Browsing by Author "The Uganda National Council for Science and Technology"

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    The National Research Clearance Process
    (UNCST, 2021) The Uganda National Council for Science and Technology
    Oversight of research is done first at the institutional level by Research Ethics Committees (RECs), Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees (IACUCs), Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), National Forest Authority (NFA) and any other authorized lead agencies then second at the national level by the Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST) in collaboration with Uganda National Health Research Organization (UNHRO). UNCST liaises with the research secretariat, Office of the President to obtain security verification and clearance for the researcher. An additional requirement with regard to clinical trials is for the researcher to obtain a certificate from the National Drug Authority (NDA) in respect of a trial drug.
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    Registration of Archaeological, Palaeontological and Ethnographic (Cultural Heritage) Research Protocols
    (UNCST, 2021) The Uganda National Council for Science and Technology
    The Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST) as a semi– autonomous agency, by virtue of its statutory mandate stated in the UNCST Act (CAP 209), is inclined towards ethical conduct of research as it carries out its oversight function of development and implementation of strategies for integrating science and Technology into the national development process.