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Gerald Pande Pande
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Predictors of Access to and Utilization of HIV Prevention Programmes and Treatment Services among Female Refugee Sex Workers in Greater Kampala, Uganda
REFNo: HS6918ES

General Objective
This study aims to identify factors affecting access to prevention and treatment services, as well as the prevalence of HIV among female refugee sex workers in greater Kampala, Uganda.
Specific Objectives
The specific objectives that will guide the study include:
1. To determine the prevalence of HIV infection and identify key factors associated with HIV status among female refugee sex workers in greater Kampala.
2. To assess access to and utilization of HIV prevention and treatment services among female refugee sex workers in Greater Kampala.
3. To examine individual (predisposing) and social (reinforcing) factors that influence the adoption of HIV prevention and treatment services among female refugee sex workers.
4. To determine structural and environmental (enabling) factors such as policies, service availability, infrastructure, and costs that influence access to HIV prevention and treatment services among female refugee sex workers.

 Uganda 2026-01-27 19:40:01 2029-01-27 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
SANDRA NABATANZI
ID: UNCST-2025-R020333
 Improving civil registration and vital statistics through implementation of an integrated digital maternal and perinatal death registration system at health facilities in Uganda
REFNo: HS6898ES

1. To evaluate existing information systems for maternal and perinatal death registration, including mapping data flows, and identification of barriers and enabling factors for use of an integrated digital death registry. 2. To co-design implementation strategies to improve acceptability and use of an integrated digital maternal and perinatal death registry in health facilities in Mukono district. 3. Evaluate implementation outcomes specifically, feasibility, acceptability and fidelity of using an integrated digital death registry to capture maternal and perinatal deaths and assess data quality of maternal and perinatal death reporting in health facilities in Mukono district.
Uganda 2026-01-27 19:37:43 2029-01-27 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Peace Yikiru
ID: UNCST-2025-R020856
 THE STRUCTURE OF THE LUGBARATI CLAUSE: DOCUMENTING AN UNDERDESCRIBED AFRICAN LANGUAGE AS A CONTRIBUTION TO EPISTEMIC JUSTICE
REFNo: SS4699ES

This study will be guided by the following objectives:
i. To determine the structure of the noun phrase in the Lugbarati clause;
ii. To examine the structure of the verb phrase in the Lugbarati clause;
iii. To analyze information packaging patterns in the Lugbarati clause;
iv. To investigate how the documentation of Lugbarati can contribute to epistemic justice.

Uganda 2026-01-27 19:35:58 2029-01-27 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
James Odongo
ID: UNCST-2025-R019653
 The Impact of the Revised Leblango Orthography on Reading Comprehension within the Domain of the Thematic Curriculum in Lango Sub-region
REFNo: SS4666ES

i.To examine teachers’ knowledge of the revised Lëblaŋo orthographic conventions for effective teaching of reading lessons in mother tongue.
ii.To investigate teacher-learners’ classroom practices when using the revised Lëblaŋo orthography during reading lessons in mother tongue.
iii.To assess the contribution of the revised Lëblaŋo orthography on reading comprehension in mother tongue.

 Uganda 2026-01-27 19:34:26 2029-01-27 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Sseremba Mark
ID: UNCST-2025-R022376
 Performance Management Reforms in Uganda,s Public Service: An Exploration of the Experiences of Key Implementers of Performance Agreement
REFNo: SS4719ES

General objective To explore the experiences of key implementers of performance management reforms – performance agreements in the Uganda public service. Specific objectives of the study The research will address the following specific objectives: 1) To explore the endogenous and exogenous drivers that led to the introduction of performance agreements in Uganda’s public service. 2) To explore what implementers perceive as critical factors responsible for the successful implementation of performance agreements in the Uganda Public Service 3) To explore, from the perspective of implementers, the effect of performance agreements on the functioning of Uganda's public service.
Uganda 2026-01-27 19:32:42 2029-01-27 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Grace Lubega Biyinzika
ID: UNCST-2020-R014149
 Exploring factors influencing community-level antimicrobial stewardship in Wakiso district, Uganda
REFNo: HS6799ES

3. To investigate the contextual and systemic factors that enable or constrain antimicrobial stewardship at community level.,2. To examine the social and cultural factors that influence community members’ engagement with antimicrobial stewardship.,1. To explore how laypersons interpret, understand, and incorporate antimicrobial stewardship principles and practices into their everyday lives.,To explore factors that shape laypersons’ engagement with antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) in Wakiso district, Uganda.
 Uganda 2026-01-27 19:30:48 2029-01-27 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Adeodata Rukyalekere Kekitiinwa
ID: UNCST-2019-R000799
 Long-Acting Treatment in Adolescents (LATA); A randomized open-label 2-arm 96-week trial in virologically suppressed HIV-1-positive adolescents aged 12-19 years of age in Sub-Saharan Africa version 1.0 dated 01 December 2021.
REFNo: HS2515ES

• To evaluate an innovative and contemporary ART strategy in HIV- positive adolescents to provide choice for young people facing life-long treatment.
• To evaluate the virological efficacy, safety, acceptability, and quality-of-life of the dual long-acting injectable combination, cabotegravir and rilpivirine, antiretroviral therapy compared to continuous daily oral therapy with triple oral ART consisting of DTG with a backbone of tenofovir either as the TAF or TDF formulations, combined with either 3TC or FTC regimen, to optimize treatment for HIV-positive adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa.

