List of Projects Awarded under RIF2
# | Project Title | PI |
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1 | Development of a Simulation Model to Aid Formulation of Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization Strategies in Uganda | Robert Kambugu Kyeyune |
2 | Enhancing the efficiency of Emerging Entomic Meat and Protein Value Chains in Uganda | Claire Mack Mugasa |
3 | Assessing Uganda’s Oil and Gas players‚Äô Corporate Social Responsibility Readiness for Social Compliance in the Albertine region | David Katamba |
4 | Essential oil crops commercialization for sustainable Public health products development and rational promotion | Savina Asimwe |
5 | Linking the Artisanal Industry with Academia: A Multidisciplinary Design and Technology Approach for Innovation and Industrial transformation in Uganda. | Nsereko Joseph Raymond |
6 | Creating an Inter-University Research and Innovation Community for Early Career Researchers in Uganda‚ (IRIC-ECRU) | Asiimwe Godfrey |
7 | Optimizing surgical training: Live video recording to remotely relay surgical procedures to large groups of trainees using smart glasses and storage of video operative manuals. | Cathy Kilyewala |
8 | Effect of a Communication Intervention on Pregnant Women Consuming Alcohol in Post Conflict Northern Uganda | Dr. Aggrey Mukose |
9 | Deciphering vector-mediated transmission of Sweet potato mild mottle virus (SPMMV, Potyviridae) in cultivated sweetpotato | Arthur Tugume |
10 | Developing Climate-Smart Watersheds: An improved nexus for sustainable water resources and societal resilience to climate change in Uganda’s fragile landscapes | Yazidhi Bamutaze |
11 | African swine fever virus (ASFV) severity and viral genomic structural features: opportunities for development of a vaccine in Uganda | Charles Masembe |
12 | Developing a prototype for biogas purification and packaging systems | Prof Elly Sabiiti Nyambobo |
13 | Evaluation of Ceftriaxone utilization in Uganda: A prospective multi-center study | Munanura Edson Ireeta |
14 | Advanced Localization Techniques on Smart Devices for Inclusive Location-based Services: A focus on healthy ageing for the elderly with dementia and mild cognitive impairment in rural communities | Asiimwe Paddy Junior |
15 | Human Resource Practices, Value Creation, Employee Engagement and Operational Performance | Seperia Bwadene Wanyama |
16 | Indigenous Knowledge to Stimulate Frugal Innovations in Food and Nutrition | Sarah Kyejjusa |
17 | Optimizing irrigation water use: integrative developing of capacity for small scale farmers and relevant local government personnel to improve knowledge and practice of irrigation water use | Isa Kabenge |
18 | Tree species trials for commercial forestry development and climate change mitigation in Uganda | Fred Babweteera |
19 | eHealth Adoption in Uganda. What is the status? (eHAU) | Hasifah Kasujja Namatovu |
20 | Resilience During and After Quarantine: A Qualitative Study of People Affected by COVID-19 in Uganda | Esther Nanfuka Kalule |
21 | Developing and diversifying tourism products at Sipi Falls and Bamasaba Cultural Site in Eastern Uganda | Jim Ayorekire |
22 | Enhancing Marketing of Fish and Fish Products through an Innovative Mobile and Web-based Platform (eFish Marketing) | Efitre Jackson |
23 | Risk assessment of heavy metals in vegetables consumed in Kampala Uganda | Andrew Tamale |
24 | Effect of a four-pronged intervention (FPI) on Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Initiation rates among Hospitalized Adults with untreated HIV disease | Damalie Nakanjako |
25 | Law, Governance and Best Practices in Emerging Technologies | Hadijah Namyalo |
26 | Incentive regulation; towards reduced electricity tariffs and increased consumption of clean energy in Uganda | Bosco Amerit |
27 | Environmental, social and human health impacts of Artisanal and small-scale gold mining in Uganda; Status, concerns and mitigation | Nelson Turyahabwe |
