The Vice Chancellor Makerere University, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe yesterday held a meeting with staff of CEDAT. The Vice Chancellor was accompanied by members of Management who included the Deputy Vice Chancellor in charge of Finance and Administration, Prof. William Bazeyo, the Director Planning and Development, Dr Florence Nakayiwa, Director DRGT, Prof. Mukadasi Buyinza, the Director...Read More

The College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology recently won a USD6 million grant to open an Africa Center of Excellence in Materials Product Development and Nanotechnology (MAPRONANO ACE). The Center was developed out of the need to strengthen research and training in the thematic areas of materials science and engineering, nanotechnology and nanomedicine in...Read More

The Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation Honourable Elioda Tumwesigye has strongly commended Makerere University and all other research led academic institutions for their great contribution to curbing unemployment levels by equipping youth with knowledge and skills relevant to Uganda’s development. This was during the 6th Makerere University CEDAT Open Day organised by students and...Read More

Makerere University, together with the University of Dar-es-Salaam, University of Nairobi and Aalto University in Finland, recently teamed up on a project on “Strengthening Problem- Based Education in East African Universities 2017-2020”, funded by the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Problem-Based Education/ Problem- Based Learning (PBL) is a particularly powerful multidisciplinary approach to seeking and...Read More

This exhibition is inspired by personal experiences and observations of young women at campus. As a lecturer at Makerere University, I am privileged to interact with many students, both inside and outside class. After talking with many young women about womanhood, I started making sculptures which reflect their fragile responses.  These mostly emphasised expressions, dreams...Read More