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Ezra Mwesigwa
ID: UNCST-2025-R019242
Modeling Coffee Agroforestry Systems and Robusta Coffee farming household Income in Uganda
REFNo: A700ES

a)To estimate the current living income gap of Robusta coffee farmers in Uganda. b)To assess the contribution of agroforestry systems on Robusta coffee farmers’ living income in Uganda. c)To model locally adoptable coffee agroforestry system scenarios that can improve future incomes of Robusta coffee farming households.
Uganda 2026-01-19 16:11:19 2029-01-19 Agricultural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Henry Kajumbula Mawerere
ID: UNCST-2019-R001531
Phenotypic and genotypic analysis of African Bacterial isolates
REFNo: HS6377ES

Objectives:

Main Objective
1. To characterise priority resistant bacteria and establish a repository of well characterised bacteria and bacterial genomes on the African continent that shall inform surveillance systems, research and development (R&D) of new antimicrobial therapeutics, vaccines, and diagnostics for addressing AMR in African populations.

Specific Objectives
1. To determine and compare mobilomes of selected pathogens implicated in blood stream and other infections in Uganda and other African countries
2. To determine and compare the resistome of selected pathogens implicated in blood stream and other infections in Uganda and other African countries
Uganda 2026-01-19 15:53:59 2029-01-19 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Nicholus Sebudde
ID: UNCST-2024-R016525
Profiling Antimalarial Resistance and Malaria Treatment Outcomes in Lira region of Northern Uganda.
REFNo: HS6433ES

Main objective: To determine the prevalence of selected P. falciparum mutations associated with resistance to artemisinins and ACT partner drugs among malaria patients at Lira Regional Referral Hospital. Specific objectives: 1. To determine the proportion of patients diagnosed with malaria with pfk13, pfcrt, pfmdr1, pfdhfr and pfdhps mutations. 2. To assess the treatment outcomes and effectiveness of standard antimalarial therapy in terms of parasite clearance rates, clinical improvement, and risks of death. 3. To determine the relationship between treatment outcomes with molecular markers of antimalarial resistance. 4. To identify factors associated with treatment failure and antimalarial resistance.
Uganda 2026-01-19 15:33:37 2029-01-19 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Muzaale tonny
ID: UNCST-2023-R005970
BOARD GENDER DIVERSITY AND THE LAW: INSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL BARRIERS TO GENDER EQUITY IN UGANDA’S CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REGIME
REFNo: SS4717ES

i. To examine the role of equal protection and anti-discriminatory laws in ensuring female representation on corporate boards in Uganda
ii. To analyzes how corporate governance outcomes are shaped by board gender diversity.
iii. To critically assesses the barriers to board gender diversity in corporate governance
iv. To assess how the law influenced board gender diversity in other jurisdictions?

Uganda 2026-01-19 15:27:26 2029-01-19 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Samuel Kaddu Mukasa
ID: UNCST-2025-R022007
Assessing employment prospects of TVET graduates in Uganda's Job Market
REFNo: SIR596ES

To find out the specific employability skills acquired during TVET training among graduates in Uganda. To examine the structure of TVET programs and how they influence the likelihood of employment among graduates. To determine the effect of background characteristics (e.g., reservation wage, job search intensity, migration) on the employability prospects of TVET graduates. To examine the effect of skills acquired during TVET training on the wage levels of employed graduates.
Uganda 2026-01-19 15:26:19 2029-01-19 Engineering and Technology Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Victoria Nankabirwa
ID: UNCST-2021-R011871
Relaxation Intervention to Improve Newborn Growth and Maternal Well-being
REFNo: HS6916ES

To examine the effect of the APRB on maternal outcomes such as stress, anxiety and depression.,To evaluate the effect of the adapted APRB on infant outcomes such as growth, feeding and adverse events.,To develop and adapt an audiorecording promoting relaxation during breastfeeding (APRB) for use among postpartum mothers Uganda.,
Uganda 2026-01-19 15:24:38 2029-01-19 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Adam Hewitt Smith
ID: UNCST-2019-R001658
Assessing the bottlenecks for coverage of Essential Emergency and Critical Care in Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, and South Africa
REFNo: HS6924ES

To determine the underlying causes and suggested solutions of these bottlenecks.,To determine the implementation bottlenecks for the provision of EECC in public hospitals in Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia and South Africa ,To investigate the bottlenecks, and their underlying determinants, for the provision of EECC in hospitals in Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia and South Africa,
UK 2026-01-19 13:39:06 2029-01-19 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Ronald Bisegerwa
ID: UNCST-2022-R011022
CRICKET: Critical events in anaesthetised kids undergoing tracheal intubation – a prospective, multi-centre observational study
REFNo: HS6846ES

