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Kirsten Nielsen Milo Tromborg
ID: UNCST-2025-R019351
 Vital waste: A case study of informal waste management, urban infrastructure, and future-making in Gulu
REFNo: SS4342ES

The aim of the proposed research is to create new empirical insights into municipal and citizen-led waste management in Africa using ethnographic research methods. The proposed project also intends to break new theoretical ground by putting the empirical findings into conversation with existing literature on waste, infrastructure, and urbanity.
Denmark 2025-11-13 16:50:31 2028-11-13 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Asmaa Emara Elsayed
ID:
Instructional Supervision and Students’ Grades at Completion; The Moderating Effect Of Academic Staff Job Satisfaction In Private And Public Universities, Kampala- Uganda UCUREC-2023-535
REFNo: SS1902ES

iv. To establish whether academic staff job satisfaction moderates the relationship between instructional supervision and students’ grades at completion in private and public universities in Kampala, Uganda.,iii. To assess the relationship between academic staff job satisfaction and students’ grades at completion in private and public universities, Kampala Uganda.,ii. To find out the relationship between instructional supervision and academic staff job satisfaction in private and public universities in Kampala, Uganda.,i. To determine the relationship between instructional supervision and students’ grades at completion in private and public universities in Kampala, Uganda,
 Egypt 2023-10-03 19:09:00 2026-10-03 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Mohamed Abouaziza
ID:
Evaluating Impact of Financial Incentives on Agri-Businesses in Uganda
REFNo: A520ES

The specific objectives are to determine whether access to incentivized loans generates increased credit for SMEs, and whether this additional credit subsequently leads to higher revenues, profits, and downstream outcomes for these businesses,The main objective of this research is to examine the effects of financial incentives offered to lenders on agricultural Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) while identifying and understanding the challenges these enterprises encounter. Specifically, the study aims to assess whether exposure to these incentives influences the volume of agricultural loans at the bank level and to understand the effects of these incentives on SME growth and performance at the SME level.,
 Egypt 2024-10-08 18:11:59 2027-10-08 Agricultural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Evelyn Avalos
ID:
The impact of protracted refugee displacement and disrupted intergenerational relations on the secure and healthy futures of older people in Uganda
REFNo: SS462ES

-To identify later-life forcibly displaced survival strategies/sustainable livelihoods in a context of family separation
- To understand who covers the needs of aged refugees and to what extent they are covered. Specifically when family relationships and State's social security are disrupted
- To explain the role of place in shaping lives and ageing experiences of aged refugees
-To discover how later-life identities and attachments could be shaped at different social and spatial scales
 El Salvador 2021-01-22 2024-01-22 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Kenia Martinez Raquel
ID:
PREVALENCE AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH PRIMARY POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE AMONG WOMEN WITH PRE-ECLAMPSIA/ ECLAMPSIA DELIVERING AT MBARARA REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL
REFNo: HS1564ES

General Objective
To determine the prevalence and factors associated with primary postpartum hemorrhage among women with pre-eclampsia/eclampsia delivering at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital

Specific Objectives
1. To determine the prevalence of primary postpartum hemorrhage in women with pre-eclampsia/ eclampsia at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital.

2. To determine the factors associated with primary postpartum hemorrhage in women with pre-eclampsia/ eclampsia at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital.

 Eswatini 2021-10-25 2024-10-25 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Mvuyo Sikhondze Maqhawe
ID:
DIABETIC FOOT ULCERS: SURGICAL CHARACTERISTICS, TREATMENT MODALITIES AND SHORT-TERM TREATMENT OUTCOMES AT MBARARA REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL
REFNo: HS1857ES

General Objective
To describe the surgical characteristics, treatment modalities and short-term treatment outcomes of diabetic foot ulcers at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital.

Specific Objectives
1. To describe the surgical characteristics of diabetic foot ulcers observed at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital.
2. To describe the treatment modalities of diabetic foot ulcers at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital.
3. To document the short-term treatment outcomes of patients with diabetic foot ulcers at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital.
 Eswatini 2021-11-15 2024-11-15 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Mahlet Woldetsadik Atakilt
ID:
Beyond the Survivor: The Impact of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence on Families of Women Survivors in Northern Uganda
REFNo: SS36ES