 Uganda 2026-01-27 19:28:37 2029-01-27 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Jamir ssebadduka
ID: UNCST-2025-R018912
 A MACHINE LEARNING MODEL FOR PREDICTING SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF MALARIA INCIDENCES IN UGANDA
REFNo: HS6769ES

to develop and evaluate a hybrid geographically weighted machine learning framework for predicting the spatial distribution and incidence of malaria in Uganda at fine geographic scales, by integrating environmental factors, demographic factors, and clinical data to support evidence-based disease surveillance and targeted intervention strategies
 Uganda 2026-01-27 19:26:26 2029-01-27 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Aggrey  Mugisha Duncan
ID: UNCST-2025-R022896
 Analyzing Economic News Coverage: A Comparative Study of the Print Media in Uganda
REFNo: SS4734ES

1. To analyze the frequency and trends in economic news coverage in The New Vision and The Monitor from June 2021 – June 2025.
2. To compare economic news frames across government-owned and private newspapers in Uganda, analyzing the influence of media ownership and journalist origin on the framing patterns used.
3. To explore the sources cited in economic news articles, comparing the reliance on government officials, business leaders, international organizations and others.

Uganda 2026-01-27 19:25:47 2029-01-27 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Isaac Ssewanyana
ID: UNCST-2020-R014336
 ConfiSign HIV/Syphilis Combo Pro (REF: HISP001) Partial clinical and analytical performance study focusing on diagnostic sensitivity, diagnostic specificity, specimen type equivalence and usability evaluation of the ConfiSign HIV/Syphilis Combo Pro
REFNo: HS6989ES

3. Evaluate the usability of the ConfiSign HIV/Syphilis Combo using a label comprehension study and a results interpretation study which are to be completed by at least 3 lab technicians and 4 lay providers/healthcare workers,2. Demonstrate sample type equivalence between venous whole blood, serum and plasma samples while using the ConfiSign HIV/Syphilis Combo.,1. Determine parts of the diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of the ConfiSign HIV/Syphilis Combo using venous whole blood samples,
 Uganda 2026-01-23 16:25:14 2029-01-23 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Silver Onyango
ID: UNCST-2022-R009337
 The CLEAR-COPD STUDY(Community Learning to Eliminate Air Pollution Risk among People at risk for COPD)
REFNo: HS6934ES

To develop a conceptual framework to explain facilitators and barriers to reducing personal air pollution exposure among people at risk for COPD in Uganda.
Uganda 2026-01-23 16:22:13 2029-01-23 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
VIVIEN AKULLO
ID: UNCST-2025-R019962
 EFFECT OF AGRO-TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION ON LIVELIHOODS OF SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN TESO REGION, UGANDA
REFNo: SS4673ES

1. To assess the relationship between the adoption of irrigation technologies and livelihood of smallholder farmers in selected districts of Teso region.
2. To measure the relationship between fertilizer usage and livelihood of smallholder farmers in selected districts of Teso region.
3. To examine the relationship between adoption of improved crop varieties and livelihood of smallholder farmers in selected districts of Teso region.
To examine the mediating role of agricultural support systems on the relationship between agro-technology adoption and livelihood of smallholder farmers in selected districts of Teso region.

 Uganda 2026-01-23 16:15:33 2029-01-23 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Jakob Svensson
ID: UNCST-2021-R013843
 Green (Quality) Revolution for Africa? Interlinking Input and Output Markets for Quality
REFNo: SS4692ES

The primary objective of this study is to assess whether linking smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa to both reliable markets for high-quality inputs and reliable markets for high-quality outputs can trigger a “Green (Quality) Revolution” that sustainably improves productivity and household incomes.

We will implement a Mixed Clustered-Individual Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT). At the village level, we will compare:

Group A: Villages where households are offered the opportunity to sell high-quality maize at a premium.

Group B: Villages where households are not offered this opportunity.
Within each village, we will introduce household-level randomization:
Group i: Households offered the option to purchase quality-controlled inputs at market prices.
Group ii: Households not offered this option.

This design yields four distinct experimental groups, allowing us to test: (a) whether access to a reliable output market for produce increases productivity and farm income; (b) whether access to input markets offering high-quality inputs increases smallholders’ willingness to adopt modern agricultural technologies; and most importantly, (c) whether simultaneous access to both reliable input and output markets can trigger a “Green (Quality) Revolution” that raises productivity and incomes.

 Sweden 2026-01-19 18:04:06 2029-01-19 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Darius Blaj
ID: UNCST-2025-R022915
 Understanding the Social and Ecological Motivations behind the Chimpanzee Food Grants
REFNo: NS1075ES

Contribute to understanding how social and ecological pressures may have
shaped the emergence of referential and socially meaningful communication.
To investigate whether chimpanzees use food grunts flexibly in order to avoid
receiving aggression during feeding.

 Romania 2026-01-19 18:02:12 2029-01-19 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Gladys Atto
ID:
PREVALENCE OF EYE DISEASES AND VISUAL IMPAIRMENT IN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL CHILDREN 5-18 YEARS IN MOROTO DISTRICT, NORTHEASTERN UGANDA
REFNo: HS6914ES

To determine the anatomical causes of visual impairment among primary and secondary school children in Moroto district,To determine the factors associated with eye diseases and visual impairment among primary and secondary children in Moroto district.,To determine the prevalence of eye diseases among primary and secondary school children in Moroto district,To assess the prevalence of eye diseases, causes of visual impairment, and the associated factors among primary and secondary school children aged 5 to 18 years in Moroto district, Northeastern Uganda. ,
 Uganda 2026-01-19 18:01:19 2029-01-19 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Phoebe Mbabazi
ID: UNCST-2020-R014098
 Validity of Plasma Neurofilament Light Chain Protein for the Diagnosis of Neurocognitive Impairment Among Older Adults with HIV in Uganda (PLAFIL)
REFNo: HS6895ES

