Makerere University has joined an international research consortium implementing a €3.9 million European Union-funded project to improve access to hypertension and type 2 diabetes care for an estimated 4,480 people across 160 villages in Uganda and Rwanda. The four-year project, known as BEACON-HD, will test a decentralised healthcare model that combines telemedicine, patient self-monitoring and...Read More

Six international master’s students gain practical experience in humanitarian work through a field placement in Mbarara and Nakivale Refugee Settlement. Makerere University and the Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) are strengthening humanitarian response training through a collaborative internship programme that connects academic learning with practical experience in refugee support, community engagement and emergency response. The...Read More

The Uganda Military Academy (UMA), Kabamba, has conducted an academic orientation at Makerere University Library to equip cadets with research skills and knowledge of library resources to support their studies in defence and security. The orientation brought together 143 cadets, instructors from the military academy, Makerere University library staff and academic leaders from the School...Read More

Scholars, government officials and practitioners call for stronger professional identity, regional networks and greater recognition of sociology and anthropology in policy and public service. Makerere University has hosted the inaugural Eastern Africa Regional Sociology and Anthropology Symposium, bringing together academics, government officials, researchers and practitioners to explore ways of strengthening the professional identity, networks and...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

Students at Makerere University’s Department of Social Work have been challenged to rethink conventional approaches to mental health following a week-long academic visit by UK scholars Dr. Jill Childs and Dr. Gillian Nightall from 9th to 13th March 2026. The two experts conducted a series of lectures and seminars aimed at introducing a transformative model...Read More

Two research fellows at the Great Lakes Centre for the Study of the United States in the Great Lakes Region at Makerere University have presented significant progress on their respective chapters, marking a key milestone toward the publication of a major book project scheduled for August 2026. On 19 February 2026, Dr. Bernard Luwerekera and...Read More

More than 130 cadet officers from the Uganda Military Academy (UMA) in Kasambya have been oriented on library use and access to electronic resources during a one-day academic visit to Makerere University, as part of preparations for their Bachelor’s Degree in Defence Studies. The cadets, who are enrolled under Makerere University through the College of...Read More