The Mbarara University Research Ethics Education Program (MUREEP) is a flagship MUST initiative dedicated to building sustainable capacity in research ethics, responsible conduct of research, and emerging ethical domains including genomics, AI, and One Health.
MUREEP strengthens research ethics education and practice through training, mentorship, curriculum integration, and digital innovation. The program develops ethically grounded researchers, educators, and policy leaders while strengthening research governance and integrity in Uganda and beyond.
To be a center of excellence in research ethics education and practice in Africa.
To develop a critical mass of ethically grounded researchers, educators, and policy leaders.
A two-year program integrating research ethics into public health training at MUST, with stable delivery through the general MPH timetable and a growing faculty base in bioethics and responsible research.
16 fully sponsored trainees over 4 years (4 per year), with additional self-funded trainees enrolled across the grant period.
MUREEP delivers high-impact, non-degree research ethics training to postgraduate students, faculty, REC members, administrators, and staff at MUST and partner institutions in southwestern Uganda.
Through the RCR Training Advisory Centre (RCR-TAC), MUREEP identifies and prepares 15–25 faculty members from MUST and partner institutions to serve as trainers and advisors in responsible conduct of research and research ethics.
A minimum of 725 trained persons through repeated short-course delivery, including high-demand RCR sessions offered multiple times per year.
Postgraduate students, faculty, REC members, research administrators, clinicians, and ethics leaders across southwestern Uganda.
The Research Ethics Café brings together trainees, faculty, REC members, clinicians, mentors, and senior investigators for late-afternoon conversations on responsible research practice, ethics challenges, and emerging issues in health research.
The RCR Training Advisory Centre (RCR-TAC) provides a dynamic space for researchers, REC members, trainees, and faculty to engage with timely resources, policy guidance, training opportunities, and moderated discussion on research ethics challenges.
MUREEP is enlarging the cadre of faculty who can serve as mentors in research ethics and embedding responsible mentoring into the culture of the Faculty of Medicine at MUST through a structured Mentor-the-Mentor initiative.
Sustainable research ethics systems depend not only on formal training, but also on strong mentorship cultures. FREiM strengthens guidance, accountability, and excellence in research supervision and professional development.
Build a self-renewing mentorship ecosystem that supports the next generation of ethically grounded researchers, educators, and research leaders.
Interested in joining the MPH-RE program, attending an RE Café session, partnering through RCR-TAC, or exploring mentorship opportunities? Reach out to the MUREEP team.
