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Phyllis Kisa
ID: UNCST-2023-R007952
 ENVIRONMENTAL AND MATERNAL RISK FACTORS FOR GASTROSCHISIS AMONG UGANDAN INFANTS
REFNo: HS6519ES

1. To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of aetiology of gastroschisis.
2. To determine the incidence change and geospatial mapping of gastroschisis among infants presenting to Mulago National Referral Hospital.
3. To determine the maternal and environmental risk factors for gastroschisis among infants admitted at Mulago National Referral Hospital and Kawempe Referral hospital.
4. To determine the source, geospatial source mapping, compounding and composition of traditional pregnancy medications ingested by pregnant mothers with infants born with gastroschisis presenting to Mulago National Referral Hospital and Kawempe Regional Referral Hospital

 Uganda 2026-02-12 13:01:53 2029-02-12 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
ASIIMIRE  DONATH
ID: UNCST-2021-R013270
 Urukundo Rwacu (“Our Love”): Administrating a Cross-Sectional Survey and Adapting Intervention to Enhance Postpartum Family Planning Decisions and Behaviors Among African Refugee Couples in Uganda
REFNo: SS3816ES

1. To conduct a cross-sectional survey with 210 pregnant African refugee couples (70/nationality) to examine the relationships between individual- and couple-level factors, male engagement, and couples’ postpartum family planning discussions, decision-making, and behaviors.
2. To adapt and finalize the Urukundo Rwacu intervention as a male-engaged family planning approach for refugee couples.
 Uganda 2026-02-12 12:59:40 2029-02-12 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
MARTHA FRANNY ALAROKER
ID: UNCST-2025-R018060
 DETERMINANTS OF ADOPTION OF EDIBLE INSECT FARMING AND CONSUMPTION IN NORTHERN UGANDA
REFNo: SS4788ES

General objective
This study aims to explore determinants of adoption of edible insect farming in northern
Uganda. Further, to understand how these factors could help to promote edible insects (R. differens and A. domesticus) farming to enhance food security and conserve the wild
population.
Specific objectives
The specific objectives of the study are;
i. To determine local knowledge and practices of edible insects among communities in
northern Uganda.
ii. To determine factors that influence farmer’s intention to adopt edible insect farming
(R. differens and A. domesticus) in northern Uganda.
iii. To determine factors that affects consumer’s acceptance of edible insects in northern
Uganda.
iv. To explore smallholders’ farmers attitudes, experiences and economic feasibility of R.
differens and A. domesticus farming in northern Uganda.
 Uganda 2026-02-12 12:58:24 2029-02-12 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Tumwesigye Robert
ID: UNCST-2025-R020806
 BIOETHICAL ISSUES IN MEDICAL CARE SERVICE DELIVERY DURING NATURE – INDUCED ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTERS: A CASE OF FLOODS AND LANDSLIDES IN KASESE DISTRICT
REFNo: NS1072ES

1. To identify bioethical issues faced in provision of medical care services during episodes of floods and landslides in Kasese District.
2. To identify strategies for addressing the ethical issues in provision of medical care services during floods and landslide in Kasese District.

Uganda 2026-02-12 12:56:47 2029-02-12 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
SEMBATYA  HENRY
ID: UNCST-2024-R003576
 Assessing Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices towards infection control among healthcare workers at Kayunga Regional Referral Hospital.
REFNo: HS6374ES

To assess risk perceptions on hospital acquired infections among health workers at Kayunga regional referral hospital.
2. To identify current modalities to infection prevention and control by health workers at Kayunga regional referral hospital.
3. To identify barriers and facilitators to the implementation of infection prevention and control measures at Kayunga regional referral hospital.
 Uganda 2026-02-12 12:52:38 2029-02-12 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Kija Malale
ID: UNCST-2024-R001957
 PILOT TESTING AND PSYCHOMETRIC EVALUATION OF THE SWAHILI CANCER HEALTH LITERACY TEST TO CANCER SURVIVORS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS IN SWAHILI-SPEAKING AFRICAN COUNTRIES
REFNo: HS6340ES

1. Pilot the Swahili Cancer Health Literacy Test to cancer survivors and their caregivers attending a clinic at Ocean Road Cancer Institute (ORCI) in Tanzania
2. Validate the Swahili Cancer Health Literacy Test to cancer survivors and their caregivers in Swahili-speaking African countries

 Tanzania 2026-02-12 12:51:27 2029-02-12 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Casim Tolo Umba
ID: UNCST-2021-R012658
 Action Towards Reducing Aquatic snail-borne Parasitic Diseases phase II
REFNo: NS1012ES

1. Increased research capacity and expertise of the local research institutes to better understand, predict and prevent disease transmission dynamics through innovative research
2. Communities in Uganda are better protected from VBDs through the design of bottom-up interventions and the increased uptake of preventive measures through effective communication and educational school programs
3. Local health districts are enforced through the adoption of a functional citizen Scientist (CS) network that can monitor disease vectors and mobilise and inform communities
4. Local and national ministries are better informed on the distribution of disease vectors through data generated by citizen scientists and ATRAP II, and on the sustainability of local interventions towards vector control, as a basis for evidence-based policy implementation.
 Uganda 2026-02-12 12:50:07 2029-02-12 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Tenywa Kawanguzi Derick
ID: UNCST-2025-R017225
 DETERMINANTS OF SMALLHOLDER FARMERS’ VULNERABILITY: A CONFLUENCE OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND OTHER CONTEXTUAL FACTORS IN ACHOLI SUB-REGION, NORTHERN UGANDA
REFNo: SS4234ES

1. To examine the local perceptions about climate change among smallholder farmers in Northern Uganda.
2. To determine the main sources of smallholder farmers’ vulnerability in Northern Uganda.
3. To develop a conceptual model for smallholder farmers’ vulnerability in Northern Uganda.
4. To develop a theory of change for guiding interventions aimed at reducing smallholder farmers’ vulnerability in Northern Uganda.
 Uganda 2026-02-12 12:42:31 2029-02-12 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Davis Kibirige
ID: UNCST-2025-R022421
 Optimal oral glucose-lowering monotherapy in two non-overweight or non-obese African populations with recently diagnosed type 2 diabetes (GLAD STUDY)
REFNo: HS6792ES

Primary Objective
1. To compare the glycaemic response of the three generic and commonly used oral glucose-lowering monotherapies (glimepiride, sitagliptin, and metformin) in non-overweight or non-obese participants with recently diagnosed type 2 diabetes living in Uganda and Cameroon
Secondary Objective
1. To compare the tolerability (measured by discontinuation of therapy within 12 months of treatment initiation) of three generic oral glucose-lowering monotherapies (glimepiride, sitagliptin, and metformin) when used in non-overweight or non-obese adult Ugandans and Cameroonians with newly diagnosed T2D
2. To compare the side effects (including weight change and hypoglycaemia, over 12 months of treatment initiation) of three generic oral glucose-lowering monotherapies (glimepiride, sitagliptin, and metformin) when used in non-overweight or non-obese adult Ugandans and Cameroonians with newly diagnosed T2D.
3. To compare the quality of life and treatment satisfaction, as measured by the diabetes treatment satisfaction questionnaire (DTSQ) and the World Health Organization Quality of Life Brief Version (WHOQOL-BREF), over 12 months of treatment initiation, associated with the use of the three generic oral glucose-lowering monotherapies (glimepiride, sitagliptin, and metformin) in non-overweight or non-obese adult Ugandans and Cameroonians with newly diagnosed T2D.

