Kampala, Uganda – 23rd October 2025: Makerere University’s Senior Common Room Main Hall hosted an occasion as the 8th Cohort of Rotary Peace Fellows presented their capstone social change initiatives, while Cohort 10 was welcomed into the Fellowship program. The event gathered faculty, Rotary representatives, management, and distinguished guests to celebrate the achievements of the...Read More
Scholars from Uganda, Kenya, and Germany conclude intensive LARLIREA training with renewed commitment to collaborative research and data collection across East Africa. A three-day regional PhD workshop under the Land Acquisitions and Land Raising Inequalities in Rural East Africa (LARLIREA) Project concluded at Makerere University on Thursday, October 16, 2025, with participants expressing readiness to...Read More
Makerere University’s College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS), through its Department of History, Archaeology and Heritage Studies, held the Bethwell A. Ogot Memorial Lecture on August 15, 2025, focusing on the enduring relevance of culture in African societies. Photo by: https://www.flickr.com/photos/toyinfalola/ Delivering the keynote titled “The Limitations of Culture”, renowned historian Prof. Toyin Falola...Read More
In one of the most intellectually provocative events in recent memory, over 2,000 participants—online and in person gathered at Makerere University on Thursday for a historic public dialogue titled “Traditional Spirituality, Herbal Medicine, Witchcraft and Questions of Truth.” The forum, hosted by the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS), drew academics, students, researchers, spiritual...Read More