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GASTONE HABARUGABA
ID: UNCST-2025-R017858
CLIMATE VARIABILITY AND SMALLHOLDER FARMER LIVELIHOODS IN THE MOUNTAIN AGRO ECOLOGICAL ZONE OF RUBANDA DISTRICT, WESTERN UGANDA.INTEGRATING SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS APPROACH FOR MITIGATION
REFNo: NS1239ES

To analyse the trend of climate variability in Rubanda from 1993-2024 2-To examine smallholder farmers’ vulnerability to climate variability in Rubanda 3- To analyse the impact of climate variability on food security status of smallholder farmers in Rubanda 4- To assess the impact of climate variability on rural forest livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Rubanda 5- To ascertain sustainable socio-ecological climate variability adaptation approaches for agroecological balance in Rubanda
Uganda 2026-05-22 19:38:44 2029-05-22 Natural Sciences Degree Award
Henry Mugerwa
ID: UNCST-2019-R000420
A Phase I/II clinical study to investigate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and efficacy of ITU512 in healthy participants and patients with sickle cell disease
REFNo: HS6925ES

1.To assess the safety and tolerability
of ITU512 in healthy participants
2.To assess the safety and tolerability
of ITU512 in participants with SCD
3.To assess the effect of ITU512 on
fetal hemoglobin expression

Uganda 2026-05-22 16:52:18 2029-05-22 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Michael King
ID: UNCST-2026-R023619
Gender Focused Multi-Faceted Anti-Poverty Programs: Low-Cost Options for Scale-up
REFNo: SS5152ES

• To estimate the causal impact of adding a community-level gender empowerment intervention to the standard VE graduation programme on women’s agency, intra-household decision-making, and household economic outcomes. • To estimate the additional (marginal) impact of complementing community-level interventions with household-level couples training on the same outcomes. • To identify how gender-transformative interventions affect the process of intra-household decision-making by decomposing decisions into stages (initiation, discussion, agreement, implementation). • To assess whether observed changes in decision-making reflect improvements in women’s empowerment, household cooperation, or both. • To evaluate the effects of the interventions on household risk management, including both ex-ante preparation (e.g. savings, planning) and ex-post coping strategies (e.g. asset sales, borrowing). • To test a trauma-sensitive survey innovation in measuring intimate partner violence (IPV), specifically a “stop rule” approach, and assess its effects on respondent burden, survey fatigue, and data quality. • To assess the cost-effectiveness and scalability of gender-transformative additions to graduation-style programmes for policy and implementation contexts.
Ireland 2026-05-21 9:55:20 2029-05-21 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Vicent Rutagangibwa
ID: UNCST-2022-R010288
Exploring Variation in How Sustainability is Experienced in Ugandan Engineering Education: A Phenomenographic Study
REFNo: SIR636ES

The overall objective of this study is to examine how sustainability is conceived, formally represented, and experienced across institutional, curricular, and pedagogical dimensions within Ugandan engineering education, focusing on the views of both faculty and students. Specifically, the study seeks: (1) to determine the extent and ways sustainability is reflected in the institutional and curricular documents of MUST’s engineering programmes; (2) to explore the varied ways engineering students at MUST conceive and experience sustainability in their education; and (3) to explore the varied ways engineering faculty at MUST conceive sustainability and integrate it into their teaching and learning activities.
Uganda 2026-05-21 9:41:21 2029-05-21 Engineering and Technology Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Silver Onyango
ID: UNCST-2022-R009337
A PILOT STUDY ON USING LOW-COST AIR QUALITY SENSORS TO INFLUENCE COOKING BEHAVIOR IN GREATER MASAKA REGION, UGANDA.
REFNo: HS7732ES

Evaluate the operation of air quality warning displays and participant response to their installation. ,Evaluate the performance of heat, motion, and location sensors in recording cooking behaviors in Masaka, Uganda. ,Evaluate the performance of low-cost PM and CO monitors in estimating air quality in kitchens in Masaka, Uganda.,i. Evaluate the performance of low-cost PM and CO monitors in estimating air quality in kitchens in Masaka, Uganda.,Evaluate the performance of low-cost air quality sensors, cooking behavior sensors, and feedback displays in Masaka, Uganda. ,
Uganda 2026-05-21 9:25:38 2029-05-21 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Irene Amuron
ID: UNCST-2025-R020857
Understanding knowledge and perceptions of extreme heat on health in Gulu and Kisoro districts in Uganda
REFNo: HS7502ES