To determine the incidence of anaesthesia cases with critical events associated with endotracheal intubation requiring intervention from the start of anaesthesia until the discharge of the patient from the post-anaesthesia care unit or end of anaesthesia ,To assess the incidence of critical events related to tracheal intubation at all international study sites. Furthermore, the study will investigate the used intubation techniques and identify possible improvement measures to increase patient safety.,
Uganda 2026-01-19 13:37:45 2029-01-19 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Charlotte Smith Alice
ID: UNCST-2025-R022981
Understanding Women’s Purchasing Decisions of Internet-Enabled Handsets In Uganda
REFNo: SS4755ES

1. How does women’s understanding and perception of existing internet-enabled handset features / point-of-sale (POS) offerings / marketing / communications compare with that intended by providers?
2. What are the key internet-enabled handset features / POS offerings that would most influence women to purchase one? What are the trade-offs that women would make (between these features/POS offerings) when purchasing an internet-enabled handset?
3. How could handset sellers best communicate and market these key internet-enabled handset features/POS offerings to women?

UK 2026-01-13 16:16:17 2029-01-13 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
ALEX TWINAMATSIKO
ID: UNCST-2025-R018945
CURRICULUM ADAPTATIONS FOR LEARNERS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY THAT REQUIRE LIMITED SUPPORT IN INCLUSIVE PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN UGANDA. A CASE OF ISINGIRO TOWN COUNCIL, ISINGIRO DISTRICT
REFNo: SS4608ES

1. To establish the aspects of curriculum adaptation used in teaching learners with intellectual disabilities that require limited support in inclusive primary schools in Isingiro Town Council, Isingiro District
2. To examine how the teachers, adapt curriculum for learners with intellectual disabilities that requires limited support in inclusive primary schools in Isingiro Town Council, Isingiro district
3. To analyse the challenges the teachers, experience in implementing curriculum adaptation practices for learners with intellectual disabilities that require limited support in inclusive primary schools in Isingiro Town Council, Isingiro district.

Uganda 2025-12-23 8:33:34 2028-12-23 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Bethan Mason Elaine
ID: UNCST-2024-R016027
Exploring the intestinal landscape of wild great apes
REFNo: NS1057ES

Characterise and compare the bacterial, bacteriophage and symbiotic eukaryote communities of humans, with varying levels of habitat overlap with chimpanzees, by conducting metagenomic sequencing and comparative analysis of identified OTUs, to investigate the extent and impact of so-called “humanisation” of the intestinal landscape amongst wild great apes existing within varying proximity of humans.Analyse the interactions, through OTU co-occurrence networks, between the different members of the intestinal landscape in both humans and non-human primates.Identify the symbiotic eukaryote and protozoan communities of the gastrointestinal tract of domestic animals exhibiting spatial overlap with eastern chimpanzees.Evaluate potential interspecies transmission of intestinal parasites between humans, domestic animals, and wild chimpanzees by comparing parasite diversity and genetic similarity of those occurring in share habitats.
UK 2025-12-22 17:13:19 2028-12-22 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Denis Collon Akwar
ID: UNCST-2025-R019046
Student Success in Online Academic Programs: A Case of Higher Education Institutions in Uganda
REFNo: SS4612ES

The study is intended to explore students’ success in online programs at higher education institutions in Uganda. It will be guided by the following research questions:
1. What factors impact students' success in online academic programs?
2. What is the effect of different pedagogical techniques on student success in online academic programs?
3. What perceptions do students and course instructors have on student success in online academic programs?
Uganda 2025-12-22 15:35:35 2028-12-22 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Joweria Nambooze
ID: UNCST-2019-R001118
IMPACT OF THE TIMED AND TARGETED COUNSELLING (TTC) MODEL ON THE HEALTH AND NUTRITION OUTCOMES OF WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE AND CHILDREN IN SELECTED REGIONS OF UGANDA
REFNo: HS6366ES

To determine the cost of implementing timed and targeted counselling (ttC) behaviour change mode.,To identify the key lessons learned so far to inform future programming initiatives. ,To establish the gender dynamics that influence health and nutrition outcomes in women and children.,To assess the extent to which communities accept improved health and nutrition practices among women and children.,To establish whether the model contributes to strengthened local and community health systems. ,To assess the extent to which the model interventions are influencing how women and their supporters are adopting household practices and behaviours that promote good health and nutrition outcomes.,To examine the Impact of the Timed and Targeted Counseling (ttC) Model on the health and nutrition outcomes in women of reproductive age and children 2 years old and above in Uganda.,
Uganda 2025-12-22 15:17:24 2028-12-22 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
ATUHAIRE JUSTUS
ID: UNCST-2024-R004914
Exploring the Adoption and Utilization of Digital Health Technologies in Urban and Rural Healthcare Settings in Uganda: A Comparative Study
REFNo: HS6824ES