 Uganda 2026-02-12 12:40:30 2029-02-12 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Theresa Namirembe Frances
ID: UNCST-2025-R018230
 Advocacy for Women Empowerment and Emancipation in Uganda: A Reality or an Illusion?
REFNo: SS4439ES

1. To examine how the emancipation and empowerment processes are reflected in the mission, vision, and strategic programs of the selected advocacy groups and their dayto-day activities. 2. To analyze the strategic and operational approaches used by the selected advocacy groups in order to address the complex dimensions of women’s struggles and triumphs. 3. To highlight the strengths and shortcomings of the selected women advocacy groups for future action.
 Uganda 2026-02-12 12:34:53 2029-02-12 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Caroline Boonabaana
ID: UNCST-2025-R019892
 Techno-Stressors, Perceived Techno-Support and Psychological Wellbeing of Academic Staff in Uganda's Public Universities
REFNo: SS4674ES

The study seeks to understand how technology-related pressures affect the psychological wellbeing of academic staff in Uganda’s public universities. It explores the key techno-stressors lecturers face, the level of techno-support they receive, and how these two forces interact to shape their wellbeing. The project also digs into staff experiences and coping stories, aiming to uncover whether strong support systems can buffer or reduce the negative impact of techno-stress. Ultimately, the research hopes to generate practical recommendations that universities can use to lower techno-stress and boost staff wellbeing in an increasingly digital academic world.
 Uganda 2026-02-12 12:30:34 2029-02-12 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Azizi Wasike
ID: UNCST-2025-R018730
 NATURAL LANGUAGE UNDERSTANDING - DRIVEN MACHINE TRANSLATION MODEL FOR ENGLISH AND LUSOGA
REFNo: SIR585ES

(i) To determine the impact of language barrier between English and Lusoga language users in Busoga subregion. (ii) To create corpora for training, testing and evaluating a Natural Language Understanding-driven Machine Translation model for English and Lusoga. (iii) To design a Natural Language Understanding-driven Machine Translation Model for English and Lusoga. (iv) To implement a Natural Language Understanding-driven Machine Translation Model for English and Lusoga. (v) To evaluate the effectiveness of the Natural Language Understanding-driven Machine Translation Model for English and Lusoga in terms of translation adequacy and fluency.
Uganda 2026-02-12 12:20:48 2029-02-12 Engineering and Technology Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
GRACE KANSIIME
ID: UNCST-2019-R000380
 Establishing the Uganda Kidney Disease Registry (UKDR)
REFNo: HS7024ES

This proposed registry will include adults and children, in keeping with the African Renal Registry. The purpose would be to generate information on the prevalence, incidence and causes of kidney diseases and information on treatments and outcomes in Uganda. ,
 Uganda 2026-02-12 12:17:19 2029-02-12 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Mitala Yekosani
ID: UNCST-2022-R011220
 Empowering Breast Health: Integrating Animation and Quality Improvement in Rwampara, Uganda.
REFNo: HS6659ES

To increase community awareness and practice of Breast Self-Examination (BSE) through a culturally tailored animated educational film, promoting early detection and improving referral pathways for breast cancer in Rwampara, Uganda.
 Uganda 2026-02-12 12:14:10 2029-02-12 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Herbert Ainamani Elvis
ID: UNCST-2020-R014674
 Trauma and children’s Cognitive abilities: a comparative study of refugee and non-refugee children and their caregivers in southwestern Uganda
REFNo: HS6881ES

1.To assess the occurrence of childhood adverse events among refugee’ children and their counterparts in non-refugee settings of Mbarara city and Rubanda district southwestern-Uganda.
2.To assess the association between childhood adverse events and psychological problems of traumatic growth, anxiety somatic complaints among refugee’ children and their counterparts in non-refugee settings of Mbarara city and Rubanda district southwestern-Uganda.
3. To compare the cognitive domains of attentions, and emotional regulation between the adolescent refugees and their counterparts in the community settings of Mbarara and Rubanda districts.
4. To compare the effect of parental mental health on the adolescents’ cognitive functions and mental well-being among both refugee and non-refugee children in southwestern Uganda

Uganda 2026-02-12 12:10:39 2029-02-12 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Nazarius Tumwesigye Mbona
ID: UNCST-2019-R000664
 The politics of evidence-informed prevention policy in Africa: understanding attitudes, systems and norms in evidence usage in alcohol policy in Uganda
REFNo: SS4816ES

3. To explore ideas and approaches to underpin and strengthen evidence-informed policymaking on alcohol and NCD more generally in Uganda and the region.,2. To examine what difference these made to the success and failure of two specific alcohol policy processes (case studies),1. To understand the attitudes, norms, ways of working, structures, systems, political and economic dynamics and other factors that influence evidence-informed alcohol policymaking in Uganda.,To examine attitudes, systems, norms, and other influences on evidence usage in NCD-prevention policy using a case study of two alcohol policy processes in Uganda,
 Uganda 2026-02-12 12:07:12 2029-02-12 Social Science and Humanities Non-degree Award
Francis Sengendo
ID: UNCST-2025-R018071
 INVESTIGATING SUITABLE PARAMETERS FOR MASS REARING OF THE EDIBLE LONG-HORNED GRASSHOPPER Ruspolia differens (SERVILLE) AND EDIBLE HOUSE CRICKET Acheta domesticus IN NORTHERN UGANDA
REFNo: NS1077ES

1. To evaluate the growth performance and the nutritional profile of R. differens fed on germinated millet supplemented with oil seed by-products. 2. To evaluate the growth performance and the nutritional profile of A. domesticus fed on maize bran supplemented with oil seed by-products. 3. To determine the optimum cage size and stocking density for rearing R. differens. 4. To assess the effect of cage design and traditional heating on growth performance of R. differens under field conditions. 5. To determine suitable egg-laying substrate and storage conditions of A. domesticus eggs
Uganda 2026-02-12 12:06:13 2029-02-12 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Solomon Owino Ranga
ID: UNCST-2022-R008865
 Examining researchers' experiences related to obtaining research administrative clearances in Uganda: Challenges, ethical considerations, and institutional dynamics.
REFNo: SS4444ES

1. To identify challenges researchers, face in obtaining research administrative clearances in Uganda.
2. To examine ethical issues encountered by researchers during the processes of obtaining administrative clearances in Uganda.
3. To explore the institutional dynamics the influence the processes of obtaining research administrative clearance in Uganda.

