Research

BSU Financial Manager at DFC in Gulu for a Three-Day Working Visit

Tina Ziegler, Financial Manager at the Danida Fellowship Centre (DFC), has commenced a three-day working visit to Gulu University to engage with the management and implementation team of the Building Stronger Universities IV (BSU IV) project. Ziegler began her visit on Tuesday, 8 September 2026, with a courtesy call on the Deputy Vice Chancellor of Gulu University, Prof. David Okello Owiny. She also met the BSU management team and work package...

DVC AA Challenges Youth to Embrace Innovation at Roots Africa Annual Symposium

Gulu University Deputy Vice-Chancellor in charge of Academic Affairs, Prof. Okello David Owiny, has challenged university students in Africa to take charge of their future by embracing innovation and developing solutions to societal challenges. He noted that the education sector has undergone significant transformation, including the adoption of competency-based approaches that place greater emphasis on practical skills, creativity and the ability to apply knowledge beyond the classroom. Prof. Owiny made the remarks...

Universities must move beyond conducting research merely for promotion

Academic researchers have been urged to conduct research to impact societies beyond just their academic promotions ;these remarks were made by the Gulu University Deputy Vice Chancellor, Professor David Okello Owiny , while opening the three day AgriFoSe training for researchers that started on Tuesday ,17th,February ,2026 and ending on Thursday ,19th 2026. The training themed translating science into policy and practice training is aimed at equipping researchers with skills...

Gulu University Hosts students from University of New South Wales Australia

Gulu University was honoured to host seven students from the School of Engineering at University of New South Wales (UNSW) Australia from 8th to 12th September 2025. The students who are working on projects related to water treatment through renewable energy solutions were hosted by the department of Biosystems Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment. The department engaged the students in community engagement in relation to water and energy solutions as well...

Gulu University host CIRHT with Lira (CIRHT University Conference)

The Center for International Reproductive Health Training (CIRHT), in partnership with Gulu University and Lira University, are set with a panel of leading experts, policymakers, and health professionals for a landmark international conference on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR). The event, themed “Improving the Quality of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) through Pre-Service Training, Research, and Evidence-Based Clinical Care Delivery in Sub-Saharan Africa,” will be start officially...