Primary objective: 1.To determine the validity of plasma neurofilament light chain protein (NfL) for the diagnosis of neurocognitive impairment among older adults with HIV in Kampala using standard neuropsychological testing as a gold standard. 2.To determine the validity of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) tool for the diagnosis of neurocognitive impairment among older adults with HIV in Kampala using standard neuropsychological testing as a gold standard. Secondary Objective: 1.To determine the correlation between subjective memory complaints and neurocognitive performance, as measured using standard neuropsychological testing
Uganda 2026-01-19 17:56:03 2029-01-19 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Carissa Chew Tarmin
ID: UNCST-2025-R022671
 Decolonisation and Black/South Asian mixed-race identity in East Africa, 1940-1980
REFNo: SS4709ES

This is a historical project investigating race relations between South Asians and Africans in late colonial and early postcolonial Kampala through the lens of “mixed-racedness”. It contributes to part of my larger PhD Thesis that examines questions of race, identity, belonging, and nationalism across Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda in the period 1940-1980. My project explores how British missionaries and colonial agents introduced the concept of “mixed-racedness” to East Africa, asking questions about how Ugandans have identified with, rejected, and appropriated labels like “half-caste”, “chotara/kyotara” or “nusu”. I wish to conduct oral history interviews with a minimum of 10 people in Uganda who are of and older generation and of mixed African/South Asian heritage to discuss the ways in which late colonial and early postcolonial politics impacted their everyday lives. I also plan to consult a range of library and archival materials in Kampala to learn more about the history of Ugandan attitudes towards interracial relationships, the rise of mixed-raced movements such as the “Multiracial Community of Uganda”, and public debates over mixed-race people’s citizenship status after Independence.

Objectives:

1. To shed light on the “hidden histories” of interracial romances and people of mixed Black/South Asian heritage in Uganda, whose experiences are largely absent from the existing historiography.
2. To gain understanding of how colonial and early postcolonial debates influenced the lives and habits of interracial couples and mixed-race people in Kampala, including how attitudes and identities have shifted over time.
3. To produce a Ugandan-based case study that will form an integral part of my PhD Thesis, which seeks to draw comparative analysis of mixed-race identities and their formulation across Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda in the period 1940 to 1980.
4. To preserve mixed-race histories as part of a digital “StoryMaps” archive created with the Blindian Project, which will be accessible online.

 UK 2026-01-19 17:52:38 2029-01-19 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Isaac Ahimbisibwe
ID: UNCST-2025-R018434
 Impact of Gender Affirmative Action in University Education on Labor Market Outcomes and Skill Matching
REFNo: SS4741ES

The overarching objective of this study is to evaluate the long-term economic and educational impact of Makerere University’s affirmative action (AA) policy in STEM admissions. The policy, which lowered admission thresholds for the underrepresented gender to achieve a 60–40 balance, expanded women’s access to STEM programs and may also have shaped academic trajectories, skill development, and labor market outcomes. This project seeks to generate rigorous evidence on these impacts. To achieve this overarching goal, the study will pursue the following specific objectives: Objective 1: To assess how the policy influenced students’ academic performance, skill accumulation, and preparedness for STEM careers. In particular, the study examines whether the policy affected students’ labor market aspirations and subsequent skill–job match, by evaluating whether affirmative action recipients are more or less likely to work in STEM-aligned occupations. Objective 2: To estimate the impact of the gender-based affirmative action policy on graduates’ labor market outcomes, including employment probability, occupational sorting, career progression, and earnings, and to assess whether these effects differ by gender. Objective 3: To investigate perceptions of affirmative action among students and employers, and to understand how gender dynamics, stigma, and peer interactions influence educational experiences and labor market behavior.
 Uganda 2026-01-19 17:48:58 2029-01-19 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Stella Neema
ID: UNCST-2019-R000814
 Informed Consent Practices in Preventive Chemotherapy for Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) Programs
REFNo: SS4677ES

1) Investigate how consent processes are implemented in community settings through exploration of the experiences, challenges, and insights of community drug distributors, teachers, parents, and schoolchildren in high- and low-coverage areas of Uganda; and 2) Develop comprehensive recommendations for improving informed consent processes by synthesizing program-level findings with community implementation realities.
 Uganda 2026-01-19 17:47:02 2029-01-19 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Irene Mbabazi
ID: UNCST-2025-R019213
 Transitioning of Care from Pediatric to Adult Sickle Cell Clinics in Uganda: Assessing the health system and patient-level barriers and facilitators
REFNo: HS6802ES

This study aims to explore (1) the health system-level barriers and facilitators influencing the transition from pediatric to adult SCD care at Mulago National Referral Hospital, and (2) the patient- and caregiver-level experiences, behaviors, and preparedness affecting this transition process.
 Uganda 2026-01-19 17:05:12 2029-01-19 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Catriona  Waitt John
ID: UNCST-2019-R001068
 Decision-making regarding medication use during pregnancy and lactation: a mixed-methods study among pregnant and breastfeeding women and healthcare practitioners
REFNo: HS6869ES

Primary objectives 1. Interviews and focus groups: To explore the key factors influencing decision-making regarding medication use during pregnancy and lactation among pregnant and breastfeeding women and healthcare practitioners involved in maternity care. 2. Questionnaire: To assess the relative importance of various factors influencing decision-making on medication use during pregnancy among (recently) pregnant women. Secondary objectives 1. Interviews and focus groups: To explore potential differences in key factors influencing this decision-making between pregnant and breastfeeding women and healthcare practitioners.
2. Questionnaire: To examine potential contextual differences in pregnant women’s perspectives on decision-making regarding medication use in Uganda and the Netherlands.
 UK 2026-01-19 17:02:25 2029-01-19 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Viola Karungi
ID: UNCST-2024-R003996
 ENOUGH! Vulnerability, Perseverance and Resistance in the 21st Century: a Docu-Drama Film about lived-experiences of Survivors of Gender-Based Violence in Uganda
REFNo: SS4572ES

