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Frances Imokol
ID: UNCST-2026-R024413
Longitudinal Study on Teacher and School Leader Self-Efficacy in support of VVOB Uganda’s Learning Entrepreneurship and Agriculture Practically (LEAP) initiative.
REFNo: A768ES

The Green LEAP longitudinal studies have been designed to generate robust insights into how teachers’ and school leaders’ self-efficacy evolves through both pre-service and in-service training.
Uganda 2026-06-12 17:01:04 2029-06-12 Agricultural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Jolly Magulu
ID: UNCST-2021-R013833
Community Mental Health and the Role of Village Health Teams in Uganda: Challenges, Intervention Acceptability, and Sustainability in Mukono District: A Case Study of Omni Med Uganda
REFNo: HS7449ES

1. To find out the challenges faced by VHTs in delivering community mental health services in Mukono District.
2. To understand community members’ and VHTs’ perceptions regarding the role of VHTs in providing psychosocial support services in Mukono District.
3. To describe community members' and VHTs’ perspectives on the acceptability, feasibility, and relevance of the SEEK-GSP intervention in Mukono District.
4. To understand the perceived implications of USAID’s withdrawal of funding on the sustainability and continuity of community mental health interventions in Uganda.

Uganda 2026-06-12 16:59:26 2029-06-12 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Maren Mickeler Alana
ID: UNCST-2024-R003691
Generative AI in Knowledge Work: Experimental Evidence from Uganda
REFNo: SS5275ES

1. Causally identify how GenAI adoption changes knowledge work, focusing on workplace interactions and productivity, 1.1. Estimate the effect of GenAI on individual task performance (e.g., speed, quality, accuracy), 1.2. Estimate the effect of GenAI on interactions with colleagues and supervisors when executing knowledge-intensive tasks (volume, information exchange, quality of interactions), 1.3. Assess broader organizational implications, including firm-level productivity and supervisory load.
Germany 2026-06-12 16:57:06 2029-06-12 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Christine Katusiime
ID: UNCST-2026-R024829
Knowledge, Attitudes and Prevention Practices Among Parents of Children with Rheumatic Heart Disease at Uganda Heart Institute.
REFNo: HS7675ES

1.To assess the level of knowledge of parents of children with Rheumatic Heart Disease at Uganda Heart Institute.
2.To assess the attitudes of parents of children with Rheumatic Heart Disease at Uganda Heart Institute.
3.To determine the preventive practices undertaken by parents of children with Rheumatic Heart Disease at Uganda Heart Institute.
4.To determine the relationship between knowledge, attitudes, and preventive practices of parents of children with Rheumatic Heart Disease at Uganda Heart Institute.

Uganda 2026-06-12 16:55:39 2029-06-12 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Richard Ssewakiryanga
ID: UNCST-2026-R023427
PSP ACTION-RESEARCH ON ‘REPRESENTATION, NEGOTIATION AND SOCIAL DIALOGUE IN THE INFORMAL ECONOMY’
REFNo: SS5206ES

a) To document the formal or informal practices related to representation in social dialogue and other forms of structured negotiations are currently present in the hospitality sector in Uganda.
b) To understand in what ways workers in informal employment engage in other/alternative forms of organising and negotiations to improve their working conditions.
c) To document the role of development partners in organizing and enhancing unions’ capacities to integrate and address informal workers’ issues.
d) To analyse the extent to which studies and other forms of evidence impact social dialogues and actors in the tourism and hospitality sectors.

Uganda 2026-06-12 16:49:53 2029-06-12 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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