Makerere University
Measuring what matters: rethinking research excellence in Africa
Conventional citation metrics create structural bias against African scholarship, penalising locally relevant work whilst rewarding research with limited community impact
Makerere disputes report it has lost ground to African rivals
Makerere University has contested the accuracy of a Daily Monitor report that claimed that the university had fallen in global rankings and lost its place among Africa's top universities
Kibale National Park study offers new cheaper way to monitor wildlife
Simple and inexpensive method of collecting DNA from the environment is a promising development for large-scale biomonitoring efforts
Makerere University designed low-cost air quality monitor with cash-strapped African cities in mind
Low-cost air quality monitor designed by Makerere University was optimised to help African cities, with limited resources and poor infrastructure, to measure and track air pollution trends
Makerere ranked among world’s top 50 in development studies
In case you are interested in getting a world-class development studies degree - against the wishes of our leaders, it should be noted - then you cannot do better than Makerere if you are in Uganda.
Makerere drops in latest global university ranking, but moves up in Africa
The latest ranking of the world's top universities, released on Wednesday, places Makerere University in the 401-500 band of the 980 institutions ranked. Specifically, Makerere is in the 446th position in the Times Higher Education Rankings versus 407 in 2016.