The International Professional Recognition Council (IPRC) Technical Review Committee has granted Prof. Fredrick Jones Muyodi Senior Research Management Professional Status for demonstrating core and transferable research management competencies. In a letter dated 25th October 2022, the Head of the IPRC Secretariat, Dr Pamisha Pillay, congratulated Prof. Muyodi and urged him to use his newly acquired status...Read More

CoNAS students are participating in the 2022 National Science Week exhibition at Kololo Independence Grounds. The exhibition runs from 6th-10th November 2022 under the theme “Uganda 2040; The Future We want through Science, Technology and Innovation.”  The National Science Week Exhibition provides a platform to showcase innovations and technologies across all sectors that are steering the country...Read More

Dr Godwin Anywar has been selected as one of the four recipients of this year’s Uganda Textbook Academic and Non-Fiction Authors’ Association (UTANA) Grant Scheme Award to complete and publish his book titled “A handbook on medicinal plants and HIV/AIDS”. The UTANA Grant Scheme for Authors (UGSA) supports both academic and general non-fiction writers to complete...Read More

Dr Samuel Ojelel has been appointed Acting Head, Department of Plant Sciences, Microbiology and Biotechnology, College of Natural Sciences (CoNAS), Makerere University. He will hold the position for six months effective 1st November 2022 to 30th April 2023 when a substantive Head will be appointed. The former Head, also Dean, School of Biosciences, Prof. Arthur Tugume handed...Read More

Project title: “Towards a Research-led University: Strengthening Makerere University’s Research, Grant Writing and Publication Capacity”. Makerere University will be implementing the project in collaboration with Michigan State University’s Writing Centre and Alliance for African Partnership (AAP). Project funder: US State Department. Makerere University Project team Prof. Fredrick Muyodi (CONAS) – Principal Investigator Prof. Ronald Bisaso (CEES) – Co-PI...Read More

Every year, Makerere University admits over 10,000 students to various programmes at each of the 10 constituent Colleges. This Academic Year, 2022/2023, the University has admitted about 500 students to various programmes at the College of Natural Sciences (CoNAS). The College offers a wide range of programmes in basic and applied sciences including; School of...Read More

The research was funded by the Government of Uganda through the Makerere University Research and Innovations Fund (Mak-RIF) The Project Principal Investigator, Prof. Juma Kasozi addressing participants Overview The Lake Victoria Nile Perch (NP) fishery (fishing and post-harvest activities) is a significant contributor to the social and economic development of the Lake Victoria Fisheries Organization...Read More

Dr Perpetra Akite has been awarded the Marsh Award for Ecologists in Africa.  This prize aims to celebrate the significant scientific achievements of African ecologists and raise their profile in the UK. It is provided by the Marsh Charitable Trust and administered by the British Ecological Society. Dr Akite is one of Uganda’s leading entomologists...Read More

ICAFA – International Conference on Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture Two of the NutriFish-sponsored PhD students, Nakiyende Herbert and Julliet Nafula Ogubi won the awards for the best and second-best oral presentations in the young scientists’ category at the International Conference on Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture (ICAFA) held in Jinja, Uganda from 1st-3rd September 2022.  The conference...Read More

Following the discovery of commercial petroleum reserves in Uganda in 2006, Makerere University in 2009 pioneered teaching and research in petroleum programmes. The programmes are offered in the Department of Geology and Petroleum Studies, College of Natural Sciences (CoNAS) at BSc, MSc and PhD levels. As Uganda moves to the next stages of petroleum development,...Read More