28 | “Development of a biogas-powered cold storage for perishable horticultural products to reduce post-harvest losses in off-grid areas of Uganda” | Kizito Simon |
29 | The pilot study to introduce early hearing impairment screening and management among children 0-59 months in Uganda. | Christopher Ndoleriire |
30 | Investigation into modification of Black Cotton Soil by Application of Biochar and Sand to improve Road Subgrade in Karamoja Region | Samuel Jjuuko |
31 | Capacity of M.oleifera leaves extract to treat or cure type 2 diabetes mellitus. | Josephine Kasolo |
32 | Developing a smart solar powered irrigation control system kit for enhancing water use efficiency in irrigated agriculture | Wanyama Joshua |
33 | The effect of air pollution exposure on maternal and child health outcomes: a cross sectional study of urban communities in Wakiso district, Uganda | Amongin Dinah |
34 | Development Of Value-added Phytogenic Feed Additives To Replace Conventional Antibiotics In Chicken Feeds | Dr. Alice Nabatanzi |
35 | Epidemiologic investigation of Rift Valley Fever in livestock from selected districts of the Uganda cattle corridor | Mathias Afayoa |
36 | Neurodevelopmental, Behavioural and Physical Growth Outcomes of Children born to Mothers with Nodding Syndrome in Northern Uganda | Dr Richard Idro |
37 | Task shifting screening and measurement of blood pressure by community health workers for early detection and referral of hypertensive patients in a rural Ugandan setting. | Robert Kalyesubula |
38 | Engaging private community pharmacies in early TB case finding in Kampala, Uganda | Fred Collins Semitala |
39 | Enhancing Institutional Capacity for Ethical Conduct of Research Involving Animals (ICEcoRIA) | Muhangi Denis |
40 | Improving the quality of commercially produced Obushera through capacity building for processors and production of suitable pasteurizers (IQuO) | Ivan Muzira Mukisa |
41 | Optimization and Scale-up of Methods for Purification of Clinical and Research-grade PCR Enzymes for Molecular testing of SARS-CoV-2 infection and other Pathogens | David Kateete |
42 | Designing, Evaluating and Sustaining an online Academic Information Management System training platform at Makerere University | Lydia Kabiri |
43 | Monitoring And Enforcement For Sustainable Forestwood Extraction | Julius Opiso |
44 | The Multimedia Production Hub: Harnessing Digital Media for Increased Uptake and Visibility of Makerere University’s Research and Innovations | William Tayeebwa, Ph.D. |
45 | COVID-19 syndromic and sero surveillance using established Uganda Malaria Surveillance sites | Moses Robert Kamya |
46 | Using Video Jockeys (VJs) To Promote Public Engagement And Awareness Of Makerere University Science | Brian Semujju |
47 | Solar Power: Training for Change, Transforming Skills and Attitudes amongst Rural Communities in Northern Uganda | Willy OKullo |
48 | Epidemiological investigation of brucellosis in livestock in selected agro-pastoralist districts of Eastern Uganda | Frank Norbert Mwiine |
49 | Accelerating anti-tick vaccine discovery using bioinformatics-guided wet laboratory approaches | Muhanguzi Dennis |
50 | PeerLearn: Peer-to-Peer Offline e-Learning Content Distribution Platform | Mwotil Alex |
51 | Impoverishing and Catastrophic Health expenditure on cancer care among persons affected by cancer in Uganda | Allen Kabagenyi |
52 | Burden of noncommunicable diseases among HIV/AIDs patients and extent of integration of noncommunicable diseases and HIV pharmaceutical care in Wakiso District, Uganda. | Kalidi Rajab |
53 | Unlocking the Potential for Enhanced Teaching and Learning of the Visually Impaired in Uganda’s Public Universities: The role of Assistive Technologies (ATEVIL) | Leah Sikoyo |
54 | Community engagement to address HIV-related stigma for Youth living with HIV/AIDS in secondary schools of western Uganda. | Magala Dan |
