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Hamimu SirajiOnzi
ID: UNCST-2026-R026556
 CONSTRUCTIVIST TEACHING STRATEGIES, EPISTEMOLOGICAL BELIEFS, DIGITAL COMPETENCE, AND STUDENTS ACADEMIC SELF-EFFICACY IN PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN CENTRAL UGANDA
REFNo: SS6071ES

i. To examine the influence of constructivist teaching strategies on academic self-efficacy of students in public universities in central Uganda. ii. To assess the influence of constructivist teaching strategies on digital competence of students in public universities in central Uganda. iii. To analyse the influence of digital competence on academic self-efficacy of students of students in public universities in central Uganda. iv. To examine the influence of epistemological beliefs on academic self-efficacy of students of students in public universities in central Uganda v. To test the mediating influence of digital competence on the influence of constructivist teaching strategies on academic self-efficacy of students in public universities in central Uganda. vi. To test the moderating influence of epistemological beliefs on the influence of constructivist teaching strategies on academic self-efficacy of students in public universities in central Uganda.
Uganda 2026-09-25 11:13:20 2029-09-25 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Christine Apio
ID: UNCST-2025-R023014
 Factors associated with Household solid waste management in Lira City East division, Northern Uganda
REFNo: SS6046ES

General Objective To determine the factors associated with household solid waste management in Lira City East Division. Specific objectives 1. To examine individual factors associated with household solid waste management in Lira City East division. 2. To investigate socio-cultural factors influencing household solid waste management in Lira City East division. 3. To assess institutional factors associated with household solid waste management in Lira City East division.
Uganda 2026-09-25 11:12:06 2029-09-25 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
DOREEN MUHEIRWE SSENNOGA
ID: UNCST-2026-R027739
 Strategic Innovation and Sustainable Performance: Mediating and Moderating Mechanisms in Ugandan Real Estate Firms
REFNo: SS6055ES

1. To examine the effect of strategic innovation on sustainable performance of Ugandan real estate firms. 2. To examine the effect of strategic innovation on digital transformation. 3. To examine the effect of digital transformation on sustainable performance. 4. To examine the mediating effect of digital transformation on the relationship between strategic innovation and sustainable performance. 5. To examine the effect of organisational innovation capability on sustainable performance. 6. To examine the moderating effect of organisational innovation capability on the relationship between strategic innovation and sustainable performance. 7. To examine the moderated mediation effect of organisational innovation capability on the indirect relationship between strategic innovation and sustainable performance through digital transformation.
 Uganda 2026-09-25 10:35:37 2029-09-25 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
PERRY VIVIAN DRATERU
ID: UNCST-2025-R018809
 POLICY CAPACITY FOR PANDEMIC MANAGEMENT: A STUDY OF SELECTED REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITALS IN NORTHERN UGANDA.
REFNo: SS5568ES

Main Objective: To examine how effective pandemic management is achieved through policy capacity dynamics and the health system in Regional Referral Hospitals in Northern Uganda. specific objectives: I. To assess the extent of policy capacity during pandemics in Regional Referral Hospitals II. To explore the lived experiences of healthcare practitioners and administrators during pandemics in Regional Referral Hospitals in Northern Uganda III. To explore the functionality of the health system as a mediator between policy capacity and pandemic management in Regional Referral Hospitals in Northern Uganda IV. To develop a pandemic management framework for Regional Referral Hospitals in Northern Uganda.
Uganda 2026-09-25 10:33:41 2029-09-25 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Norah Langat
ID: UNCST-2025-R022278
 Exiled Laibons, Dispossessed Squatters: Kipsigis Land Questions c. 1895 - Present
REFNo: SS5912ES

To historicize the politics of land through African experiences of relocation and displacement in the Southern Rift Valley region of (present day) Kenya during the colonial era.
USA 2026-09-25 10:30:18 2029-09-25 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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