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ITEO JOHNBOSCO
ID: UNCST-2026-R023383
 Impact of Land Use and Land Cover Change on the elephant (Loxodonta Africana) Crop-raiding patterns in Kidepo Valley Conservation Area, Uganda.
REFNo: NS1344ES

Main Objective: To examine how land use and land cover change influence elephant crop raiding patterns in Kidepo Valley Conservation, Uganda. Specific Objectives 1. To quantify changes in the spatial extent of LULC classes in the KVCA between 2000 and 2025 2. To assess the spatial distribution and temporal trends of elephant crop-raiding incidents in KVCA from 2015 to 2025. 3. To analyze the spatial relationship between land use change and the distribution of elephant crop-raiding incidents in KVCA.
 Uganda 2026-07-31 16:33:42 2029-07-31 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Sula Tumusiime
ID: UNCST-2026-R025251
 Secondary Analysis of ALAMIME Project Data to Generate Evidence on Leadership and Management Capacity Strengthening for Malaria Elimination in Africa
REFNo: HS8033ES

General Objective To analyze existing ALAMIME program data to evaluate the effectiveness of the training, document leadership capacity outcomes and implementation experiences, and generate evidence on the programmes contribution to strengthening malaria control and elimination efforts across participating African countries. Specific Objectives 1. To measure the pedagogical outcome of the ALAMIME training by analyzing pre- and post-training assessment data and comparing performance across learning modalities. 2. To describe the development, implementation, and outcomes of the ALAMIME Alumni Monthly Webinars conducted across six African countries and the wider consortium platform, with particular emphasis on their contribution to sustained leadership capacity strengthening. 3. To evaluate the effectiveness of the ALAMIME training program in strengthening leadership competencies among health professionals engaged in malaria control and elimination. 4. To synthesize findings from practicum reports submitted by trainees, exploring how participants applied leadership and management skills to address real-world malaria-related challenges within their institutions and districts. 5. To document lessons learned from cascade training initiatives, where ALAMIME trainees conducted dissemination sessions within their home institutions to transfer acquired knowledge and skills, drawing experiences from nine participating African countries.
Uganda 2026-07-31 16:30:50 2029-07-31 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Sam Ejibua Anguzu
ID: UNCST-2024-R001968
 Quasi-Experimental Evaluation of the UCatchUp Programme, Uganda
REFNo: SS5547ES

1. Estimate individual learning gains and explore cumulative programme effects at the school or grade level. 2. Examine learner progression patterns during programme implementation to support programme monitoring and learning 3. Examine factors enabling and constraining implementation effectiveness, sustainability and scalability, including instructional practices, learner grouping, mentoring and supervision structures 4. Generate clear, evidence-based recommendations for VVOB, the Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES), and other stakeholders regarding programme refinement, implementation strengthening, and potential future scale-up of the UCatchUp approach within Uganda and comparable education contexts.
 Uganda 2026-07-31 16:29:28 2029-07-31 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Betty OKOT
ID: UNCST-2021-R013938
 From African Cultural Constructs to Gender Equity: A Cartography of Acholi and Baganda Philosophical Frameworks on Gender Relations
REFNo: SS5561ES

2.1 Overall Qualitative Research Objective
To explore how cultural beliefs, lived experiences, and socio-cultural frameworks shape perceptions of gender roles and equity within the Acholi and Baganda communities in Uganda.
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Specific qualitative research objectives
The specific qualitative objectives are:

1. Map out and explore the cultural narratives and traditional beliefs that shape gender roles within the Acholi and Buganda societies through both a systematic literature review and community engagement.
2. Identify and assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) related to gender roles and equity and the key factors associated with gender inequality in the Baganda and Acholi communities.
3. Examine community perceptions and lived experiences of gender inequality and equity in the Acholi and Buganda regions.
4. Identify perceived barriers and facilitators to achieving gender equity within the traditional and modern frameworks of the two ethnic groups.
5. Conduct an informative workshop with key stakeholders to co-create to Tech-friendly Gender Equality Advocacy Resources (GEAR) reflecting a response to real-life inequality experiences of women and girls; to be implemented through Whatsapp platforms and school clubs; and assess its initial effectiveness