To assess the aftermath of victimhood for the respondents.,To explore the copying mechanisms employed by the respondents to endure suffering. ,To examine the circumstances that led to domestic violence for the respondents. ,To analyze lived-experiences of victims/survivors of Gender-Based Violence in Kampala and Bushenyi.,
 Uganda 2026-01-19 16:54:10 2029-01-19 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
John Bosco Tumusiime
ID: UNCST-2024-R003033
 Community Policing and Crime Prevention in Mbarara City- Western Uganda
REFNo: SS3425ES

i) To examine community perceptions and views about Community Policing and crime
prevention in Mbarara City.

ii) To determine the role of community participation in identifying and reporting crimes in
Mbarara City
iii) To determine existing working relationships between the Community and the Police in a bid to enhance Community Policing and Crime Prevention in Mbarara City.

iv) To propose recommendations on how to improve Community Policing and Crime
Prevention in Mbarara City.
 Uganda 2026-01-19 16:52:27 2029-01-19 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Walter Komakech
ID: UNCST-2024-R015851
 Community-Based Tourism for Local Economic Development: A Social Business Model Perspective in Northern Uganda
REFNo: SS4079ES

1.To explore the nature of the adoption of Community-based tourism for Local economic development in Northern Uganda

2.To examine the contributions of Community-based tourism to Local economic development.

3.To design a social business model to enhance Community-based tourism and local economic development in Northern Uganda

 Uganda 2026-01-19 16:14:44 2029-01-19 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Ezra Mwesigwa
ID: UNCST-2025-R019242
 Modeling Coffee Agroforestry Systems and Robusta Coffee farming household Income in Uganda
REFNo: A700ES

a)To estimate the current living income gap of Robusta coffee farmers in Uganda. b)To assess the contribution of agroforestry systems on Robusta coffee farmers’ living income in Uganda. c)To model locally adoptable coffee agroforestry system scenarios that can improve future incomes of Robusta coffee farming households.
 Uganda 2026-01-19 16:11:19 2029-01-19 Agricultural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Henry Kajumbula Mawerere
ID: UNCST-2019-R001531
 Phenotypic and genotypic analysis of African Bacterial isolates
REFNo: HS6377ES

Objectives:

Main Objective
1. To characterise priority resistant bacteria and establish a repository of well characterised bacteria and bacterial genomes on the African continent that shall inform surveillance systems, research and development (R&D) of new antimicrobial therapeutics, vaccines, and diagnostics for addressing AMR in African populations.

Specific Objectives
1. To determine and compare mobilomes of selected pathogens implicated in blood stream and other infections in Uganda and other African countries
2. To determine and compare the resistome of selected pathogens implicated in blood stream and other infections in Uganda and other African countries
 Uganda 2026-01-19 15:53:59 2029-01-19 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Nicholus Sebudde
ID: UNCST-2024-R016525
 Profiling Antimalarial Resistance and Malaria Treatment Outcomes in Lira region of Northern Uganda.
REFNo: HS6433ES

Main objective: To determine the prevalence of selected P. falciparum mutations associated with resistance to artemisinins and ACT partner drugs among malaria patients at Lira Regional Referral Hospital. Specific objectives: 1. To determine the proportion of patients diagnosed with malaria with pfk13, pfcrt, pfmdr1, pfdhfr and pfdhps mutations. 2. To assess the treatment outcomes and effectiveness of standard antimalarial therapy in terms of parasite clearance rates, clinical improvement, and risks of death. 3. To determine the relationship between treatment outcomes with molecular markers of antimalarial resistance. 4. To identify factors associated with treatment failure and antimalarial resistance.
 Uganda 2026-01-19 15:33:37 2029-01-19 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Muzaale tonny
ID: UNCST-2023-R005970
 BOARD GENDER DIVERSITY AND THE LAW: INSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL BARRIERS TO GENDER EQUITY IN UGANDA’S CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REGIME
REFNo: SS4717ES

i. To examine the role of equal protection and anti-discriminatory laws in ensuring female representation on corporate boards in Uganda
ii. To analyzes how corporate governance outcomes are shaped by board gender diversity.
iii. To critically assesses the barriers to board gender diversity in corporate governance
iv. To assess how the law influenced board gender diversity in other jurisdictions?

 Uganda 2026-01-19 15:27:26 2029-01-19 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Samuel Kaddu Mukasa
ID: UNCST-2025-R022007
 Assessing employment prospects of TVET graduates in Uganda's Job Market
REFNo: SIR596ES

To find out the specific employability skills acquired during TVET training among graduates in Uganda. To examine the structure of TVET programs and how they influence the likelihood of employment among graduates. To determine the effect of background characteristics (e.g., reservation wage, job search intensity, migration) on the employability prospects of TVET graduates. To examine the effect of skills acquired during TVET training on the wage levels of employed graduates.
Uganda 2026-01-19 15:26:19 2029-01-19 Engineering and Technology Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Victoria Nankabirwa
ID: UNCST-2021-R011871
 Relaxation Intervention to Improve Newborn Growth and Maternal Well-being
REFNo: HS6916ES

To examine the effect of the APRB on maternal outcomes such as stress, anxiety and depression.,To evaluate the effect of the adapted APRB on infant outcomes such as growth, feeding and adverse events.,To develop and adapt an audiorecording promoting relaxation during breastfeeding (APRB) for use among postpartum mothers Uganda.,
 Uganda 2026-01-19 15:24:38 2029-01-19 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Adam Hewitt Smith
ID: UNCST-2019-R001658
 Assessing the bottlenecks for coverage of Essential Emergency and Critical Care in Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, and South Africa
REFNo: HS6924ES

