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Assoc. Prof. Malinga Geoffrey Maxwell
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Assoc. Prof. Malinga Geoffrey Maxwell Associate Professor		View Profile
Assoc. Prof. Christine Oryema Associate Professor		View Profile
Dr. Reginald L. Austin, Med, Dr. (PhD) Honorary Lecturer		View Profile
Dr. Angwech Harriet Senior Lecturer		View Profile
Dr. Robert Opiro (PhD) Senior Lecturer	PhD (Gulu University), MA(MAK), BA(Gulu University)	View Profile
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Dr. Innocent Achaye Lecturer	PhD (2017), MSc. (2009), BSc. (2005)	View Profile
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Programmes

Programme	Duration	Study time
Bachelor of Applied Science (Biological)	3 Years	Weekday
Bachelor of Applied Science (Physical)	3 Years	Weekday
Bachelor of Applied Sciences (Chemistry)	3 Years	Weekday
Bachelor of Computer Science (Gaming and Animation Technology)	3 Years	Weekday
Bachelor of Information Communications and Technology	3 Years	Weekday
Bachelor of Information Communications and Technology	3 Years	Weekend
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science	3 Years	Weekday
Bachelor of Sports, Exercise and Health Science	3 Years	Weekday
Master of Science in Applied Tropical Entomology and Parasitology	2 Years	Weekday
Master of Science in Information and Communications Technologies for Development	2 Years	Weekend
Master of Science in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology	2 Years	Weekday
PhD in Science	4 Years	Weekday

Departments

Publications

R.Mwesige, J.Poul Byagamy, R.Opiro, H.Angwech, D.Onanyang, P.Buchen Ocen, S.Ochaya, G.Maxwell Malinga . (2025) . Sibling species composition and feeding pattern of malaria vectors in indoor-sprayed and non-sprayed districts of Lira and Kole, northern Uganda . Malaria Journal, p. 11

D.Acan, R.Opiro, B.Musinguzi, B.B.Agaba, S.P.Alarokol . (2025) . Prevalence of malaria and associated risk factors among febrile under-five refugee children attending Panyadoli Health Centre III, Kiryandongo District, Mid-western Uganda. Malaria Journal . Malaria Journal, [online] Volume . Kampala, Uganda: BMC. Available at: https://malariajournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12936-025-05404-8

R.Echodu, R.Opiro, W.Okeyo, R. Bateta, P.O. Mireji . (2025) . Prospects for application of population genetics for control of tsetse flies in Africa . Available at: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2214574525000598?via%3Dihub#preview-section-abstract

D.Acan, R.Opiro, J.Okot, S.Peter Alarokol . (2025) . Point-of-Care Evaluation of Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Test (mRDT) for Detection of Plasmodium falciparum Among Children Under 5 Years of Age Attending Panyadoli Health Center III in Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement, Mid-Western Uganda . Journal of Parasitology Research, [online] Volume . Available at: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1155/japr/9956261

Opiro R, Saarman NP, Echodu R, Opiyo EA, Dion K, Halyard A, Aksoy S, Caccone A (2016) . (2025) . Evidence of temporal stability in allelic and mitochondrial haplotype diversity in populations of Glossina fuscipes fuscipes (Diptera: Glossinidae) in northern Uganda , p. 12

Isdore Paterson Guma, Agnes Semwanga Rwashana, Benedict Oyo, Daniel Waiswa . (2024) . Modeling Land-Use Land-Cover Change Complexity: A System Dynamics Approach . International Journal of System Dynamics Applications (IJSDA) , 12(1), pp. 1-22

Divas Soyekwo, Elizabeth A Opiyo, Reginald Austin, Stephen Ochaya . (2024) . Assessing the Malaria Burden and Community Response to the Malaria Control and Management Programs in Omoro District, Northern Uganda

Bornfree Gum1, Robert Opoke1*, Betty Akwongo1, Benson Oloya2, John Bosco Omony1, Robert Opiro3, Morgan Andama1, Godwin Anywar 4 and Geoffrey Maxwell Malinga3 . (2024) . An ethnobotanical survey of plant species used for medicinal purposes in Amuru district, northern Uganda , p. 17

