Category: News
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New research affirms the need of engaging communities during a pandemic
Early on in the COVID-19 pandemic, anecdotal reports in popular media suggested that there was low risk perception of the disease among communities and hesitancy to implement prevention and mitigation measures. The government of Uganda mostly employed a top-down approach in implementing COVID-19 prevention and mitigation measures, with limited meaningful community engagement as part of
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Makerere University Seeks to Involve Communities in New Scientific Research
These efforts are funded and supported by Government of the Republic of Uganda Makerere University is moving to involve communities more as faculty, students engaging key stakeholders including Non-Governmental Organizations, Community Service Organizations, Government bodies among others come up with research and innovation outputs. These outputs are directed towards contributing to Uganda’s development efforts. This
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Mak Digitizes over 10,000 Land Records Dating from 1830 to 1995
Over 10,000 records on land in Uganda under the custody of Makerere University Library have been digitized. The process supported by the Government of Uganda under Makerere University Research and Innovations Fund (Mak-RIF) aimed at preserving and promoting access to land and archival records for the period of 1830-1995 that are at high risk of deterioration. The composition of land
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Opportunity: Expression of Interest to participate in E-NNOVATE 2021
Makerere University Research and Innovations Fund (Mak-RIF) would like to invite you to express interest in participating in E-NNOVATE 2021. Mak-RIF will support up to 5 innovators in the event to be held online in June 2021 and Physically in Sept 2021. E-NNOVATE (https://e-nnovate.eu) is the world’s first INTERNATIONAL INNOVATION FAIR that brings together the
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Mak-RIF/CHUSS Open Day – Showcasing Research and Innovations
In 2019, Makerere University, with funding from the Government of the Republic of Uganda, introduced a Fund to support high impact Research and Innovations that inform National Development Priorities. The objective of the Makerere University Research and Innovations Fund (Mak-RIF) is to increase the local generation of translatable research and scalable innovations that address key gaps required to drive
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MAK-RIF/COCIS INAUGURAL OPEN DAY
‘Research and Innovations for a better Uganda’ Makerere University Research and Innovations Fund (Mak-RIF) in partnership with the College of Computing and Information Sciences (CoCIS) held the first-ever inaugural Open Day on the 15th April 2021 at the College of Computing and Information Sciences. The Makerere University Research and Innovations Fund is a Government of
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Makerere University launches homegrown COVID-19 Rapid Antibody Test Kits
By: Harriet Adong, Mak-RIF Communications Officer The afternoon of Wednesday March 17th, 2021 saw Makerere University’s Department of Immunology and Molecular Biology, College of Health Sciences (CHS) launch the homegrown COVID-19 Rapid Antibody Test Kits. The COVID-19 Rapid Antibody Test Kits developed domestically aim to address challenges related to affordability/cost using imported items, promote research and innovation in
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Mak-RIF Researchers Trained on Multimedia Production Techniques
By Harriet Adong, Communications Officer, Mak-RIF Makerere University College of Humanities and Social Sciences, School of Languages Literature and Communication, Department of Journalism and Communication (DJC), in partnership with Ultimate Multimedia Consult (UMC), has completed the first phase of training the beneficiaries of the Makerere University Research and Innovations Fund (Mak-RIF) in multimedia production skills.
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Mak researchers support Govt efforts to address COVID-19 challenges, youth unemployment and drug abuse
With support from the Government of Uganda through the Makerere University Research and Innovations Fund (Mak-RIF), academics from the School of Psychology in 2020 set out to investigate and provide solutions to various national development challenges. Through different projects, the researchers sought to, among other issues, establish and address the psychological impact of the public health measures put
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DVCFA opens Mak e-HRMS Training for HR Staff
The Ag. Deputy Vice Chancellor (Finance and Administration), Dr. Josephine Nabukenya has officially opened training for staff in the Directorate of Human Resources aimed at equipping them with the required knowledge and skills in the operation of the Makerere University automated Human Resource Management System (e-HRMS). The e-HRMS hands-on training, which has kicked off on