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Victoria Namukwaya Agir Kibirige
ID: UNCST-2024-R016385
 Globalisation and the informal sector in Kampala Central Division, Uganda
REFNo: SS3985ES

1.To examine the relationship between liberalised trade and informal sector sustainability in Kampala Central Division, Uganda.
2.To evaluate the relationship between technology use and informal sector sustainability in Kampala Central Division, Uganda.
3.To assess the relationship between migration and informal sector sustainability in Kampala Central Division, Uganda.
4.To assess the mediating effects of government policies on the relationship between globalisation and informal sector sustainability in Kampala Central Division, Uganda.

 Uganda 2026-02-10 16:09:27 2029-02-10 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Zoe Turner Jayne
ID: UNCST-2025-R022328
 The evolution of collective conflict in banded mongooses
REFNo: NS1127ES

Examine the evolution of conflict in a cooperative breeding mongoose (Mungos mungo), through a thorough exploration of temporal scales and individual roles prior to, during, and consequence to conflict.

Develop the use of a novel UAS imaging method integrated with ATLAS remote live tracking technology to widen the understanding of conflict in cooperative and cohesive animal species beyond what is typically observable.
 UK 2026-02-10 16:07:23 2029-02-10 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Maxson Anyolitho Kenneth
ID: UNCST-2021-R013447
 Implementation of an Integrated Care Model for Patients with Multiple Cardiometabolic and Mental Health Conditions in sub-Saharan Africa (M-Care)
REFNo: HS7072ES

5. To develop a roadmap for scale-up and policy integration of the integrated model by generating context-specific policy recommendations and facilitating engagement with national health authorities, regional stakeholders, and global partners.,4. To assess the feasibility, acceptability, fidelity, and cost-effectiveness of the integrated care model using mixed-methods implementation and process evaluations, guided by established frameworks such as RE-AIM and CFIR.,3. To implement a pragmatic, cluster-randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of the integrated care model in improving clinical outcomes, service delivery, and patient experiences in PHC settings across Uganda.,2. To co-design an integrated care model that combines PEN and mhGAP-IG tools, in collaboration with key stakeholders, including patients, community members, healthcare providers, and policymakers in three districts of Lira, Kole and Oyam.,1. To generate evidence on implementation strategies for integrating care for cardiometabolic and mental health conditions at the PHC level in Lira, Kole and Oyam districts.,The overarching aim of the M-CARE project is to design, implement, and evaluate a scalable and sustainable integrated care model for the management of cardiometabolic disorders and common mental health conditions within PHC systems in selected districts of Lira, Kole and Oyam in Uganda. ,
 Uganda 2026-02-10 16:06:14 2029-02-10 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Norma Ojehomon
ID: UNCST-2025-R022318
 Navigating Global Health Governance: The Social Life of Data, Sustainability, Local Ownership, and Governance Amid the Realignment of U.S. Aid and USAID
REFNo: SS4720ES

The study aims to examine how recent shifts in U.S. foreign assistance and global health governance are being interpreted, negotiated, and experienced by practitioners, policymakers, and stakeholders, with a focus on implications for sustainability, local ownership, and data governance. Specifically, the study seeks to:

1. Document practitioner perspectives on the dissolution of USAID and the reconfiguration of global health governance structures.


2. Examine how notions of sustainability and local ownership are being articulated and operationalized during this transition.


3. Explore the role of data, evidence, and reporting systems in shaping decision-making and power relations in the post-USAID landscape.

