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The Renewable Energy Research Group (RERG) in the Department of Physics, Makerere University, organised a workshop in Solar Energy Installation & Basic Electronics (4th Workshop on Solar Energy Installation (Photovoltaic) & Basic Electronics) and this was held on 10th-14th August 2015. The East African Universities Mathematics  Programme (EAUMP) Summer School was hosted by the Department of Mathematics in July 2015. The summer school Participants of the summer school were postgraduate...Read More

A public talk on ‘Conducting clinical trials on medicinal plants & Reverse Pharmacology’ was conducted by Dr. Merlin Wilcox from Oxford University. This talk targeted students from CoNAS, pharmacy, pharmacology & medicine, veterinary medicine and other stakeholders interested in herbal medicine. Dr. Merlin Wilcox is a clinical researcher at the Department of Primary Health Care at the University of Oxford, UK, and a GP at a health centre for homeless...Read More

The Inception Meeting for the ‘Transmission Dynamics of African Swine Fever in an endemic setting at the livestock-wildlife Interface’ project took place on Thursday, 26th March 2015 in Gulu town at The Doves Nest Hotel (Senior Quarters). The inception meeting brought together District Veterinary Officers from Masindi, Hoima, Buliisa, Nwoya, Apac, Kiryandongo, Gulu, Oyam and Nebbi districts. Farmers will be selected from the sub-counties bordering the Murchison Falls National Park...Read More

The World Science Day celebrations were successfully held at College of Natural Sciences (CoNAS), Makerere University on Monday, 10th November 2014. The theme for 2014 is,’ Promoting Quality Science Education: ensuring a sustainable future for all’. Established by UNESCO in 2001, the World Science Day for Peace and Development is celebrated worldwide on 10 November each year. The day offers an opportunity to mobilize various partners to highlight the important...Read More

Dr. Florence Mutonyi D’ujanga (Assoc. Prof.) from the Department of Physics was inducted as a Fellow of the Uganda National Academy of Sciences (FUNAS) on the 31st October 2014. The Uganda National Academy of Sciences (UNAS) brings together a diverse group of scientists from the physical, biological and social/behavioural sciences. Its mission is to contribute towards improving the prosperity and welfare of the people of Uganda by generating, sharing and...Read More