Category: News
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Mak-RIF Team Engaging communities in Butaleja District
Project Name; Developing Community-based Integrated Bioenergy Agriculture and indigenous chicken using rice husks as biomass Principal Investigator: Prof. John David Kabasa Purpose: Dissemination and feedback sharing workshop of the project’s phase II implementation Through-out an engagement of five days, characterized by engagements during which farmers were encouraged to form clusters, one of the research team
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Mak-RIF at 12th Academia-Public-Private-Partnership Forum
Makerere University Research and Innovations Fund (Mak-RIF) participated in the 12th Academia-Public-Private-Partnership Forum (APPPF) organized by the Inter-University Council for East Africa. This Forum was held on the 15th to 17th of March 2023 at the Julius Nyerere Convention Centre, Dar es salaam Tanzania under the Theme: Nurturing Sustainable skills development for graduate employability through
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Mak-RIF Team engagement with UN Women Uganda Office
Makerere University Research and Innovations Fund (Mak-RIF) is grateful to the UN Women Uganda Office for hosting some of their staff members on March 13th, 2023. It is fulfilling that this initial engagement culminated into a deep discussion on how the two entities could collaborate and is likely to birth a strong working relationship between
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Mak-RIF at the National Science Week 2022
Makerere University Research and Innovations Fund participated in the National Science Week 2022 held at the Kololo Ceremonial Grounds commonly also referred to as the Airstrip. This was from November 7th to 10th, 2022. The National Science Week 2022 engagement was guided by the theme, “Uganda in 2040; The Future We Want Through Science Technology
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Makerere University PhD Research Grant Awards Launched
Today, Tuesday March 7, 2023 Prof. Henry Alinaitwe, the Acting Deputy Vice Chancellor In-Charge of Finance and Administration, Makerere University representing Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe, Vice Chancellor, Makerere University launched the Makerere University Research and Innovations Fund (Mak-RIF) Round 4, Track 2: PhD Research Grant Awards. This is the first of its kind cohort of awards
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Round 4, Track 4: Extensions for Multi-Year Projects Financial Year 2022/2023
BACKGROUND Funding opportunity description: Makerere University received special funding from the Government of the Republic of Uganda, to support high impact Research and Innovations. The Financial Year 2022/23 is the fourth year of this fund’s availability. The fund illustrates the increasing importance that the Government attaches to Research and Innovation as a driver of socio-economic
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Makerere University presents ‘BEST INNOVATION’ at the Appropriate Technologies 2023 Expo
Makerere University faculty, students and administrative staff diversely engaged at the Appropriate Technologies Expo. One of the over 850 multidisciplinary projects funded by the Government of the Republic of Uganda through Makerere University’s Research and Innovations Fund (Mak-RIF) https://rif.mak.ac.ug/ emerged ‘BEST INNOVATION’ (out of 46 showcased innovative solutions) at the Expo. This was Uganda’s Ministry
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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2023
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SWEDEN-MAKERERE Days of Excellence:November 17th and 18th , 2022
On Thursday 17th and Friday 18th November 2022, the Embassy of Sweden in Uganda and Makerere University celebrated the essential role of research, science, and innovation in supporting Uganda’s long-term growth and prosperity. The two-day event took place at Makerere University guided by the theme; “20 years of cooperation: robust foundation for continued development”. The
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Call for Applications: Research and Innovation Scaling and Commercialization Grants 2022/2023
BACKGROUND Funding opportunity description: Makerere University received special funding from the Government of the Republic of Uganda, to support high impact Research and Innovations. The Financial Year 2022/23 will be the fourth year of this fund’s availability. The fund illustrates the increasing importance that the Government attaches to Research and Innovation as a driver of