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Michael Timuzigu Kamugisha
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Employability among University Graduates in Uganda
REFNo: SS5079ES

To examine the relationship between entrepreneurial alertness and employability. To establish the relationship between lifelong learning and employability. To investigate the relationship between entrepreneurial alertness and career adaptability. To establish the relationship between lifelong learning and career adaptability. To examine the relationship between career adaptability and employability. To investigate the mediating role of career adaptability in the relationship between entrepreneurial alertness and employability. To examine the mediation role of career adaptability in the relationship between lifelong learning and employability.
Uganda 2026-04-14 16:50:46 2029-04-14 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Denis Kibira
ID: UNCST-2026-R023858
Measuring Prices, Availability & Affordability of Essential Sexual & Reproductive Health Commodities.
REFNo: HS7361ES

Main Objective 1. To generate reliable information on the price, availability and affordability of selected commodities in the SRH supply chain in Uganda, with the ultimate goal of improving access to affordable SRHCs to all. Specific Objectives 1. To assess the availability of Sexual and Reproductive Health Commodities among health facilities in the six major regions of Uganda 2. To determine the prices people pay for Sexual and Reproductive Health Commodities among Private health facilities in the six major regions of Uganda 3. To investigate the affordability of Sexual and Reproductive Health Commodities among Private health facilities in the six major regions of Uganda 4. To explore the main barriers of access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Commodities in the six major regions of Uganda.
Uganda 2026-04-14 16:47:17 2029-04-14 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Zachary kuloszewski
ID: UNCST-2026-R024610
The Impact of Labour Sharing on Workers’ Welfare and Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises in Urban Settings: Evidence from Uganda
REFNo: SS5081ES

1. Identify the labour market frictions and conditions which incentivize participation in labour sharing agreements/hiring from competitor firms.
a. Analyse the role of firm networks as an alternative screening mechanism for skilled workers and insurance mechanism against demand volatility
b. Investigate the ways in which firms structure these network arrangements to ensure incentive compatibility and reciprocity
2. Examine the relationship between labour sharing, firm productivity and growth and workers’ welfare outcomes
a. Examine the relationship between labour sharing and firm growth outcomes, including revenues, profits, employment levels, and assets
b. Examine the relationship between labour sharing networks and total worker earnings, skill acquisition, reservation wages, and aspirations
3. Make policy recommendations.
a. Compute the return on investment for hypothetical implementation of active labour market policies such as skill certification or subsidized search for firms
b. Give recommendations to inform policy to encourage hiring by SMEs.

USA 2026-04-14 16:45:21 2029-04-14 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
AMANDA KISAAMO
ID: UNCST-2025-R022165
PREVALENCE, PATTERNS OF PRESENTATION AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DELAY AMONG CHILDREN AGED 2-59 MONTHS WITH CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE IN SOUTH WESTERN UGANDA.
REFNo: HS7389ES

• To determine the prevalence of neurodevelopmental delay in children aged 2–59 months with CHD in South Western Uganda.
• To describe patterns of presentation of neurodevelopmental delay in children aged 2–59months with CHD in South Western Uganda.
• To identify the factors associated with neurodevelopmental delay among children aged 2–59 months with CHD in South Western Uganda.

Uganda 2026-04-14 16:42:18 2029-04-14 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
RONALD WALOZI
ID: UNCST-2025-R021569
OPTIMIZATION OF THE CHEMICAL TREATMENT PROCESS FOR RICE HUSK-PINE SAWDUST HETEROGENEOUS BRIQUETTES TO IMPROVE COMBUSTION EFFICIENCY
REFNo: SIR635ES

This study aims to enhance combustion efficiency by optimizing the chemical treatment processes for heterogeneous briquettes using Response Surface Methodology.
The specific objectives of the study are:-
i. To formulate and characterize heterogeneous briquettes in different ratios of pine sawdust and rice husks to determine the one with the best efficiency
ii. To carry out chemical treatment on the identified heterogeneous briquettes using varying acid types and concentrations
iii. To investigate the effect of chemical treatment on the heterogeneous briquettes’ thermal, emission, mechanical, and chemical properties
iv. To optimize the chemical treatment process for the enhancement of combustion efficiency
v. To develop a combustion kinetics analytical model for heterogeneous briquettes
Uganda 2026-04-14 16:38:54 2029-04-14 Engineering and Technology Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Mugyenyi Edison
ID: UNCST-2026-R023282
INTEGRATION OF DISABILITY-RELATED COMPETENCES IN BACHELOR OF EDUCATION PROGRAMMES FOR STUDENT TEACHERS’ PROFICIENCY IN SELECTED UNIVERSITIES IN UGANDA
REFNo: SS4915ES

