By Kikomeko Pius An unmistakable sense of excitement and innovation filled the air at the Protea Hotel Kampala by Marriott on Friday, August 15th, 2025 as the winners of the UETCL-CEDAT Post Research Innovation Challenge, Patrick Benjamin Makanga and Florence Konga Simon were crowned for their innovation: An IOT System to Curb Vandalism on Transmission...Read More

By Kikomeko Pius On 8th August 2025, a team from the project to advance Occupational Safety, Health, and Environment (OSHE) knowledge and skills in Uganda visited the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) Ggaba water plant. This marked the project’s third industry stakeholder engagement, aimed at fostering a robust safety culture across Uganda’s key sectors....Read More

The inaugural cohort of the ReSus Summer School Series 2025–2027, held from August 3rd to 12th, 2025, successfully concluded their engagement at Makerere University.Guided by the theme “Renewable Resources for Sustainable Development in Africa (ReSus-AFRICA),” the program convened emerging African researchers to explore innovative, interdisciplinary approaches to sustainability through renewable resources. Prof. Robert Wamala, Director...Read More

By Kikomeko Pius On August 7th, 2025, a team from the project to advance Occupational Safety, Health, and Environment (OSHE) knowledge and skills in Uganda visited the Isimba Hydro Power Plant for its second industry stakeholder engagement. The project, a collaborative effort among Makerere, Busitema, and Kyambogo Universities, is supported by the Royal Academy of...Read More

By Harriet Musinguzi The 1st China-Africa Symposium on Urban Water was held on August 8, 2025, at the College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology (CEDAT). The event formed part of an ongoing research exchange collaboration between the Institute of Hydraulic and Ocean Engineering at Ningbo University, China, and the Department of Civil and Environmental...Read More

By Kikomeko Pius On July 30th, 2025, the College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology (CEDAT) proudly hosted a landmark workshop aimed at shaping Uganda’s energy future. Held in the CEDAT Boardroom and led by Dr. Francis Mujjuni of Makerere University, the meeting brought together lecturers, Deans and energy experts from eleven public universities across...Read More

On Tuesday, 5th August 2025, the College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology (CEDAT) conducted an orientation event that formally ushered in the new undergraduate students. Several officers addressed the students, including the Principal, Deputy Principal, the Deans, Heads of Department, the Registrar, and the Directorate of ICT, the Director of the Counselling and Guidance...Read More

Makerere University has officially launched the ReSus Summer School Series 2025–2027, a groundbreaking initiative aimed at equipping Africa’s emerging researchers with the knowledge and tools to harness renewable resources for sustainable development. The program is fully funded by the Volkswagen Foundation under the theme “Renewable Resources for Sustainable Development in Africa (ReSus-AFRICA)”. Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe,...Read More

On 4th August 2025, a team from the project to Advance Occupational Safety, Health and Environment (OSHE) knowledge and skills in Uganda’s higher education institutions and industrial sectors, led by Dr. Abubakar Waswa, Head of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Makerere University, recently visited the Uganda Industrial Research Institute (UIRI) for a...Read More