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Dr Godwin Anywar has been selected to be a Mentor for the Science Advice Skills Development Program (SASDP-2) of the International Network for Governmental Science Advice, Africa Chapter (INGSA-Africa). He has also been recognized as one of the ‘Outstanding German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)’ alumni over the 50 years of DAAD in East Africa. 50 Years...Read More

Mr. Jimmy Chaciga, a Ph.D. Student at the Department of Physics, Makerere University, has installed a small-Scale Photovoltaics Solar Plant at the Department to supply clean renewable energy for a cooking technology being developed with a 2 kW Wind turbine generator added as a backup energy to the solar PV daily generation under the mentorship of...Read More

Global position of Aquaculture Aquaculture, the production of aquatic animals and plants, is the fastest growing food-producing sector globally. Between 2001 and 2018, aquaculture production increased at an average annual rate of 5.3%. World aquaculture production reached nearly 115 million tonnes (live weight) in 2018, with a farmgate value of approximately 264 billion USD, with fish...Read More

****ADOPTING MULTI-DISCIPLINARY APPROACHES IN GENETIC IMPROVEMENTS, NUTRITIONAL ENHANCEMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION FOR IMPROVED PRODUCTION OF NILE TILAPIA IN UGANDA BACKGROUND The National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO), center for Aquaculture Research and Development, Kajjansi in collaboration with Makerere University, was awarded a contract under the European Union-funded project to conduct research on: “Adopting multidisciplinary approaches in...Read More

The Department of Physics, College of Natural Sciences (CoNAS), Makerere University through the Renewable Energy Research Group (RERG) has trained 30 students and members of the general public in solar photovoltaic installation and maintenance, biogas production, and solar thermal systems. Dr Denis Okello (L), Head, Department of Physics at Makerere University, and Mr. Musoke Michael, Technician...Read More