1.3 General Objective To assess the adoption and utilization of digital health technologies among healthcare providers in Uganda and identify the associated barriers and facilitators for digital health integration in Uganda. 1.3.1 Specific Objectives 1. To evaluate the extent to which healthcare providers in Uganda use digital health tools such as electronic health records (EHRs), telemedicine, clinical decision-support systems, and digital communication platforms in patient care. 2. To identify the barriers and facilitators for the adoption and utilization of digital health technologies in Uganda.
Uganda 2025-12-22 14:10:13 2028-12-22 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Ezekiel Mupere
ID: UNCST-2021-R012739
Evidence-based Acceleration of Wasting Treatment Reform in Uganda for Revised IMAM Guideline Implementation Research - IMAM IR
REFNo: HS6917ES

1. To document the guideline review process, operational plan development and capacity building for implementation of the revised national wasting/IMAM guideline interventions 2. To establish the burden of child wasting and contextual factors of the intervention settings that may influence implementation of the wasting/IMAM interventions in Uganda 3. To determine the uptake and sustainability of implementing the revised IMAM interventions in the country healthcare system at facility and community levels 4. To establish stakeholders, data driven beneficiary and stakeholders’ mapping and in implementation of IMAM interventions 5. To establish the effectiveness of implementing the revised wasting/IMAM guideline interventions on program service outcome indicators at the district, regional and national levels
Uganda 2025-12-22 13:56:30 2028-12-22 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
ROBERT SSEBUNYA
ID: UNCST-2021-R011585
Assessing the effectiveness of international human rights organizations in the promotion of political rights in Uganda. A case of Amnesty International
REFNo: SS4661ES

a) To analyse the obligation of Amnesty International in the promotion of political rights in Uganda
b) To assess the effectiveness of its advocacy strategies in the promotion of political rights in Uganda
c) To assess the role of amnesty international transformative education model in the promotion of political rights in Uganda

Uganda 2025-12-18 20:18:56 2028-12-18 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Anne Fitzpatrick Elizabeth
ID: UNCST-2024-R015774
Testing Community-led Outreach Clinics to Improve Health in Rural Areas
REFNo: SS3630ES

How do community-based outreaches affect ongoing health facility service delivery, and how can lessons from implementation science be used to improve health services in this population?,What impacts do community-based outreaches have on the labor force participation of adults aged 18 and older? ,How do community-based outreaches influence schooling outcomes for children aged 5-17? ,What is the effect of community-based outreaches on healthcare utilization and self-reported health outcomes? ,The objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of community-based outreaches on the health, educational, and labor market outcomes of households located more than 5km away from public health facilities. ,
USA 2025-12-18 20:14:54 2028-12-18 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
MURISHIDI KAMYA
ID: UNCST-2025-R016909
Relationship marketing and student satisfaction in private chartered universities kampala uganda
REFNo: SS4193ES

(i)To examine the effect of trust building on student satisfaction in private chartered universities in Kampala Uganda
(ii)To determine the effect of commitment on student satisfaction in private chartered universities in Kampala Uganda
(iii)To establish the effect of communication on student satisfaction in private chartered universities in Kampala Uganda
(iv)To examine the effect of loyalty programs on student satisfaction in private chartered universities in Kampala Uganda
(v)To assess the moderating effect of electronic marketing in the relationship between relationship marketing and student satisfaction in private chartered universities in Kampala Uganda.

Uganda 2025-12-18 20:06:37 2028-12-18 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Fredrick Masiga
ID: UNCST-2024-R004721
EFFECTIVENESS OF THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IN MANAGEMENT OF UNCOMPLICATED MALARIA AMONG CHILDREN IN MAYUGE DISTRICT, UGANDA
REFNo: HS6514ES

1.To determine treatment failure rates among children with uncomplicated malaria managed routinely at Kigandalo HC IV, Mayuge district.
2.To determine the factors associated with treatment failure among children managed for uncomplicated malaria at Kigandalo Health Centre IV, Mayuge district.
To explore the views and perspectives of health workers and patient caretakers on uncomplicated malaria treatment failures at Kigandalo Health Centre IV, Mayuge district.
Uganda 2025-12-18 20:02:57 2028-12-18 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Emmanuel Kiiza Mwesiga Kiiza
ID: UNCST-2019-R001588
A link between diet and cognitive function in Ugandan first-episode schizophrenia patients and healthy controls using nutrimetabolomics
REFNo: HS6783ES

3.To determine the effect of FES-specific DIBs generated from nine specific food groups on cognitive function.,2.To examine the modifying effect of non-genetic regulatory factors on dietary intake biomarkers generated in FES patients and healthy controls.,1.To compare dietary intake biomarkers generated from nine food groups in FES patients and healthy controls.,To utilize nutrimetabolomics to examine the link between diet and cognitive function in Ugandan first-episode schizophrenia patients and healthy controls.,
Uganda 2025-12-18 19:57:34 2028-12-18 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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