1. To examine how different populations in Gulu and Kisoro districts perceive extreme heat risk and to quantify the proportion of households that consider heat a significant risk 2. To identify who is most at risk from heat risk in Gulu and Kisoro districts and estimate the proportion of households affected by extreme heat. 3. To identify the health impacts of extreme heat risks among the population in Gulu and Kisoro districts. 4. To analyse the early warning and early action strategies that the communities in Gulu and Kisoro can access to and utilise.
Uganda 2026-05-21 21:22:57 2029-05-21 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Lawrence Mugisha
ID:
Hyperplexed targeted assays powered by metagenomics towards cost effective and feasible solutions for public health Surveillance of Emerging pathogens based on wastewater Epidemiology – HySEEk
REFNo: NS1237ES

1) To discover and characterise novel febrile-illness causing pathogens in Uganda and evaluate wastewater-based epidemiology for surveillance and preparedness.
2) To validate state-of-the-art metagenomic approaches for the discovery of emerging pathogens in wastewater collected in low-income settings.
3) To evaluate multiple gold-standard and novel targeted molecular detection techniques to rapidly implement high-frequency monitoring of new pathogens through wastewater-based epidemiology

Uganda 2026-05-21 20:56:50 2029-05-21 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Hamidah Baseka
ID: UNCST-2025-R019915
RESOURCE AVAILABILITY AND MANAGEMENT OF EARLYCHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS IN WAKISO DISTRICT, UGANDA
REFNo: SS5041ES

The purpose is to investigate the relationship between resource availability and the management of early childhood development centers, in the Wakiso district in Uganda.

Specific Objectives
i. To assess the relationship between availability of human resources and management of early childhood development centers in Wakiso district in Uganda.
ii. To establish the relationship between financial resources and management of Early Childhood Development Centers in Wakiso district in Uganda.
iii. To determine the relationship between physical facilities and the management of Early Childhood Development Centers in Wakiso District, Uganda.
iv. To find out the relationship between the school plant and the management in Early Childhood Development Centers in Wakiso District, Uganda.
v. To assess the moderating role of headteachers’ management skills in the relationship between resource availability and the management of Early Childhood Development Centers in Wakiso District, Uganda.

Uganda 2026-05-20 18:57:39 2029-05-20 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
BUKIRWA N GERMINA RESTY
ID: UNCST-2025-R020648
Corporate Culture and Organisational Sustainability in the Hotel Industry, Kampala Uganda
REFNo: SS5180ES

Purpose of the study The purpose of this study is to critically examine the effect of corporate culture on organizational sustainability within the hotel industry in Kampala, Uganda. Specifically, the study aims to explore how different dimensions of corporate culture influence the environmental, social, and economic pillars of sustainability in hotel enterprises. Specific objectives This study will be based on the following objectives; i) To examine the effect of core values on organizational sustainability in the hotel industry Kampala, Uganda. ii). To evaluate the effect of adaptability on organizational sustainability in the hotel industry Kampala, Uganda. iii).To identify the effect of leadership orientation on organizational sustainability in the hotel industry, Kampala, Uganda. iv).To investigate the moderating effect of employee engagement on corporate culture and organizational sustainability in the hotel industry, Kampala, Uganda.
Uganda 2026-05-20 18:31:49 2029-05-20 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Juliana Nanimambi
ID: UNCST-2022-R010812
EXPLORATION OF THE PERI-OPERATIVE CARE PATHWAY'S IMPACT ON POSTOPERATIVE OUTCOMES AFTER EMERGENCY LAPAROTOMY IN EASTERN UGANDA: A MIXED METHODS STUDY
REFNo: HS7329ES

To explore the factors contributing to delays in accessing definitive treatment, perioperative care practices, and outcomes of emergency laparotomy patients in Eastern Uganda.
Uganda 2026-05-20 18:25:58 2029-05-20 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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