Makerere University and the Government of Iceland have called for more equitable research and development partnerships that recognise locally generated knowledge, amplify marginalised voices and ensure that communities participate in shaping policies and solutions to challenges affecting their lives. The call was made during the closing ceremony of the 2026 GRÓ Gender Equality Studies and...Read More
10th Capstone Conference celebrates a decade of partnership with Rotary International and 168 social change initiatives across 52 countries Makerere University’s Rotary Peace Centre has graduated 16 fellows from Cohort 10 and welcomed 17 incoming fellows under Cohort 12, marking a decade of partnership with Rotary International in training peacebuilders and advancing community-led social change....Read More
Prof. Tamara Shefer has called for a fundamental rethink of knowledge production and research practices between the Global North and Global South, arguing that international research partnerships must confront colonial power relations, extractive scholarship and the marginalisation of Indigenous knowledge. Prof. Tamara Shefer is a Senior Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies in the Faculty...Read More
The Principal of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS), Assoc. Prof. Helen Nambalirwa Nkabala, together with the newly appointed Deputy Principal, Prof. Eddy Joshua Walakira, on Monday 19th Oct paid an official working visit to the School of Languages, Literature and Communication (SLLC). The engagement served to formally introduce the new Deputy Principal...Read More
Makerere gender scholar challenges Western-dominated research frameworks, calls for scholarship grounded in African experiences and indigenous knowledge systems. Professor Josephine Ahikire has urged African scholars to reclaim their role in producing and shaping knowledge by grounding research in local experiences, indigenous knowledge systems and the realities of the communities they study. She argued that global...Read More
Leaders at the 2026 GRÓ GEST Alumni Thematic Seminar urge development partners to recognise local expertise, challenge unequal power relations and position Global South scholars and practitioners as knowledge producers and agenda setters. Makerere University and the Government of Iceland have called for more equitable international development partnerships that recognise locally generated knowledge, strengthen gender...Read More
The Executive Director of the Uganda Media Centre (UMC), Mr. Allan Kasujja, has warned against the critical spread of negative narratives on social media, cautioning that destructive online content is severely damaging Uganda’s national reputation and international image. Speaking on Thursday 15th October 2026 during an interactive engagement with Master’s and final-year Journalism students in...Read More
Makerere University is expected to host an archival and documentary exhibition in October 2026 examining the former Soviet Union’s role in Africa’s liberation struggles, post-independence development and relations with Uganda. The exhibition, titled “The Role of the USSR/Russia in the Liberation of Africa,” will bring together historical photographs, archival documents and recorded interviews with Soviet...Read More
A full day of departmental dialogue put staff ideas at the heart of the College’s new strategic plan The Principal of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS), Associate Prof. Helen Nambalirwa Nkabala, and the Deputy Principal, Prof. Eddy Joshua Walakira, held a day – long series of meetings on 13th October 2026 with...Read More
Multidisciplinary centre brings together academia, civil society and philanthropy practitioners to document Africa’s traditions of giving, generate evidence and shape policy and practice Makerere University has launched the Ukarimu Centre for Advancing African Philanthropy, a multidisciplinary centre established to research, document, teach and advance Africa’s longstanding traditions of generosity, mutual support and collective action. The...Read More