 USA 2026-02-10 16:04:18 2029-02-10 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Mary Namubiru
ID: UNCST-2022-R009333
 PLAY 2.0 – Strengthening High Quality ECD Program through Assessment
REFNo: SS4668ES

1. To Integrate and adopt the PLAY tools into ongoing studies and program evaluations. 2. To understand the PLAY tools impact on Children’s holistic outcomes (i.e., cognitive, language and socio-emotional), including foundational and non-academic skills. 3. To assess the usability and feasibility of the PLAY tools in the refugee and host communities. 4. To assess the validity and reliability of the PLAY tools to ensure they measure the intended underlying constructs. 5. To measure the quality of adult – child interactions that promote children self-sustaining engagement in learning leading to a broad range of learning outcomes.,
 Uganda 2026-02-05 22:17:24 2029-02-05 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Benjamin Kanagwa
ID: UNCST-2025-R022279
 Implementing Digital Health Solutions for Food and Nutrition Security in Underdeveloped Countries: A Case Study of Uganda (IGNITE Project)
REFNo: SIR611ES

General Objective To map, evaluate, and design an integrated digital health system that strengthens food and nutrition security in Uganda. Specific Objectives 1. To map existing digital health solutions relevant to food and nutrition security in Uganda and evaluate the strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities of current digital health systems in selected districts 2. To co-design an implementation plan for an integrated DHS framework for nutrition. 3. To build capacity among health workers and community actors in the use of digital tools for nutrition.
Uganda 2026-02-05 22:14:05 2029-02-05 Engineering and Technology Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Konrad Burchard Burchardi
ID: UNCST-2025-R023135
 Empowering Agriculturalists through Structured Experimentation (EASE)
REFNo: SS4724ES

With this project, we aim to measure how individualised experimentation influences the adoption of modern inputs by improving the ability of farmers to make decisions, based on direct observations, that suit their own soils and farming conditions. To accomplish this, we aim to examine both agronomic and behavioral outcomes:

Agronomic objectives :
- We want to estimate the impact of modern agricultural inputs on maize yields, depending on known soil characteristics measured through soil sample analysis.
- This will allow us to identify complementarities or substitution patterns between inputs (hybrid seeds, fertilizer) by comparing yields across structured experimental squares.
- We also expect this study to assess whether simple field experiments conducted by farmers themselves produce reliable agronomic information that can guide input choices.

Behavioral objectives:
- With this study, we want to understand how farmers engage with the structured experimentation methodology, and document how farmers interpret the outcomes of their experiments and how these outcomes shape their input decisions for the next agricultural season.
- A control/treated group design will also allow us to understand the added value of the EASE training beyond access to inputs alone, by comparing farmers who receive inputs plus experimentation training to farmers who receive inputs only.

 Germany 2026-02-05 22:12:41 2029-02-05 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Pauline Amuge Mary
ID: UNCST-2023-R005532
 Bedaquiline Roll-out Evidence in Contacts and People Living with HIV to prevent TB (BREACH-TB)
REFNo: HS6975ES

2.1.1.To estimate the safety of 1BDQ and 3HP among
adult, adolescent, and child CCs of DS-TB Index
Patients at high risk of developing TBD, as well
as adult and adolescent PLHIV in high TB burden settings

2.1.2To estimate the safety of 1BDQ and 6 months of
levofloxacin (LFX) among adult, adolescent, and
child CCs of RR-TB Index Patients at high risk of
developing TBD
2.1.3 To estimate on-time treatment completion of
1BDQ and 3HP among adult, adolescent, and
child CCs of DS-TB Index Patients at high risk of
developing TBD, as well as adult and adolescent
PLHIV in high TB-burden settings
2.1.4To estimate on-time treatment completion of
1BDQ and 6 months of levofloxacin (LFX)
among adult, adolescent, and child CCs of RRTB Index Patients at high risk of developing TBD
 Uganda 2026-02-05 22:05:22 2029-02-05 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Yasuka Tateishi
ID: UNCST-2025-R022932
 Impact of Urban Flooding on Businesses in Kampala
REFNo: SS4689ES