55 | Evaluating the effectiveness of grouped intensive adherence counselling sessions in improving viral load re-suppression in Uganda. | Julius Kiwanuka |
56 | Optimising screening, diagnosis and management of diabetes mellitus in an adult Ugandan population with newly diagnosed tuberculosis: the Tuberculosis And DIabetes Comorbidity (TADIC) study | Christine Sekaggya |
57 | Building A Laboratory System For Quality Checks Of Solar Panels In Uganda | Ireeta Tumps Winston |
58 | A Randomized Control Trial (RCT) Approach to Enhancing the Learning Experience for Pupils and Students in Schools in Central Uganda | Dr Eric Awich Ochen |
59 | BUILDING INCLUSIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS FOR MARGINALISED SOCIETIES IN UGANDA (BILE – Project) | GENZA Gyaviira Musoke |
60 | Embracing Social Entrepreneurship as a catalyst to sustainable business growth in Uganda” | Peter Turyakira |
61 | Wulira App – Occupational Hearing Loss among industrial workers in Kampala, Uganda | Immaculate Atukunda |
62 | The Role of Prolonged Exposure to Malaria Parasitemia in the High morbidity and Mortality in Children with Sickle Cell Anaemia in Uganda. | Robert Opika Opoka |
63 | Imparting Entrepreneurship Skills In Universal Secondary Education Learners Through Student Training For Entrepreneurial Promotion | Rebecca Nambi |
64 | Innovating on-farm agronomic practices and postharvest technologies to increase finger millet [Eleusine corocana (L.) Gaertn.] production and productivity for a climate resilient food production in Uganda | Herbert L Talwana |
65 | Towards an ICT-driven Community-based Nutrition Education network for increasing awareness and knowledge transfer on Maternal Nutrition (NEMAT) | Agnes Nakakawa |
66 | Analysing the suitability of Bamboo and Napier grass in riverbank stabilization and buffer zone restoration for erosion and flood control in the upper River Rwizi catchment, South western Uganda. | Nseka Denis |
67 | Leveraging Technology to Improve Implementation and Monitoring of the SAGE programme | John Paul Kasse |
68 | Laboratory evaluation of selected phage isolates against prevalent fish bacterial pathogens for development of phage biocontrol agents for use in aquaculture in Uganda | Jesca Nakavuma |
69 | Piloting blended and online learning approaches for postgraduate students at the Department of Population Studies, Makerere University. | Patricia Ndugga |
70 | Towards a food secure Uganda under a changing climate | Isaac Mugume |
71 | Financial Technology, Agency Banking, Financial Consumer Protection, Consumer Rights’ Awareness, Financial Literacy, Digital Literacy and Financial Inclusion of Women, Youth and PWDs Owned MSMEs in Uganda | George Okello Candiya |
72 | Are Domestic Animals Reservoirs for Emerging viral infections: Investigating the role of domestic Animals in the Transmission dynamics of Ebolaviruses, Marburg viruses and coronaviruses in Uganda. | Luke Nyakarahuka |
73 | Developing a consensus model of putting local communities at the centre of preserving water resources and environment in Mpanga catchment, South western Uganda | Mugabi Ddungu Racheal |
74 | Development Of Local Calibrations For Nutritional Evaluation Of Commercial Poultry Diets Using Near Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy (nirs) | Samuel OKELLO |
75 | Investigating Locational Preferences of Ugandan Market Entrepreneurs | Waliya Gwokyalya |
76 | Building Capacity for the Organ and Marrow Donor Program | Olivia Kituuka |
77 | Promoting Access to Justice and Land Rights for Vulnerable Communities in Uganda: Exploring the potential and limits of Public Interest Litigation | Emmanuel Kasimbazi |
78 | Using Blended Learning to Fast Track Capacity Development for Teachers Implementing the Lower Secondary School Curriculum (BL4CD) | Jessica Norah Aguti |
79 | Evaluating the biological and chemical contaminants in herbal medicinal products sold in Kampala, Uganda: Towards improving the quality of herbal medicine | Jane Namukobe |