The objective of this research project is to assess Ugandan women’s experiences of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV), explore how CRSV experiences affect family members, and evaluate current response programs to survivors. The overall goal is to provide evidence that can inform better response programming to CRSV survivors, and their family members. This project will address the following aims and research questions (R):\r\nAMI 1: Gain a better understanding of the experiences of CRSV survivors and families of survivors \r\nFrom the perspective of CRSV survivors\r\nR1a. How has the experience of CRSV affected the physical, psychological, and social well-being of women survivors living in post-conflict regions of northern Uganda?\r\no R1b. How do women survivors in northern Uganda think their CRSV experience has affected their relationship with their family?\r\no R1c. What kind of support, including response services, do survivors in northern Uganda seek or/and find the most helpful? \r\nFrom the perspective of families of CRSV survivors \r\no R1d. How do family members of CRSV survivors in northern Uganda think the experience has affected their relationship with the survivor? \r\no R1e. How has the presence of a CRSV survivor in the family affected the internal dynamics of the household? \r\no R1f. What kind of support or services related to CRSV experience did family members seek (if any) or would have liked to access?\r\nAIM 2 Estimate the costs of programs and their potential impact\r\no R2a. What are the main types of health services that organizations provide? \r\no R2b. What are the types of outcome measures are used by organizations that provide health services to survivors of CRSV in northern Uganda? \r\no R2c. How do programs measure effectiveness? \r\no R2d. Which programs or interventions are cost-effective, and what are their characteristics? \r\n
 Ethiopia 2016-10-26 2019-10-26 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Serawit Chorito Deyno
ID:
ANTIBACTERIAL EFFECT AND SAFETY OF ESSENTIAL OIL FROM ECHINOPS KEBERICHO
REFNo: HS398ES

1.3. Objective of the study
Major objective
• To evaluate the antibacterial effect and safety of EO from E. Kebericho
Specific objectives
1. To identify and isolate main components of the EO from E. kebericho
2. To determine antibacterial activity of EO and its combined effect with existing antibiotics against S. aureus and P. aeruginosa
3. To determine antibacterial activity of main constituent of EO and its combined effect with existing antibiotics against S. aureus and P. aeruginosa
4. To examine acute and sub-acute toxicity of the EO from E. kebericho

 Ethiopia 2019-09-19 2022-09-19 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Tadele Yadesa Mekuriya
ID: UNCST-2022-R010338
 Incidence, predictors and risk prediction of adverse drug reactions among inpatients 60 years and older at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Mbarara, Uganda
REFNo: HS992ES

1. To determine the incidence and prevalence of ADRs among elderly inpatients at MRRH
2. To characterize (types, severity and preventability) the ADRs detected among elderly inpatients at MRRH
3. To determine the risk factors of ADRs among elderly inpatients at MRRH
4. To develop and validate an ADR risk score tool (to be named as PADR-HE) for elderly inpatients at MRRH
 Ethiopia 2021-02-08 2024-02-08 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Sofia Forss Ingrid Fredrika
ID:
Comparing the Effects of Early Experience and Cognitive Plasticity across the Great Ape Species
REFNo: NS27ES

The main aim of the project is to compare developmental- and experience effects both within and across ape species. First, I aim to investigate the influence of rearing histories (mother reared, wild born, sanctuary born, zoo housed, sanctuary housed, human hand reared etc) on cognitive skills within ape species. Second, by acknowledging individual differences due to rearing histories, this project will deliver meaningful comparisons, where individuals of similar experiences are compared across great ape species. In addition, it allows me to evaluate the strength of experience effects by examining if the change in problem-solving abilities linked to rearing experiences and human contact can even outweigh intrinsic species differences.
 Finland 2017-09-12 2020-09-12 Natural Sciences Non-degree Award
Niina Marja Ahola Marja
ID:
Life After Return – Revisiting the Reintegration of Former Lord’s Resistance Army Abductees in Acholiland Region of Northern Uganda
REFNo: SS130ES

The key objective of this study is to increase knowledge on the reintegration process in post-conflict situations in general and the reintegration of former Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) abductees in particular. This research gives voice to the former LRA abductees regarding their experiences of reintegration. The objective is to find out which factors have either promoted or prevented their process of integration back to society along the years, as it has been now a decade since the conflict in northern Uganda ended. Therefore, this study seeks to offer information on the challenges and successes that the former abductees have faced along their reintegration process, relying on their own experiences as the main source of data. In addition, one of the objectives of this study is to gather data for the investigator’s Master’s thesis.
 Finland 2017-12-20 2020-12-20 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Laura Keihäs Anna Maria
ID: UNCST-2024-R015717
 Exploring the Role of Expressive Arts in the Emancipation and Well-being of Girls. Case Study from Kabale, Uganda
REFNo: SS3612ES

- to gather new information on the relationship between expressive arts, emancipation and well-being of youth, especially Ugandan girls in vulnerable life situations
- to gain a better understanding of the Ugandan and African approaches to well-being and emancipation
- to get new decolonial, Ugandan and African perspectives on global youth research and critical social pedagogy
The study aims to contribute to planetary social pedagogy and global youth research. It will provide new insights and African perspectives on the potential of creative expression to support youth well-being in Uganda and beyond.
 Finland 2025-02-14 17:24:47 2028-02-14 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Erika Sininärhi
ID: UNCST-2025-R017295
 Physiological correlates of variation in personality traits in the banded mongoose Mungos mungo
REFNo: NS942ES

