NEMRA Activities During the First Year

Here is what the Network for Education & Multidisciplinary Research Africa (NEMRA) has been up and about.

Day	Topic	Facilitator	Host Institution
22/09/18	Talk 1 Critical analysis in academic reading and writing	Dr. Loice Natukunda	Piato
	Talk 2 Philosophy of research	Mr. Alfred Bongomin
27/10/18	Talk 1 The role of Academic Research in Nation Building	Prof. John Mugisha	Piato
	Talk 2 The art of scholarly writing	Associate Prof. Doris Kakuru
30/11/18	Talk 1 Time management along the pursuit of a doctorate	Dr. Loice Natukunda	UTAMU
	Talk 2 Managing supervisory and other important relationships	Prof. Jude Lubega
18/01/19	Searching for and managing e-resources with the application of Zotero software	Mr. Konrad Sanyu	Piato
23/02/19	Excellence at viva/defense	Dr. Loice Natukunda	Piato
30/03/19	Talk 1 Managing and analysing qual data using Grounded theory principles	Dr. Loice Natukunda	Makerere University
	Talk 2 Application of Atlas.ti in managing qual data	Mr. Joshua Byenkya
18/04/2019	Critical analysis in academic reading and writing	Dr. Loice Natukunda	Makerere University
30/05/2019	Making sense of qualitative data	Dr. Loice Natukunda	Bugema University
26/06/2019	Effective Research Supervision	Professor John Mugisha	RAN School of Public Health, Makerere University.
27/07/2019	Supervision and mentorship for students and academics	Professor Jude Lubega	Bugema University
31/08/2019	Writing for publication.	Dr. Edgar Nabutanyi	Makerere University
21/09/2019	NEMRA’s 1st Anniversary Celebration	Professor Kukunda Elizabeth Bacwayo – Keynote Speaker	Uganda Christian University
12/10/2019	1st Women in Academia Breakfast meeting	With Professor Stella Neema	Piato
19/10/2019	Presentation skills for academics and postgraduate students	Dr. Hanifa Nabuma	Bugema University
26/10/2019	Seminar with Research Projects presentations	PhD students	Makerere University
30/11/2019	Achieving success on a PhD journey	Dr. Ashrad Sentongo	RAN School of Public Health, Makerere.
07/12/2019	2nd Women in Academia	Professor Stella Neema	Piato
	Breakfast meeting
14/12/2019	NEMRA Members end of year Breakfast Meeting	NEMRA Board	Piato
26/01/2020	Conceptualisation and Theorisation is Social Science	Dr. Sabastian Rwengabo	Bugema University
10/05/18	Critical analysis in academic reading and writing	Dr. Loice Natukunda	Bishop Stuart University, Mbarara
15/06/19	Searching for and managing e-resources with the application of Zotero software	Mr. Konrad Sanyu	Bishop Stuart University, Mbarara
27/07/19	Making sense of qualitative data analysis	Mrs. Christine Mwebesa	Bishop Stuart University, Mbarara
24/08/19	Effective defense and viva	Dr. Loice Natukunda	Bishop Stuart University, Mbarara
28/09/19	Conceptualisation of research ideas	Dr. Medard Twinamatsiko	Ankole Western University
26/10/19	Application of Atlas.ti in qualitative data management and analysis	Mr. Joshua Byenkya	Mbarara University of Science Technology
30/11/19	The role of academic networks in research and scholarship	Associate Professor Mesharch Katusiimeh	Bishop Stuart University, Mbarara
25/01/2020	Principles for Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI)	Dr. Loice Natukunda	Mbarara University of Science and Technology
10/05/18	Critical analysis in academic reading and writing	Dr. Loice Natukunda	Bishop Stuart University, Mbarara
15/06/19	Searching for and managing e-resources with the application of Zotero software	Mr. Konrad Sanyu	Bishop Stuart University, Mbarara
27/07/19	Making sense of qualitative data analysis	Mrs. Christine Mwebesa	Bishop Stuart University, Mbarara
24/08/19	Effective defense and viva	Dr. Loice Natukunda	Bishop Stuart University, Mbarara
28/09/19	Conceptualisation of research ideas	Dr. Medard Twinamatsiko	Ankole Western University
26/10/19	Application of Atlas.ti in qualitative data management and analysis	Mr. Joshua Byenkya	Mbarara University of Science Technology
30/11/19	The role of academic networks in research and scholarship	Associate Professor Mesharch Katusiimeh	Bishop Stuart University, Mbarara
25/01/2020	Principles for Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI)	Dr. Loice Natukunda	Mbarara University of Science and Technology

NEMRA September 2018 – February 2020 Resource Persons

No.	Names	Institution	Position
1	Dr. Loice Natukunda	Makerere University	Lecturer at College of Humanities and Social Sciences
2	Mr. Alfred Bongomin	Uganda Management Institute	Lecturer at Department of Management
3	Prof. John Mugisha	Cavendish University	Vice Chancellor
4	Mr. Konrad Sanyu	Civil Aviation Authority, Uganda	Online Resources Manager
5	Mrs. Christine Mwebesa	University of Witwatersrand, SA	Doctoral Researcher
6	Dr. Medard Twinamatsiko	Mbarara University of Science and Technology	Lecturer and HOD Department of Environment and Livelihood Support Systems
7	Mr. Joshua Byenkya	Uganda Technology and Management University	Lecturer of M& E at school of Business and Management
8	Assoc. Prof. Mesharch Katusiimeh	Kabale University	Associate professor of Political Science
9	Assoc. Prof. Doris Kakuru	Carleton University, Canada	Visiting Professor of childhood studies
10	Prof. Jude Lubega	Uganda Technology and Management University	Deputy Vice Chancellor
11	Dr. Edgar Nabutanyi	Makerere University	Lecturer at College of Humanities and Social Sciences
12	Prof Kukunda Elizabeth Bacwayo	Uganda Christian University	Dean School of Research and Postgraduate Studies.
13	Prof. Stella Neema	Makerere University and Social Sciences	Professor at College of Humanities
14	Dr. Hanifa Nabuma	Makerere University	Lecturer at College of Engineering, Design and Technology
15	Dr. Ashrad Sentongo	Makerere University	Lecturer at College of Humanities and Social Sciences
16	Dr. Sabastian Rwengabo	ACODE Uganda	Political Science Researcher
17	Dr. Gad Ruzaaza	Mbarara University of Science and Technology	Lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine.