Current Research Projects

List of ongoing research projects and key details.

Exploring novel application and sustainability of banana fibre nonwoven for innovation application

Funder —
Project Period —
Principal Investigator —

Africa-UniNet | Project085_Kenya_Uganda

Funder Canadian Government
Project Period Not yet started
Principal Investigator Prof. Mwanja

EVETTI-ERASMUS PROJECT

Funder European Union
Project Period 01/04/2024-30/06/2024
Principal Investigator Dr. Edwin Kamara

AFREHEALTH project. Inter-professional collaborations and trainings

Funder —
Project Period 01/01/2023- 30/03/2024
Principal Investigator —

Exploring novel application and sustainability of banana fibre nonwoven for innovation application

Funder UNCST
Project Period —
Principal Investigator —

Exploiting affordable resources to solving the problem of water, energy and environmental challenge, OWSD Early Career Programme

Funder UNESCO
Project Period 05/01/2023 - 2026
Principal Investigator Dr. Birra Saphina

Soil Information System for Africa’ Soils4Africa’ Testing quality of soil for improved agricultural practices (Soil field campaign project)

Funder Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) –IITRA
Project Period 20/02/2023 – 30/12/2023
Principal Investigator Prof. Moses Isabirye

Artificial intelligent, early Dedication of diseases in crops through mobile technology and artificial intelligent

Funder —
Project Period 30/09/2022 – 30/08/2023
Principal Investigator Dr. Godliver Owamugisha

Develop around the clock solar crop drying

Funder Secretariat of science technology and innovation (STI) Government of Uganda
Project Period 30/06/2022 – 30/06/2023
Principal Investigator Prof. Kant Kanyarusoke

Evaluate & improve quality & safety of preoperative care for patients in Africa.

Funder NIHR-CARE United Kingdoms and queen Mary University
Project Period 2022-2026
Principal Investigator Dr, Fred Bulamba & Adam Smith

Busitema University Lightboard for Enhanced Online Learning of Stem Courses

Funder Makerere University School of Public Health (MAKSPH)
Project Period 2021- June-July to -2022
Principal Investigator Assoc, Prof. Samson Rwahwire

Advancing freshwater biodiversity data and information access, utility and relevance for conservation decision making in Uganda.

Funder Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Project Period Duration: 18 months (effective April 1, 2021)
Principal Investigator Dr. Vianny Natugoza

Evaluation of the anti-SARS-COV-2 activity of T. tinearis, Z.chatybeum and A.coriana and formulation of an herbal product for Covid-19 management. (PRESIDE).

Funder PRESIDE(Ministry of Science, Technology & Innovation)
Project Period 25/08/2020 – 30/07/2023
Principal Investigator —

On-farm production of microalgae bacteria floc biomass from a novel high-rate algae pond system.

Funder OWSD organization for women in science for overdeveloping world. UNESCO
Project Period 01/01/2021- 31/12/2022
Principal Investigator —

Literacy E-Curriculum for Teaching Engineering Courses.

Funder Engineering information foundation (USA)
Project Period —
Principal Investigator Dr. Fredrick Lugy

A novel round the clock solar crop drying system for minimizing Uganda’s post-harvest losses and subsequent upscaling for rural industrialization

Funder NRIP
Project Period 3 years starting14 Aug.2021
Principal Investigator —

Peer-led HIV self-testing to improve HIV testing and linkage to HIV care among men in two fishing communities in rural Uganda.(PEST4 MEN Project)

Funder EDCTP (European Union)
Project Period 06/2021 - 04/2023
Principal Investigator Dr. Joseph Matovu

“FOSTERING SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCE FOR FOOD SECURITY IN KARAMOJA SUB REGION PROJECT” Validation of Land use plans for 35 Parishes in Karamoja region Prof: Moses Isabirye

Funder Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), with the support from the Global Environment Facility (GEF), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the United National Development Program (UNDP),
Project Period 2022-2023
Principal Investigator Prof: Moses Isabirye

“FOSTERING SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCE FOR FOOD SECURITY IN KARAMOJA SUB REGION PROJECT” Validation of Land use plans for 35 Parishes in Karamoja region

Funder —
Project Period 2022-2023
Principal Investigator Prof. Moses Isabirye

Strengthening the capacity of Forum for African Women Vice Chancellors (FAWoVC) to promote Gender Inclusive participation in Science, Technology and Innovations (STI)

Funder Islamic Development Bank (IsDB
Project Period 2019-2021
Principal Investigator Professor Mary Okwakol, former Vice Chancellor