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For hundreds of years, scientists have experimented with various methods of generating energy. These have included steam, solar and hydrocarbon fuel. As MOSES TALEMWA found, scientists at Makerere University are engaged in a promising study into how to obtain energy from steam.
On a hot morning last week, I arrived at... Read More
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The Academic Registrar, Makerere University invites applications from Ugandan, East African’s, Sudan and international applicants for the undergraduate programmes under the private sponsorship scheme for the 2016/2017 academic year the details are as follows:
Each applicant should:
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Neccessity has surely been the mother of great innovations. The world is surely in great need of ingenious solutions to effectively harness mother nature .Hinding to such a call for great innovators to challenge conventional rules and boundaries in food and agricture, Team FRUTI-CYCLE was born.by ordinary students from... Read More
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“Love your neighbour as you love yourself.” That is the second greatest commandment in Christian faith. Students of Gayaza high school have adopted this decree through a community project to teach pupils of the neighbouring Gayaza Church of Uganda (C.O.U) primary school.
I check into Gayaza High school on a Friday afternoon. It is... Read More
Makerere University is one the best fifty universities in the world to study development studies, a new ranking have revealed.
The sixth edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject means that... Read More
As previously anticipated, Kiira Motors Cooperation (KMC) has finally unveiled to the media and the public the solar-powered Kayoola Bus at Namboole Stadium. The 35 seater bus marks the beginning of Ugandan made mass transportation powered by clean energy and has taken KMC four years to plan, design and... Read More
In the searing heat under clear skies in Kitagobwa village, Wakiso District, Ms Rebecca Nakiganda is bespattered with mud.
She is wearing a black skirt and a matching top. Ms Nakiganda, 31, scoops a mound of wet mud, throws it with a bang into a mould and sprints to a levelled ground to lay out the brick. Dry banana leaves... Read More
Makerere University entered a partnership with The MasterCard Foundation to offer scholarships to 1,000 academically bright but... Read More
Makerere University will scrap courses that have over the years failed to attract many students, the vice chancellor Professor John Ddumba-Ssentamu has said.
Though he did not name all the courses of study with fewer students, he said science disciplines would not be affected.
“It is not... Read MoreMakerere University on Thursday unveiled a multi-purpose tractor dubbed the MV Mulimi at the Makerere University Agricultural Research Institute Kabanyoro.
With a body made out of a... Read More
It can be difficult for women in rural Uganda to get the medical care they need, but a group of five female college students who call themselves the Code Gurus are hoping to change that.
Though... Read More
A pioneering young entrepreneur from Uganda, Dr. Charles Batte, has won a Commonwealth contest awarded to young people with bright ideas.
Batte, 28, is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Tree Adoption Uganda (TAU), a youth-led social enterprise that works to jointly address the challenges of youth unemployment and climate change.
He... Read MoreDjango Girls Kampala is a one-day, free workshop tailored for women who want to get involved in technology and programming. It will take place on the 21st of November at the ResilientAfrica Network Lab, Kololo.
They hope to inspire more women to get involved in technology and help bring more people together to participate in programming projects. They want to give... Read More
Monitor Publications Limited (MPL) will on October 30 hold this year’s career fair that will see employers and successful entrepreneurs interface with prospective job seekers and entrepreneurs.
The event will be held at Makerere University Business School (MUBS) under the theme, “The youthful entrepreneur; innovate or... Read More
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