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VICTORIA NAKAGIMU MWAZI
ID: UNCST-2025-R020484
FOOD ENVIRONMENT, DIETARY PATTERNS AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN KAMPALA CITY
REFNo: HS6358ES

To assess the food environment of secondary school teachers in Kampala City, Uganda.
(ii) To analyse the food consumption patterns of secondary school teachers in Kampala City, Uganda.
(iii) To assess the nutritional status and associated factors of secondary school teachers in Kampala city.
(iv) To explore the perceptions of stakeholders on the food environment, diet and the nutritional status of secondary school teachers in Kampala City.

Uganda 2025-11-04 13:42:47 2028-11-04 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Opportuna Kweka Leo
ID: UNCST-2025-R021025
STRENGTHENING KNOWLEDGE, EVIDENCE USE AND LEADERSHIP IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH ON FORCED DISPLACEMENT: WITH A FOCUS ON EAST AFRICA
REFNo: SS4309ES

Conduct research on forced displacement, namely refugees, internally displaced persons and development/conservation/disaster and climate changed induced displacement). (ii) Build capacity on forced displaced issues through seminars, training of masters, PhD and postdoctoral students doing research on forced displacement. (iii) Work with policy makers to discuss the state of the knowledge, constraining factors and possible angles for inclusion of those marginalized. (iv) Work with NGOs to conduct outreach activities either expanding and upscaling existing outreach activities (originating from refugees or external actors) or start new empowerment programmes on social and legal inclusion. (v) Develop a master’s programme on forced displacement, which will be offered in the Department of Geography at the University of Dar es Salaam
Tanzania 2025-11-04 13:40:10 2028-11-04 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Peter Alinda
ID: UNCST-2025-R020482
PHYSICAL PLANNING AND URBANIZATION IN UGANDA: A CASE OF FORT PORTAL CITY, CENTRAL DIVISION
REFNo: SS4377ES

General Objective (Purpose) of the Study The study is to evaluate the effect of physical planning on urbanization in Fort Portal City, Uganda. Specific Objectives of the Study i.To assess the effect of Urban Design on urbanisation in Fort Portal City. ii.To examine the influence of Enforcement Mechanism on Urbanisation in Fort Portal City. iii.To evaluate the contribution of Monitoring & Evaluation on urbanisation in Fort Portal
Uganda 2025-11-04 13:37:44 2028-11-04 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Stephen Okoboi
ID: UNCST-2019-R001356
Amplifying Community Voices and Lived Experience of the Perceived Impact of Climate Change on Health among Community Health Workers in Namayingo District, Uganda
REFNo: SS4546ES

1.Document CHW experiences of the intersection between climate change and health among individuals, families, and communities.
2.Assess CHW experiences of how climate change affects their role and the health system more broadly.
3.Describe CHW perspectives on community strength and resilience in the face of the climate crisis, including local solutions.
4.Explore CHW recommendations for developing a climate-informed health workforce and climate-resilient health systems and communities.
Uganda 2025-11-04 13:34:31 2028-11-04 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Prosper Behumbiize
ID: UNCST-2025-R019986
Uganda’s Digital Mental Health Leap Harnessing DHIS2 for Data-Driven Insights
REFNo: HS6407ES

The project seeks to address Uganda's mental health data quality, access and utilisation gap by leveraging the DHIS2 platform to digitise the depression and anxiety facility data pipeline, from data generation to analysis and insight generation. Primary objectives The specific objectives are; - Create a harmonised, digitised dataset to enable access of individual granular longitudinal mental health data. - Design and deploy an open-access digital tool and dataset repository to ensure transparency, scalability, and ease of access to analytical outputs. - Engage stakeholders in capacity-strengthening activities. Secondary objectives - Conduct secondary data analysis using open-source Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) models to derive actionable insights from standardised datasets. - Generate policy-relevant outputs, including dashboards, open-source publications, and policy briefs, to inform decision-making at various levels.
Uganda 2025-11-04 13:33:24 2028-11-04 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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