As climate change continues to reshape agricultural production across Uganda and many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, the need for innovative farming solutions has never been greater. Rising temperatures, unpredictable rainfall patterns, prolonged dry spells, and increasing pressure on natural resources are creating significant challenges for farmers, particularly those involved in horticultural production. Tomatoes, one of the most widely grown and economically important vegetable crops in Uganda, are especially vulnerable to fluctuations in temperature, humidity, and water…

Busitema University Library wishes to inform its users of a recent development in the academic publishing sector following the announcement that Wiley has acquired Emerald Publishing.

The acquisition, announced on 2 June 2026, brings Emerald Publishing into Wiley's publishing portfolio, further expanding Wiley's collection of scholarly resources. According to the announcement, the acquisition increases Wiley's journal portfolio to approximately 2,500 titles and strengthens its presence in a number of subject areas, particularly within the social sciences.…

Busitema University has installed RACHEL devices, portable content servers originally designed for offline use at every campus library, allowing students and staff to access thousands of specialized educational resources from anywhere with an internet connection. While RACHEL typically functions as a local Wi-Fi hotspot for communities without connectivity, Busitema has…

Dr. Isaac Mukungu, Rogers Mukose, and Winnie Musuya, three librarians from Busitema University, worked with professor Patrick Ngulube from the University of South Africa to understand how South Sudanese refugees in Uganda find and use information. Their study was published in the journal Education for Information and focused on Bidi Bidi refugee settlement in Yumbe District, Northwestern Uganda, one of the largest refugee settlement in the world with over 200,000 registered refugees who fled conflict in South Sudan. Uganda hosts over 1.8 million refugees, the most of any…

Have you ever wondered what happens to all the brilliant research produced by Ugandan scholars after it’s published? Too often, it ends up behind expensive paywalls, locked away in international journals that most of our own citizens, policymakers, and even local university students cannot afford to access. It’s a frustrating paradox: publicly funded research that the public cannot read.

That’s exactly the problem Dr. Frederick Kiwuwa Lugya, President of ULIA and University Librarian at Busitema University, sat down to unpack on a recent episode of …

Busitema University’s newly elected Guild President, Kamara Onesmus, has begun his term with a clear focus on student welfare, accountability and practical reforms that reflect the needs of the entire student community. Kamara, a third‑year Water Resources Engineering student at the Faculty of Engineering and Technology, was elected as the seventeenth Guild President after a second attempt at the position. His return to the race, he says, was driven by the feedback he received from students and a renewed commitment to serve.

Students who…

Busitema University Library Website: A Redesigned Digital Gateway to Enhanced Learning and Research

Busitema University Library has officially unveiled its comprehensively redesigned website, now accessible at https://library.busitema.ac.ug/. The launch represents a substantive enhancement of the library’s digital infrastructure, directly responding to the evolving scholarly needs of students, faculty, and researchers across the university’s six campuses…

Busitema University Library Partners with Lecturio to Strengthen Competence-Based Learning

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New Case Studies Added to Emerald Database: Real-World Insights for Your Studies

March 11, 2026

The Busitema University Library is pleased to announce the latest addition of fresh, hand-picked case studies to our subscribed Emerald Database. These new resources offer invaluable real-world insights for students and researchers across multiple disciplines, including business, supply chain management, political science, and environmental studies.

Emerald Publishing, a world-leading publisher…

Busitema University Library Secures Major Grant to Establish Open Access Journal Network

The University Library is delighted to announce that Dr. Fredrick Kiwuwa Lugya has been awarded a grant of fifty million Uganda Shillings (UGX 50,000,000) from the Busitema University Research and Innovation Fund (BURIF) to establish the Busitema Campus-Based Open Access Journal Network (B-CubeJN) . This flagship initiative, selected under the thematic area of Wealth Creation, marks a significant step forward in the university’s commitment to advancing open scholarship and amplifying its research visibility.…