Patrick Okot, Oscar Okello, Geoffrey Okello, Matthew Kica . (2024) . Automated Garbage Bin Monitoring: An Embedded System Approach . International Journal of Embedded Systems and Emerging Technologies, [online] Volume 10(1), pp. 27-44. Available at: https://journalspub.com/publication/automated-garbage-bin-monitoring-an-embedded-system-approach/

Adebua, A., Oriangi, G., Abola, B., Malinga, G. M., Ezati, B. A., & Amone, C. (2024) . (2024) . Perspectives from the Local Community on Strategies for Community Transformation in Uganda’s Public Universities . East African Journal of Education Studies, 7(2)

Patrick. O, Jackson. A. . (2024) . Shortest Route Identification Model for Urban Solid Waste Disposal Management Using GIS: A Case of Gulu City, Northern Uganda . Journal of Remote Sensing & GIS (JORSG), 15(01), pp. 1-19

Chandan, K., Saadeh, R., Qazza, A., Karthik, K., Varun Kumar, R. S., Kumar, R. N., ... & Kumar, R. (2024) . (2024) . Predicting the thermal distribution in a convective wavy fin using a novel training physics-informed neural network method . Scientific Reports , [online] Volume 14(1), p. 7045. Available at: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-57772-x

Kizito Ongaya, Agatha Alidri1 Emily Bagarukayo, Benedict Oyo, Charles M. Bazibu, Godfrey Luyimbazi . (2024) . Ontology of Plagiarism: the Non Academic Perspectives

Suresha, S., Khan, U., Soumya, D. O., Venkatesh, P., Gasmi, H., Sunitha, M., ... & Ojok, W. (2024). . (2024) . Two-phase simulation of entropy optimized mixed convection flow of two different shear-thinning nanomaterials in thermal and mass diffusion systems with Lorentz forces . Scientific reports, [online] Volume 14(1), p. 544. Available at: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-50725-w

B. Arwenyo, J. Wasswa, M. Nyeko and G. N. Kasozi, (2017) . (2023) . The impact of septic systems density and nearness to spring water points, on water quality, African Journal of Environmental Science and technology , pp. 245-251. Available at: https://doi.org/10.5897/AJEST2023.3225

Ojok, W., Moodley, B., Wasswa, J., Ntambi, E., Wanasolo, W., & Bolender, J. (2023) . (2023) . Role of starch in one pot fabrication of mesoporous gamma-alumina with excellent fluoride sorption capacity . Sustainable Chemistry for the Environment, 3

Saarman, N. P., Son, J. H., Zhao, H., Cosme, L. V., Kong, Y., Li, M., Opiro, R... & Caccone, A. (2023) . (2023) . Genomic evidence of sex chromosome aneuploidy and infection-associated genotypes in the tsetse fly Glossina fuscipes, the major vector of African trypanosomiasis in Uganda , p. 10

Oluwafemi Awolesi 1,2,3*, Peter Oni 4, Abiodun Oshinowo 5, Boluwatife S. Olubusoye 6, Faustina Owusu 1, Simeon Pama Sunday 5, Temitope Osobamiro 7, Acaye Ongwech 8, Omotoyosi Awolesi 2,9, Beatrice Arwenyo 3,8* . (2023) . PFAS: Ecological Implications, Remedial Actions and Ethical Considerations . Journal of Agricultural Chemistry and Environment, 12(3)

Alfred Nyero, Innocent Achaye, Godwin Upoki Anywar, Geoffrey Maxwell Malinga . (2023) . Inorganic nutrients and heavy metals in some wild edible plants consumed by rural communities in Northern Uganda: Implications for human health . Heliyon, 8(9)

Beatrice Arwenyo, Jac J. Varco, Andrew Dygert, Sydney Brown, Charles U. Pittman, Todd Mlsna . (2023) . Contribution of modified P-enriched biochar on pH buffering capacity of acidic soil . Journal of Environmental Management, 339

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