{"id":45826,"date":"2023-03-06T16:27:43","date_gmt":"2023-03-06T16:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/busitema-university-wants-shs8b-for-research"},"modified":"2023-03-06T17:13:01","modified_gmt":"2023-03-06T17:13:01","slug":"busitema-university-wants-shs8b-for-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/busitema-university-wants-shs8b-for-research","title":{"rendered":"Busitema University wants Shs8b for research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>Busitema University has asked government to allocate Shs8b to fund its stalled research and innovation activities.<\/p>\n<p>The University Vice Chancellor, Prof Paul Waako, said they need direct funding from the government because it is not sustainable for the institution to rely on external support.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe funds will be directed towards increasing the local generation of translatable research and scalable innovations that will help address key gaps required to drive the country\u2019s agenda,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Prof Waako made the remarks at the weekend during the midterm review for Busitema University Research and Innovation fund in which the university recently received Shs1 billion special funding under the Research and Innovation to support high impact research and innovations.<\/p>\n<p>He said the university has a total of 40 ongoing research collaborations with both local and international partners, which has increased the university\u2019s visibility and contributed to sustainable socio-economic transformation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt would be good if each public university in the country is given an adequate amount of money for research and innovations,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Robert Muyinda, a senior lecturer and an investigator in the faculty of Agriculture and Animal Sciences at the university, said the department needs more funds for innovations namely Aflatoxin control .<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis will enable us to have quick and reliable food safety measures in agricultural products in the market,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Victo Nabunya, a lecturer in the faculty of Engineering and Technology, said they are piloting plastic waste reinforced roads at the institution. 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