 Uganda 2026-02-11 16:45:54 2029-02-11 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Joseph Baluku B
ID: UNCST-2019-R000612
 Association of Latent Tuberculosis Infection with Neurocognitive Impairment in People With HIV in Uganda
REFNo: HS7040ES

Main Objective To investigate the association between LTBI and HIV-associated NCI among PWH in Uganda and explore neuroinflammation and neuronal injury as potential underlying mechanisms. Specific Objectives i. To determine the association between LTBI and NCI among PWH ii. To evaluate the role of neuroinflammation and neuronal injury in the association between LTBI and NCI by comparing the plasma neurofilament light chain (NFL), Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein (GFAP) and soluble TREM2 levels among PWH with and without LTBI.
 Uganda 2026-02-10 16:44:28 2029-02-10 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Jackline Kirungi
ID: UNCST-2026-R023418
 Reversing colonial policies in the family: Societal Groups and the State Battle over Divorce in Uganda
REFNo: SS4823ES

1. How did the official positions touted by women’s activist groups during the 1995-2005 debates over the Domestic Relations Bill (DRB) on property distribution and no-fault divorce compare to the positions, perspectives, and inclinations held by representatives and rank-and-file members of these groups?
2. Religious discourse plays an important role in debates around the DRB, yet within religious communities, there is internal diversity. How is the diversity of perspectives and experiences of members of religious groups involved in the 1995-2005 debate?
3. For those who have lived through the 1995-2005 debate, what changes do they perceive in the development of public and private discourse over the years on issues of divorce, property division, and other related controversial topics?
4. For women who have divorced, sometimes called Nakyeyombekedde, what did they think and feel about the divorce reforms suggested during the 1995-2005 DRB campaign? Based on their experiences, observations, and values, what divorce programs do they suggest? Do they feel their voices are heard in these legal debates on divorce policy either in the past or today?

Uganda 2026-02-10 16:42:46 2029-02-10 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Michael Solan
ID: UNCST-2025-R022650
 Assessing Road Impacts on Wildlife Communities and African Golden Cat Ecology in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda) Using Camera Trapping
REFNo: NS1140ES

This research will be conducted jointly by two MSc students under a shared research framework focusing on the effects of anthropogenic activities and environmental covariates on wildlife habitat use within Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Both MSc students are working under unified institutional collaborations and supervisors, and share the image processing, field surveys and research timeline. The study will employ camera trapping and associated field methods to collect data relevant to both projects. While the data collection will be collaborative, each student will pursue an independent research question and produce a separate MSc thesis: one examining habitat use and drivers of density of Caracal aurata, and the other assessing the influence of Ruhija road on wildlife. This collaborative approach maximizes research efficiency, reduces duplication of field effort, and enhances the value of the dataset for conservation management while maintaining distinct academic outputs.
Primary Objective:
To evaluate how road infrastructure and human disturbance influence terrestrial vertebrate communities and the species specific ecology of the African golden cat in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Additionally, some of the first density estimates of the African golden cat will be produced for this area in collaboration with an existing camera trapping grid by Embaka.
Specific Objectives:
1. Quantify species richness, composition, and diel activity differences between roadside and interior forest habitats.
2. Identify ecological and anthropogenic factors predicting wildlife sensitivity to roads.
3. Quantify the impacts of habitat variables on habitat use of the African golden cat
using occupancy models.
4. Estimate the density of Caracal aurata in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park using
SECR.
 Ireland 2026-02-10 16:25:36 2029-02-10 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Godfey  Bwogi Vianney
ID:
Evaluation of Bioratonals used in Banana Pest Management the Lake Victoria Crescent
REFNo: A722ES

1. To characterise farm households which use biorationals in banana pest management in the Lake Victoria Crescent of Uganda 2. To determine the factors that influence the use of biorationals in banana pest management in the Lake Victoria crescent of Uganda 3. To estimate the phytochemical compound in biorationals from selected plant at 7days, 14days and 28 days 4.To estimate the Production Efficiency, Economic Efficiency, Environmental Efficiency Social, Efficiency and Human efficiency of using biorationals in the study area
Uganda 2026-02-10 16:22:26 2029-02-10 Agricultural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Cathleen Morey
ID: UNCST-2025-R021152
 From Knowledge to Practice: A Mixed Methods Evaluation of a Diabetes Education Program for Healthcare Providers in Kasese District, Uganda
REFNo: SS4861ES

Main Objective To evaluate the effectiveness and impact of Diabetes Empowerment International’s (DEInt.) diabetes education programs on healthcare providers in Uganda and to examine the cultural and systemic factors that influence diabetes education and care delivery within the broader community context. Specific Objectives 1. To evaluate changes in provider knowledge, confidence, and diabetes care practices following participation in DEInt. conferences. 2. To explore community-level perspectives on diabetes education and care. 3. To identify barriers and facilitators affecting diabetes care delivery. 4. To generate recommendations to improve DEInt.’s educational programs and inform future interventions.
USA 2026-02-10 16:20:44 2029-02-10 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
NEEMA NAKYANJO -
ID:
Sexual network structure and HIV testing and treatment in sub-Saharan Africa: understanding the implications for ending the HIV epidemic.
REFNo: SS4807ES

Aim 1: Identify the network context of HIV test-and-treat interventions in ESWA by: (A.) Characterizing the sexual network position of people engaged in test-and-treat, and (B.) Estimating the level of sexual network clustering by test-and-treat.
Aim 2: Evaluate the impact of network-driven strategies of HIV interventions using network models parametrized with data on engagement in HIV test-and-treat and sexual network context.

Aim 3: Elucidate community perspectives on HIV test-and-treat network context with qualitative data.