To determine the underlying causes and suggested solutions of these bottlenecks.,To determine the implementation bottlenecks for the provision of EECC in public hospitals in Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia and South Africa ,To investigate the bottlenecks, and their underlying determinants, for the provision of EECC in hospitals in Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia and South Africa,
 UK 2026-01-19 13:39:06 2029-01-19 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Ronald Bisegerwa
ID: UNCST-2022-R011022
 CRICKET: Critical events in anaesthetised kids undergoing tracheal intubation – a prospective, multi-centre observational study
REFNo: HS6846ES

To determine the incidence of anaesthesia cases with critical events associated with endotracheal intubation requiring intervention from the start of anaesthesia until the discharge of the patient from the post-anaesthesia care unit or end of anaesthesia ,To assess the incidence of critical events related to tracheal intubation at all international study sites. Furthermore, the study will investigate the used intubation techniques and identify possible improvement measures to increase patient safety.,
 Uganda 2026-01-19 13:37:45 2029-01-19 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Charlotte Smith Alice
ID: UNCST-2025-R022981
 Understanding Women’s Purchasing Decisions of Internet-Enabled Handsets In Uganda
REFNo: SS4755ES

1. How does women’s understanding and perception of existing internet-enabled handset features / point-of-sale (POS) offerings / marketing / communications compare with that intended by providers?
2. What are the key internet-enabled handset features / POS offerings that would most influence women to purchase one? What are the trade-offs that women would make (between these features/POS offerings) when purchasing an internet-enabled handset?
3. How could handset sellers best communicate and market these key internet-enabled handset features/POS offerings to women?

 UK 2026-01-13 16:16:17 2029-01-13 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
ALEX TWINAMATSIKO
ID: UNCST-2025-R018945
 CURRICULUM ADAPTATIONS FOR LEARNERS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY THAT REQUIRE LIMITED SUPPORT IN INCLUSIVE PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN UGANDA. A CASE OF ISINGIRO TOWN COUNCIL, ISINGIRO DISTRICT
REFNo: SS4608ES

1. To establish the aspects of curriculum adaptation used in teaching learners with intellectual disabilities that require limited support in inclusive primary schools in Isingiro Town Council, Isingiro District
2. To examine how the teachers, adapt curriculum for learners with intellectual disabilities that requires limited support in inclusive primary schools in Isingiro Town Council, Isingiro district
3. To analyse the challenges the teachers, experience in implementing curriculum adaptation practices for learners with intellectual disabilities that require limited support in inclusive primary schools in Isingiro Town Council, Isingiro district.

 Uganda 2025-12-23 8:33:34 2028-12-23 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Bethan Mason Elaine
ID: UNCST-2024-R016027
 Exploring the intestinal landscape of wild great apes
REFNo: NS1057ES

Characterise and compare the bacterial, bacteriophage and symbiotic eukaryote communities of humans, with varying levels of habitat overlap with chimpanzees, by conducting metagenomic sequencing and comparative analysis of identified OTUs, to investigate the extent and impact of so-called “humanisation” of the intestinal landscape amongst wild great apes existing within varying proximity of humans.Analyse the interactions, through OTU co-occurrence networks, between the different members of the intestinal landscape in both humans and non-human primates.Identify the symbiotic eukaryote and protozoan communities of the gastrointestinal tract of domestic animals exhibiting spatial overlap with eastern chimpanzees.Evaluate potential interspecies transmission of intestinal parasites between humans, domestic animals, and wild chimpanzees by comparing parasite diversity and genetic similarity of those occurring in share habitats.
 UK 2025-12-22 17:13:19 2028-12-22 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Denis Collon Akwar
ID: UNCST-2025-R019046
 Student Success in Online Academic Programs: A Case of Higher Education Institutions in Uganda
REFNo: SS4612ES

The study is intended to explore students’ success in online programs at higher education institutions in Uganda. It will be guided by the following research questions:
1. What factors impact students' success in online academic programs?
2. What is the effect of different pedagogical techniques on student success in online academic programs?
3. What perceptions do students and course instructors have on student success in online academic programs?
 Uganda 2025-12-22 15:35:35 2028-12-22 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Joweria Nambooze
ID: UNCST-2019-R001118
 IMPACT OF THE TIMED AND TARGETED COUNSELLING (TTC) MODEL ON THE HEALTH AND NUTRITION OUTCOMES OF WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE AND CHILDREN IN SELECTED REGIONS OF UGANDA
REFNo: HS6366ES

To determine the cost of implementing timed and targeted counselling (ttC) behaviour change mode.,To identify the key lessons learned so far to inform future programming initiatives. ,To establish the gender dynamics that influence health and nutrition outcomes in women and children.,To assess the extent to which communities accept improved health and nutrition practices among women and children.,To establish whether the model contributes to strengthened local and community health systems. ,To assess the extent to which the model interventions are influencing how women and their supporters are adopting household practices and behaviours that promote good health and nutrition outcomes.,To examine the Impact of the Timed and Targeted Counseling (ttC) Model on the health and nutrition outcomes in women of reproductive age and children 2 years old and above in Uganda.,
 Uganda 2025-12-22 15:17:24 2028-12-22 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
ATUHAIRE JUSTUS
ID: UNCST-2024-R004914
 Exploring the Adoption and Utilization of Digital Health Technologies in Urban and Rural Healthcare Settings in Uganda: A Comparative Study
REFNo: HS6824ES

