Growing environmental concerns associated with the production of activated carbon (AC), high production costs, and the rapidly growing demand for AC in water and wastewater treatment have driven research interest into more sustainable alternative AC precursors, particularly biomass wastes. This has seen a wide array of biomass waste types identified as potential candidates for AC...Read More

Use of portable fluorimeter to test the quality of water sampled from a shallow well by co-author Jacintha Nayebare in Lukaya Town, Uganda. Scientists have developed a reliable new method to monitor the risk of contamination in drinking water which gives immediate results, enabling global communities to respond rapidly and help reduce their exposure to...Read More

H.E. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni at the CEDAT stall, inspecting the locally made diesel engine It was a show of innovations at the Kololo Independence ground as the country marked its 59th Independence Celebrations. At the same Event, H.E. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni launched the #MakerereAt100 logo, signifying the launch of the year-long celebrations of...Read More

The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe, has called on staff of the College of Engineering, Design, Art and TEchnology to engage in more research and apply for grants. Prof. Nawangwe was speaking during a one-day pedagogical training for the staff of the Department of Architecture and Physical Planning. The Vice chancellor commended the department for...Read More

It was a show of innovations geared towards mechanisation of farming processes as the Minister for Science, Technology and Innovations, Dr. Monica Musenero, launched locally made engines today August 19, 2021. A team of researchers from the African Centre of Excellence for Material science and nanotechnology (MAPRONANO) partnered with artisans from Kevoton Engineering, to design...Read More

Despite the challenges brought on by the Covid 19 pandemic, students and staff of CEDAT have continued to exhibit excellence in innovations to address different challenges. This was witnesses during a 2-day online workshop organized by the Higher Education Partnership for Sub Sahara Africa (HEPSSA) Project on July 15th -July 16th 2021.  The project, funded...Read More

In an article by the CEO Magazine, the Dean of the School of Engineering, Eng. Dr. Dorothy Okello has been recognized as one of the top 100 women fixing Uganda. The article is quoted below: “Dorothy Okello is Dean, School of Engineering, College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology (CEDAT), Makerere University since August 2019....Read More

The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe today March 4th, 2021 launched a new innovation and at the same time called upon researchers to increase their efforts to contribute to the development of the country and the communities they live in. Prof. Nawangwe was launching the recyclable water hand-washing machine, an innovation by Dr. Peter Olupot....Read More

The Vice Chancellor Makerere University, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe has urged the ICT minister, Hon. Judith Nabakooba and the Executive Director of Uganda Communications Commission, Irene Kaggwa Sewankambo to establish an ICT research fund to help improve the quality of ICT in the country. Prof. Nawangwe was speaking at the opening of the two-day National communications...Read More

he Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation, represented by Dr. David Seruka, a Senior Research Associate at the Ministry on July 21, 2021 commissioned a state-of-the-art Scanning Electron Microscope recently installed at the College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology. The new equipment, procured by the government at Shs2.6 billion will help researchers undertake studies...Read More