Purpose of the Study
The purpose of this mixed methods study is to assess the integration of disability-related competencies in Bachelor of Education programmes at selected universities in Uganda and to examine how this integration influences student teachers’ proficiency, with particular attention to the mediating roles of infrastructure and resources, as well as curriculum content and design, and the moderating effect of lecturer preparedness.
Objectives of the Study
1. To examine the relationship between the integration of disability-related competences and student teachers’ proficiency.
2. To explore how the availability and adequacy of infrastructure and resources mediate the relationship between the integration of disability-related competencies and student teachers’ proficiency.
3. To examine the extent to which curriculum content and design mediate the relationship between the integration of disability-related competencies and student teachers’ proficiency.
4. To evaluate the moderating effect of lecturer preparedness on the relationship between the integration of disability-related competences and student teachers’ proficiency.
5. To examine the combined influence of infrastructure and resources, as well as curriculum design and content, on student teachers’ proficiency in disability-related competencies.
6. To identify the challenges faced in integrating disability-related competences into Bachelor of Education programs.
7. To explore practical strategies for enhancing the proficiency of student teachers in disability related competencies.

Uganda 2026-04-14 16:35:09 2029-04-14 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Francis Ogwal Sabino Meri
ID: UNCST-2025-R016794
EVALUATION OF BIODIVERSITY OFFSET IMPLEMENTATION AND NET GAIN IN SELECTED LAKE VICTORIA RANGE NATURAL FORESTS IN UGANDA
REFNo: NS1060ES

1. To examine the policy and regulatory framework that underpin biodiversity offset design and implementation.

2. To examine the criteria considered in the design and implementation of biodiversity offset for the power transmission lines in Gangu and Mabira forest reserves

3. To evaluate net gain of the biodiversity offset for the power transmission lines in Gangu and Mabira natural forest reserves

Uganda 2026-04-14 16:33:10 2029-04-14 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Francis Matovu
ID: UNCST-2026-R023956
Community Participation and Sustainability of Government Program in Uganda. A case of Youth livelihood program in Kiboga District.
REFNo: SS5123ES

To examine how program design can influence sustainability of youth livelihood program in Kiboga District

To examine the relationship between program implementation and sustainability of youth livelihood program in Kiboga District.

To analyze the relationship between program monitoring and evaluation and sustainability of youth livelihood program in Kiboga District.

To evaluate the mediating effect of government policy on the relationship between community participation and sustainability of government programs
Uganda 2026-04-14 15:52:14 2029-04-14 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Immaculate  Nankya Lillian
ID: UNCST-2020-R014784
Assessment of response to antiretroviral therapy and prevalence of Dolutegravir-associated drug resistance among HIV patients on the National Treatment Program
REFNo: HS7262ES

1. To compare the rates of viral suppression between an NNRTI-based regimen and a DTG-based regimen
2. To assess the rates of DTG-associated failures over time
3. To assess the major mutational pathways conferring resistance to DTG among subtypes A and D.

Uganda 2026-04-10 19:19:30 2029-04-10 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Beingana  Kenneth Muntu
ID: UNCST-2025-R019659
Institutional Support, Career self efficacy and employability of University graduates in South-Western Uganda
REFNo: SS5061ES

To assess the of institutional support to graduate employability in Southwestern Uganda

To analyze the role of career self efficacy in shaping graduates employability outcomes in Southwestern Uganda

To examine the influence of gender on the relationship between institutional support, career self efficacy and graduate employability in Southwestern Uganda

To investigate the moderating effect of career self efficacy on the relationship between institutional support and graduate employability in Southwestern Uganda
Uganda 2026-04-10 19:18:40 2029-04-10 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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