1.3 General Objective To assess the adoption and utilization of digital health technologies among healthcare providers in Uganda and identify the associated barriers and facilitators for digital health integration in Uganda. 1.3.1 Specific Objectives 1. To evaluate the extent to which healthcare providers in Uganda use digital health tools such as electronic health records (EHRs), telemedicine, clinical decision-support systems, and digital communication platforms in patient care. 2. To identify the barriers and facilitators for the adoption and utilization of digital health technologies in Uganda.
 Uganda 2025-12-22 14:10:13 2028-12-22 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Ezekiel Mupere
ID: UNCST-2021-R012739
 Evidence-based Acceleration of Wasting Treatment Reform in Uganda for Revised IMAM Guideline Implementation Research - IMAM IR
REFNo: HS6917ES

1. To document the guideline review process, operational plan development and capacity building for implementation of the revised national wasting/IMAM guideline interventions 2. To establish the burden of child wasting and contextual factors of the intervention settings that may influence implementation of the wasting/IMAM interventions in Uganda 3. To determine the uptake and sustainability of implementing the revised IMAM interventions in the country healthcare system at facility and community levels 4. To establish stakeholders, data driven beneficiary and stakeholders’ mapping and in implementation of IMAM interventions 5. To establish the effectiveness of implementing the revised wasting/IMAM guideline interventions on program service outcome indicators at the district, regional and national levels
 Uganda 2025-12-22 13:56:30 2028-12-22 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
ROBERT SSEBUNYA
ID: UNCST-2021-R011585
 Assessing the effectiveness of international human rights organizations in the promotion of political rights in Uganda. A case of Amnesty International
REFNo: SS4661ES

a) To analyse the obligation of Amnesty International in the promotion of political rights in Uganda
b) To assess the effectiveness of its advocacy strategies in the promotion of political rights in Uganda
c) To assess the role of amnesty international transformative education model in the promotion of political rights in Uganda

 Uganda 2025-12-18 20:18:56 2028-12-18 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Anne Fitzpatrick Elizabeth
ID: UNCST-2024-R015774
 Testing Community-led Outreach Clinics to Improve Health in Rural Areas
REFNo: SS3630ES

How do community-based outreaches affect ongoing health facility service delivery, and how can lessons from implementation science be used to improve health services in this population?,What impacts do community-based outreaches have on the labor force participation of adults aged 18 and older? ,How do community-based outreaches influence schooling outcomes for children aged 5-17? ,What is the effect of community-based outreaches on healthcare utilization and self-reported health outcomes? ,The objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of community-based outreaches on the health, educational, and labor market outcomes of households located more than 5km away from public health facilities. ,
 USA 2025-12-18 20:14:54 2028-12-18 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
MURISHIDI KAMYA
ID: UNCST-2025-R016909
 Relationship marketing and student satisfaction in private chartered universities kampala uganda
REFNo: SS4193ES

(i)To examine the effect of trust building on student satisfaction in private chartered universities in Kampala Uganda
(ii)To determine the effect of commitment on student satisfaction in private chartered universities in Kampala Uganda
(iii)To establish the effect of communication on student satisfaction in private chartered universities in Kampala Uganda
(iv)To examine the effect of loyalty programs on student satisfaction in private chartered universities in Kampala Uganda
(v)To assess the moderating effect of electronic marketing in the relationship between relationship marketing and student satisfaction in private chartered universities in Kampala Uganda.

 Uganda 2025-12-18 20:06:37 2028-12-18 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Fredrick Masiga
ID: UNCST-2024-R004721
 EFFECTIVENESS OF THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IN MANAGEMENT OF UNCOMPLICATED MALARIA AMONG CHILDREN IN MAYUGE DISTRICT, UGANDA
REFNo: HS6514ES

1.To determine treatment failure rates among children with uncomplicated malaria managed routinely at Kigandalo HC IV, Mayuge district.
2.To determine the factors associated with treatment failure among children managed for uncomplicated malaria at Kigandalo Health Centre IV, Mayuge district.
To explore the views and perspectives of health workers and patient caretakers on uncomplicated malaria treatment failures at Kigandalo Health Centre IV, Mayuge district.
 Uganda 2025-12-18 20:02:57 2028-12-18 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Emmanuel Kiiza Mwesiga Kiiza
ID: UNCST-2019-R001588
 A link between diet and cognitive function in Ugandan first-episode schizophrenia patients and healthy controls using nutrimetabolomics
REFNo: HS6783ES

3.To determine the effect of FES-specific DIBs generated from nine specific food groups on cognitive function.,2.To examine the modifying effect of non-genetic regulatory factors on dietary intake biomarkers generated in FES patients and healthy controls.,1.To compare dietary intake biomarkers generated from nine food groups in FES patients and healthy controls.,To utilize nutrimetabolomics to examine the link between diet and cognitive function in Ugandan first-episode schizophrenia patients and healthy controls.,
 Uganda 2025-12-18 19:57:34 2028-12-18 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Joseph Baluku B
ID: UNCST-2019-R000612
 Respiratory Morbidity of Schistosoma mansoni: Lung Function Abnormalities, Immunological Biomarkers, Radiological features, Respiratory Quality of Life, and Clinical Phenotypes
REFNo: HS6665ES

Main Objective
The overall objective is to determine and compare the nature and prevalence of
spirometric lung function abnormalities, respiratory symptoms, radiological features, and immunological biomarkers, and respiratory quality of life scores among people with and without Sm and derive clinical phenotypes of respiratory morbidity among people with Sm.

Specific Objectives
1. To determine and compare the nature and prevalence of spirometric lung function
abnormalities among people with and without Sm in Uganda

2. To determine and compare the respiratory symptoms, X-ray findings and immunological
biomarkers that are associated with lung function abnormalities among people with and
without Sm in Uganda.

