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ELEM KIZITO
ID: UNCST-2026-R024069
 MODERATING EFFECT OF FINANCING DYNAMICS ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS AND OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE OF THE UGANDA POLICE FORCE
REFNo: SS4976ES

1.3 Main Objective of the study
The main objective of this study is to determine the moderating effect of financing dynamics on the relationship between SCM functions and operational performance of Uganda police force.
1.4 Specific Objectives
i. To determine the relationship between SCM functions and operational performance of Uganda police force.
ii. To analyze the relationship between financing dynamics and operational performance of Uganda police force.
iii. To determine how financing dynamics moderates on the relationship between SCM functions and operational performance of Uganda police force.

 Uganda 2026-03-12 17:59:56 2029-03-12 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Emmanuel Walusimbi
ID: UNCST-2025-R023269
 Mapping the distribution and risk factors associated with Dinga-Dinga disease in Bundibugyo District, Uganda: A case control study
REFNo: HS7167ES

i. To determine the geographical distribution of Dinga Dinga Disease in Bundibugyo District. ii. To identify potential risk factors associated with Dinga Dinga Disease.
 Uganda 2026-03-12 17:56:43 2029-03-12 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
MADELEAN AHEREZA
ID: UNCST-2025-R021661
 EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTIONS AND LEARNER ACHIEVEMENT FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES AMONG INCLUSIVE PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN GREATER BUSHENYI
REFNo: SS4922ES

1. To examine the effect of Teacher-Learner Educational interventions on learner achievement for children with disabilities in inclusive primary schools of Greater Bushenyi.
2. To examine the effect of Peer Educational interventions on learner achievement for children with disabilities in inclusive primary schools of Greater Bushenyi.
3. To examine the effect of School-Infrastructural Educational interventions on learner achievement for children with disabilities in primary schools of Greater Bushenyi.
4. To explore the influence of school disability policies in the implementation of educational interventions for children with disabilities in inclusive public primary schools of Greater Bushenyi.
5. To examine how parental involvement, care, and socio-economic status interact to influence learner achievement among children with disabilities in inclusive public primary schools in Greater Bushenyi.

 Uganda 2026-03-12 17:50:51 2029-03-12 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Joyce Nakatumba-Nabende
ID: UNCST-2020-R014244
 Deployment of Responsible AI Solutions for Health at Scale in Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs)
REFNo: SIR623ES

i) To identify, select and provide seed funding to promising responsible AI innovations in clinical and public health domains to enable them initiate and/or continue their scaling trajectories within low-and middle-income settings.
ii) To validate, apply and interactively refine the proposed AI in health scaling evaluation framework through in-depth case studies.
iii) To disseminate evidence and insights from the scaling case studies through existing dissemination platforms, publications, conferences, policy briefs, and regional/global convenings, with the aim of informing policy, strengthening practice, and shaping global discourse on responsible AI scaling in health systems.

 Uganda 2026-03-12 17:49:35 2029-03-12 Engineering and Technology Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
ADRINE ASINGWIRE
ID: UNCST-2026-R023642
 THE ROLE OF JOINT INVESTIGATIONS IN THE SUCCESSFUL PROSECUTION OF COMPLEX CRIMINAL CASES IN UGANDA
REFNo: SS4946ES

(i) To analyze the contribution of inter-agency to the successful prosecution of complex criminal cases in Uganda. (ii) To assess the contribution of the joint investigation teams to the successful prosecution of complex criminal cases in Uganda. (iii) To establish the challenges that undermine the effective utilization of joint investigations in the prosecution of complex criminal cases.
Uganda 2026-03-12 17:46:48 2029-03-12 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
ELIZABETH KYAZIKE
ID: UNCST-2023-R005557
 THE PREHISTORY, PALEOGENETICS, AND CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES ON MENTAL WELL-BEING OF ANCIENT HUNTER-GATHERERS OF SOUTHWESTERN UGANDA
REFNo: SS4800ES

1. Reconstruct ancient genetic lineages, population structure, and long-term demographic history using ancient DNA and archaeological evidence.
2. Examine long-term ecological overlaps and shared landscape use between ancient humans, gorillas, chimpanzees, and other sympatric species.
3. Assess how ancient populations adapted to climatic fluctuations and ecological transitions through integrated archaeological, palaeogenomic, and paleoenvironmental data.
4. Document Batwa oral histories relating to caves, forests, and ancestral places to guide archaeological interpretation and ensure culturally grounded and ethically informed analyses.