Uganda 2026-02-10 16:16:13 2029-02-10 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Teresa Costa
ID: UNCST-2025-R022319
 Extensive pig husbandry as a novel approach to primate conservation and sustainable use of African rainforest
REFNo: NS1142ES

1.Assess the degree and nature of human–wildlife conflict involving primate species—particularly the Eastern chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii)—through engagement with local communities, especially farmers affected by crop raiding. 2.Investigate the use of domestic pigs by local communities, including: o Identification of pig breeds currently used and associated management practices; o Documentation of prevailing land-use systems; o Evaluation of the feasibility and sustainability of pig rearing as a pastoral or semi-extensive practice in the region. 3.Understand local perceptions and ecological knowledge of wild pig species (e.g., bushpigs, red river hogs, and giant forest hogs). 4. Document chimpanzee use of forest resources, including key habitat elements, feeding grounds, and tree species preferences, to inform the design and placement of future ecological corridors.
Italy 2026-02-10 16:15:03 2029-02-10 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Irene Birabwa
ID: UNCST-2024-R015367
 HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION OF IRON RICH BEANS AND THE ASSOCIATED FACTORS IN KAMULI DISTRICT, EASTERN UGANDA
REFNo: A705ES

1. Assess the proportion of household involved in production of iron rich beans among households in Kamuli district.
2. Assess the proportion of households consuming iron rich beans in Kamuli district.
3. Establish factors associated with production and consumption of iron rich beans among households in Kamuli district.
4. Determine the iron content in the beans.
5. Assess the perceptions of households on nutritional benefits of iron rich beans in
Kamuli district.
Uganda 2026-02-10 16:13:21 2029-02-10 Agricultural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Andrew Obuku Ekii
ID: UNCST-2024-R002288
 Identification of Transmitter/Founder HIV Virus and Broadly Neutralising Antibody Ontogeny among Infants and Toddlers In Wakiso and Kampala, Uganda.
REFNo: HS7032ES

a) To determine the transmitter/founder HIV virus sequence of vertically transmitted HIV viruses from infant/baby.

b) To evaluate the feasibility of using dried blood spots (DBS) from infants and babies living with HIV to sequence full length transmitted/founder HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein.

c) Screen for HIV specific broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs).

d) Identify VDJ mutations leading to enhanced broadly neutralizing antibody breadth among infants and toddlers.


Uganda 2026-02-10 16:10:18 2029-02-10 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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
Isaac Ebiju
ID: UNCST-2024-R003903
 ASSESSING THE SELF-REPORTED EFFECT OF HERBAL MEDICATION USE ON ADHERENCE AND SELF-CARE AMONG HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS AT JINJA REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL, EASTERN UGANDA: A MIXED-METHODS STUDY
REFNo: HS6932ES

General Objective To assess the self-reported effect of herbal medication use on adherence and self-care among hypertensive patients in Jinja Regional Referral Hospital, Eastern Uganda. Specific Objectives 1. To assess the Patient Adherence and self-care levels among hypertensive patients attending outpatient care in Jinja Regional Referral Hospital, Eastern Uganda. 2. To assess the effects of socio-demographic and individual associated with herbal medication on adherence and self-care among hypertensive patients attending outpatient care in Jinja Regional Referral Hospital, Eastern Uganda. 3. To assess the clinical factors associated with herbal medication on adherence and self-care among hypertensive patients attending outpatient care in Jinja Regional Referral Hospital, Eastern Uganda. 4. To explore the beliefs, perceptions, barriers, and motivations regarding the use of herbal medications and the influence on their adherence to treatment and engagement in self-care practices among hypertensive patients attending outpatient care in Jinja Regional Referral Hospital, Eastern Uganda.
Uganda 2026-02-02 18:37:03 2029-02-02 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Samantha  Winter C
ID: UNCST-2024-R002966
 Investigating direct and indirect pathways between climate and mental health and wellbeing and development and testing of localized, impact-based early warning systems for climate vulnerable communities in Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya
REFNo: SS4713ES

Objective 1:
To analyze and compare the prevalence and frequency of extreme weather events (EWEs) in 18 vulnerable communities using triangulated meteorological data from public sources and data collected from local weather stations over a 9-month baseline period.

Objective 2:
To conduct monthly household-level surveys with 103 women from each of the 18 communities to document their experiences of EWEs, thereby developing localized impact-based thresholds that reflect the specific impacts of these events on community members.

Objective 3:
To examine the relationships between climate conditions, as indicated by the impact-based thresholds from Objective 2, and measures of mental health, well-being, and interpersonal violence using modified vector autoregressive (VAR) analysis on data collected from monthly surveys.

Objective 4:
To implement a step-wedge cluster randomized control trial assessing the effects of a localized early warning system (EWS) on women's mental health, well-being, and interpersonal violence in the 18 vulnerable communities, with half receiving the EWS for the first 9 months and all receiving it for the subsequent 9 months.
 USA 2026-02-02 18:35:30 2029-02-02 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Robert Kamiza Patrick
ID: UNCST-2025-R020340
 Organizational Justice, compassionate Leadership, Career Motivation and Compensation satisfaction among Academic Staff in Public Universities in Uganda.
REFNo: SS4555ES

i) examine the relationship between organizational justice and compensation satisfaction amongst staff in public universities in Uganda:
ii) assess the relationship between compassionate leadership and compensation satisfaction amongst academic staff in public universities in Uganda;
iii) examine the relationship between career motivation and compensation satisfaction amongst academic staff in public Universities in Uganda;
iv) determine the relationship between organizational justice and career motivation amongst academic staff in public universities in Uganda;
v) examine the relationship between compassionate leadership and career motivation amongst academic staff in public universities in Uganda;
vi) examine the mediating role of career motivation on the relationship between organisational justice and compensation satisfaction;
vii) examine the mediating effect of career motivation in the association between compassionate leadership and compensation satisfaction.

 Uganda 2026-02-02 18:33:41 2029-02-02 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Vidhya Sivanantham
ID: UNCST-2026-R023441
 Unpacking the Work of Healthcare Providers in Short-Term Medical Missions: An Institutional Ethnography Study in Uganda
REFNo: HS7011ES

The overall aim of the study is to examine how healthcare provider work is socially and institutionally organized during short-term medical and dental outreach in Kalangala District, Uganda.

The specific objectives are to:
1. Map existing evidence on how short-term medical and dental missions organize provider roles and workflows through a scoping review.
2. Explore how institutional texts (e.g., protocols, referral tools, policies) and local practices shape day-to-day decision-making among local and visiting providers. 3. Analyze how decision-making hierarchies and communication structures influence care delivery and interprofessional collaboration across local and international teams.
 Canada 2026-02-02 12:10:35 2029-02-02 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Julius Lutwama Julian
ID: UNCST-2021-R011979
 PBMC Collection from Rift Valley Fever Survivors in support of LARISSA II-Uganda
REFNo: HS6772ES

The Primary Objective of this study is to assess the T cell responses in RVF survivors and correlate it with disease severity and humoral immunity.
Specific Objectives
1. The Secondary Objective includes the generation of supportive information for interpreting immunogenicity results coming from RVF vaccine clinical trials.
2. Potential future exploratory objectives include B and T-cell sequencing to identify patterns of RVFV-specific immune responses and isolation of therapeutic antibody candidates

 Uganda 2026-01-30 9:58:04 2029-01-30 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
John Bosco Ddamulira Mayanja
ID: UNCST-2022-R010819
 Analysis of the current state of HIV-related stigma and discrimination in Uganda: A cross-sectional survey of the magnitude, drivers and facilitators, and effect on HIV prevention and care services.
REFNo: HS6886ES

1. To determine the magnitude of HIV-related stigma and discrimination manifestations among people living with HIV.
2. To identify the drivers and facilitators of HIV-related stigma and discrimination at family, community and health facilities.
3. To assess the association between HIV-related stigma and discrimination and HIV prevention and care services including disclosure, engagement in care, adherence to treatment, and viral suppression.
4. To document PLHIV’s lived experiences of HIV-related stigma and discrimination.

