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Grace Twikirize
ID: UNCST-2026-R026794
 RETIREMENT PLANNING AMONG ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF IN PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN UGANDA
REFNo: SS6215ES

1. To examine the relationship between Personal initiative and retirement planning 2. To examine the relationship between Personal initiative and financial literacy 3. o examine the relationship between financial literacy and retirement planning 4. To examine the relationship between Social Capital and financial literacy. 5. To examine the relationship between Social Capital and retirement planning. 6. To investigate the mediating effect of financial literacy on the relationship between personal initiative and retirement planning 7. To investigate the mediating effect of financial literacy on the relationship between Social Capital and retirement planning.
Uganda 2026-10-02 17:01:00 2029-10-02 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Elena Spadini
ID: UNCST-2026-R027138
 A Pilot Study on the Effect of Demand Uncertainty and Customer Composition on the Organisation and Growth of Manufacturing Firms in Kampala District
REFNo: SS5964ES

(i) Examine if customers’ preferences vary with their income in a way that sustains demand for the products traditional firms make
(ii) Examine if demand variance creates liquidity risk that prevents firms from hiring or upgrading.
(iii) Examine if demand is fragmented across too many firms for any firm to realize increasing returns.
(iv) Examine how firm owners use the contractual arrangement with their workers, including piece-rate pay, customer origination, and outside earning opportunities, to manage demand uncertainty.
(v) Examine if larger firms target particular consumer types to manage demand risk and allow for growth.

 Italy 2026-10-02 16:57:36 2029-10-02 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Alessandro Palucci
ID: UNCST-2026-R028128
 The Role of Trade Intermediaries in Manufacturing Firms’ Access to Markets and Growth
REFNo: SS6027ES

1.4 General Research Objective
This project aims to examine how trade intermediaries facilitate Ugandan firms' access to domestic and international markets, focusing on the barriers to direct trade and the mechanisms used to overcome them. Specifically, we investigate how these dynamics shift across spatial relationships and how the competition structure shapes contractual outcomes for downstream firms.

1.5 Specific Research Objectives
(i) Identify the spatial supply chain constraints and market conditions that incentivize peripheral final producer firms to rely on trade intermediaries, analyzing how these contracting arrangements handle market power asymmetries and costs across space.
(ii) Rigorously examine how a firm's position within the spatial trade network and its exposure to transport costs impact its productivity, alongside how network geography shapes localized structural transformation (transitions of the local economy towards input-intense sectors) and the aggregate distribution of the gains such as growth from trade (resulting from access to lower input costs, better quality materials, and opening of new export markets).
(iii) Examine the role of trade intermediaries (through their services such as buyer-seller matching, market information, customs clearance) in the market access and growth of manufacturing firms
(iv) Formulate a quantitative spatial model to simulate policy relevant counterfactuals on interventions like transport infrastructure expansions, the construction of alternative trade hubs, or centralized digital trade platforms.

 Italy 2026-10-02 16:54:54 2029-10-02 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Christine Nalwadda Kayemba
ID: UNCST-2020-R014220
 Developing and testing interactive voice Messages using digital technology to prevent wasting relapse among children under 5 years in Kampala and Kayunga districts.
REFNo: HS8702ES

5. To assess the acceptability and challenges of using interactive voice messages Interactive Voice messages (IVM) among mothers with children suffering from moderate acute malnutrition.,4. To establish the effect of interactive voice messages using mobile Interactive Voice messages (IVM) on relapse among mothers with children suffering from acute malnutrition.,3. To pilot nutrition-tailored interactive messages using mobile Interactive Voice messages (IVM) among mothers with children suffering from acute malnutrition.,2. Enhanced IVM System Setup: Integrate a more comprehensive IVM platform, to allow for scalability and better analytics,1. To design nutrition-tailored interactive messages using an Interactive Voice messages ( IVM) in multiple languages ,To develop and test interactive voice messages using digital technology to prevent relapse and reduce wasting among children under 5 years in the Kampala district.,
 Uganda 2026-10-02 16:42:35 2029-10-02 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Polyne Nabwire
ID: UNCST-2026-R028107
 Post-Abortion Care (PAC) Stigma and Care-Seeking Pathways among Urban Young Women Below 24 Years in Kampala
REFNo: HS8648ES

