Cambridge-Africa

CAPREx fellows

  Year Name University Project
1 2013 Professor David Dodoo-Arhin  Ghana  Graphene based natural dye sensitized solar cells.
2 2013 Professor Umar Kakumba Makerere Human Resources Retention in Uganda's Local Government: Review of Policy and Institutional Mechanisms With Lessons From The British Experience.
3 2013 Professor Abasi Kiyimba Makerere

Gender stereotypes in the oral literature of two Ugandan communities.

4 2013 Theresa Manful Ghana

The epidemiology of lifetime infections with trypanosomes in individual cattle in Ghana.

5 2013 Dr Augustine Ocloo Ghana

Mitochondria as pharmacological targets for pharmacological and toxicological evaluation of medicinal plant extracts.

6 2013 Prof Ernest O. Ogwang Makerere 

The East African Literature Bureau (EALB) and the making of modern East African Literature.

7 2013 Richard Osei-Amponsah Ghana

Genetic diversity, linkage disequilibrium & genomic selection of the Ashanti dwarf pig of Ghana.

8 2013 Patrick K. Arthur Ghana

Structural Characterization of Antimycobaterial Compounds Isolated from Wood Decaying Fungi Found in Ghana

9 2013 Prof Andrew E. State Makerere

Emergence of social protest movements and the strengthening of democratic governance in Uganda.

10 2013 William Tayeebwa Makerere

Framing Peace: Exploring Conciliatory Radio Programming in Burundi and Uganda.

11 2013 Euzobia Baine Ghana

From Entry to Exit: A comparative study of Internal Quality Assurance Systems in Graduate Training in Makerere University, University of Ghana and Cambridge University.

12 2013 Ferdinand Katsriku Makerere

Generation of Ultra Short Optical Pulses Using Graphene as Saturable Absorber.

13 2013 Betty Nannyonga Makerere

Shortening the shadow between gender and mathematics.

14 2014  Professor Osbourne Quaye Ghana

Gastroenteric viral agents: detecting and characterising group A rotavirus strains in animals and comparison to strains reported in humans pathogens.

15 2014 

Edgar Nabutanyi

Makerere 

Representations of Homosexuality in Ugandan Media and Literary texts

16  2014

Rovincer Najjuma

Makerere 

University-School Partnerships and Quality Initial Teacher Education: Closing the Theory-Practice Gap

17  2014  

Bruno L. Yawe

Makerere 

Mobile Money Technology Adoption through Social Learning in Social Networks and its Effect on Financial Literacy and Financial Inclusion in Uganda

18  2014 Abu Yaya Ghana 

Fabrication of electro-porcelain composites from local raw materials in Ghana

19  2014 Harriet Nabushawo Makerere

Development of Teacher Competencies through Distance Education

20  2014 Henry Busulwa Makerere

Developing a new science education curriculum to promote sustainability, ecology and the environment

21  2014 Julius Kiiza Makerere 

Is There A Developmental State in Rwanda?

22 2014 Ahmed Mutunzi Makerere 

Advanced Solar Technology & Viable Investment Opportunities for Social Enterprises in Uganda

23  2014 Paul Omach Makerere 

Local communities, institutions and peacebuilding in Northern Uganda.

24 2014  Saudah Namyalo  Makerere 

‘Technologizing’ Orality: The growth of Luyaaye and Ugandan youth-urban language change.

25  2014 Fred Aboagye-Antwi Ghana 

The role of An. Gambiae s.s. factors and their interaction with environmental stress factors in modulating the fitness cost of P. falciparum infection in the mosquitoes.

26  2014 Helen Nambalirwa Makerere 

Rereading violent biblical texts to promote peaceful solutions: A model for African biblical hermeneutics.

27  2014 Rovincer Najjuma Makerere 

University-School Partnerships and Quality Initial Teacher Education: Closing the Theory-Practice Gap

28  2014 Anthony Okuku Juma Makerere 

Oil-led development outcomes in Uganda and Ghana

29  2014 Wilber Ahebwa Makerere 

Linking Communities and Conservation through Tourism: An Evaluation of Enterprise Approach in the Greater Virunga Landscape

30 2015 Dr Naalamle Amissah Ghana

Alternative methods of cultivation of Cryptolepis sanguinolenta and Croton membranaceus to maximize active compound production and prevent species extinction in the wild

31  2015 Professor Linda Amoah Ghana

Identification of human host receptors for Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes

32  2015 Profesor Eric Donkor Ghana

Application of whole genome sequencing to investigate Staphylococcus aureus outbreaks in Ghana

33  2015 Dr Ken Fening Ghana

The role of aphids in the transmission of a suspected viral disease and the disease's impact on the growth and yield of cabbage in Ghana