Uganda 2026-01-30 9:54:54 2029-01-30 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Lucrezia Rovati
ID: UNCST-2025-R021085
 Evaluation of a Clinical Decision-Support App for Emergency Care in a Rural Ugandan Hospital: A Pilot Randomized Crossover Simulation Trial
REFNo: HS6836ES

The primary objective is to determine whether the newly developed OASES clinical decision-support App improves frontline clinicians’ adherence to evidence-based World Health Organization (WHO) and Uganda Clinical Guidelines during the management of simulated emergency cases of diarrhea, dyspnea, and seizures in a rural outpatient department. The secondary objectives are to assess whether the OASES App improves triage accuracy using the Interagency Integrated Triage Tool, diagnostic accuracy at both the initial and post-investigation stages, and the appropriateness of disposition decisions; to determine whether App use enhances clinicians’ process quality by increasing adherence to guideline-recommended history taking and physical examination; to compare time required to complete simulated emergency cases under App-assisted versus standard practice conditions; to evaluate usability, perceived usefulness, trust, satisfaction, and feasibility of the App through structured questionnaires and qualitative interviews.
 Italy 2026-01-30 9:27:17 2029-01-30 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Nicholas Mutegyeki
ID: UNCST-2025-R021685
 EXAMINATION OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN MILITARY ENTERPRISES IN UGANDA
REFNo: SS4701ES

General objective
The general objective is to examine corporate governance in military enterprises in Uganda.
1.4.2 Specific objectives
The specific objectives of this study are:
v) To examine the legal framework governing military enterprises in Uganda.
vi) To analyse the applicability of corporate governance principles in military enterprises in Uganda.
vii) To assess the legal and institutional inhibitions to the implementation of effective corporate governance in military enterprises in Uganda.
viii) To compare the legal framework on corporate governance in military enterprises in Uganda to other jurisdictions.

 Uganda 2026-01-30 9:07:16 2029-01-30 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
victoria nakibuuka
ID: UNCST-2020-R014741
 African Neonatal Network: a Collaborative Quality Improvement and Leadership Development Community working to improve neonatal outcomes.
REFNo: HS2963ES

Aim: Improvement in neonatal mortality among patients admitted to participating ANN inpatient neonatal units.

Objectives:
• Engage ANA leaders, QI organizations and others in the development of a sustainable ANN Learning Community
• Co-develop standardized data tools, database and dashboards of key quality metrics for inpatient level 2 Small or Sick Newborn (SSN) care with CPAP
• Utilize a linked data system to drive a mentored QI collaborative focused on reduction of neonatal mortality among patients admitted to participating ANN inpatient neonatal units


Uganda 2026-01-30 9:04:39 2029-01-30 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Bonny Kagaba
ID: UNCST-2025-R022730
 Transforming Futures: Women’s Social Entrepreneurship in Uganda in a Digital Age.
REFNo: SS4761ES

Specific Objectives 1. Explore digital tools  To examine how women social entrepreneurs use mobile money, social media, and e-commerce platforms to manage finances, reach customers, and scale their ventures. 2. Identify barriers to digital inclusion  To investigate challenges such as limited internet penetration, high electricity costs, low digital literacy, and persistent gendered norms that constrain women’s participation in digital entrepreneurship. 3. Assess policy and institutional implications  To evaluate the effectiveness of initiatives such as UWEP, GROW, and Standard Chartered’s Women in Tech program in supporting women’s digital entrepreneurship, and identify gaps in policy frameworks. 4. Contribute to theory and practice  To apply Dees’ (1998, 2001) principles of social entrepreneurship and digital inclusion indicators to analyse women’s entrepreneurial strategies, generating insights for academic scholarship, policy design, and practical interventions.
Uganda 2026-01-30 19:44:01 2029-01-30 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Joshua Ainomugisha
ID: UNCST-2025-R019411
 Female Gender Stereotypes, Parental Influence and Female Students’ Engagement in Vocational Training in Nakivale Vocational Training Centre, Isingiro District, Uganda.
REFNo: SS4759ES

To examine the extent to which female gender stereotypes influence female students' engagement in vocational training in Nakivale Vocational Training Centre.
2. To assess the relationship between parental influence and female students' engagement in vocational training in Nakivale Vocational Training Centre
3. To assess the combined predictive power of female gender stereotypes and parental influence on female students' engagement in vocational training in Nakivale Vocational Training Centre.
4. To find out the mediating effect of parental influence on the relationship between female gender stereotypes and female students' engagement in vocational training in Nakivale Vocational Training Centre.
5. To establish the challenges faced by female students in engaging in vocational training in Nakivale Vocational Training Centre as a result of female gender stereo types and parental influence

 Uganda 2026-01-30 19:42:19 2029-01-30 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Elias Kumbakumba
ID: UNCST-2022-R011183
 Childhood Disability: Exploring the burden, community perceptions, caregiver and VHT perspectives, health system and school readiness in Southwestern Uganda
REFNo: HS6976ES

1.To explore community knowledge, beliefs, and stigma related to congenital and acquired childhood disabilities, and to document caregiver experiences, psychosocial burden, and care-seeking behaviors as told by VHTs
2.To catalogue the prevalence, types, and demographic distribution of childhood disabilities in Rubirizi district, South Western Uganda, using both community-level and education system data.
3.To assess the readiness of the health and school systems, and community health workers to support the early identification, referral, and intervention for children with disabilities
4.To develop and share digital stories capturing lived experiences of caregivers of children with disabilities, reflecting key study themes to inform communities, service providers, and policymakers.

 Uganda 2026-01-30 19:40:25 2029-01-30 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Barbara Acheng
ID: UNCST-2025-R022067
 INVESTIGATING DATA SHARING ASYMMETRIES AND DEVELOPING A MONITORING FRAMEWORK FOR ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE DATA SHARING IN UGANDA
REFNo: HS6959ES

1. To identify the current AMR sharing practices across the One Health sectors in Uganda.
2. To determine the barriers and enablers to effective inter-sectoral AMR data sharing.
3. To develop a monitoring framework for inter-sectoral AMR data sharing.