This study examines how extreme rainfall and recurring urban flooding disrupt firms in Kampala and what these disruptions may imply for long-term firm growth. The focus is on medium- to large-sized firms in the manufacturing, wholesale, and retail sectors operating in urban areas. The study aims to document firms’ exposure to flooding and characterises the frequency and duration of flood-related interruptions. It identifies the main channels through which flooding affects business activity, including direct disruptions at business premises and indirect disruptions transmitted through reduced urban connectivity that constrains access to workers, customers, suppliers, and road network. The study also examines how firms perceive flood risk, whether these perceptions influence location and planning decisions, and which coping and adaptation strategies firms adopt to maintain operational continuity. In doing so, it provides evidence on the patterns of firm vulnerability and resilience to flooding in Kampala and generates inputs that can support the design of targeted urban resilience and private sector support policies.
 Japan 2026-02-05 22:00:27 2029-02-05 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Apio Sarah Gladys
ID: UNCST-2025-R020702
 Framework for Managing Outsourcing of e-Government Projects in Low-Income Countries: A Case of Uganda
REFNo: SIR599ES

To develop a framework for managing outsourcing of e-government projects in low-income countries such as Uganda.
 Uganda 2026-02-05 21:58:58 2029-02-05 Engineering and Technology Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Thilak devaraj Kumar
ID: UNCST-2025-R021866
 Internal Factors and Institutional Support: A Moderated Analysis of Extended Reality (XR) Adoption in Universities within Kampala, Uganda
REFNo: SIR603ES

To develop a contextual implementation framework for XR adoption in Ugandan universities by analyzing the interplay between internal institutional factors, institutional support, and adoption rates.
 India 2026-02-05 21:51:01 2029-02-05 Engineering and Technology Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
John Semakula
ID: UNCST-2025-R018703
 Exploring the Use of Digital Platforms During Uganda’s 2021 General Elections
REFNo: SS4711ES

i. To investigate how politicians utilised digital platforms during the 2021 Ugandan general elections.
ii. To examine the challenges politicians faced in utilising digital platforms.
iii. To investigate how the use of digital platforms influenced the dissemination of campaign information, voter engagement, and participation during the 2021 Ugandan general elections.

 Uganda 2026-02-05 21:49:28 2029-02-05 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Albert Miwanda
ID: UNCST-2025-R022312
 A Framework for Developing and Deploying mHealth Solutions for Non-Communicable Disease Management in Uganda
REFNo: SIR601ES

a) To assess the current healthcare landscape, focusing on the prevalence and burden of NCDs, existing healthcare infrastructure, and digital health capabilities. b) To engage stakeholders in co-designing and implementing contextually relevant and sustainable mHealth solutions for NCDs in Uganda. c) To determine the factors that will enhance the adoption and sustainability of mHealth solutions for NCD management in Uganda d) To explore the critical design elements of mHealth technologies for NCD management in Uganda.
Uganda 2026-02-05 21:43:11 2029-02-05 Engineering and Technology Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Godfrey Kubiriza Kawooya
ID: UNCST-2024-R003138
 ECO-INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR IMPROVED NUTRITION, SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND MARKETING OF AGROECOLOGICAL FOOD PRODUCTS IN AFRICA(INNOECOFOOD)
REFNo: A693ES

a. Evaluate the effects of Black Soldier Fly Larvae (BSFL) and Spirulina inclusion levels on Nile tilapia growth and health. b. Assess the commercial viability of BSFL- and Spirulina -based aquafeeds. c. Determine the shelf stability of BSFL- and Spirulina - formulated feeds. d. Examine the environmental impact of BSFL-and Spirulina-based fish diets.
 Uganda 2026-02-05 21:40:06 2029-02-05 Agricultural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Kamya Moses
ID: UNCST-2020-R014203
 Triaging dolutegravir resistance via a point-of-care urine tenofovir assay (Tri-POC)
REFNo: HS6973ES

To evaluate the prevalence of INSTI resistance stratified by the TFV urine assay result among adults living with HIV with a detectable HIV VL
 Uganda 2026-02-05 21:33:38 2029-02-05 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Atika Pasha
ID: UNCST-2026-R023311
 Impact Assessment Report in Uganda Small and Medium Agribusiness Development Fund (SMADF) Project
REFNo: A726ES

The main objective is to determine the effectiveness of cooperative strengthening as a pathway to rural transformation and improved economic opportunities for Uganda’s smallholder coffee farmers.

