This is an open call for those scientists interested to apply in order to be Sponsored Scientists in the next Global African swine fever Research Alliance (GARA) Scientific Workshop 2016 to be held in Anses, Ploufragan, France on 6-8 September 2016. The Swine Immunology and Virology lab in Ploufragan, which is a part of ANSES – French Agency for...Read More

The BeeHealth inception meeting for various stakeholders was held on the 14th January 2016 in the Buxton Boardroom in the Department of Zoology, Entomology & Fisheries Sciences, College of Natural Sciences (CoNAS), Makerere University. The aim of the meeting was to inform stakeholders about the existence of the project and soliciting their views/expertise on how...Read More

The 1st African Primatological Conference APC conference was held for two days from 15th to 16th of December 2015 at Makerere University hosted by the College of Natural Sciences (CoNAS). The conference was organized by African Primatological Consortium (APC) who is charged with coordinating collaborative research and building the capacity of young primatologists.  As part of the conference,...Read More

Students from the Depatment of Physics, College of Natural Sciences, Makerere University using a SciBridge experiment kit to measure the power of the dye-sensitized solar cells at the department. Visit the link below for more details. http://www.sciencediplomacy.org/letter-field/2015/building-scibridge-bet…Read More

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Makerere University and Kyoto University, Japan at a ceremony held on the 16th December 2015 in the Office of the Vice Chancellor of Makerere University. The Deputy Vice Chancellor – Academic Affairs Assoc. Professor Okello Ogwang signed on behalf of Makerere in his capacity as the Acting...Read More

The freshmen and women for academic year 2015/2016 are with us. They have attended lectures since 24th August 2015. Let us welcome them and make them feel at home.The orientation meeting for the College of Natural Sciences was held on Thursday 27th August 2015 in the conference hall in JICA Building, Makerere University Campus. Speakers...Read More

The Strengthening Regional Capacity in Research and Training in Fisheries and Aquaculture for Improved Food Security and Livelihoods in Eastern Africa (STRECAFISH) project kick-off meeting was held at Kolping Hotel, Kampala from the 24th to 28th August 2015. The project will be implemented for 3 years starting July 2015 to 2018 coordinated by Department of...Read More

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...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...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...Read More