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Linde Zandt Ge Janneke
ID: UNCST-2026-R025448
 Dignity experiences of communities in Northern Uganda having repeated encounters with international research and documentation practices.
REFNo: SS6020ES

Main objective: To examine how community members in Northern Uganda experience repeated encounters with international research and documentation practices in relation to their dignity. Specific objectives: - To analyse the extent to which participants feel recognised as full participants rather than reduced to institutional categories (recognition dignity). - To investigate how participants experience the treatment of their own knowledge and interpretations during research encounters (epistemic dignity). - To explore the extent to which participants feel able to retain control over how their stories are interpreted and circulated (narrative dignity).
 Netherlands 2026-09-23 7:54:39 2029-09-23 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Mellan Basemera
ID: UNCST-2025-R018023
 An Agile Governance Framework for Enhancing Behavioral Competence of Academics in Ugandan Public Universities
REFNo: SS4504ES

i.) To ascertain the behavioral competencies that enhance the performance of academic staff members in public universities in Uganda.
ii.) To assess the status of agile governance in public universities in Uganda.
iii.) To examine the relationship between transformation leadership and agile governance quality in public universities in Uganda.
iv.) To examine the relationship between organizational culture and agile governance among public universities in Uganda.
v.) To examine the relationship between agile governance quality and behavioral competence of academic staff members in public universities in Uganda.
vi.) To examine the relationship between transformational leadership, organizational culture, agile governance quality, and behavioral competence of academic staff members in public universities in Uganda.
vii.) RO7: To develop a framework to improve the behavioral competence of academics in public universities in Uganda..

 Uganda 2026-09-23 7:51:08 2029-09-23 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Ilemut Ivan
ID: UNCST-2025-R021956
 Technical and Non-Technical Innovation-Oriented Competence Gaps Among Ugandan Engineering Graduates
REFNo: SIR654ES

1. To explore the technical and non-technical innovation-oriented competencies necessary for effective participation in innovation and R&D. 2. To identify the key competencies valued by stakeholders within innovation hubs as essential for innovation and R&D and how they perceive these competencies among recent Ugandan engineering graduates in electronics-related disciplines.
Uganda 2026-09-23 7:48:48 2029-09-23 Engineering and Technology Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Waiswa Peter
ID: UNCST-2020-R014921
 Operational and Usability Evaluation of a Portable Infant Warmer System (CubeLiv) Through Ward-Based Demonstration and Health Worker Feedback at Mulago Specialised Women and Neonatal Hospital (MSWNH), Kampala, Uganda
REFNo: HS8432ES

1. To assess the operation of the CubeLiv device as observed during controlled ward-based demonstration at MSWNH 2. To determine the usability and acceptability of the CubeLiv device among healthcare workers at MSWNH 3. To document the maintenance, calibration, and technical support considerations identified by health workers at MSWNH 4. To generate structured healthcare worker recommendations for the design revision and operational improvement of CubeLiv at MSWNH,To evaluate the usability, acceptability, and perceived operational suitability of the Portable Infant Warmer System (CubeLiv) among healthcare workers through structured ward-based demonstration and feedback at Mulago Specialised Women and Neonatal Hospital (MSWNH), Kampala, Uganda.,
 Uganda 2026-09-23 7:43:29 2029-09-23 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Jane  Kabami
ID: UNCST-2021-R012588
 Peer-led Dynamic Choice HIV Prevention for Women: The Peer-led DCP Randomized Trial
REFNo: HS8462ES

To test the effectiveness and implementation outcomes of a Peer-led Dynamic Choice HIV Prevention intervention for women in Western and South-central Uganda,
 Uganda 2026-09-22 14:39:06 2029-09-22 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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