 Uganda 2026-01-30 19:39:07 2029-01-30 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Suzanne  Kiwanuka N
ID: UNCST-2020-R014671
 Strategic Analytics for a Sustainable and Resilient Health Supply Chain in Uganda: An assessment of the financing landscape, fiscal space, interventions, subnational and last mile supply chain system performance
REFNo: HS7026ES

4. To assess the sub-national and last-mile supply chain system in Uganda, with emphasis on stock-outs, wastage, redistribution practices, coping mechanisms, and community health supply chain functionality. ,3. To analyze recent interventions to address key bottlenecks in Uganda’s health supply chain and develop actionable solutions to strengthen supply chain design, functionality and resilience.,2. To conduct a fiscal space analysis to identify feasible and innovative financing mechanisms that can strengthen, sustain, and improve the resilience of Uganda’s health supply chain.,1. To analyze Uganda’s health funding landscape and assess how recent disruptions have affected the supply chain for essential medicines and health supplies (EMHS).,To assess the current funding landscape, effect of funding disruptions, fiscal space, interventions and last mile supply chain system performance to generate strategic evidence that informs systemic reforms and strengthens the performance, sustainability, and resilience of Uganda’s health supply chain.,
 Uganda 2026-01-30 19:37:49 2029-01-30 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
AGNES NAGGIRINYA BWANIKA
ID: UNCST-2019-R001126
 Evaluating the impact on 90-day survival of post-discharge follow-up strategies delivered to adult patients hospitalized with sepsis across a research network in sub-Saharan Africa [Call for Life – Sepsis (C4L-Sepsis)]
REFNo: HS6882ES

To compare baseline demographic and clinical characteristics between participants who were randomized and those who did not meet randomization criteria (screen failures),To evaluate participant quality of life at 28- and 90-days post discharge period within two study arms.,To evaluate the proportion of participants within the two study arms who require re-admission to hospital during the post-discharge period of 90 days,To evaluate proportion of participants within the two study arms who return for scheduled post discharge follow-up visits ,To evaluate the efficacy on 28-day mortality among participants hospitalized with sepsis randomized to receive one of two post discharge follow-up strategies – EDI versus EDI plus IVR tool,To evaluate the efficacy on 90-day post-discharge mortality among adult participants hospitalized with sepsis randomized to receive one of two post discharge follow-up strategies – EDI versus EDI plus IVR tool,III. To train clinical officers about vitamin D and its application in managing the co-morbidity illnesses under study. This involves training and mentoring of clinical officers so as to acquire knowledge about vitamin D especially in relation to its clinical effects and treatment of malaria, diabetes, HTN, UTIs, and post covid-19 syndrome. This will enable build enough human capacity and willingness to carry out more research about vitamin D.,To develop prototypes of the efficacy doses of vitamin D for each co- morbidity group. From objective II, the efficacy doses (values) of vitamin D will be recorded. Vitamin D prototypes containing different formulations for each co-morbidity illness will be developed. These will be in form of; solutions, powder and inhalers,To establish the efficacy of vitamin D to the co-morbidity illnesses. This involves giving different doses of vitamin D to study participants in each co- morbidity group in addition to the illness’ conventional drugs while monitoring for change using the monitors of change tests/investigations to ascertain these therapeutic effects of Vitamin D.,To develop prototypes of the efficacy doses of vitamin D for each co-morbidity group. ,To explore vitamin D’s therapeutic efficacy to the co-morbidity diseases (malaria, HTN, diabetes, UTIs and post covid-19 syndrome) under study,III. To train clinical officers about vitamin D and its application in managing the co-morbidity illnesses under study. ,II. To develop prototypes of the efficacy doses of vitamin D for each co-morbidity group,I. To establish the efficacy of vitamin D to the co-morbidity illnesses,To explore vitamin D’s therapeutic efficacy to the co-morbidity diseases (malaria, HTN, diabetes, UTIs and post covid-19 syndrome) under study. ,III. To train clinical officers about vitamin D and its application in managing the co-morbidity illnesses under study. This involves training and mentoring of clinical officers so as to acquire knowledge about vitamin D especially in relation to its clinical effects and treatment of malaria, diabetes, HTN, UTIs, and post covid-19 syndrome. This will enable build enough human capacity and willingness to carry out more research about vitamin D,II. To develop prototypes of the efficacy doses of vitamin D for each co-morbidity group. From objective II, the efficacy doses (values) of vitamin D will be recorded. Vitamin D prototypes containing different formulations for each co-morbidity illness will be developed. These will be in form of; solutions, powder and inhalers ,I. To establish the efficacy of vitamin D to the co-morbidity illnesses. This involves giving different doses of vitamin D to study participants in each co-morbidity group in addition to the illness’ conventional drugs while monitoring for change using the monitors of change tests/investigations to ascertain these therapeutic effects of Vitamin D.,To explore vitamin D’s therapeutic efficacy to the co-morbidity diseases (malaria, HTN, diabetes, UTIs and post covid-19 syndrome) under study. This will be achieved by clinical application of vitamin D, assessing and monitoring its effect in the treatment of the respective comorbidity illness as well as developing of different formulations of vitamin D that had effect in each co-morbidity group. ,
 Uganda 2026-01-30 19:36:32 2029-01-30 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Esther Nanfuka Kalule
ID:
CHALLENGING INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE IN FORMAL AND INFORMAL RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH PROSOCIAL GAMING: REDUCING PREVALENCE AND RISK FACTORS, AND ENHANCING THE EXPERIENCES OF AFFECTED YOUNG PEOPLE IN UGANDA (INIFIRES)
REFNo: SS4748ES

Main objective
To examine the prevalence, risk factors and experiences of IPV among young people age 15-24 in formal and informal relationships to inform the development of a co-created game-based intervention to tackle IPV among young people in Uganda.

Specific objectives
1.To determine the prevalence of IPV among young people age 15-24 years in formal and informal relationships in conflict-affected and peaceful regions.
2.To explore young people’s aspirations and expectations for happy and healthy relationships with their future romantic partners.
3.To explore the anticipated and observed effects of IPV on victims and perpetrators in the different Ugandan contexts.
4.To generate data for co-creation of a prosocial gaming intervention for young people to address and prevent IPV and to encourage help-seeking for those affected.

 Uganda 2026-01-30 19:33:10 2029-01-30 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Fred Niringiye
ID: UNCST-2025-R017755
 Contested Citizenship: The Case of Kinyarwanda-Speakers Astride the Congo–Uganda Border
REFNo: SS4749ES


I. Examine how colonial border-making disrupted indigenous land and kinship systems, creating fragmented identities and contested sovereignties.

ii. Analyse postcolonial citizenship laws and land policies in Uganda and the DRC that institutionalize exclusion and marginalization.


iii. Investigate informal survival strategies employed by borderland communities to negotiate land access and citizenship amid legal ambiguity and political exclusion.

iv. Interrogate historical narratives and collective memories and how they shape contemporary identity and conflict among Kinyarwanda speakers in the border region?