 Uganda 2026-07-31 16:28:03 2029-07-31 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
TUSINGWIRE JOSEPH
ID: UNCST-2025-R022233
 THE ROLE OF KISWAHILI INIDENTITY CONSTRUCTION AMONG THE ARMED FORCES IN UGANDA :A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE.
REFNo: SS5555ES

1.To explore the history of Kiswahili as a language of wider communication in the armed forces in Uganda
2.To examine the use of Kiswahili as a marker of identity formation in the
armed forces community of practice
3. To analyze the current status of Kiswahili in Uganda's ARMED FORCE
 Uganda 2026-07-31 16:24:44 2029-07-31 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Maria Hachigo
ID: UNCST-2025-R022041
 Social Opportunities That Let Traumatized People Recover from Trauma in Uganda West Nile Arua
REFNo: SS5669ES

General purpose
To examine how refugees perceive the impact of becoming refugees on their lives and to identify the factors that promote their social inclusion by clarifying their aspirations for rebuilding their lives.

Specific purpose

To explore what refugees value most, how they perceive the impact of displacement on those valued aspects of their lives, and how they hope to restore or rebuild them in the future.
 Japan 2026-07-31 16:23:37 2029-07-31 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
SAMUEL HABIMAANA
ID: UNCST-2024-R016577
 MITIGATION OF HUMAN PHARMACEUTICAL DRUG RESIDUES FROM WATER USING BANANA PEEL DERIVED BIOCHAR-ACASE OF RIVER RWIZI, MBARARA CITY
REFNo: NS1343ES

Specific Objectives 1.To identify the prevalent human pharmaceutical drugs prescribed in Mbarara City 2.To determine the levels of human pharmaceutical residues in sediments, surface water and tap water. 3.To assess the health risks posed by pharmaceutical drug residues to the inhabitants of Mbarara City 4.To Characterize the Banana Peel Bio char for adsorption properties 5.To investigate the adsorption capacities of banana peel-derived biochar on human pharmaceutical drug residues within River Rwizi.
 Uganda 2026-07-31 16:00:00 2029-07-31 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
ELIZABETH NAKAYIZA
ID: UNCST-2026-R026182
 SAFEGUARDING AND CARE OF ELDERLY CATHOLIC SISTERS IN AFRICA A Structural Perspective - The Case of Uganda
REFNo: SS5644ES

1) To identify and describe the formal and informal institutional structures of govern-ance, charism, poverty, obedience, and apostolate that selected institutes have in place for elderly Sisters' safeguarding and care.
2) To examine elderly Sisters' lived capabilities across housing and infrastructure, food and nutrition, healthcare, participation and voice, social life or recreation, and spiritual accompaniment, as they themselves perceive and experience them.
3) To analyse how the identified structures function as conversion factors that enable or block Sisters' capabilities, and to identify the resulting safeguarding gaps.
4) To generate evidence-based recommendations for elderly-care guidelines that are ca-nonically grounded, pastorally responsive, and aligned with global safeguarding stand-ards.

 Uganda 2026-07-31 15:57:57 2029-07-31 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
afizi kibuuka
ID:
Estimation of background rates of adverse events of special interest in neonatal outcomes in low- and middle-income countries Preterm births, stillbirths, neonatal deaths and low birthweight
REFNo: HS8075ES

To estimate the background rates of the following AESIs using GAIA case
definitions for:
• preterm births
• stillbirth
• neonatal death
• low birthweight.
 Uganda 2026-07-31 15:43:06 2029-07-31 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Stephen Ojara
ID: UNCST-2026-R023447
 POST-LRA FOREIGN-PRODUCED DOCUMENTARY FILMS AND NARRATIVES OF ACOLI PEOPLE IN NORTHERN UGANDA: IMPLICATIONS ON TRUTH-TELLING AND RECONCILIATION
REFNo: SS5533ES

1. How are the lived experiences of individuals affected by the LRA war overshadowed by the political narrative presented in foreign-produced documentary films?
2. How do the varying narratives and perspectives on the LRA conflict affect the truth-telling and reconciliation process in post-conflict northern Uganda?
3. How can the findings from this research inform policies related to media representation and post-conflict recovery in Uganda?

