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David Ogwang Martin
ID: UNCST-2019-R000415
 Saliva and Plasma EBV to Enhance Diagnosis (SPEED)
REFNo: HS7101ES

Optimize tumor-associated EBV DNA measurements in blood.
Optimize tumor-associated EBV DNA measurements in saliva.
 Uganda 2026-03-19 13:54:53 2029-03-19 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Maria Nantongo Goretti
ID: UNCST-2025-R021975
 Scaling Inclusive Climate Change Policy Reforms for Low carbon Transition in Uganda
REFNo: NS1199ES

Main Objective 1. General objective: to unlock opportunities for inclusive financing that supports low-carbon development across sectors in Kenya and Uganda, through actionable evidence, scalable financing models, and strengthened institutional and community capacities. Specific Objectives 1. To map the climate finance value chain, identifying key actors, policies, fiscal tools, and institutional frameworks, and assess how effectively they address the needs of smallholder farmers, women, youth, and marginalized groups. 2. To analyse how public finance can catalyse private investment for mitigation by identifying effective mechanisms, and assessing the barriers and enablers to private-sector participation. 3. To co-design and test a scalable and context-responsive financing model that equitably channels climate finance to marginalised groups, with embedded strategies for policy uptake and replication. 4. To strengthen institutional capacities to identify and develop inclusive low-carbon development strategies across key sectors, particularly smallholder agriculture and decentralized renewable energy.
 Uganda 2026-03-12 18:01:42 2029-03-12 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
ELEM KIZITO
ID: UNCST-2026-R024069
 MODERATING EFFECT OF FINANCING DYNAMICS ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS AND OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE OF THE UGANDA POLICE FORCE
REFNo: SS4976ES

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

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

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

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

 Uganda 2026-03-12 17:50:51 2029-03-12 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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