80 | Rethinking the Philosophy of Community Policing in Uganda: Towards a peaceful and crime free society | Mbabazi Venne |
81 | Transforming Legal Education By Promoting Experiencial Learning And Enhancing Access To Justice For Vulnerable Groups: A Pilot Project | Christopher Mbazira |
82 | Development of a recombinant expression for SARS-cov-2 spike protein and its domains as antigens for diagnostics and therapeutics design   | Norbert G Anyama |
83 | Development of Nutrient-Dense Recipes and Products from Underutilized Crops to Alleviate Malnutrition among HIV/AIDS Infected Persons in Western Uganda | Agnes Nabubuya |
84 | Development and Validation of Lateral Flow based multiplex test device to detect and differentiate SARS CoV-2 from other human Coronaviruses | Steven Odongo |
85 | Readiness of Rural Households to Transit to Electricity Use: Evidence from Uganda Rural Electrification Programme | Sylvia Aarakit Manjeri |
86 | Towards smallholder flower production for export | Okello Robert Cyrus Ongom |
87 | Accelerating adoption of innovations and locally made products in Uganda | Ahmad Walugembe |
88 | Green Synthesis of Graphene from Coffee Husks and Other Agro-Wastes for Energy Storage Applications | Norbert Mukasa |
89 | Intensifying Public Private partnership Projects in Uganda | Mwesigwa Rogers |
90 | Use Autologous umbilical cord stem cell transplantation in the reconstruction of alveolar cleft | rose alenyo |
91 | Multidisciplinary research for improving economic performance and livestock sustainability in the Northeast cattle corridor of Uganda | Kiggundu Nicholas |
92 | Strengthening the social media competences of the business owner-managers for sustainable growth of small businesses in Uganda | Sendawula Kasimu |
93 | Where Banks are not a Possibility: Exploring How Women Saving Groups Contribute to Building Community Resilience Amidst Corona Lockdown | tabitha mulyampiti |
94 | An Examination of Destination Loyalty Formation in Bwindi through the Eye of the Tourist using the Adaptive Dynamic Capabilities Lens | Otengei Samson Omuudu |
95 | Strengthening business incubation practices for the sustainability of SMEs in Uganda | ssekiziyivu bob |
96 | Optimizing Performance of the Human Powered Nebulizer | Thereza Piloya |
97 | Building business management skills and sustainable practices among urban and peri-urban roadside plant nursery owners, operators and workers for resilient ‘green’ businesses in Greater Kampala, Uganda | Edward Nector Mwavu |
98 | Proximal and remote sensing of soil quality for supporting farmers’ crop agriculture | John Allan Komakech |
99 | Strengthening institutional support for female entrepreneurial business sustainability | Alupo sarah |
100 | Potential of Tetrapleura tetraptera Fruit in the Formulation and Production of High Value Nutraceutical Product | Enock Ssekuubwa |
101 | ‘LEAVING NO ONE BEHIND’: PROMOTING DISABILITY RIGHTS AND INCLUSION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AT MAKERERE UNIVERSITY AND STRATEGIC MDAs | Damalie Naggita-musoke |
102 | Strengthening Local Governance through adoption of E-Governance Digital applications for sustainable transformation and prosperity of Uganda’s societies | Kiggunndu Tonny |
103 | “Strengthening the capacity of the Defense and Security to achieve SDG #16 in Uganda”. | Charlotte Karungi Mafumbo |
104 | Saving Lives of Mothers and Newborns through Implementing a Pre- and Post- Natal Monitoring Technology in Uganda | Miriam NAKALEMBE |
105 | Implementing and evaluation of a low-resource digital infrastructure in Uganda: Visualization and Interpretation of Radiographic Images (VIoRI) to improve access to imaging services at Mulago and Fort Portal regional referral hospitals. | Fredrick Makumbi |
106 | The Enhanced Product Development and Pilot Testing of A Smart Postpartum haemorrhage Volumetric Drape for Early detection of postpartum haemorrhage during child birth. | Sam Ononge |
