The Professor of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine,Dr. David Poplack, has been accorded an honor of Honorary Doctorate of Science (Honoris Causa) by Makerere university. Dr. Poplack was recognised for his distinguished contributions to the treatment of children with cancer and blood diseases in the United States of America and sub-Saharan Africa the first successful […]
Makerere University has won the East African Universities debate(EAUD) after beating Strathmore university (kenya) at the finals. Luyombo Abass and Awino Mercy from Makerere University were crowned the best debaters in the tournament taking home the EAUD trophy. Njuguma Machara from Strathmore University in Kenya was awarded the best speaker of the tournament. The debates […]
Nicholas Bett, kenya’s first gold winner in the world championship has been involved in a car crash which steered his death. According to media in Kenya, the 28-year-old was driving in Nandi County today morning when his car swerved off the road while returning from the African Championships in Nigeria, which finished on Monday. Nandi is […]
Ugandan reggae artiste Moses Ssali alias Bebe Cool’s song “Freedom” has been chosen as the ‘Best International Music Video’ in the Carolina Music Video Awards. Bebecool battled with Takar Nabam, Drumma SC, Awarrthanga Chiru and Vanlachhanhima Ralte under this category. The 3rd annual awards were held on July 21, 2018 in Charlotte NC at Meglohon […]
The Royal Academy of Engineering has announced the opening of the second Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation. The Africa Prize recognises ambitious and talented sub-Saharan African engineers from all disciplines. The prize aims at stimulating and celebrating innovation and entrepreneurship, highlighting the importance of engineering as an enabler of improved quality of life and economic […]
The Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings 2015 will be published on 11 March. The fifth annual list of the world’s 100 most prestigious universities, as judged by 10,000 senior academics from across the world, will go live online at 21.00 GMT on Wednesday 11 March 2015 and will be published as part of a special […]
The East Africa Social Science Translation (EASST) invites East African researchers to apply for a 4-month fellowship at the University of California Berkeley. Each Visiting Fellow will be paired with a faculty mentor affiliated with the Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA), a research network based in USA. Fellows may visit either during the fall […]
The Development Impact Lab (DIL), UC Berkeley is a USAID-funded research network fostering the design, rigorous testing, and scale-up of technological solutions for international development. The DIL team would like to share its Spring 2015 Travel Grant opportunity available to graduate and postdoctoral students at Makerere University. Proposals (of not more than 500 words) must […]