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Outgoing Head of Department, Assoc. Prof. Robinah Kulabako (left), hands over the office to the incoming Head of Department, Dr. Philip Nyenje, during a ceremony held at CEDAT on October 5, 2026. In the centre is the Dean, School of Engineering, Assoc. Prof. Eng. Dorothy Okello.

Dr. Philip Nyenje Takes Over as Head of Civil and Environmental Engineering Department

Outgoing Head of Department, Assoc. Prof. Robinah Kulabako (left), hands over the office to the incoming Head of Department, Dr. Philip Nyenje, during a ceremony held at CEDAT on October 5, 2026. In the centre is the Dean, School of Engineering, Assoc. Prof. Eng. Dorothy Okello. The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering in the...
Architecture students listen to speakers during a counselling and guidance session organized by CEDAT to promote healing, hope, and solidarity following the loss of their colleague, Kabuye Kevin Charles.

CEDAT Holds Counselling Session to Support Architecture Students Following Loss of Colleague

Architecture students listen to speakers during a counselling and guidance session organized by CEDAT to promote healing, hope, and solidarity following the loss of their colleague, Kabuye Kevin Charles. The College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology (CEDAT) at Makerere University organized a counselling and guidance session for Architecture students following the death of their...
MTSIFA Marks Leadership Transition as Prof. Mukiibi Takes over as Ag. Dean

MTSIFA Marks Leadership Transition as Prof. Mukiibi Takes over as Ag. Dean

By Harriet Musinguzi Assoc. Prof. Amanda Tumusiime (L) hands over office of the Dean MTSIFA to Prof. Stephen Mukiibi (R ) , witnessed by Mr. Eretu Olinge Christopher from Audit (2nd R), Richard Musigha, CHRO, and Jane Keirungi SHRO, Friday October 2nd, 2026 at MTSIFA Assoc. Prof. Amanda Tumusiime (L) hands over office of the...
Makerere Calls for Stronger University-Industry Partnerships to Drive Market – Ready Innovation at NCC 2026

Makerere Calls for Stronger University-Industry Partnerships to Drive Market – Ready Innovation at NCC 2026

‘There is a need for stronger, more practical partnership between universities and industry in order to push ideas from the laboratories to society’. This was a statement made by the Makerere University Vice Chancellor Professor Barnabas Nawangwe who also noted that Ugandan research and innovation will only deliver national benefit if ideas are pushed to...

Public Art Talk Sparks Dialogue on Contemporary Art Practices at MTSIFA

Students, artists, and art enthusiasts gathered at the Margaret Trowell School of Industrial and Fine Art (MTSIFA) on Monday September 21st, 2026, for a Public Art Talk organized by UNDER GROUND Contemporary Art and Vodo Arts Society +Lab in collaboration with blaxTARLINE KUMASI. The event featured renowned Ghanaian art scholars and curators Dr. Kwesi Ohene-Ayeh...

Makerere Study Boosts Flood Preparedness in Data-Scarce Regions

Makerere University researchers have developed a new deep learning framework that could transform flood preparedness in regions with limited hydro-meteorological data. The study, published in the Journal of Hydrology, introduces Time-Varying Dynamic Model Averaging (TV-DMA), a method that improves river flow prediction by dynamically adjusting model weights based on predictive errors. The innovation is particularly...
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