107 | Yo-Waste: a mobile and cloud-based hauler and garbage collection service (“uber for garbage”) | Aminah Zawedde |
108 | Eco system for Telecommuting in Higher Education Institutions in Uganda | Emily Bagarukayo |
109 | Antibacterial And Antiviral Nanocoated Cloth Mask To Limit The Spread Of Covid-19 | Tumusiime Edmund |
110 | Valorising organic waste into high quality animal feed and organic fertilizer using the Black Soldier Fly | Alice Amoding Katusabe |
111 | Application of Mobile-Phone Technology to Advance Access to Sustainable Point-Of-Use Water Purification Technologies for Household Drinking Water & Wastewater Reuse for Backyard Food Production | Prossie Nakawuka |
112 | Socio-Cultural Norms influencing Type 2 Diabetes Risky Behaviours: An Exploratory to Intervention Co-design innovative study in two High incidence Districts of Eastern Uganda. | Dr. Juliet Kiguli |
113 | Leveraging technology to integrate information literacy into ODeL curriculum: a shared responsibility for the lecturer and librarian | Fredrick Kiwuwa Lugya |
114 | Harnessing Satellite Imagery to Improve the Monitoring of Floating Plastic Litter and Optical Water Quality of Lake Victoria, Uganda | Anthony Gidudu |
115 | Evaluating the effectiveness of Resilience and Coping psychosocial Intervention delivered to Families experiencing COVID-19 related Psychosocial Stress in Kampala city | Prof Peter Baguma |
116 | Clinical Utility of PCA3 and TMPRSS2: ERG Urinary Biomarkers in African Men Undergoing Prostate Biopsy | Robert LUKANDE |
117 | Developing and Testing Digital Games for Teenage Reproductive and Mental Health Education | Joseph Kizito Bada |
118 | Modelling Energy efficient transport system for Uganda | Brendah Akankunda |
119 | Re-Skilling Refugees with Sustainable Agribusiness Practices | Assoc. Prof. Laura A. Orobia |
120 | Developing A Framework To Advance Surgical Services In Uganda. | Mary Theresa Nabukenya |
121 | Enhancing Makerere University’s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Relevance to Policy Processes in Uganda | Rosemary Emegu Isoto |
122 | Assessing ethical conflicts and moral distress among veterinarians in Uganda | Samuel George Okech |
123 | Knowledge and perceptions of communities towards genetically modified food crop technology in Uganda. | Abubakar Sadik Mustafa |
124 | Design and piloting of a model low-cost emergency ambulance call, dispatch and command center | Patience A.Muwanguzi |
125 | Machine Learning-guided Screening of COVID-19 using Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Uganda | Jonathan Serugunda |
126 | Reversing under-five child malnutrition: multidisciplinary innovations to improve free-range chicken production and consumption among poor rural households in Buyengo Parish, Busia District | Firminus Mugumya Kabuzaranwa |
127 | Community-Based Cardiovascular Disease prevention through education to reduce Cardiovascular disease risk in Uganda | Allan Lugaajju |
128 | Artefacts as sources of historical Information: Unmasking Makerere University memory through documenting and contextualizing visual resources and objects. | Ruth Nalumaga |
129 | The Extent and Nature of food advertising targeted to children and adolescents (5-18 years) in Uganda | Gloria Kimuli Seruwagi |
130 | Unlocking Capacities To Transform Language Learning In Uganda | Edith Ruth NATUKUNDA TOGBOA |
131 | Assessment of immunomodulatory and antioxidant activities of common medicinal plants used in management of respiratory viral infections and HIV/AIDS in Mpigi district: potential agents in management of COVID-19 disease | Aloysius Lubega |
132 | Integrating Substance Use Disorder Treatment into Routine HIV Care in Uganda. | ODOKONYERO Raymond Felix |
133 | Perinatal Paternal Mental Illness, Infant Growth and Development in Rural Masaka and Kyotera Districts, Uganda: A Longitudinal Cohort study | Simon Kizito |