Uganda 2026-07-31 15:41:39 2029-07-31 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Emmanuel Akampurira
ID: UNCST-2026-R026111
 Comprehensive Hydrological and Ecological Baseline Surveys in Selected Rivers, Lakes, and Wetlands in Uganda
REFNo: NS1355ES

To establish a detailed hydrological and ecological baseline for targeted river, lake, and wetland systems, including measurements of hydrology, water quality, biodiversity, and habitat condition.

To systematically analyse and synthesise collected environmental data into co-authored peer-reviewed publications, technical reports, and policy briefs that inform ecosystem services valuation, climate change mitigation, infrastructure development planning, and sustainable natural resource extraction in Uganda.

To build national capacity by integrating at least two early career Ugandan scientists and local storytellers as full expedition participants and providing them with training in advanced survey methods, data management, and scientific communication.
 Uganda 2026-07-31 15:39:48 2029-07-31 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Samuel  Onyait Richard
ID: UNCST-2023-R007350
 Pentecostal Social Ministry and Transformational Development: An Explanatory Multiple Case-study of Four Educational Sponsorship Programs in Greater Kampala
REFNo: SS5231ES

Specifically, the study aims to: i. explore the nature and scope of Pentecostal social ministry, as expressed through higher education sponsorship programs, from the perspective of Christian mission. ii. examine participants’ perceptions and experiences of how higher educational sponsorship programs influence transformational development outcomes focusing on individual change, restoration of relationships and renewal of belief systems and structures. iii. analyze the mechanisms and contextual conditions through which the educational sponsorship programs may enable or inhibit transformational development outcomes among participants in Greater Kampala. iv. identify and recommend ways to enhance current Pentecostal theories of change and maximize the impact of its higher educational initiatives in advancing transformational change.
Uganda 2026-07-31 14:02:21 2029-07-31 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Pius Bigirimana
ID: UNCST-2026-R025217
 WORK ATTITUDES IN UGANDA’S CIVIL SERVICE: AN INTERPRETIVE INQUIRY INTO CIVIL SERVICE DELIVERY.
REFNo: SS5668ES

i. To explore how civil servants experience and make meaning of their day-to-day work.
ii. To examine how organisational conditions and workplace relationships shape civil servants’ work attitudes.
iii. To understand the values, beliefs, and motivations underpinning civil servants' commitment to public service.
iv. To identify a typology of work attitudes among civil servants based on their lived experiences and meaning-making processes
v. To develop a contextually grounded conceptual framework for guiding work attitude management in Uganda's civil service

 Uganda 2026-07-29 14:17:33 2029-07-29 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Fred Kasalirwe
ID: UNCST-2023-R007703
 ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF INDOOR AIR POLLUTION, CULTURAL AND GENDERED ENERGY PRACTICES IN RURAL UGANDA: TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TRANSITION
REFNo: SS5527ES

To examine how socio-cultural norms and intra-household gender dynamics shape household energy choices and women’s exposure to indoor air pollution, and how this exposure influences their health, economic outcomes, and willingness to pay for clean cooking technologies in rural Uganda.
 Uganda 2026-07-24 9:57:59 2029-07-24 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
ELEANOR TURYAKIRA
ID: UNCST-2025-R022564
 Effect of Community Placement on Clinical Postgraduates Training and Post-Training Career Trajectories at Mbarara University of Science and Technology
REFNo: HS7994ES

Main Objective: To assess the effect of clinical postgraduates’ community placement on their training and post-training career trajectories at Mbarara University of Science and Technology Specific Objectives: 1. To establish the effect of community placement on clinical postgraduates’ learning opportunities during training at Mbarara University of Science and Technology. 2. To establish the effect of community placements in shaping post-training the career choices and practice settings of clinical postgraduates at Mbarara University of Science and Technology. 3. To identify facilitators and barriers of community placement among clinical postgraduates at Mbarara University of Science and Technology.
Uganda 2026-07-24 9:50:11 2029-07-24 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Stella Akech Immaculate
ID: UNCST-2024-R002438
 Bacteriological Quality of Water in Lira City, Uganda: Associated Factors, Water Handling Practices, Design and Piloting of a Behavior Change Health Education Intervention for Household Water Handling
REFNo: HS8045ES