 Uganda 2026-01-30 19:29:06 2029-01-30 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Carolyne Namayanja
ID: UNCST-2021-R012208
 Clients’ knowledge, perceptions and compliance towards hypertension management among adults living with HIV attending Entebbe and Mildmay Uganda hospital (KPC-HTN)
REFNo: HS3104ES

1. The purpose of the study is to ascertain clients' knowledge and perceptions and assess factors that affect compliance towards hypertension management among ALHIV accessing care at Mildmay Uganda and Entebbe hospital in Wakiso district,To use knowledge gained to develop strategies and programs to better address HTN in ALHIV,To determine factors that influence compliance to HTN management.,To identify gaps in knowledge and perceptions about HTN among ALHIV.,
 Uganda 2026-01-30 19:25:34 2029-01-30 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Damasco Rubangakene
ID: UNCST-2025-R018467
 The Dynamics of Smallholder Farmers’ Adaptation to Livelihood Challenges in the Post-Conflict Acholi Sub-Region -Northern Uganda
REFNo: SS4321ES

1. To explore the adaptation strategies smallholder farmers employed to address climate change in conflict-affected areas globally, through a systematic literature review of empirical cases.
2. To explore the preferred adaptive responses of smallholder farmers in the post-conflict Acholi sub-region, employ to address different perceived livelihood hazards of varying severity.
3. To analyze the variations in livelihood adaptation strategies among different smallholder farmers across demographic groups and locations in response to historical and ongoing conflicts.
4. To explore sustainable adaptation pathways for livelihood improvement based on smallholder farmers' knowledge, aspirations, and perspectives.
 Uganda 2026-01-30 19:23:40 2029-01-30 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
JAMES KYAGAMBIDDWA LWANYAAGA
ID: UNCST-2024-R016440
 The Impact of Industrial Attachment on Holistic TVET Certificate Graduates in Uganda-A Study of selected TVET Institutions in Kampala Metropolitan, Uganda.
REFNo: SIR552ES

Main Objective:
To determine the impact of Industrial Attachment on Holistic TVET Certificate graduates in Uganda.
Specific Objectives:
i) To assess the Relevance of knowledge acquired by the Trainees at the Institutions, to the industrial needs;
ii) To investigate if industrial Attachment equips the TVET Graduates with employable skills;;
iii) To investigate if Industrial Attachment promotes soft skills of TVET Graduates;
iv) To determine if the Guardians or Sponsors observe remarkable change of attitude in TVET Graduates due to Industrial Attachment

 Uganda 2026-01-30 19:21:30 2029-01-30 Engineering and Technology Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Mbulamani Jeremiah
ID: UNCST-2025-R017595
 Gender and Disability: Access and utilization of maternal health care services amongst women living with disabilities in Bugisu sub-region districts
REFNo: SS4305ES

1. To assess the access to and utilization of maternal health care services among women living with disabilities in Bugisu sub-region districts in eastern Uganda. 2. To assess the extent to which women living with disabilities can access and use maternal healthcare services in the Bugisu sub-region 3. To explore the social-cultural, structural, and economic barriers that impact access to and utilization of maternal health care services among women living with disabilities in the Bugisu Sub-Region 4. To evaluate the effectiveness of existing policies and programs in improving access to and utilization of maternal health care services for women with disabilities in the Bugisu Sub-Region
 Uganda 2026-01-30 19:20:15 2029-01-30 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
OLIVIA NANKINGA
ID: UNCST-2025-R019459
 The Home Environment and Early Childhood Developmental Outcomes in Eastern Uganda
REFNo: SS4521ES

This study will investigate the influence of children's home environments on their developmental outcomes
 Uganda 2026-01-30 19:18:40 2029-01-30 Social Science and Humanities Non-degree Award
Nada Eissa O.
ID: UNCST-2025-R021279
 Fiscal Devices and Value-added Taxes in Uganda: An Evaluation of How Different EFRIS Platforms Relate to Tax Compliance Across Firms in Kampala
REFNo: SS4435ES

To evaluate the impact of the adoption and use of Electronic Fiscal Devices (EFDs) within the EFRIS system on VAT declarations and payments by firms in Kampala, Uganda, and to understand the factors influencing firms' compliance and the effectiveness of EFDs in reducing VAT evasion.
 USA 2026-01-30 19:14:26 2029-01-30 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Precious Natureeba
ID: UNCST-2021-R011718
 Perceived Organizational Justice, Support, Commitment and Citizenship Behavior of teachers in Government Grant Aided Secondary Schools of Greater Bushenyi Sub-Region
REFNo: SS4680ES

To ascertain if perceived organizational justice affects citizenship behavior Government Aided Secondary Schools of Greater Bushenyi Sub-Region
To find out if perceived organizational support predicts citizenship behavior Government Aided Secondary Schools of Greater Bushenyi Sub-Region
To ascertain the mediating role of organizational commitment in the relationsperceived organizational justice and citizenship behavior of teachers in GovSecondary Schools of Greater Bushenyi Sub-Region
To assess the mediating role of organizational commitment in the relationsorganizational support and citizenship behavior of teachers in GovernmeSchools of Greater Bushenyi Sub-Region
Uganda 2026-01-30 19:13:18 2029-01-30 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Godfrey Kasozi Lubega
ID: UNCST-2025-R019087
 The Professional Efficacy of Teachers in Catholic Founded Secondary Schools in Uganda
REFNo: SS4737ES

1 To establish the relationship between organizational justice and professional efficacy 2 To determine the relationship between organizational justice and career motivation 3 To establish the relationship between career motivation and professional efficacy 4 To examine the relationship between perceived life satisfaction and professional efficacy 5 To establish the relationship between perceived life satisfaction and career motivation 6 To ascertain the extent to which career motivation mediates in the relationship between organizational justice and professional efficacy 7 To ascertain the extent to which career motivation mediates in the relationship between perceived life satisfaction and professional efficacy
 Uganda 2026-01-30 16:54:42 2029-01-30 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Elizabeth namukwaya namukwaya
ID: UNCST-2021-R013177
 Developing a Research Agenda for Bereavement in Africa
REFNo: SS4592ES

To identify priorities for future bereavement research in Africa, as determined by consensus of indigenous experts,To identify and synthesise peer-reviewed published evidence concerning:,
 Uganda 2026-01-30 16:53:20 2029-01-30 Social Science and Humanities Non-degree Award
Dennis Muhanguzi
ID: UNCST-2019-R001101
 Resilience Enhancement for Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases in Uganda [ResTick-U]
REFNo: NS1117ES

