Makerere University held the very first Kampala Geopolitics Conference 2018 from Friday October 26 to Sarturday October 27. The two day event was hosted in the University main hall and was an open arena for all members of the public. The conference was motivated by the “Geopolitics of Nantes” in France and aims at creating […]
Makerere University Business School (MUBS) Principal, Professor Wasswa Balunywa has faced the Public Accounts Committee-PAC to answer questions on how the University lost a big chant of land. The Auditor General, John Muwanga‘s report for the financial year 2016/2017 indicates over 12 acres of the University land in Bugolobi was lost to an investor. The report […]
Makerere university researcher and women activist, Dr Stella Nyanzi has been re-summoned by the Makerere University Appointments Board on allegations of insulting First Lady Janet Museveni in 2017. The board accuses Nyanzi of commiting cyber crime by using her social media pages especially facebook to direct abusive words towards the first lady who also doubles as the Education minister. […]
A photo of Makerere university guild president, Papa Were Salim, being pulled ruthlessly by police officer during a strike has won the journalism award. The photo was announced as the overall winner at the 2018 Uganda Press Photo Award (UPPA) competitions that were hosted at The Square Place in Industrial Area, Kampala on Thursday. The picture […]
Makerere university students developed the Wulira app to help people having hearing problems and also aid in preventing hearing loss. Wulira is an android mobile application that is used to assess hearing loss in at-risk patients and provide immediate reporting on results. The app is programmed to transmit a specific sound to test subjects and […]
A team of 10 students from Makerere university have showcased the processes of recycling plastics through producing fuel. (All photos by NewVision) The team showcased the whole processes of fuel making at the Makerere University Entrepreneurship Expo. The invention stated in July and based on the research on the reusable and efficient energy sources by […]
The Makerere University Retirement Benefits Scheme (MURBS) has given back to the Makerere University staff who are registered members of the scheme. Each member is to receive a 17 percent return of his/her savings. MURBS declared this while at a press conference held on Tuesday, October 16, held in the Quality Assurance Tele-presence Centre, Senate […]
Dr Thomas Aisu Ongodia ,an associate professor at Soroti University in Eastern Uganda has collapsed and died in a senate meeting at the university. Dr. Ongodia was a professor from the school of health science. He allegedly collapsed in the boardroom suddenly after making his presentation. A university source who prefered anonymity told daily monitor […]