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Gulu University Wins Gold in the Efficiency for Access Design Challenge 2025

A team of final-year students from the Department of Biosystems Engineering, Gulu University, dubbed “Team 2024-08,” was declared the winner of the 2024/2025 Efficiency for Access Design Challenge on Thursday, June 26, 2025. The four-member team which included Ojede Brian Stephen, Nyamungu Rosemary, Madoi Shaidu, and Bakulumpagi Aloysius G. focused on developing a hydrogel solar evaporator for water purification. This win reaffirms the readiness of Gulu University final-year students to address...

August 5, 2025General Notice, News & Events0 CommentsRead more...

Vice Chancellor Closes Three-Day Workshop on Research and Innovation- Based Advocacy at Gulu University

The Vice Chancellor of Gulu University, Pro.Openjuru George Ladaah on 30th July 2025 officially closed a three-day workshop focused on Research and Innovation-Based Advocacy. The event aimed at transforming research and communication into meaningful policy action. The day also marked the launch of the EReBA Pilot Project Network which commenced in March 2024. The project brought together researchers and civil society organizations (CSOs) from Rwanda and Uganda in a collaborative effort...

July 31, 2025General Notice, News & Events1 CommentRead more...

Gulu University awards 15 Former Council Members

Gulu University has awarded 15 former council members for their tremendous work towards the development of the University. The awardees who received plagues and certificates of recognition on 10 th July from the University New Library during the 62 nd Council Meeting included staff, students and ministry representatives from government. While giving the awards, the Gulu University Vice Chancellor Prof. George Ladaah Openjuru appreciated the good work of the awardees in...

July 29, 2025News & Events0 CommentsRead more...

Gulu University to expand by 5,000 students

Gulu University is planning to expand the number of students by 5,000 through the Department of Open, Distance, Electronic, and Lifelong Learning (ODELL). Prof. George Ladaah Openjuru, the Vice Chancellor of Gulu University revealed this during the ODELL launch on 28 th July, 2025 at the University main campus. The VC emphasized that once this dream is realized, it will go a long way in enabling students in neighbouring countries like South...

July 29, 2025General Notice, News & Events0 CommentsRead more...

Journalists and Researchers should collaborate to transform Societies

Gulu University Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Openjuru, George Ladaah has appealed to Journalists and Researchers in Uganda to collaborate in transforming societies since all of them are writers with a purpose. “I admire journalists, they write news article everyday but researchers can’t publish journal academic article everyday but all are writers with a purpose. They should all coexist for societal betterment”. He remarked. According to Prof. Openjuru, journalists tend to interact and frequently reports...

July 28, 2025General Notice, News & Events0 CommentsRead more...