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Ugandan scholar wins UK SIEL-Hart Prize for work on integration

A Ugandan scholar and university lecturer in the UK has emerged winner of the 2020…

RUFORUM thought piece on COVID-19 pandemic: Emerging challenges

What are the emerging challenges and issues that face universities in undertaking research in light…

Education authorities want gov’t to partially reopen schools citing reduced Covid-19 cases

Education authorities in Serere district have asked the government to partially reopen schools starting with…

Museveni, taskforce petitioned to reopen schools, directive on e-learning platforms

SUMMARY: Although she applauded Government for distributing learning materials and communicating that radios would be…

UNEB switches off website as aspirants rush to verify documents

The Uganda National Examinations Board (Uneb) website www.eservices.uneb.ac.ug is inaccessible at a time when prospective aspirants for…

Makerere suspends Dental Surgery programme, to distribute students to other universities

SUMMARY: In July 2019, different media outlets reported that a joint inspection team from the…

Parliament donates UGX 31m to children with cancer

The Clerk to Parliament, Ms Jane Kibirige, has donated Shs31 million to Kawempe Home Care, in…

ANALYSIS: What a dead academic year would have meant for students, institutions

By Joan Salmon Daily Monitor of June 15 reported that during an emergency Cabinet meeting…

First batch of Ugandans including students stranded abroad returns

The first batch of 2,393 Ugandans —majority are students who have been stranded abroad due…

Ranking of schools with university students on national/govt merit admissions

KINGS' College Budo, St. Mary's Kitende, Central College Mityana, and Uganda Martyrs SS Namugongo had…