34  2015 Dr Joseph Honger Ghana

Genetic diversity of Erwinia carotovora strains from Ghana

35  2015 Dr Fridah Katushemererwe Makerere

Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) for the revitalization of endangered languages: The case of Runyakitara

36  2015 Dr Samuel Kojo Kwofie Ghana

Genomics and Bioinformatics of Infectious Pathogens

37  2015 Dr Dilys MacCarthy Ghana

The impact of rice husk bio-char on soil characteristics, its agronomic effect and stability in irrigated rice cropping systems in the Accra plains of Ghana

38  2015 Dr Paddy Musana Makerere  

Health and Wealth : Interrogating the Role of African Pentecostal-Charismatic Christianity in Socioeconomic Development

39  2015 Dr Lydia Mosi Ghana Identification of specific metabolites in Mycobacterium ulcerans infection: exploring potential diagnositic biomarkers
40 2015 Dr Seloame Nyaku Ghana

Comparative transcriptome analysis of susceptible and resistant tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) genotypes from Ghana to root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita)

41  2015 Dr Celestino Orikiriza Makerere

Framework for Disambiguation of Meanings of Near-synonyms

42  2015 Neils Ben Quashie Ghana  

Mechanisms of drug resistance in Malaria and identify new drug targets/novel anti-plasmodia compounds

43 2016 Susan Kavuma Makerere

Determinants of Income Mobility and its impact on Welfare in Uganda.

44 2016 Beverly Egyir Ghana 

Whole Genome Sequence Profiling of Antibiotic Resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from Livestock in Ghana

45  2016 Angela Kunadu Ghana 

Characterization of bacterial pathogens from informal dairy value chains in Ghana

46  2016 Aaron Mushengyezi Makerere 

‘Technologizing’ Orality: Toward a Hybrid Model of Oral Media for Rural

Communities in Central Uganda

47  2016 Enoch Sebuyungo Makerere

Removing language barriers to regional cooperation: translating

administrative documents from french to English for Ugandan and Ghanaian audiences.

48  2016 Professor Archangel Rukooko Makerere   

Debating Homosexuality in Uganda: The Case of Members of Parliament (2005-2015)

49  2016  Mary Chama  Ghana 

In silico prediction of mode of action of phenylpyranotriterpenoids and other bioactive compounds as potential drugs.

50  2016 Dominica Dipio Makerere

Mother-centered Africa through the Lens of Folktales

51  2016 Kwaku Kyeremeh Ghana

Isolate and characterize novel compounds from Ghanaian microbes and use cost effective assays to evaluate their bioactivity.

52  2016 Eric Ochen Makerere

No Smooth Journey Home: Revisiting the Reintegration Challenges of formerly displaced young people in post-conflict Northern Uganda

53  2016 John Okiror Makerere

Developing vocational pedagogy to enhance the learning and teaching of agriculture in African schools and reduce youth unemployment

54  2016 Japheth Opintan Ghana

Origins and Evolution of Epidemic Cholera in Accra

55  2017 Emmanuel Nyankson Ghana

Synthesis and Application of Visible Light Photocatalyst in Oil Spill Remediation

56  2017 Ebenezer Annan Ghana

Nano-Engineered Water Filters: Processing and Properties

57  2017 Jewelna Efua Akorli Ghana

Anti-Plasmodial mechanisms of mosquito gut bacteria isolated from field-caught malaria vectors.

58  2017 Joseph Humphrey Kofi Bonney Ghana

Using advanced genomic analysis to identify viral pathogens in residual diagnostic specimens after routine laboratory
testing for haemorrhagic fever causative agents

59  2017 Catherine Pauline Anena Makerere

Re-examining the contradictions: women’s economic empowerment and vulnerability to Gender Based Violence in Uganda

60  2017 Florence Ebila Makerere

Gendered Experiences: Nostalgia, Memory in Selected Written and Oral Ugandan War Narratives

61  2017 John Barugahare Makerere

Comparative Bioethics: A framework for culturally-responsive implementation of ethical guidelines for international collaborative research

62  2017 Levis Mugumya Makerere

Deconstructing AI-Shabaab and ISIS: a cross-cultural exploration of news reports on terrorism across the British and Ugandan press

63  2017 Winnifred Tarinyeba Kiryabwire Makerere

Legal and Institutional Constraints to the Development of Early Stage Enterprise Financing in Uganda

64  2018 Adriana Biney Ghana

Examining the transition to adulthood in an urban poor context

65  2018 Amanda Coffie Ghana

Refugee Diaspora and Peacebuilding in The Gambia

66  2018 Fidelia Dake Ghana

To Walk, Ride or Drive: An Assessment of Routine Data Sources on Physical Activity and Transportation in Accra, Ghana