General Objective The general objective of this study will be to determine; the drivers of the sporadic occurrence and transmission dynamics of CCHFV, the effect of agro-ecological zones and seasonality on tick abundance | diversity and therefore their vectorial potential, the different tick species that are competent vectors of CCHFV, the molecular and metabolic mechanisms underlying acaricide resistance in different sub-Saharan ecologies , risk of CCHFV outbreaks in different acaricide resistance gradients and the role of acaricide resistance in acerbating tick-borne pathogens [TBPs] transmission , design and evaluate bed-side molecular diagnostics for CCHFV, socio-economic impact of acaricide resistance and the gender-segregated factors that facilitate its emergence and transmission, and build dynamic models that explain the sporadic nature of CCHFV and forecast future CCHFV outbreaks or identify very high-risk areas for targeted surveillance. Specific Objectives The specific objectives of this study will be to determine, i.The prevalence and seasonal variation in tick species from different AEZs of Uganda. ii.The prevalence and seasonal variation in CCHFV genotypes [and other tick-borne viruses (virome) in ticks across different AEZs of Uganda. iii.The prevalence and seasonal variation in CCHFV genotypes in cattle from different AEZs of Uganda. iv. The prevalence and seasonal variation in CCHFV genotypes in humans from different AEZs of Uganda. v.* Molecular mechanisms that underpin acaricide [Organophosphates, Formamidines, Pyrethroids, and Macrocyclic lactones] resistance levels [low, mid and high] in different AEZs of Uganda vi. *Biochemical mechanisms that underpin acaricide [Organophosphates, Formamidines, Pyrethroids, Macrocyclic lactones & Fipronil ] resistance levels [low, mid and high] in different AEZs of Uganda vii. The socio-economic impact of acaricide resistance in different AEZs of Uganda viii.The gender-segregated factors that drive acaricide resistance in different AEZs of Uganda ix.The diagnostic performance [compared to standard of care molecular diagnostics] of a new POC CCHFV diagnostic tool [Pebble, Technology] when used for detection of CCHFV genotypes in cattle, ticks, and humans x.The cost-effectiveness [compared to standard of care molecular diagnostics] of POC CCHFV diagnostic [Pebble, Technology] when used for detection of CCHFV genotypes in cattle, ticks, and humans xi. Fit mathematical [maximum entropy (MaxEnt) and ecological niche factor analysis (ENFA)] model(s) that best explain(s) /predict(s) tick population and CCHFV dynamics under different AEZs of Uganda *These research Objectives will be resolved at individual acaricide level to make them specific enough. We have kept them at group level for now because we are unable to know the different acaricides that are heavily used in different AEZs
 Uganda 2026-01-30 16:51:36 2029-01-30 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Karen Ademun Helmy
ID: UNCST-2025-R021192
 Assessing the impact of floods on access to diabetes treatment in Kasese district.
REFNo: HS6730ES

Objective 1: To assess how flooding disrupts the availability and accessibility of diabetes treatment facilities in Kasese District. Objective 2: To assess how flooding disrupts the availability and accessibility of diabetes treatment facilities in Kasese District. Objective 3: To explore the coping mechanisms of diabetes patients to the negative impacts of floods on access to diabetes treatment services.
Uganda 2026-01-30 16:47:56 2029-01-30 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Rosalind  Parkes-Ratanshi Parkes
ID: UNCST-2019-R000717
 CARBON EMISSION ASSESSMENT OF ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY DELIVERY USING MEDICAL DRONES VERSUS STANDARD DELIVERY METHODS IN KALANGALA DISTRICT: A SUB STUDY NESTED WITHIN THE DRONES STUDY
REFNo: HS6741ES

To provide evidence-based recommendations to guide the scalability and integration of drone technology into sustainable healthcare delivery systems by the end of the project’s 24-month timeline.,To identify the potential benefits of adopting drone technology for ART delivery in remote and underserved areas. ,To assess the direct and indirect greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and environmental trade-offs associated with ART delivery methods (drone-based and boats) over the project timeline of 24 months. ,To compare the carbon footprint of ART delivery models; medical drones versus standard methods (boats) over the 24-month period in Kalangala District as part of phase 3 of the cluster randomized control trial (cRCT). ,
 UK 2026-01-30 10:14:11 2029-01-30 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Nora Doukkali Elamajidi
ID: UNCST-2025-R021292
 Practicing Time in Humanitarian Waiting-scapes
REFNo: SS4632ES

The aim of this research is to explore how humanitarian waiting-scapes are shaped, sustained, and transformed. The specific objectives are: A. To analyze how humanitarian actors (local and international) design and manage waiting in aid sites, including by documenting the spatial and rhythmic dimensions of waiting in specific places (medical points, distribution areas, information offices). B. To examine how people affected by humanitarian crises experience these humanitarian practices of waiting (i.e. in terms of physical and psychosocial well-being, dignity, economic), adapt and negotiate them. C. To observe the social dynamics that emerge in waiting situations (mutual support, resource sharing, tensions and violence). D. To develop a better understanding of how waiting could become more dignified and/or avoided.
 France 2026-01-30 10:12:35 2029-01-30 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Nathan Nshakira
ID: UNCST-2025-R022416
 Comprehensive Immunization Coverage Survey in 54 Districts of Uganda.
REFNo: HS6888ES

1. To estimate the coverage of routine immunization among children aged 12-35 months in the 54 selected districts across the different regions of Uganda. 2. To determine factors associated with immunization uptake and missed immunizations among children aged 12-35 months across the districts of focus. 3. To assess factors affecting the implementation of the immunization program activities, and elaborate the main barriers to equitable and universal service coverage.
Uganda 2026-01-27 19:45:03 2029-01-27 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Robert Mboizi Baldwin
ID: UNCST-2020-R014356
 Development of Group B Streptococcus quality assurance panel for the GASTON multiplex anti-CPS IgG immunoassay study.
REFNo: HS6906ES

To develop a Group B Streptococcus quality control panel and a 22-member bridging panel for the GASTON multiplex anti-CPS IgG immunoassay.
 Uganda 2026-01-27 19:42:42 2029-01-27 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Isabelle Cohen
ID: UNCST-2025-R020977
 Evaluating a “nearly free hour” for health centers in rural Uganda
REFNo: SS4726ES

This study has four specific objectives: 1. Evaluate the effects of a discounted, group visits window on ODH health centers, including how many ultrapoor patients visit the clinic during the discounted, group visits window. 2. Compare the discounted window to an all-day discount to understand whether a time-limited discount is (relatively) more effective at screening in the UP. 3. Document the extent to which the discounted window cannibalizes revenue by shifting patients from other times of day to the discounted window. 4. Analyze whether discounts encourage earlier treatment for mild/moderate malaria, and correspondingly reduce visits for severe malaria.
USA 2026-01-27 19:41:22 2029-01-27 Social Science and Humanities Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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