Great news! NARO and Terra Agric Solutions Ltd have officially launched a partnership aimed at operationalizing the Parish-to-Market program, a special presidential initiative designed to alleviate poverty in the Acholi sub-region. It is anticipated that the partnership will

🔬 Charles Masembe from Makerere University is presenting on the Genetic Diversity and Differentiation of Uganda’s Livestock Genetic Resources at the Animal Genetics Stakeholders Meeting. 🐄🧬🇺🇬 #ABS #GeneticResources 🔬 #LivestockDiversity #BiodiversityUganda

🗣️ Ms Nakazibwe from the Pathogen Economy Bureau at Science, Technology and Innovation Secretariat🇺🇬 challenges stakeholders to prioritize the profiling and documentation of genetic resources to ensure their protection and strategic utilization. “A resource unprofiled is a resource unprotected.” #Biodiversity

We are accepting applications for our 2025 internship programme. Undergraduate students in 2nd or final year of study can apply now until July 21. See details: eprcug.org/opportunities/…

From managing funding and teams to supporting researchers, the Key Competency Areas (KCAs) set out what effective research management looks like. Use the framework to structure roles, plan training or identify skills gaps. Download the full resource: ow.ly/AZrR50We7fJ

Invitation Mastercard Foundation Ministry of Education and Sports - Uganda Dr. Monica Musenero Masanza Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Ministry of ICT&NG State House Uganda Uganda Industrial Research Institute National Curriculum Development Centre Makerere University Private Sector Foundation Uganda Ofwono Opondo P'Odel @usmissionuganda Uganda Media Centre UCC Hon. Nyombi Thembo Hon. Nyombi Thembo Office of the Prime Minister - Uganda KYAMBOGO UNIVERSITY

Congratulations to Associate Prof. Robert Wamala upon his appointment as member of the 3rd UNCST_Uganda Accreditation Committee for Research Ethics, Institutional Care and Use, effective 19th July 2025 for a period of 3 years. The main function of the Committee is to review

Funding available for mathematical science research visits! For early-career researchers in Africa, you can apply to spend time collaborating with a partner at a German university. More information 👉 ow.ly/sp4R50WorbE

Ugandan cocoa farmers are boosting their income with a simple, locally made fermenting box!🍫 It's faster and accessible for women and people with disabilities, producing premium, chocolate-ready beans for export. A small innovation with a big impact. ⬇️ ow.ly/C0Zu50WkS6F

🌿💡 In Ethiopia, fishermen are tackling invasive water hyacinth by turning it into biogas. The weed now provides free fertiliser and helps restore livelihoods, protecting Lake Tana and saving trees. More support is needed to scale it up! ⬇️ ow.ly/xCOA50WkS8U

Our Executive Secretary Martin Patrick Ongol delivered a keynote Nkumba University #PhDConference He emphasised that research which is not connected to society risks remaining on library shelves. Ideas must translate into impact. 👉 "Publish ⏩ Prototype⏩ Influence policy⏩ Communicate"

OFFICIAL✅ The 7th 🇺🇬 National Biosafety Committee (NBC). Chairperson: Lion Prof Lawrence Mugisha Deputy Chairperson: Barbara M Zawedde #BiosafetyUG Science, Technology and Innovation Secretariat🇺🇬 NARO Uganda Uganda National Drug Authority Makerere University Government Citizen Interaction Centre National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) Martin Patrick Ongol

The UNCST Executive Secretary, Martin Patrick Ongol, during the closing of the dialogue on the National Research Infrastructure Survey Report, 2025, produced by UNCST.

SGCIAfrica at 10year. Happy that the UNCST has been an active member of this family & we are represented at the Meeting in Accra by our ED Martin Patrick Ongol and our national SCGI Coordinator Geoffery sempiri

"The SGCI is not only transforming how Science Councils in Sub-Saharan Africa are performing their mandate, but it is also redefining how international development partners go about supporting development initiatives", Dr Santiago Alba Corral, IDRC, during the SGCI@10

Day 2: The Executive Secretary of UNCST, Dr Martin Patrick Ongol, gave remarks today at the official SGCI@10 opening in Accra, on behalf of the 17 African Science Councils that form SGCIAfrica family. The function was graced by Hon State Minister for Environment, Science & Technology

Our Executive Secretary, Dr Martin Patrick Ongol, today participated in a panel discussion on Lessons learned from funded projects on the promotion of public-private partnerships in research & innovation during SGCI@10 meeting in Accra. He shared UNCST's experiences in the last 10 years

Techno Economic Pyramid in Africa. STISA 2034 looks at changing the structure.

Funding flows in Sub-Saharan Africa #SGCI@10

Our Executive Secretary, Dr Martin Patrick Ongol, on the 5th & last day of the 2025 SGCI All Partners Forum & STISA-2034 Advocacy Meeting, delivered a joint Councils' High Level Communiqué. He closed by reminding the conference that "This is one way we can achieve the Africa we want"