor of Science in recognition and appreciation of his contribution to the development of Mathematics in East Africa, and particularly in Uganda. The award was presented to Prof. Leif Abrahamsson by the Acting Chancellor, also...Read More

****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 that can be used to avert the challenge of poor waste management in the country....Read More

The UNET Project team at Senate Building, Makerere University on 27th November 2023. The team will be meeting for five days starting 27th November-1st December 2023 to among other issues, finalize the development of course materials and plan for 2024. ***** Co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union, University Network on PhD Programmes...Read More

Early this year -2023, Makerere University Business School (MUBS) in partnership with Makerere University developed an E-Supervision Web Portal (https://mastersresearch.ug/) to support tracking of Masters Research supervision processes in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Uganda. The portal was developed by ICT specialists from partner institutions led by Dr Shakirah Nagujja, Head, E-Learning Centre at MUBS....Read More

*****Institutional Capacity Strengthening for Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit Sharing in Uganda (ABS) is a collaborative project between the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) and Makerere University. Participants during the ABS inception meeting at Makerere University. Overview Uganda is a country that is very rich in biodiversity, and...Read More

Makerere University College of Natural Sciences (CoNAS) is participating in the 2023 National Science Week exhibition taking place at Kololo Independence Grounds. The week-long exhibition officially opened by the President of the Republic of Uganda, H.E Yoweri Kaguta Tibuhaburwa Museveni today, 9th November 2023, started on Monday, 6th November and will end on 11th November....Read More

The Dean School of Biosciences invites you to Ms. Nagayi Kalule Jane Yawe’s PhD defense scheduled to take place on Thursday, 9th November 2023 at 9:00am in the Chemistry Boardroom, College of Natural Sciences (CoNAS), Makerere University. *****Title of thesis: The Physiological and growth responses of Oreochromis esculentus (Graham, 1929) populations at different temperature regimes...Read More

Dorothy Akoth, a Master’s student in the College of Natural Sciences (CoNAS) at Makarere University in Uganda, has been named one of two winners of the 2023 GBIF Graduate Researchers Award. An expert jury selected Akoth, who was nominated by the Uganda National Council for Science and Technology together with National Fisheries Resources Research Institute (NaFIRRI), for the instrumental role of her research in improving the...Read More

Dr Godwin Anywar, Lecturer in the Department of Plant Sciences, Microbiology and Biotechnology, College of Natural Sciences (CoNAS), Makerere University has been selected as a fellow of the Africa Science Leadership Programme (ASLP). The ASLP is an initiative funded by the Robert Bosch Stiftung Foundation and serves early- to mid-career researchers in basic and applied...Read More