Stay updated on the latest research projects at Nkumba University on our Research Projects page. Discover the diverse range of research being conducted by our esteemed faculty and students across all disciplines. Learn about the impact and significance of each project, and find out how you can get involved. Nkumba University is a leader in research and innovation, and our research projects are a testament to the exceptional talent and dedication of our community. Join us and be a part of shaping the future through groundbreaking research at Nkumba University.

In its Strategic Plan 2007/8- 2011/12 and 2013/14 – 2023/24, Nkumba University identified “Strengthening Research and Publishing” as one of its priority objectives to be achieved. The University commits Ugx.60 million to be used to award 6 research grants of 10 Million to each research team every year. This has been going on since 2009. The research funds (60million) is about 0.3% of the total University Budget.

In addition to internal funds provided by the University, the Senior Staff have also secured some funding from external funding agencies.

Completed Research

Year	School	Name of the Project	Principal Investigator (PI)	Completion Date
2009/10	SBA	“Entrepreneurship Development and Customer Care: A case of Businesses in Nkumba and Entebbe”	Dr. R. Mwirumubi	2015
2009/10	SEHS	The Effect of Legal Framework on the Quality of Early Childhood Care and Education Development in Entebbe Municipality”	Mrs. D. Kabugo	2015
2009/10	SOSS	“An Assessment of the Effectiveness of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care Service Provision in Blessing Communities: The Case of Landing Sites in Entebbe”	Assoc Prof . M. Mawa	2015
2009/10	SCIAD	“Visual art skills and activities towards enhancing teaching. How to begin reading and writing of early childhood education in Uganda.”	Miss. J. W Mukasa	2015
2009/10	SCOS	“Uganda’s Fish Export Promotion and its effect on Lake Victoria Fishing Communities”	Prof. Orach-Meza	2015

ongoing Research

Year	School	Name of Project	Principal Investigator (PI)	Completion Date
2021	SCIAD and UNIVIE in Austria	Transnational Action on Traditional Knowledge Ethos in Strategic Human Development	Assoc. Prof. Catherine Gombe and Assoc. Prof. Michelle Proyer	2024
2010/11	SEHS	“The involvement of the school community in the management of school Generated waste in selected secondary schools in Kampala.”	Mr. E.S. Kiwanuka	Still on-going
2010/11	SBA	“The current praxi of middle management in the enhancement of quality education in universities.”	Prof. W.M. Mande	Still on-going
2010/11	SEHS	“The relevance of community service in criminal justice systems of Uganda as Applied in Entebbe Magistrate area.”	Miss. B. Namata	Still on-going
2010/11	SCIAD	“A Feasibility study of therapeutic visual arts process in the counseling and care HIV/AIDS patients. A case study of TASO Mulago Entebbe center.”	Mr. C. Kaggwa	Still on-going
2010/11	SEHS	“Mitigating factors influencing the performance of Primary top students in Uganda; a trace study of academic excellence of primary, secondary and university students between 1998 and 2008.”	Prof J.C. Ssekamwa	Still on-going (changed study area)
2010/11	SCOS	“Tourism strategy for sustainable development. A case study of Entebbe Municipality and its environs, Wakiso District.”	Prof. Eric Edroma (RIP)	Team member to follow up
2011/12	SCOS	A research study towards realizing an environmental policy at Nkumba University, Uganda.	Assoc. Prof. M. P. Musoke	Still on-going
2011/12	SOSS	An Assessment of the domestication of EALA policies that promote East African Integration by the National Assemblies of Member States.	Mr. Barenzi George	Still on-going
2011/12	SCIAD	Experimenting with diverse local clays to develop decorative fragmented mosaic motifs and works.	Assoc Prof. A. P. Yiga	Still on-going
2011/12	SCOS	General Ecosystem Modeling for predicting basic productivity of Lake Victoria.	Prof F. Orach-Meza	Still on-going
2011/12	SEHS	Conflict resolution mechanisms and organisation culture.	Mr. Kibuuka Peter	Still on-going
2011/12	SBA	From University to work place: A tracer study of Nkumba University Alumni 1998-2010.	Prof. W.M. Mande	Still on-going
2014/15	SCIAD	Application of digital media/computer animations as effective teaching media to shorten the learning curve in the Schools/center.	Mr. James Wevugira Ssemanobe	Still on-going
2014/15	SEHS	The reading and writing culture in university education. A case study of School of Education, Humanities & Sciences.	Mr. Simon Peter Ongodia	Still on-going
2014/15	SOSS	The state of research in universities in Uganda. The case of private universities in Uganda.	Assoc. Prof. Micheal Mawa	Still on-going
2014/15	SBA	Micro financing and growth of small business in Katabi Sub-County, Wakiso District, Uganda.	Mr. Lwanga Musisi Abubaker	Still on-going

External Organisations

Year	School	Name of Project	Principal Investigator (PI)	Funder/ Amount	Completion Date
2021	SCIAD and UNIVIE in Austria	Transnational Action on Traditional Knowledge Ethos in Strategic Human Development	Assoc. Prof. Catherine Gombe and Assoc. Prof. Michelle Proyer	OeAD through AfricaUniNet, Austria. € 20,000.	2024
2013	SOSS	“Mapping the substantive representation of women in the Ugandan Legislature: Unpacking contextual factors that propel policy success /failure of female change agents”.	Dr. Robinah Mirembe and Asiimwe Solomon	USAID State University of New York 49,172,183/=	2014
2008	SEHS	“A gender perspective to enhancing wealth creation for poverty alleviation among small scale fishers in the lake Victoria Basin”.	Prof. Peter Kibas (Kenya) and Mrs. Dorothy Kabugo Nkumba University	CIDA-SAREC Through Inter-University Council of East Africa US$ 150,000	2013
2011	SCOS	Eternal consultancy on water Resources in the IGAD Sub-Region	Prof F. Orach-Meza	African Development Bank US$ 600,000	2013
2007	SCOS	Presidential Oluwoko Malaria Project	Assoc Prof. M. P. Musoke	Office of the President (Uganda) US$ 800,000	Still on-going