To explore the feasibility and acceptability of the behavior change health education intervention among the residents of Lira city,To develop and pilot a behavior change health education intervention on water handling practices among household members in Lira city,To assess the association between water handling practices and bacteriological quality of water at the household levels in Lira city,To determine the bacteriological quality of water from the public drinking water sources and its associated environmental factors in Lira city,To determine the bacteriological quality of water from the public drinking water sources with the associated environmental factors, determine the association between households� water handling practices and bacteriological quality of water at the household levels, and to design, pilot & assess the acceptability, feasibility and effectiveness of a behavior change health education intervention to improve safe water handling behaviors in Lira city.,
 Uganda 2026-07-24 9:45:05 2029-07-24 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Mbaseege  Anna Kabona
ID:
UNDERSTANDING THE EMOTIONAL IMPACT CAUSED BY THE DEATH OF A PEER ON PATIENTS WITH SICKLE CELL DISEASE AT PEN-PLUS CLINICS IN UGANDA
REFNo: HS8116ES

General objective
To explore the perceptions, emotional responses and support needs of patients with SCD following the death of a peer at PEN-Plus clinics in Uganda.

Specific research objectives
1. To explore the emotional responses of patients with sickle cell disease after the death of a peer and perspectives on their illness after the death of a peer.
2. To understand the ways in which the death of a peer with sickle cell disease affects the patients’ perception of their own disease.
3. To identify coping mechanisms employed by patients after the death of a peer.
4. To identify the psychosocial support services the patients would need after the death of a peer

 Uganda 2026-07-24 9:36:18 2029-07-24 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Jafesi Pulle
ID: UNCST-2020-R014213
 Developing and Testing a Registry-Enabled Strategy (ACT+) to Reduce Loss to Follow-Up Between Screening and Confirmation of Rheumatic Heart Disease in Uganda
REFNo: HS8098ES

To generate implementation learnings transferable to other ACT program sites globally, To identify contextual determinants of ACT+ adoption using mixed methods (Technology Acceptability Model (TAM) and Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) 2.0 frameworks)., To evaluate the effect of ACT+ on time to confirmatory echo and on linkage to SAP initiation,Aim 2 (Effectiveness-Implementation Trial): To evaluate the effectiveness of the ACT+ strategy in increasing the rate of linkage to confirmatory echocardiography among individuals who screen positive for RHD (primary effectiveness outcome). To evaluate adoption, acceptability, and feasibility of the ACT+ strategy among healthcare providers and program staff (primary implementation outcomes).,Aim 1 (HCD Phase): To explore multilevel barriers and facilitators to confirmatory echocardiography after a positive RHD screen among community members and ADUNU providers in Northern Uganda. To co-design, through iterative stakeholder engagement, new ACT registry features and implementation strategies that reduce LTFU between positive RHD screen and confirmatory diagnosis. (ACT+ Strategy),
 Uganda 2026-07-24 9:11:06 2029-07-24 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Camille Salaun
ID: UNCST-2026-R024681
 Towards a public governance of on-site sanitation in cities in the Global South
REFNo: SS5645ES

Analyse the governance of on-site sanitation systems in Kampala and Dakar and support public authorities in their regulation role
 France 2026-07-24 9:05:47 2029-07-24 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
FLORENCE GITHINJI WAMUYU
ID: UNCST-2026-R024811
 Strengthening TB Treatment Compliance Among HIV Patients in Public Health Facilities in Central Uganda by Peer-Led Interventions and Automated Reminders
REFNo: SS5365ES

1. To evaluate the potential impact of Peer-Led Support and SMS Reminders on TB treatment compliance among HIV-positive patients 2. To identify individual-level barriers and facilitators of TB treatment compliance among HIV-positive patients with automated reminders. 3. To assess health system-related factors that influence treatment default and loss to follow-up of TB treatment compliance among HIV-positive patients with automated reminders. 4. To implement and evaluate the impact of peer-led support and SMS reminders of TB treatment compliance among HIV-positive patients with automated reminders.
Kenya 2026-07-24 9:04:05 2029-07-24 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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