Category: News
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Sensitizing Makerere University-Jinja Campus about Mak-RIF Research Grants
On Wednesday June 12th, 2024, part of the Makerere University Research and Innovations Fund (Mak-RIF) Secretariat took off time to engage and sensitize Makerere University Jinja Campus staff about the Mak-RIF Research Grants. This engagement was also aimed at strengthening the Jinja Campus staff Research Administration Capacity for efficient management of grant awards including those
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Research Capacity Strengthening and Building Engagements in Muni University, Arua District in Uganda
The Makerere University Research and Innovations Fund (Mak-RIF) is a pioneering fund that the Government of Uganda extended to Makerere University to support multidisciplinary Research and Innovations that will contribute to driving Uganda’s development agenda towards economic and social transformation. This fund has recently been extended to other universities by the Government of Uganda. Part
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Deal Done – Memorandum of Understanding between Makerere University and Uganda’s Ministry of Public Service
What a fulfilling way to start off the year 2024! On Tuesday January 16th, 2024, Makerere University signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Uganda’s Ministry of Public Service. Assoc. Prof. Robert Wamala, Deputy Director (Research & Innovations) at Makerere University Directorate of Research and Graduate Training (DRGT) and a member of the Makerere University
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Request for Applications (RFA); Round 5, Track 2: PhD Research Grants 2023/2024
Background Funding opportunity description: Makerere University received special funding from the Government of the Republic of Uganda, to support high impact Research and Innovations that will accelerate national development. The Financial Year 2022/24 is the fifth year of this fund’s availability. The fund illustrates the increasing importance that the Government attaches to Research and Innovation
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Join the Mak-RIF5 Awards Launch
Join us for the RIF Round 5 Launch on On behalf of the Grants Management Committee (GMC), we are honored to invite you to Launch the Mak-RIF Round 5 awards scheduled for Wednesday, January 17, 2024 from 10:00 AM EAT. Please use the following details to join the launch; https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89366876421?pwd=IpXzqQ0vTAfgi2EsCCGl8KpiRWdTex.1 Meeting ID: 893 6687 6421Passcode: rif5launch
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Mak Hosts Commonwealth Delegates Attending 27th CSPOC
On Friday 5th January 2024, Makerere University was privileged to host delegates of the 27th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC) hosted by the Parliament of Uganda from 3rd to 6th January 2024. A biannual event, the 28th Edition of CSPOC will be hosted by India in 2026. The delegation was led by the Member of Parliament for
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Mak- RIF engages Private Sector, NGOs, and CSO representatives in UgandaReview of the Mak-RIF Research Agenda
On November 9th, 2023, the Mak-RIF Grants Management Committee (GMC) and Secretariat convened representatives from the Private Sector, Non-Governmental Organizations, and Civil Society Organizations in the Makerere University College of Computing and Information Sciences Conference Room. This was yet an opportunity for Mak-RIF to share her achievements to date while reflecting on the guiding Research
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Digitalizing Academic Records and Processes at Makerere University to improve and ease service delivery
“Any University can only be successful if they can account for their students years after” Prof. Nawangwe said. On Tuesday September 26th, 2023, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe, Makerere University’s Vice Chancellor commissioned a modern registry records storage facility at Makerere University Senate Building. This is a project being implemented as a multiyear project by the Department
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Engagement with Uganda’s Ministry of Public Service
On September 14th, 2023, part of the team from Makerere University Research and Innovations Fund (Mak-RIF) secretariat engaged a team from Uganda’s Ministry of Public Service through the office of the Permanent Secretary Mrs. Catherine Bitarakwate Musingwiire. The Mak-RIF team was led by Prof. Robert Wamala, Deputy Director of the Directorate of Research and Graduate
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Consultative Engagement with Makerere University Principals and Deans
On Friday July 28th, 2023, part of the Makerere University Research and Innovations Fund (Mak-RIF) team under the leadership of Prof. Fred Masagazi Masaazi engaged Makerere University Principals and Deans. The aim of this engagement was to share with the Principals and Deans that the Mak-RIF team will be soon re engaging them to review