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Marisa Boller
ID: UNCST-2023-R005654
Development and validation of a tool to measure experiences of water, sanitation, and hygiene insecurity in institutional settings
REFNo: SIR300ES

To develop a tool that can measure WASH insecurity levels within institutions by identifying a set of items that comparably and reliably measure WASH insecurity within schools and health care facilities across different settings, climates, and participant characteristics.
Switzerland 2024-11-25 13:24:06 2027-11-25 Engineering and Technology Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Jane Nabikyu Rosette
ID: UNCST-2024-R002380
Consumer preference for novel and nutritious black rice in Wakiso district, Uganda: information, willingness to pay and affordability
REFNo: SS3279ES

Determine the cost and affordability of an optimal black rice-based diet in Wakiso District.,Determine the effect of nutrition information on consumers’ willingness-to-pay for black rice in Wakiso District.,Determine consumer acceptance of black rice in Wakiso District.,To examine consumer demand for and affordability of black rice in Wakiso District, Uganda.,
Uganda 2024-11-22 17:35:05 2027-11-22 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
MONICA AHABWE
ID: UNCST-2023-R006462
Teachers' experiences in Implementing the Lower Secondary Curriculum in Mbarara City in Uganda
REFNo: SS2973ES

1. To examine secondary school teachers’ experiences of planning for teaching using the Lower Secondary Curriculum in Mbarara City in Uganda?
2.To examine secondary school teachers’ experiences of teaching using the Lower Secondary Curriculum in Mbarara City in Uganda?
3. To examine secondary school teachers’ experiences of assessment using the Lower Secondary Curriculum in Mbarara City in Uganda?

Uganda 2024-11-22 17:28:45 2027-11-22 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
John Tabuti Robert Stephen
ID: UNCST-2024-R002181
Agroforestry for People, Ecosystems and Climate (AfPEC)
REFNo: NS818ES

AfPEC aims to document the effects of agroforestry in terms of ecosystem services and livelihood benefits, to understand motivating factors for long-term sustainable development and to support science-based agroforestry in practice.
Uganda 2024-11-22 17:26:03 2027-11-22 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Jennifer Serwanga
ID: UNCST-2024-R002056
mAb Therapeutics for Sudan ebolavirus: Discovery, Isolation, and Target-Epitope Mapping of Monoclonal Antibodies from Sudan ebolavirus Convalescent Survivors in Uganda (mATSu)
REFNo: HS5212ES

This study aims to improve understanding and enhance the development of potent immune-based tools for detection, treatment, and vaccination strategies, strengthening readiness for future Viral Hemorrhagic Fever (VHF) epidemics. It will address five specific objectives:

Objective 1: Collect, process and screen samples from Viral Hemorrhagic Fever (VHF) survivor acute and convalescent cases along with their close contacts.

Objective 2: Isolate and characterise functionalities of the monoclonal antibodies.

Objective 3: Establish partnerships to facilitate transfer advanced technologies.

Objective 4: Build local capacity for immune therapies.

Objective 5: Describe molecular determinants underpinning the presence or lack of potent mAbs.
Uganda 2024-11-22 17:23:36 2027-11-22 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Pontiano Kaleebu
ID: UNCST-2021-R013577
Open-label, Multicenter Immunogenicity and Safety Trial of MVA-BN® Vaccine in Children From 2 Years to Less Than 12 Years of Age Compared to Adults for the Prevention of Smallpox, Mpox, and Related Orthopoxvirus Infections
REFNo: HS5281ES

To assess immunogenicity of the MVA-BN standard regimen in eliciting neutralizing antibodies against vaccinia virus in children compared to adults. To assess the safety and reactogenicity of the MVA-BN standard regimen in children and adults. To assess neutralizing antibody response to the MVA-BN standard regimen. To assess durability of neutralizing antibody response to the MVA-BN standard regimen.
Uganda 2024-11-22 17:19:29 2027-11-22 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Florence  Ebila
ID: UNCST-2021-R013444
TASO-2024-401 Beyond Gendered textbooks: An investigation into gender(ed) discourses in secondary English language classrooms in India and Uganda.
REFNo: SS3317ES

3.To analyse the extent to which engaging teachers with gendered classroom practices and learners’ gendered experiences shape their reflections the development of gender responsive pedagogies.,2. To assess how the gendered discourses in the EL classroom influence male and female students’ learning. experiences, self-perception and aspirations,1. To find out how teachers and students engage with gendered texts in the EL classroom.,The aim of this study is to investigate how gender is (co-)constructed in secondary school English language (EL) classrooms in India and Uganda with the view of identifying patterns which would inform gender responsive English language teaching and teacher education.,
Uganda 2024-11-19 7:35:59 2027-11-19 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Andrew Mujugira
ID: UNCST-2019-R000871
Needs and Experiences of Transgender Women Using Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy in Uganda: A Mixed Methods Study
REFNo: HS5137ES

Aim 1: Assessment of needs and experiences to determine gaps in access to gender-affirming treatment in Uganda Aim 2: Use photovoice methods to gain a better understanding of the real-world healthcare experiences of trans women in Uganda
Uganda 2024-11-19 7:34:06 2027-11-19 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Benson Juma Ouma
ID: UNCST-2023-R005718
ESTABLISHMENT AND EVALUATION OF NON-INVASIVE WHITE CELL MONITORING (NICEM) IN UGANDA
REFNo: HS5245ES

To compare the total white blood counts and differential white blood cell subtypes obtained by the Non-Invasive White Cell Monitoring prototype with conventional CBC testing using vein puncture in healthy volunteers,
Uganda 2024-11-19 7:32:44 2027-11-19 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Natalie Carter Lauren
ID: UNCST-2023-R005867
Existing in the periphery: narrating gendered dynamics of conservation in Karamoja, northern Uganda
REFNo: SS3258ES

The objectives of this research are as follows: • To map the position of community members in a conservation corridor by narrating their relationship to land and the environment, exploring how their daily lives may shape the production of the corridor space from within • To explore how a conservation corridor shapes the lives and relationships of community members, with particular attention to expanding an understanding of the relationship between connectivity conservation and intersecting experiences of violence (i.e., human-wildlife/human conflict) • To constructively challenge emergent scientific narratives about connectivity conservation by mapping friction between territorial claims for biodiversity conservation in the abstract against the unruly practices within a corridor • Applied aim: To translate shared narratives into formats and fora which could influence the ethical and just transformation of connectivity conservation practice
Australia 2024-11-19 7:31:10 2027-11-19 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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