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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 knowledge...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 science,...Read More

Scholars from Africa and beyond on 4th-8th September 2023 met at Makerere University to deliberate on innovations, solutions and developments that facilitate the growth and expansion of Mathematics. Held under the auspices of Women in SAGE on the theme “SageMath: Free for all Mathematicians”, the meeting drew participants from Uganda, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany, Burundi, Ethiopia,...Read More

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