General Objective To generate evidence on post-abortion care stigma, care-seeking pathways, and barriers affecting access to and utilisation of PAC services among urban young women in Kampala. Specific Objectives • To assess the nature and extent of stigma experienced by urban young women when seeking post-abortion care services across Kampala’s KCCA divisions. • To identify care-seeking pathways, missed opportunities, and community and service-delivery barriers influencing access to and utilisation of PAC services among urban young women in Kampala. • To document where urban young women seek post-abortion care, what delays care-seeking, and what facilitates timely care-seeking.
Uganda 2026-10-02 16:39:35 2029-10-02 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Besigye Fred
ID:
Optimizing the use of Phytolacca dodecandra Berries for Sustainable Schistosomiasis Vector Control in Uganda
REFNo: NS1401ES

4 To develop and evaluate the efficacy of a herbal soap formulated from P. dodecandra berries for controlling the causative agents of schistosomiasis.,3 To determine the effect of the selected saponin dose on the survival of macroinvertebrates and fish fingerlings under laboratory-controlled conditions, and to estimate its environmental safety margin for schistosomiasis control.,2 To determine the effective lethal dose of saponin extract against schistosome cercariae and miracidia, and to evaluate its efficacy in inhibiting intra-snail cercarial development under controlled laboratory conditions.,1 To establish the spatial distribution and abundance of Phytolacca species in Kagadi district, western Uganda.,To develop a cost-effective, eco-friendly alternative strategy for controlling schistosomiasis transmission in western Uganda by using the P. dodecandra extract targeting the larval stages of schistosome parasites. ,
 Uganda 2026-10-02 16:37:24 2029-10-02 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
BASHIR SSUNA
ID: UNCST-2019-R000315
 Developing and Piloting Community-Driven and Evidence-Based Interventions for Schistosomiasis Control among School-going Children in Mayuge District, Uganda: A Participatory Approach Utilizing the EPIS Framework and Behavior Change Wheel
REFNo: HS8529ES

Main objective: To develop, pilot, and evaluate a community-driven, evidence-based behavior change intervention package for schistosomiasis control among school-going children aged 5 to 14 years in Mayuge District, Uganda, using the EPIS framework and the Behavior Change Wheel. Specific objectives: To assess the baseline knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to schistosomiasis transmission and preventive measures among school-going children and their communities in Mayuge District. To co-design a tailored intervention package using community participatory methods, the EPIS framework, and the Behavior Change Wheel to address behavior change for schistosomiasis control. To pilot the co-designed intervention package over a period of six to eight months in selected schools and communities in Mayuge District. To evaluate the effectiveness, acceptability, feasibility, and fidelity of the intervention package by comparing pre- and post-intervention KAP scores and observed behavioral changes.
 Uganda 2026-10-02 16:32:19 2029-10-02 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Emmanuel Kiiza Mwesiga Kiiza
ID: UNCST-2019-R001588
 Co-Designing a Mental Health and Wellbeing Program for Healthcare Workers in East Africa: Applying the Hawkins Framework for Co-Production and Prototyping of Public Health Interventions
REFNo: HS8518ES

4. Propose prototype and iterations for the multicomponent mental health and wellbeing intervention package.,3. To co-design a multi-component intervention package with HCWs and key stakeholders, including policymakers, healthcare managers, professional associations, and mental health specialists.,2. To determine the barriers, needs, assets and priorities for HCW mental health across Kenya and Uganda. ,1. To map and analyze existing healthcare worker mental health policies, strategies and frameworks in East Africa and identify adaptable evidence-based care models for Kenya and Uganda., (Intervention).,The primary aim of this study is to co-design a culturally and contextually appropriate mental health and wellbeing program for healthcare workers in Kenya and Uganda using the Hawkins framework for co-production and prototyping of public health interventions.,
 Uganda 2026-10-02 16:25:57 2029-10-02 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
ZIPORAH NGABIRANO
ID: UNCST-2026-R024812
 REFORMING THE PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES TO ENHANCE THE PERFORMANCE OF PART-TIME TEACHERS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF MBARARA DISTRICT, UGANDA
REFNo: SS6225ES

General objective: To analyse institutional responsiveness to part-time teachers amid gaps in the existing performance management practices in secondary schools of Mbarara District. Specific objectives: To assess the scope of duties assigned to part-time teachers in relation to the existing performance management practices in secondary schools in Mbarara District. To examine the perceptions of part-time teachers on the gaps within the existing performance management practices in secondary schools in Mbarara District. To explore the strategies used by administrators to enhance institutional responsiveness to the performance of part-time teachers in secondary schools in Mbarara District. To identify the challenges limiting part-time teachers' engagement in roles beyond classroom teaching in secondary schools in Mbarara District. To propose a performance management framework that integrates part-time teachers into the overall institutional structures of secondary schools in Mbarara District.
 Uganda 2026-10-02 15:57:08 2029-10-02 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Robert  Jjuuko
ID: UNCST-2024-R002295
 Harnessing Ugandan universities’ role in the education-work transition of students and graduates: The case of two public universities
REFNo: SS4073ES

