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Makerere University Academic Staff  Association (MUASA) members have Monday voted to call off their strike, paving the way for a possible re-opening of the university. In an emergency General Assembly at the Makerere main campus, they voted 81 against 56 to call off the strike that led to President Yoweri Museveni closing …

Makerere exposed The Makerere University campus in Kampala has been a quiet and abandoned place since President Yoweri Museveni on Nov.01 ordered it closed after a strike by lecturers demanding pay was joined by a strike by students demanding lectures. But the calm is a fake cover for the chaos …

The Makerere student leadership will petition the Minister of Education and Sports, First Lady Janet Museveni over the closure of the university. Guild president Roy Ssemboga told journalists that the university students council will formally write to the minister asking her to convince President Yoweri Museveni to order for the …

Government is ready to implement the Omaswa Taskforce that aims to improve management of Ugandan universities. The Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda gave the assurances today when he launched the Omaswa Task Force report. “The government is looking at Institutions of Higher Education to be centres of innovation and help drag …

Non-teaching staff in the public universities of Uganda have gone on strike over non-payment of arrears worth sh25 billion. The strike which took effect over the weekend, has paralysed the five public universities in Uganda. At Busitema University, examinations scheduled for May 2 but have not been able to take …

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Professor Mahmood Mamdani, Director of the Makerere Institute Of Social Research (MISR) has said his team will not cooperate with the Makerere University Vice Chancellor’s Investigation Committee Into MISR. “The Vice Chancellor lacks the moral authority and objectivity to set up and provide oversight for such a Committee. He is …

Makerere Institute of Social Research (MISR) invites applications for two (2) Post-doctoral Fellow positions. The application should be accompanied by a letter of application alongside the following: Curriculum Vitae, Certificates and Transcripts giving full details of applicants’ education, qualifications, research experience, and naming three referees, plus their postal addresses. Applications …