1) To determine the relationship between social rank, prenatal androgen exposure, and personality. 2) To investigate whether individual differences in facial thermal patterns are connected to personality, behaviour and stress reactivity.
Finland 2025-03-25 11:01:27 2028-03-25 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Stephanie Grand
ID:
Volcanic inputs in soils of the Albertine Rift Valley: implication for modern soil biogeochemistry
REFNo: NS33ES

1. Identify the geochemical signature of recent volcanic eruptions products in the area based on the literature and lab analyses of grab samples of volcanic rocks. 2. Look for evidence of volcanic influence in modern soils using geochemical and mineralogical analyses of soil samples collected at different locations and different landscape positions 3. Analyze the link between inferred volcanic inputs and soil fertility 4. Formulate recommendations for integrating pedologic and geochemical information into agricultural sustainability studies
France 2017-11-08 2020-11-08 Natural Sciences Non-degree Award
Clémence Bonneaud
ID:
Pant-hoot call in immature chimpanzees
REFNo: NS40ES

We will describe the age at which pant-hoot production starts. We will examine the order in which the four phases of the pant-hoot call develop. For example: is development sequential with the order of the final pant-hoot call, or do later phases (the climax) develop before early ones. We will investigate at what point multiple elements are produced within a call, and whether the sex differences seen in the pant-hoot calls of adults are also seen during development.
France 2018-04-04 2021-04-04 Natural Sciences Degree Award
Mael Leroux
ID:
Dual articulation in the communication system of chimpanzees
REFNo: NS47ES

The emergence of combinatoriality (phonology and syntax) in human language represents one of the key evolutionary transitions in life (Maynard Smith & Szathmary 1995). Despite its significance, we know very little regarding how unique this capacity is to humans or the evolutionary progression of this trait. By searching for core features of language, such as its combinatoriality, in the communication systems of closely related species to humans, particularly the primates, it is possible to shed light on whether the components of language are de novo evolved traits in humans or whether they have their origins rooted in the primate lineage. With this project, I aim to shed light on how unique combinatorics is to human language through empirically investigating the presence of linguistic forms of phonology and syntax in our closest living relative, the chimpanzee.
France 2018-04-20 2021-04-20 Natural Sciences Degree Award
Florence Brisset-Foucault
ID:
Registering and Identifying People in Uganda A Historical Approach
REFNo: SS210ES

Today, norms and practices of biometric identification are objects of global fascination, curiosity, anxiety or scrutiny. Yet, in the case of Africa, identification documents have hardly been central to scholarship. In order to fill this important gap, this study proposes to focus on the history of official/administrative documents of identification in Uganda, as objects of governmentality (Foucault, 2004). A great variety of identification documentation will be included, as empirical objects of study: birth certificates, voters’ cards, introduction letters by Local councils, party-membership cards, as well as other forms of nominative documentation such as land certificates and drivers’ licenses. The idea is that the daily uses of these objects and the popular representations attached to them will inform us on the parameters of public action, ordinary social life, the imagination of identities and civic cultures. By better understanding Ugandans' previous experiences of identification, it is expected that this research will inform best practices in terms of the documentation and verification of identities, and of the implication of these processes on the State and on society.
France 2019-01-15 2022-01-15 Social Science and Humanities Non-degree Award
Agathe Verhulst Julie
ID:
Prevalence of Oesophagostomum spp. in mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) and livestock at Bwindi Impenetrable National Parc, Uganda.
REFNo: HS369ES

To gain a better understanding of the parasite’s prevalence in order to prevent future infection at the gorilla/livestock/human interface and following a one health approach: improve the health of the gorillas and the livelihood of
the human population neighbouring the BINP.
 France 2019-07-01 2022-07-01 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Caroline Delaire
ID:
Evaluating the potential of point-of-collection chlorination and village savings and loans associations to improve water safety management in rural Uganda
REFNo: SIR47ES

1. To evaluate the effectiveness of an inline handpump chlorinator (PurAll 50H) at improving water safety.
2. To understand the contexts that are favorable for bundling maintenance and chlorination, and the contexts where bundling is not appropriate.
3. To understand the contexts where VSLA-managed “water funds” are successful at increasing financial resources available for handpump maintenance, and the contexts where this strategy is less effective.

 France 2021-02-04 2024-02-04 Engineering and Technology Non-degree Award
Clara HOZER
ID: UNCST-2022-R010004
 Inter-individual variation in sleep strategies and consequences for fitness and cognition in wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)
REFNo: NS433ES

- To assess whether chimpanzees display inter-individual variation in sleep strategies
- To determine if these strategies are driven by endogenous and social factors
- To explore if these sleep strategies have specific fitness consequences
- To investigate if these sleep strategies are in a trade-off relation with cognitive performance

 France 2022-10-27 7:33:37 2025-10-27 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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