How can the case study Ugandan universities optimise the education to work transitions of their students and graduates in complex contexts where formal work is limited?
 Uganda 2026-10-02 15:37:13 2029-10-02 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Joshua Obara
ID: UNCST-2026-R023866
 Peri-Urban Capital: Illegality and Legality of Land Access in Gulu City
REFNo: SS5346ES

Main Objective: To understand how people and institutions compete for land access and how they acquire and legalise their land claims under capitalist relations and contradictory legal systems. Specific Objectives: 1. To investigate the processes through which illegal land claims are transformed into legally recognised property rights in a context of legal pluralism and power asymmetries. 2. To examine the institutional impact of legal pluralism on access to land and recognition among different social groups in peri-urban Gulu. 3. To assess how struggles over land contribute to the (re)production of public authority, institutional trust, post-conflict urban order and identities. 4. To analyse how the increasing land value in peri-urban Gulu reshapes mechanisms of land ownership, control and legitimacy.
 Uganda 2026-10-02 15:27:08 2029-10-02 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Denis Tusingwire Pliers
ID: UNCST-2026-R025085
 REFRACTIVE ERRORS AMONG PUPILS IN KABALE DISTRICT, UGANDA: PREVALENCE, TEACHER RECOGNITION CAPACITY, SPECTACLE CORRECTION, BARRIERS AND FACILITATORS TO CARE
REFNo: HS8428ES

Study Objective: To determine the prevalence of refractive errors among pupils in Kabale District, Uganda, assess teachers’ capacity to recognize visual problems and factors associated, identify barriers and facilitators to the detection and correction of refractive errors. Specific objectives 1. To determine the prevalence and types of refractive errors among primary school children in Kabale District 2. To determine the proportion of teachers able to recognise refractive errors among children in primary schools in Kabale district 3. To identify factors associated with teachers’ ability to recognize refractive errors among children in primary schools in Kabale district 4. To explore the barriers and facilitators to refractive errors care in Kabale district
Uganda 2026-10-02 15:17:55 2029-10-02 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
HilaryAbigail Raikes
ID: UNCST-2026-R024574
 Early Childhood Care and Education Policy Baseline Survey
REFNo: SS5388ES

Main Objective
1. A lack of comprehensive data on ECCE centres, service delivery models, and the status quo for especially marginalised groups and refugee communities exists in Uganda. The proposed baseline data collection aims to design and implement a survey to provide data on strategic locations in sixteen statistical sub-regions of Uganda.


Specific Objectives
1. Establish a comprehensive national profile of ECCE centres across service provision (including their distribution, qualifications of caregivers, type of ECCE centres, play-based learning materials, etc.)
2. Conduct a comprehensive assessment of early childhood education centres and assess service quality, child outcomes, primary caregiver, and teacher outcomes to inform the implementation of the new ECCE policy
3. Assess a model of ECCE to improve the cost-effectiveness of early childhood services
4. Providing foundational evidence to inform the ECCE policy MEL framework and 5-year implementation plan
 USA 2026-10-02 14:57:12 2029-10-02 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Robina Acaloi
ID: UNCST-2026-R023959
 Influence of Project-Based Learning on Acquisition of Generic Skills among Students of Nutrition and Food Technology in Mbale City, Uganda
REFNo: SS6237ES

To assess the influence of project-based learning on the acquisition of critical thinking skills among students of Nutrition and Food Technology in Mbale City, Eastern Uganda. To assess the influence of project-based learning on the acquisition of problem-solving skills among students of Nutrition and Food Technology in Mbale City, Eastern Uganda. To explore the influence of project-based learning on the acquisition of creative skills in Nutrition and Food Technology among students in Mbale City, Eastern Uganda.
 Uganda 2026-10-02 14:52:29 2029-10-02 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Paul Luwale
ID: UNCST-2025-R022508
 Student Activism and its influence on management in Universities
REFNo: SS5059ES

To identify the forms of students’ activism in universities in Uganda.
2) To explore the causes of students’ activism in universities in Uganda.
3) To analyze the influence of students’ activism on the management of universities in Uganda.
4) To establish strategies that can help to build strong students’ activism in the management of universities in Uganda.
 Uganda 2026-10-02 14:47:37 2029-10-02 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Mark Okwir
ID: UNCST-2021-R013417
 Cryptococcal Meningitis in Uganda: Morbidity, Mortality, and Construction of a Prognosis Predictive Model
REFNo: HS8665ES

3. Design and validate a prognosis predictive model for all-cause mortality during hospitalization with cryptococcal meningitis among patients living with HIV, using patient data from 2 hospitals in Uganda (IDI and LRRH) between January 2015 and December 2025.,2. Estimate the risk of CM mortality and morbidity associated with a single-dose Liposomal Amphotericin B induction treatment, compared to other treatments (Deoxycholate-Amphotericin, Liposomal-Amphotericin, and Flucytosine-Fluconazole), in two Ugandan hospitals between January 2015 and December 2025.,1. Estimate the rate of CM morbidity and mortality associated with different CM induction treatment regimens, and identify factors associated with the rate of all-cause mortality among people living with HIV who were hospitalized for CM in two Ugandan hospitals from January 2015 to December 2025.,To compare induction regimens to treat cryptococcal meningitis (CM), identify risk factors of outcomes (mortality and morbidity [anemia, acute kidney injury, and electrolyte imbalance]), and design a predictive model for all-cause mortality using data from people living with HIV (PLWH) hospitalized with CM in Uganda from 2015 to 2025. This will include evaluating the effect of HIV antiretroviral therapy (ART) on mortality.,
 Uganda 2026-09-30 18:38:45 2029-09-30 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Swalleh Wamala
ID: UNCST-2026-R024805
 CO-CURRICULAR PROGRAMMES AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS IN SELECTED PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN WAKISO DISTRICT, UGANDA
REFNo: SS6110ES

General Objective To examine the relationship between co-curricular programmes and academic performance of students in Uganda with particularly focus private secondary schools in Wakiso District. Specific objectives 1. To examine the relationship between physical activities and academic performance of private secondary schools in Wakiso District. 2. To assess the relationship between cultural activities and academic performance of private secondary schools in Wakiso District. 3. To evaluate the relationship between intellectual activities and academic performance of private secondary schools in Wakiso District. 4. To determine the relationship between personal development activities and academic performance of private secondary schools in Wakiso District.
Uganda 2026-09-30 18:37:05 2029-09-30 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Anita KABARAMBI
ID:
Organizational Readiness for Integrating HPV Vaccination Follow up in Chronic care clinics for Adolescent Girls and Young Women Living with HIV within the same Facility in Uganda: An Application of Implementation Science Frameworks
REFNo: HS8699ES

Aim 1: Using groupwise concept mapping to identify and map determinants of integration of HPV vaccine follow up into routine HIV care in public chronic care clinics in Uganda
Aim 2: a) To assess healthcare providers' HPV-related knowledge, attitudes, and referral practices for AGYW-LWHIV within chronic care clinics
Aim 2 b) To identify factors associated with healthcare providers' knowledge of, attitudes towards, and referral practices for HPV vaccination for AGYW-LWHIV within public chronic care clinics.
Aim 3: To assess organizational readiness for integrating HPV vaccination follow up into routine HIV care for public chronic care clinics.

Uganda 2026-09-30 18:34:13 2029-09-30 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Isaac Ssewanyana
ID: UNCST-2020-R014336
 Baseline Assessment of Micronutrients And Anthropometric Indicators’ Status Among Schoolchildren Participating in The School Feeding and Climate-Smart Nutrition Project in Napak District.
REFNo: HS8364ES

1.Determine the prevalence of micronutrient deficiencies (iron, vitamin A, iodine, and anemia) among primary school pupils (3 – 14) years of age in Napak District
2.Conduct anthropometric assessments among primary school pupils aged 3 – 14 years in Napak district
3.Generate micronutrients and anthropometric indicators’ status evidence to inform school feeding and climate-smart nutrition interventions in the Karamoja region.

 Uganda 2026-09-30 18:28:31 2029-09-30 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Vianney Mbonigaba John
ID: UNCST-2026-R026416
 Integration and Adaptation of Project-Based Learning under the Green Learning Entrepreneurship and Agriculture Practically (Green LEAP) Programme in Uganda: An Implementation Research
REFNo: SS6093ES

To assess the implementation and adaptation of Project-Based Learning under the Green Learning Entrepreneurship and Agriculture Practically (Green LEAP) programme in Uganda. Specific Objectives
•To assess the extent to which classroom assessment practices align with Project-Based Learning principles and intended learner competencies.
•To examine how teachers adapt Project-Based Learning approaches across different educational contexts and identify factors influencing these adaptations.
•To identify characteristics, strategies, and contextual conditions associated with effective implementation of Project-Based Learning.
•To generate evidence-based recommendations for strengthening programme implementation, teacher professional development, and future scale-up efforts.

Uganda 2026-09-30 18:25:26 2029-09-30 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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