Makerere College of Humanities and Social Sciences Receives US$800k Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Grant

Makerere College of Humanities and Social Sciences Receives US$800k Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Grant

Makerere University College of Humanities and Social Sciences(CHUSS) has received an eight hundred thousand (800,000) US Dollars from the Newyork-based Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. It will cover and facilitate research activities for a period of three years from 2019 to 2022.  The research themed Historicizing the Humanities at Makerere University Since 1922 will enable concerned individuals […]

Best Students Awarded at 6th National Biotechnology Essay-writing Contest

Best Students Awarded at 6th National Biotechnology Essay-writing Contest

Two students have scooped awards after out-competing other contestants in the 6th National Biotechnology Essay-writing Contest. The winner of the secondary school category,Crisha Phionah Mbabazi, a student of Kololo SSS, went home with a tablet while tertiary institution category winner, Steven Marvin Nsubuga, a student of administrative science at Kyambogo University got a brand new laptop. Other contestants […]

Kyambogo Decides: People Power Candidate wins Guild Presidential Elections

People Power candidate, Tundulu Jonathan has won the Kyambogo University guild presidential elections that were held Thursday March 14, 2019. Tundulu who contended under the independent card but later adopted the People power ideology tallied 2789 defeating eleven other candidates including the FDC candidate Atto Sebbi Juma who came second with 155 votes short of the winner. […]

Quiin Abenakyo to be Chief Runner in MUBS Alumni Run

Quiin Abenakyo to be Chief Runner in MUBS Alumni Run

The Miss Uganda 2018/2019 who also doubles as Miss World Africa , Quiin Abenakyo, will, on Sunday, February 17 flag off all the runners at the Makerere University Business School (MUBS) alumni run. The run is aimed at supporting the financially incapacitated disabled students at the University with tuition through a scholarship program. “It is […]

Miss Uganda in Trouble: Makerere Student wants Abenakyo degree Investigated

Miss Uganda in Trouble: Makerere Student wants Abenakyo degree Investigated

David Musiri, a second-year student at Makerere University has appealed the director of the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID), Grace Akullo to closely examine Miss Uganda Quiin Abenakyo ‘fake’ degree.  Musiri accuses the University Chancellor, Prof Barnabas Nawangwe of issuing fake degrees, diverting money meant for bursaries and corruption which he says; the chancellor should be […]

Bobi Wine Named Among 2018 100 Most Influential Young Africans

Bobi Wine Named Among 2018 100 Most Influential Young Africans

100 young achievers from 26 African countries have been announced by Africa Youth Awards as part of the 2018 list of 100 Most Influential Young Africans. The annual prestigious list which was launched in 2016 and currently in its third year features young politicians, activists, entrepreneurs, entertainers, digital influencers, philanthropists & athletes across 10 distinct […]

Makerere University School of Law wins the 2018 African Moot Court competition

Makerere University School of Law wins the 2018 African Moot Court competition

After seventeen (17) years of defeat, Makerere University’s School of Law have managed to win the 2018 African moot court champions again since 2001. Makerere’s team that comprised of two other universities, University of Pretoria and Universite des Leganes of Côte d’Ivoire) beat other teams in reasoning the case for the Respondents. The moot competition were […]