3. To determine and compare the St. George Respiratory Questionnaire respiratory quality
of life scores and socio-demographic, clinical and immunological correlates among
people with and without Sm in Uganda.

4. To derive and validate clinical phenotypes of respiratory morbidity by cluster analysis of patients with Sm in Uganda.
Uganda 2025-12-18 19:08:42 2028-12-18 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Brenda Amaido Judith
ID: UNCST-2025-R022252
 Peace in Pieces: Histories of Conflict, Peacebuilding and Women's Agency in Teso Sub Region
REFNo: SS4556ES

To investigate the conceptual contours of “peacebuilding” and how it resonates with women’s agency in Teso.

To examine how histories of conflict in Teso sub region interact to affect women’s inclusion in peacebuilding.

To interrogate women agency in conflict deflation and peacebuilding initiatives in pre-colonial Iteso community.

To analyse the evolving roles of women in peacebuilding initiatives in Teso.

 Uganda 2025-12-18 19:02:28 2028-12-18 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Waiswa Peter
ID: UNCST-2020-R014921
 Evaluating the Feasibility of an AI-Powered Mobile Application for Mental Health Screening and Care in Uganda: A Digital Health Approach
REFNo: HS6700ES

1) To assess the perceptions of healthcare workers and the general public about the use of mobile applications for screening, self-help, referral and early detection of anxiety and depression in Uganda.
2) To develop an AI based mobile application for screening, self-help, referral and early detection of anxiety and depression in Uganda.
3) To assess the feasibility and acceptability of an AI based mobile application for screening, self-help, referral and early detection of anxiety and depression in Uganda.

 Uganda 2025-12-18 18:57:13 2028-12-18 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Eva Mirembe
ID: UNCST-2025-R021893
 Enhancing Educator Support in eLearning in Higher Education Institutions through Learning Analytics
REFNo: SIR587ES

i. To elicit requirements for integrating the insights from LA into Educator support in eLearning ii. To design a LA based tool that can be used to enhance Educator support in eLearning iii. To evaluate the extent to which LA can enhance Educator support in eLearning
Uganda 2025-12-18 18:51:24 2028-12-18 Engineering and Technology Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
JOSELYN RWEBEMBERA
ID: UNCST-2021-R013915
 A Non-Inferiority Trial of Stopping Penicillin in Early Rheumatic Heart Disease: GOAL-Stop
REFNo: HS6744ES

To explore if risk of progression differs between children who initially received 2 years of oral SAP as compared to 2 years of intramuscular SAP during the GOALIE trial. ,To determine in children with previously diagnosed mild RHD and echocardiographic stabilization after receiving SAP for at least 2 years, if stopping secondary antibiotic prophylaxis (SAP) is non-inferior to continuing SAP in preventing progression over the next 2 years. ,To determine in children with previously diagnosed mild RHD and echocardiographic normalization after receiving SAP for at least 2 years, if stopping SAP is non-inferior to continuing SAP for preventing progression over the next 2 years. ,To determine in children with previously diagnosed mild RHD and echocardiographic normalization or echocardiographic stability after receiving SAP for at least 2 years, if stopping SAP is non-inferior to continuing SAP for preventing progression by 4 years (2 years after SAP discontinuation). ,
 Uganda 2025-12-18 18:47:07 2028-12-18 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Asiimire Arinaitwe
ID: UNCST-2023-R008026
 ICT Paradigm and Academic Management Efficiency in Private Universities In Uganda. A Case Study of Uganda Christian University
REFNo: SS4598ES

1. To explore the perceptions of academic staffs on the role of ICT in improving academic management efficiency at Uganda Christian University 2. To investigate the processes through which ICT is effectively used to facilitate academic decision-making at Uganda Christian University. 3. To explore how University academic managers use ICT tools in the planning and utilization of institutional academic resources at Uganda Christian University. 4. To examine the application of ICT to support academic transparency and accountability at Uganda Christian University.
Uganda 2025-12-18 18:42:45 2028-12-18 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Pauline Byakika-Kibwika
ID: UNCST-2019-R001206
 A phase III, multi-country, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded adaptive platform trial to assess the efficacy and safety of treatments for participants with Mpox virus disease
REFNo: HS6913ES

To evaluate the safety and efficacy, as assessed by mortality, hospitalization, complications, duration of symptoms of IP + SOC compared to placebo + SOC in participants with Mpox.,The primary objective is to evaluate the clinical efficacy, as assessed by time to lesion(s) resolution, of IP + Standard of Care (SOC) compared to placebo + SOC for participants with Mpox.,
 Uganda 2025-12-18 18:34:19 2028-12-18 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Norah Babirye
ID: UNCST-2024-R015349
 Understanding Food Environment Determinants of Indigenous Fruit and Vegetable Consumption and Co-creating Acceptable Recipes with Overweight and Obese Adults in Wakiso District, Uganda
REFNo: A671ES

1. To analyze the food environment and pschological determinants that influence the
consumption of indigenous vegetables and fruits among overweight and obese adults.
2. a) To collaboratively develop recipes incorporating indigenous vegetables and fruits
with overweight and obese adults.
b) To assess the acceptability of the co-created recipes among overweight and obese
adults.
 Uganda 2025-12-18 18:04:57 2028-12-18 Agricultural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Samuel kirimunda
ID: UNCST-2021-R012738
 Using Drug Resistance Candidate Gene mutations as markers of Ancestor strains and Genome fitness in Whole Genome Sequence transmission Clusters of Ugandan TB and TB-HIV patients
REFNo: HS6805ES

