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Ronald Mbago
ID: UNCST-2025-R018089
MANAGEMENT COMPETENCIES, WORK ENGAGEMENT AND SERVICE DELIVERY IN PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES OFFERING OPEN AND DISTANCE LEARNING IN KAMPALA METROPOLITAN AREA, UGANDA
REFNo: SS4373ES

a) To examine the effect of strategic thinking on service delivery in private universities offering ODL in the Kampala Metropolitan Area, Uganda.
b) To evaluate the effect of flexibility on service delivery in private universities offering ODL in the Kampala Metropolitan Area, Uganda.
c) To examine the effect of collaboration on service delivery in private universities offering ODL in the Kampala Metropolitan Area, Uganda.
d) To evaluate the effect of vigor on service delivery in private universities offering ODL in the Kampala Metropolitan Area, Uganda.
e) To examine the effect of dedication on service delivery in private universities offering ODL in the Kampala Metropolitan Area, Uganda.
f) To assess the effect of absorption on service delivery in private universities offering ODL in the Kampala Metropolitan Area, Uganda.
g) To examine overall the effect of management competencies, work engagement on service delivery in open and distance learning in private universities in Kampala Metropolitan Area, Uganda.


Uganda 2026-05-28 16:02:29 2029-05-28 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
FRANCIS  AMAYOA ANYAKA
ID: UNCST-2024-R003877
INTEGRATING ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY INTO RESEARCH ETHICS REVIEW IN UGANDA: PERSPECTIVES OF RESEARCH ETHICS COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
REFNo: HS7784ES

General Objective To assess the awareness, attitudes, and practices of RECs regarding environmental sustainability, and to identify practical strategies for enhancing its integration into research ethics review. Specific Objectives 1. To assess awareness among REC members regarding environmental sustainability in research. 2. To examine the attitudes and perceptions of REC members toward incorporating environmental sustainability into ethics review processes. 3. To assess current practices for integration of environmental considerations into REC ethics review processes. 4. To identify the barriers and facilitators that influence the integration of environmental sustainability into research ethics review by RECs. 5. To propose strategies for strengthening ethical oversight systems to effectively incorporate environmental sustainability into research governance.
Uganda 2026-05-28 15:58:40 2029-05-28 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Alex Saturday
ID: UNCST-2023-R007459
Effect of Land Use on Water Quality and Biotic Assemblages of Lake Nyabihoko, Western Uganda
REFNo: NS1120ES

i) To assess LULC change patterns from 1992 to 2022 (i.e., 1992, 2002, 2012, and 2022) in the Lake Nyabihoko sub-catchment.
ii) To investigate the spatial and seasonal variability in the physicochemical (i.e., turbidity, temp, DO, EC, pH, TDS, TP, TN, NH4-N, and NO3-N) parameters of water in Lake Nyabihoko.
iii) To investigate spatial and seasonal variability in macroinvertebrate composition, abundance, and diversity in the study area
iv) To investigate phytoplankton composition, abundance, diversity and biomass between wet and dry seasons and among the study stations.

Uganda 2026-05-28 15:48:35 2029-05-28 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Dan Ngabirano
ID: UNCST-2025-R021195
Beyond Legal and other Formal Approaches to the Grand Corruption Problem in Uganda: The Role of Indigenous African Customary Laws, Norms and Institutions
REFNo: SS4691ES

a) To study and document the strength and limitations of relying on legal and other formal approaches to grand corruption in Uganda. b) To interrogate the efficacy of customary laws, norms and institutions in the fight against grand corruption while relying on case studies from Buganda, Bunyoro, Bugisu, Acholi, Kigezi Tswana and Asante societies c)To inquire into the practicability of relying on customary laws, norms and institutions in the fight against corruption in Uganda and whether these should exist as alternatives or rather compliment current legal and formal approaches.
Uganda 2026-05-28 15:46:29 2029-05-28 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Opar BernardToliva
ID: UNCST-2026-R023349
ASSESSING THE BURDEN AND RESEARCH CAPACITY ON SNAKEBITE ENVENOMING IN NORTHERN UGANDA
REFNo: HS7038ES

To assess the hospital incidence, clinical management practices, and research capacity for snakebite envenoming in Uganda, with the aim of identifying potential clinical trial sites for an upcoming antivenom clinical trial.
Uganda 2026-05-28 15:42:48 2029-05-28 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
JOSHUA KIPTOO
ID: UNCST-2025-R021984
Use of Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic (PBPK) Modelling Approach to Predict Infant Exposure to Bedaquiline, Lamivudine, and Lumefantrine Via Breastmilk
REFNo: HS7748ES

General Objective: To determine infant plasma exposure to Lamivudine, Lumefantrine, and Bedaquiline via breast milk change over the first year of life (0-12 months) Specific objectives 1. To develop a PBPK model for the prediction of infant plasma exposure to Bedaquiline, Lamivudine, and Lumefantrine via breast milk 2. To determine the variability in infant plasma exposure to Bedaquiline, Lamivudine, and Lumefantrine via breast milk during the first year of life (0-12 months)
Uganda 2026-05-28 15:39:46 2029-05-28 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Susan  Nabadda Ndidde
ID: UNCST-2020-R014331
Field Performance Verification of the XL1000e Automated Blood Coagulation Analyzer at Health facilities in Uganda: A Method Verification and Comparative Evaluation Study
REFNo: HS7524ES

To determine the operational characteristics and user satisfaction associated with the XL1000e. To conduct a method comparison between the XL1000e and the Sysmex CA-660/CS510 analyzer as a reference using patient samples. To evaluate the analytical performance (precision, accuracy, carryover, linearity) of the XL1000e in measuring Prothrombin Time (PT), Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (APTT), Thrombin Time (TT), Fibrinogen (FIB), and D-dimer.
Uganda 2026-05-28 15:38:43 2029-05-28 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Isaac Otim
ID: UNCST-2024-R016522
Item Bank Development for Paediatric Malignancies: A Tool for Quality-of-Life Evaluation and Prognostic Prediction in Northern Ugandan Children.
REFNo: HS7281ES

Primary Objective: Develop an item bank for pain, nausea, loss of appetite, physical functioning, cognitive impairment, sleep quality and fatigue among children with cancer.
Secondary Objectives: (i)Correlate tumour size, serum LDH levels and patient quality of life among children with cancer.
(ii) Explore using self-reported measures to predict prognosis in children with cancer during chemotherapy.
Uganda 2026-05-28 15:35:44 2029-05-28 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Haliima Nalugo
ID: UNCST-2025-R020120
Seroprevalence and Molecular Detection of Brucella Species in Archived Wildlife Samples at Queen Elizabeth National Park (QENP), Uganda
REFNo: HS7529ES

To estimate the seroprevalence and detect Brucella species among selected wildlife species in Queen Elizabeth National Park
Uganda 2026-05-28 15:32:04 2029-05-28 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Oscass Jimmy  Ruva
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Moral Beliefs, Clinical Discretion, and Behaviour Change Interventions: Understanding Provider-Driven Rationing of Post-Abortion Care in Uganda’s Restrictive and Fragile Health System.
REFNo: HS7425ES


To describe providers’ Moral Beliefs and Clinical Discretion shape the rationing of post-abortion care in Uganda’s Restrictive and Fragile Health System, and how trainings and behaviour change interventions influence these practices
Uganda 2026-05-28 15:30:30 2029-05-28 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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