- Study exposes crisis communication gaps
- New research reveals the forgotten women behind the Uganda Martyrs
- Education and mindset gaps fuel graduate unemployment
- URA honours UCU for Tax contribution.
- Radio journalism that helped end a war
- Single parenting strains child welfare, UCU study reveals
- Atuhaire petitions Guild Elections
- UCU School of Law Year Two Students Win Sports Gala
Author: The Standard Editor
This is the digital news site of the Uganda Christian University community newspaper, "The Standard". The Standard newspaper was established in May 2007 under, formerly Department, but now School of Journalism, Media & Communication.
A new study by Uganda Christian University (UCU) postgraduate student Jacqueline Nalubwama now sheds light on how the media house managed those critical first months of the pandemic and what lessons Uganda’s media industry can draw from that experience.
While the kingdom’s young converts were led to execution, their mothers prayed, mourned, and sustained the early Christian movement under intense persecution. Their resilience, she argues, formed the spiritual backbone of Uganda’s first Christian community.
gh many graduates complete university with strong academic qualifications, they face a job market that demands far more than theoretical knowledge.
UCU has been recognised as the Strategic Partner of the Year by the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) for its outstanding contribution to the country’s fiscal development. The university received the award during URA’s annual Taxpayers Appreciation Ceremony held at the authority’s headquarters in Nakawa.
A recent study by Agalo Suzan Pompilla (2025), conducted at Uganda Christian University, reveals that the radio programme played a significant role in persuading hundreds of LRA fighters to surrender. Her thesis, “The Contribution of Radio Journalism to the Return Home of LRA Fighters”, documents how Dwog Cen Paco applied culturally grounded communication, blending peace messages with rituals such as Mato Oput and Nyono Tong Gweno that symbolise reconciliation in Acholi culture.
According to the research, many single parents are unable to consistently provide basic necessities such as food, school fees, clothing and healthcare. One mother interviewed explained, “When my husband left, I had to become both mother and father. I sell vegetables in the market, but the money is never enough. My children sometimes go to school without lunch.
.The petition centres on the reinstatement of Elomaboni, who had previously been vetted out by both the School of Law Faculty Vetting Committee and the Joint Board Vetting Committee over concerns about the authenticity of his baptism and confirmation documents, key requirements for contesting the Guild Presidency under UCU regulations.
Year Two students won the Uganda Christian University School of Law Sports Gala after a strong run across football and other track events during the two-day competition held on November 14 and 15 at the main campus in Mukono.
UCU delegation touched down in Brasília on the night of 12 November after a long flight from Entebbe. Both the men’s and women’s teams arrived safely and settled into the athletes’ village ahead of Thursday’s official opening. Their arrival followed weeks of preparation that started immediately after they qualified at the continental championships.
“You rig an election and celebrate… I will not be rigged, that I swear,
because I already know about it!!”