Specific Objectives are:
• Measure the causal impact of CECOFA membership on household, productivity, employment, resilience, and wellbeing indicators.
• Assess heterogeneous effects across three farmer categories: certified producers, non-certified producers, and new members.
• To evaluate CECOFA's organizational performance and service delivery after SMADF.
• To identify mechanisms through which cooperative membership influences outcomes.

 India 2026-02-04 18:38:52 2029-02-04 Agricultural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
John Christian Bisherurwa
ID: UNCST-2025-R018681
 The Role of Strategic Leadership in Driving Business Growth of telecommunication industry in Uganda
REFNo: SS4799ES

1. To develop and validate a structural equation model that illustrates the relationships among strategic leadership dimensions (leadership agility, customer centricity, strategic leadership behaviour, open innovation) and business growth indicators (resilience, innovation adoption, market expansion, customer retention). 2. To test the moderating effect of organisational contextual factors (organizational culture) on the relationship between strategic leadership and business growth. 3. To assess the impact of strategic leadership behaviour on business growth in the telecommunication industry in Uganda. 4. To analyse the role of open innovation on business growth in the telecommunication industry in Uganda. 5. To examine the effect of leadership agility on business growth in the telecommunication industry in Uganda. 6. To evaluate the influence of customer centricity on business growth in the telecommunication industry in Uganda.
 Uganda 2026-02-02 18:44:14 2029-02-02 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
George William Barigye
ID: UNCST-2025-R019843
 The Multifaceted Influence of Media on Family Planning Decisions: A Mixed-Methods Study in Kampala, Uganda.
REFNo: HS6961ES

General Objective: • To determine the influence of diverse media channels on family planning decisions among men and women in Kampala. Specific Objectives: 1. To identify the primary media sources (mass media, social media, interpersonal communication, etc.) utilized by men and women in Kampala to obtain information on family planning. 2. To assess the accuracy and trustworthiness of family planning information obtained from these diverse sources, and how these perceptions vary across gender and media type. 3. To determine the association between exposure to different media messages about family planning and the uptake of family planning methods among men and women, considering the influence of different media channels. 4. To explore gender differences in media usage patterns, perceptions of information accuracy, and uptake of family planning methods.
Uganda 2026-02-02 18:42:55 2029-02-02 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Nicholas Omoding
ID: UNCST-2025-R022323
 Strengthening Agroecology-based School and College Food Procurement Programs in East and Southern Africa
REFNo: A696ES

General Objective The project aims to achieve two overarching goals: first, to improve learners’ access to healthy and nutritious food by strengthening local, agroecological school food procurement practices, ensuring consistent, diverse, and nutrient-rich meals while supporting local farmers and resilient food systems; and second, to drive policy transformation for sustainable and inclusive school feeding by promoting gender equality and social inclusion and integrating agroecological principles, local sourcing, and participatory governance into school food policies. Specific Objectives 1. To improve the understanding of how existing school feeding systems affect income generation, gender equality and inclusion, climate resilience, and local food security, through participatory action research in selected schools. 2. To pilot and refine agroecology-based school feeding models in collaboration with schools, communities, and smallholder farmers to test their effectiveness and feasibility. 3. To increase women’s and youth empowerment through enhanced participation and decision-making in the governance of local school food systems and agroecological food value chains. 4. To generate evidence-based recommendations for policy integration and scaling of successful agroecology-based school feeding models to promote sustainable, inclusive, and agroecologically informed school feeding programmes.
 Uganda 2026-02-02 18:40:40 2029-02-02 Agricultural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Mélissa Berthet
ID: UNCST-2025-R022378
 Commitment to joint action in chimpanzees and gorillas
REFNo: NS1125ES

The goal of the project is to investigate how wild chimpanzees and wild mountain gorillas signal and maintain their joint commitment to joint behavioural actions (for example, travelling together or defending territory).
 France 2026-02-02 18:37:54 2029-02-02 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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