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Joan Kekimuri
ID: UNCST-2025-R021625
MUJAGUZO ROYAL DRUM OF BUGANDA KINGDOM: CHRONICLES OF ITS ORIGIN, MEANING-MAKING, AND CONTINUITY
REFNo: SS4868ES

1. To document the history of the Mujaguzo royal drum. 2. To identify qualities of Mujaguzo Royal Drum as a mystical art form. 3. To disinter the rituals that encompass interregnum meaning of oral continuity from one rule to another 4. To visually interpret the mystical meaning attached to Mujaguzo royal drum through visual art.
Uganda 2026-02-20 15:08:03 2029-02-20 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Anacret Byamukama
ID: UNCST-2023-R007193
Prevalence and predictors of structural lung abnormalities among people with and without latent TB infection in rural Uganda
REFNo: HS3537ES

To identify potential predictive factors associated with structural lung abnormalities among people with LTBI compared to those without, exploring demographic, clinical, and environmental variables,To examine the patterns and distribution of structural lung abnormalities in adults with LTBI compared to those without, within southwestern Uganda. ,To assess the prevalence of structural lung abnormalities among people with and without LTBI in a population-based cohort within southwestern Uganda.,To examine the prevalence, patterns, distribution and predictors of structural lung abnormalities among adult people with and without latent TB infection (LTBI) within south-Western Uganda,
Uganda 2026-02-20 14:15:05 2029-02-20 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Ibrahim Wanyama
ID: UNCST-2025-R017076
CIRcularity of Nutrients in AgroecoSystems and co-benefits on animal and human health (CIRNA)
REFNo: A670ES

The main objective of CIRNA is the development, assessment, and promotion of farmerapproved, lab- and field-tested manure management practices for smallholders that ensure better organic fertilizer quality, health and safety for humans, animals, and the environment, are socially inclusive and improve peoples’ livelihoods. The following are the objectives under this study Research objectives: Objective 1: To characterize manure management practices and feed basket composition in smallholder mixed crop-pig production systems in Uganda and their relationships to manure chemical and zoonotic pathogen/parasite composition. Objective 2: To determine the chemical and zoonotic pathogen/parasite composition of manure in smallholder crop-pig production systems in Uganda, and establish the relationship between manure composition and manure management practices. Objective 3: To quantify nutrient losses from selected manure management interventions in smallholder mixed crop-pig production systems through a mass balance approach and evaluate the fertilizer value of the produced manure. Objective 4: To access the performance of agricultural production, market integration, nutrition and food security, poverty, and gender across the different dimensions of sustainability using the Objective 5: To evaluate effects of selected manure management interventions on occurrence of microbial indicator species in smallholder mixed crop-pig production systems
Uganda 2026-02-20 14:11:36 2029-02-20 Agricultural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Brenda Ogutu
ID: UNCST-2025-R021834
Understanding Community Communication and Pro-Social Engagement in Uganda: A Behavioral System Mapping Approach
REFNo: SS4873ES

This study aims to identify structural and behavioral factors (drivers, barriers, and levers) that
influence either increasing or decreasing prosocial engagement across different population
segments in Uganda, using a systems perspective. The goal is to use these insights to design
and test contextually grounded behavioral interventions that enable and empower civil
society organizations (CSOs) to influence and enhance prosocial engagement in the country.
This study will also apply the COM-B model as follows:
● Capability: Evaluating citizens' knowledge and skills to participate.
● Opportunity: Examining how access to information and spaces for engagement
either promote or hinder prosocial engagement.
● Motivation: Analyzing how beliefs, norms, and trust shape the willingness to
participate in prosocial activities.
Each research question will be aligned with the COM-B dimensions
Kenya 2026-02-18 12:56:59 2029-02-18 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Bastien Dieppois Patrice Laurent
ID: UNCST-2025-R022798
Royal Society APEX Award - Foreseeing Management of Emerging Unprecedented Hydroclimatic Extremes to Embrace Resilience in Sub-Saharan African Communities
REFNo: NS1150ES

To develop a comprehensive and transferable framework for the robust assessment and management of future hydroclimatic risks across SSA, integrating regional climate science, socio-ecological equity considerations, and long-term decision-making, using Uganda as a demonstrative case study. The research has three specific objectives (SO): [SO1] To model regional climate changes across Sub-Saharan Africa and identify plausible but unprecedented hydroclimatic extremes likely to emerge during the 21st century, with focused high-resolution climate risk assessment analysis for Uganda. [SO2] To co-identify socio-ecologically equitable adaptation priorities with Ugandan stakeholders, and to compare these insights with SSA-wide patterns captured through an online survey, thereby informing broader NbS planning frameworks. [SO3] To co-develop and evaluate long-term decision-making approaches that evaluate whether NbS benefits can be sustained in Uganda in the face of emerging unprecedented floods and droughts, with scalable implications for SSA
France 2026-02-18 12:50:40 2029-02-18 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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