New Deputy Principal Prof. Eddy Joshua Walakira has pledged to build on the existing foundations at Makerere University’s College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS), with a focus on strengthening research, innovation, partnerships and the college’s income-generating capacity. Prof. Walakira made the pledge on Monday, September 14, 2026, after officially taking over as Deputy Principal...Read More

A three-day workshop on the histories of climate change and migration in Uganda has concluded at Makerere University with the award of €18,000 in seed grants to nine beneficiaries, strengthening a collaborative research initiative between Makerere University and the University of Cambridge. Five graduate students from the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS) and...Read More

OPM Commissioner Davis Mwenyi calls for evidence-based resettlement and stronger disaster preparedness as Makerere researchers document the experiences of communities displaced by landslides and other climate-related disasters. Uganda must move away from waiting for disasters to occur and strengthen preparedness, mitigation and anticipatory action to address the growing impact of climate change and climate-induced migration,...Read More

A three-day workshop examining the historical relationship between climate change and migration in Uganda has opened at Makerere University, bringing together academics, government officials, refugee-community representatives and postgraduate students to examine how environmental and climate factors have shaped population movements across the country’s history. The workshop, running from September 8 to 10, 2026, is hosted...Read More

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS) at Makerere University has oriented 10 new Gerda Henkel Foundation fellows, urging them to complete their PhD studies within 36 months and take full advantage of the financial and academic support provided under the fellowship. The 2026 cohort was oriented on Monday, September 7, 2026, at the...Read More

Makerere University has welcomed 17 students from 16 countries under the Erasmus+ funded Master of Humanitarian Response, Health and Displacement (Human Response) programme, bringing together an international cohort to study humanitarian crises, displacement, health, migration and development. The students were officially welcomed and oriented at Makerere University on September 7, 2026, in a ceremony attended...Read More

Makerere University has celebrated Professor Philip Kasaija Apuuli’s academic journey and contribution to international relations during his inaugural professorial lecture, with university leaders, scholars, former classmates and national leaders hailing his research, mentorship and commitment to peace and conflict resolution. Vice-Chancellor Professor Barnabas Nawangwe said inaugural professorial lectures are an important part of university life...Read More

Witswatersrand University emeritus professor says Africa can learn from 250 years of U.S. nation-building, but warns against copying its model Africa must focus on building strong and durable institutions rather than relying on individual leaders, Professor Gilbert Khadiagala has said, urging African countries to learn from the United States’ long experience of nation-building. Khadiagala, Professor...Read More

Makerere University has graduated the first cohort of its three-week Critical Thinking and Social Intelligence short course, with university officials calling for the skills to be integrated into education and applied more widely across society. The course was developed under the Department of Philosophy, School of Liberal and Performing Arts in the College of Humanities...Read More

Makerere University is in advanced stages of procuring biometric attendance machines that will be installed in lecture rooms to monitor the attendance of both staff and students, University Secretary Mr. Yusuf Kiranda has disclosed. Kiranda said the biometric system is part of efforts by the University to strengthen accountability and address concerns over staff and...Read More