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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
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