Main objective To determine whether mutations in drug-resistance candidate genes are associated with TB and TB-HIV transmission clusters among Uganda MTBC isolates. Specific objectives 1.To develop and curate a TB and TB-HIV WGS database for Mtb strains of Ugandan origin 2. To identify ancestry strains among transmission clusters of M. tuberculosis 3. To identify Drug resistance candidate gene markers in Ugandan Whole Genome Sequences 4.To identify drug resistance candidate gene mutations associated with ancestor genomes 5.To identify drug resistance candidate gene mutations associated with TB/HIV+ ancestor genomes
Uganda 2025-12-18 18:01:28 2028-12-18 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Lukiya Nazziwa
ID: UNCST-2022-R009304
 Modelling of Ion Acoustic Solitary Waves in Magnetised Three-Component Electron-Positron-Ion Plasma
REFNo: SIR604ES

i) To obtain the linear dispersion relation for wave propagation in magnetised e-p-i plasma;
ii)Analyse the nonlinear existence of small and large amplitude IASWs in magnetised e-p-i plasma;
iii) Investigate the nonlinear wave propagation of relativistic magnetised e-p-i plasma.
 Uganda 2025-12-18 17:58:53 2028-12-18 Engineering and Technology Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Prever Mukasa
ID: UNCST-2025-R021788
 Communicative Accommodation and Perceived Cyberbullying Victimization on TikTok in Uganda
REFNo: SS4652ES

1. To assess the extent to which convergence in communicative behavior is associated with perceived cyberbullying victimization on TikTok.
2. To analyze the relationship between divergent communication strategies and perceived cyberbullying victimization among TikTok content creators.
3. To analyze how overaccommodation in communication relates to perceived experiences of cyberbullying on TikTok.
4. To analyze the influence of underaccommodation on perceived cyberbullying victimization among university students on TikTok.

 Uganda 2025-12-18 17:57:06 2028-12-18 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Andrew Tusiime
ID: UNCST-2025-R021675
 INVESTIGATION OF ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES OF NEW HETEROLEPTIC COPPER (I) DITHIOLATE COMPLEXES TOWARDS HETEROGENEOUS HYDROGEN AND OXYGEN EVOLUTION REACTIONS
REFNo: NS1069ES

1.To synthesize two new heteroleptic copper(I) dithiolate complexes [copper (I)bis(3,4-dimethoxyphenylacetonitrile-1,1-dithiolato)(2,2′-bipyridine)(triphenylphosphine), copper(I) bis(benzene-1,2-dithiolato)(2,2′-bipyridine)(triphenylphosphine)].

2.To characterize the newly synthesized heteroleptic copper(I) dithiolate complexes ( NMR, FT–IR, UV–Vis and SEM–EDX).

3.To investigate electrocatalytic properties of the new heteroleptic copper (I) dithiolate complexes towards heterogeneous hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions.

 Uganda 2025-12-18 17:54:31 2028-12-18 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Denis Nansera
ID: UNCST-2024-R004002
 The Youth TB Sentinel Research Network ("Youth TB-SRN") Study
REFNo: HS6765ES

The overall objective of this study is to establish PTLD prevalence in youth, identify modifiable patient-level and environmental risk factors, and assess the effect of PTLD on youth quality of life. Specific objectives include: 1. To identify PTLD prevalence and associated risk factors among youth. 2. To assess air pollution as a risk factor for PTLD in youth. 3. To evaluate the impact of PTLD on youth quality of life.
 Uganda 2025-12-18 17:52:39 2028-12-18 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Teopista Akoyi Kevin
ID: UNCST-2024-R004534
 SCHOOLFOOD4CITIES PROJECT: UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN ENABLING HOME-GROWN SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS
REFNo: SS4651ES

d. Provide robust empirical data to influence broader policy changes and inform roadmaps for replication at national and regional levels,Develop context specific pilots that can be rolled out by Mbale city and other implementing partners ,Enhance awareness and capacity of local governments and other urban stakeholders to use evidence-based procurement mechanisms to foster sustainable and inclusive school food procurement systems; ,Analyse and articulate the role of local governments in designing and promoting innovative, gender-responsive and sustainable local school food programmes; ,1. The purpose of the research is to generate evidence-based solutions that will catalyse equitable and inclusive adoption and scaling of sustainable practices throughout the school meal procurement system that includes production, value addition, and distribution, ultimately resulting in improved climate resilience, food security, nutrition, and livelihoods.,
 Uganda 2025-12-18 17:49:35 2028-12-18 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
HERBERT WANDA
ID: UNCST-2025-R020861
 ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AND SELF-EMPLOYABILITY OF TVET GRADUATES IN CENTRAL UGANDA.
REFNo: SS4649ES

1) To examine the influence of social-cultural orientation on TVET graduates self-employability in central Uganda.

2) To analyse the role of institutional factors in influencing TVET graduates self-employability in central Uganda.

3) To assess the extent to which economic factors influence TVET graduates into self-employability in central Uganda.

Uganda 2025-12-18 17:46:25 2028-12-18 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Shevan Nyamwiza
ID: UNCST-2025-R019014
 NGO ACTIVITIES AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE IN RWAMWANJA REFUGEE SETTLEMENT, KAMWENGE DISTRICT, UGANDA
REFNo: SS4660ES

i.To assess the role of advocacy on Gender Based Violence in Rwamwanja Refugee Settlement in Kamwenge District. ii.To examine the effect of humanitarian services on Gender Based Violence in Rwamwanja Refugee Settlement in Kamwenge District. iii.To establish the influence of capacity building on Gender Based Violence in Rwamwanja Refugee Settlement in Kamwenge District.
 Uganda 2025-12-18 17:42:15 2028-12-18 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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