134 | A Study of the Potential of Micro and Small Enterprises to Catalyze Household Income and Employment Generation through Extension Services by Local Governments | Vincent Bagire |
135 | Creating multicultural children’s reading resources to promote social inclusion for national development | Innocent Masengo |
136 | Genomic Epidemiology and Transmission dynamics of Zoonotic Tuberculosis in Karamoja as a predictor for the high TB prevalence and poor TB treatment outcomes in Karamoja region. | Innocent Rwego |
137 | Mapping the mobility patterns, perceptions, preparedness and response mechanisms towards COVID1-19 for Uganda’s border communities | Paul Bukuluki |
138 | Harnessing geospatial technologies for sustainable urban planning in the newly created cities in Uganda using Rapid Physical Planning Approach (RAPPA). | Charles Nyakwebara |
139 | Assessment of effects of natural products from medicinal plants on efflux pumps of isolated resistant Gram-negative bacterial strains from patients in a hospital setting | Christine Florence Najjuka |
140 | Assessment of effectiveness and safety of medicinal plants used in management of depression and anxiety disorders in Mpigi district | Dr. Godfrey S Bbosa |
141 | Improving Point-of-Care Learning for Prostate and Breast Cancer Imaging using Machine Learning | Peter Nabende |
142 | GIS Backed Big Data Analytics for Land Value Prediction for Compensation and Taxation Purposes (Case Study of Wakiso District) | Nassir Mwanje |
143 | Epidemic intelligence of bat-borne corona and other emerging zoonotic viruses | Kityo Robert Martin |
144 | Efficacy of Group Adherence Counselling for Adolescents with Unsuppressed HIV viral load at three large HIV clinics in Uganda: Randomized controlled trial | Deborah Ojiambo |
145 | Edible insect farming for improved household income and food security among the refugees and host communities in northern Uganda | Karlmax Rutaro |
146 | Identifying psychosocial impact of COVID-19 and promising practices for meeting the mental health and protection needs to SGBV of vulnerable populations during a protracted crisis in Kampala Slums. | Karugahe Wilber |
147 | Challenges Of Marketing Domestic Tourism In Uganda. | Sarah keryne Ajok |
148 | Strengthening Capacity for Antimicrobial Consumption and Use Surveillance in Human Health in Uganda (SCACUS) | Joan N Kalyango |
149 | Adoption Of Assistive Technologies For Students With Disabilities In Higher Education Institutions In Uganda | Musa Bukoma Moya |
150 | Enhancing Capacity For Mobile And Rapid Field Laboratory Diagnosis Of Bovine Trypanosomiasis | Azuba Rose |
151 | Developing the Uganda National Mental Health Response to Disasters | Paul Bangirana |
152 | Feasilbility Study Of Nanomedicine In Uganda. | Rubango Kenneth |
153 | Development of Monographs of Selected Indigenous medicinal plants for the first version of the Uganda Herbal Pharmacopoeia | Robert B.D Otto |
154 | A cross sectional study on Exploring the lifestyle of Makerere University Staff with an aim of developing a bespoke healthy living program for people in academia | Namuli Kevin Lucy |
155 | Saving Intestines at Birth: Management of Gastroschisis among neonates in Uganda using a low-cost silo bag. | Robert Ssekitoleko |
156 | Alleviation Of Low Back Pain: A Case Of The Modified Spinal Brace | Brenda Teddy Nakandi |
157 | Towards Sustianable Electronic Waste Management In Uganda: Baseline Survey And Best Practices | Sonny Nyeko Juma |
158 | Extraction and Purification Bromelain from Pineapples and its Formulation for Clinical Treatment of COVID-19 | William Kyamuhangire |
159 | Enhancement Of Innovation Among Uganda’s Smes Through The Triple Helix Approach Post Covid-19 | Hillary Kasedde |
160 | The impact of Covid-19 on SMEs performance on Uganda: A human centred assessment and recovery model | Joseph Odiya |
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