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The State of Doctoral Education in Social Sciences in Uganda: Experiences and Challenges of Doctoral Training at Mbarara University of Science and Technology 2003 - 2010i
(IISTE, 2015)
This paper discusses the challenges and experiences which social science students in Africa undergo to complete
the PhD program. Focusing on Mbarara University of Science and Technology, the paper present that many
students ...
Transactional sex and HIV risks evidence from a cross-sectional national survey among young people in Uganda
(Global Health Action., 2015-05-21)
Transactional sex is associated with sexual coercion and HIV risk behaviors such as multiple
concurrent sexual partnerships among young people in Uganda. In addition, transactional sex appears to
place young men at ...
Rethinking the Role of Universities in Africa: Leadership as a Missing Link in Explaining University Performance in Uganda
(Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa, 2015)
The subject of this paper is the place of leadership in redefining the role of the university in Africa in general and Uganda in particular. The ‘African University’ today, like any other university, has clear mandates and ...
Transactional sex and HIV risks – evidence from a cross-sectional national survey among young people in Uganda
(online, 2015-05-21)
Transactional sex is associated with the HIV epidemic among young people in Uganda. Few quantitative studies based on nationally representative survey data explored the relationship between sexual behaviors, HIV infection, ...
Rethinking the Role of Universities in Africa:
(CODESRIA, 2015-03-17)
The subject of this paper is the place of leadership in redefining the role of the university in Africa in general and Uganda in particular. The ‘African University’ today, like any other university, has clear mandates and ...
REDD at the crossroads? The Opportunities and Challenges of REDD for Conservation and Human Welfare in South West Uganda
(International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development, 2015)
Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD) in the tropics could slow climate change while contributing to biodiversity conservation and to improvement of people’s livelihoods. In this study we ...
Three decades of forest cover change in Uganda’s Northern Albertine Rift Landscape
(Land Use Policy, 2015)
Deforestation within and outside protected areas is widespread in Western Uganda, but quantification of such forest changes is rare. In this study, spatio- temporal forest cover patterns in the Northern Albertine Rift ...