 Uganda 2026-03-12 17:43:29 2029-03-12 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
BRENDA KABASINGUZI
ID: UNCST-2025-R022607
 CONSUMER BEHAVIOR TOWARD KOMBUCHA DRINKS IN SOUTHWESTERN UGANDA: THE ROLE OF INFLUENCER MARKETING, BRAND AWARENESS AND PERCEIVED HOMOPHILY
REFNo: SS4953ES

i. To examine the relationship between Influencer marketing and Consumer Behavior in southwestern Uganda
ii. To establish the relationship between Brand awareness and Consumer Behavior in southwestern Uganda
iii. To examine the relationship between Perceived homophily and Consumer Behavior in southwestern Uganda
iv. To find out the relationship between Influencer marketing and Brand awareness in southwestern Uganda
v. To examine the mediating effect of Brand awareness on the relationship between Influencer marketing and Consumer Behavior in southwestern Uganda
vi. To examine the moderating effect of Perceived homophily on the relationship between Brand awareness and Consumer Behavior in southwestern Uganda
vii. To establish the moderating effect of Perceived homophily on the relationship between Influencer marketing and Consumer Behavior via Brand awareness in southwestern Uganda

 Uganda 2026-03-12 17:42:01 2029-03-12 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
KYADIDA ADDI
ID: UNCST-2025-R021199
 Administrative Politics and Organisational Citizenship Behavior in Universities in the Eastern Region of Uganda. A Case of the Islamic University in Uganda and Busitema University.
REFNo: SS4818ES

1. To examine the level of organisational citizenship behaviour among academic staff in the eastern region universities, Uganda.
2. To analyse the level of administrative politics directed at academic staff in the eastern region universities, Uganda.
3. To examine the influence of information management politics on organisational citizenship behaviour among academic staff in eastern region universities, Uganda.
4. To analyse the influence of coalition-building politics on organisational citizenship behaviour among academic staff in universities in the eastern region of Uganda.
5. To analyse the difference in influence of administrative politics on organisational citizenship behaviour among academic staff between a public and a private university.

 Uganda 2026-03-12 17:40:57 2029-03-12 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
RACHEAL ALINAITWE
ID: UNCST-2020-R014509
 MAPPING PRIORITY UNMET NEEDS FOR CAREGIVERS OF OLDER PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA IN UGANDA
REFNo: HS7078ES

1. To conduct a systematic review on the experience of unmet needs of caregivers of older persons with dementia in LMICs. 2. To explore how caregivers of older persons with dementia in Uganda perceive and experience their unmet needs. 3. To translate and cross-culturally adapt the Johns Hopkins dementia care needs assessment (JHDCNA) 4.To test the psychometric properties of the cross-culturally adapted Johns Hopkins dementia care needs assessment (JHDCNA) 5.To determine the priority unmet needs and associated factors among caregivers of older persons with dementia in Uganda.
 Uganda 2026-03-12 17:38:49 2029-03-12 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Ali Rono Kipchumba
ID: UNCST-2025-R019661
 FORMULATION OF MICROBIAL CONSORTIA FROM THE MICROBIAL COMMUNITY OF KITEEZI AND BUYALA LANDFILLS FOR RAPID COMPOSTING OF ORGANIC WASTE INTO BIOFERTILIZER
REFNo: NS1126ES

Main objective To formulate microbial consortia for rapid composting of organic waste into biofertilizer from the microbial community of Kiteezi and Buyala landfills, Central Uganda. The specific objectives of this study are to: i. Determine the biophysicochemical properties of soil and leachate in Kiteezi and Buyala landfills, Central Uganda. ii. Develop bacterial and fungal consortia for rapid composting of organic waste from the microbial community of Kiteezi and Buyala landfills, Central Uganda. iii. Determine the efficacy of bacterial and fungal consortia in rapidly composting organic waste into biofertilizer. iv. Determine the quality of biofertilizer produced from composting organic waste and evaluate its agronomic potential.
Kenya 2026-03-12 17:29:13 2029-03-12 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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