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Kayanja holds a [[Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery]] degree from Makerere University.<ref>{{cite web |date=9 March 2014 |url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/Magazines/PeoplePower/Homage-to-an-intellectual-giant-/-/689844/2236248/-/a3vph8/-/index.html |title=Homage To An Intellectual Giant And National Hero Whose Work Speaks Volumes |access-date=25 October 2014 |first=Harold | last=Acemah |newspaper=[[Daily Monitor]] |place=Kampala}}</ref> He also holds a [[Doctor of Philosophy]], obtained in 1970 from [[Wolfson College, Cambridge]]. He also obtained postdoctoral training from the [[Harvard School of Medicine]] in the United States.
Kayanja holds a [[Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery]] degree from Makerere University.<ref>{{cite web |date=9 March 2014 |url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/Magazines/PeoplePower/Homage-to-an-intellectual-giant-/-/689844/2236248/-/a3vph8/-/index.html |title=Homage To An Intellectual Giant And National Hero Whose Work Speaks Volumes |access-date=25 October 2014 |first=Harold | last=Acemah |newspaper=[[Daily Monitor]] |place=Kampala}}</ref> He also holds a [[Doctor of Philosophy]], obtained in 1970 from [[Wolfson College, Cambridge]]. He also obtained postdoctoral training from the [[Harvard School of Medicine]] in the United States.


Kayanja has also worked in a number of institutions both inside and outside of Uganda; including:<ref name="WorkR"/>{{cite web |url=http://www.aasciences.org/index.php/uganda/200-kayanja-bantubao-ian-frederick-prof | title=Kayanja Bantubano Ian Frederick, Professor | publisher=[[African Academy of Sciences]] (AAS) access-date=25 October 2014 (Nairobi)}}</ref> (a) Lecturer at the [[University of London]] in the United Kingdom (b) Associate professor at the [[University of Nairobi]] (c) Professor and dean at Makerere University (d) Chairman of the Uganda National Agricultural Research Organization (e) Chairman of the [[Uganda National Council for Higher Education]].
Kayanja has also worked in a number of institutions both inside and outside of Uganda; including:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aasciences.org/index.php/uganda/200-kayanja-bantubao-ian-frederick-prof | title=Kayanja Bantubano Ian Frederick, Professor | publisher=[[African Academy of Sciences]] (AAS) access-date=25 October 2014 (Nairobi)}}</ref> (a) Lecturer at the [[University of London]] in the United Kingdom (b) Associate professor at the [[University of Nairobi]] (c) Professor and dean at Makerere University (d) Chairman of the Uganda National Agricultural Research Organization (e) Chairman of the [[Uganda National Council for Higher Education]].


==Other responsibilities==
==Other responsibilities==

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Frederick Kayanja
BornAugust 1938 (age 86)
NationalityUgandan
CitizenshipUganda
Alma materUniversity of London
(Bachelor of Science)
(Master of Science)
(Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine)
University of Nairobi
(Doctor of Philosophy)
Harvard University
(Research Fellowship)
Occupation(s)Academic and Academic administrator
Years active1972 — present
Known forAcademics
ChildrenDerek Kayanja, Mark Kayanja, Emmanuel Kayanja, Adrian Kayanja.

Frederick Ian Bantubano Kayanja is a Ugandan veterinarian, academic, and academic administrator. He has been the chancellor of Gulu University, a public institution of higher education, since October 2014, replacing Martin Aliker.[2] He is a former vice chancellor of the Mbarara University of Science and Technology.[3] He assumed that position in 1989 and stepped down in October 2014.[4] Before that, he served as the deputy vice chancellor of Makerere University, the oldest and largest public university in Uganda.

Background

Kayanja was born in Uganda circa 1938.[citation needed]

Education and work history

Kayanja holds a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degree from Makerere University.[5] He also holds a Doctor of Philosophy, obtained in 1970 from Wolfson College, Cambridge. He also obtained postdoctoral training from the Harvard School of Medicine in the United States.

Kayanja has also worked in a number of institutions both inside and outside of Uganda; including:[6] (a) Lecturer at the University of London in the United Kingdom (b) Associate professor at the University of Nairobi (c) Professor and dean at Makerere University (d) Chairman of the Uganda National Agricultural Research Organization (e) Chairman of the Uganda National Council for Higher Education.

Other responsibilities

He is the editor-in-chief of the African Journal of Ecology. He also is a fellow of both the African Academy of Sciences and the Uganda National Academy of Sciences.[7] He is a survivor of Ebola hemorrhagic fever.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ Julius Ocungi (20 January 2015). "Gulu University Gets New Chancellor". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  2. ^ Red Pepper Reporter (27 October 2014). "Gulu University Gets New Chancellor". Red Pepper Newspaper. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  3. ^ Okoth, Cecilia (28 November 2013). "MUST-UTAMU To Harness PhD Research With South Africa". New Vision (Kampala). Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  4. ^ Barya, Amos (20 October 2014). "Professor Kayanja To Handover As Vice Chancellor To Professor Celestino Obua". Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST). Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  5. ^ Acemah, Harold (9 March 2014). "Homage To An Intellectual Giant And National Hero Whose Work Speaks Volumes". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  6. ^ "Kayanja Bantubano Ian Frederick, Professor". African Academy of Sciences (AAS) access-date=25 October 2014 (Nairobi). {{cite web}}: Missing pipe in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ UNAS. "Fellow Profiles At Uganda National Academy of Sciences". Uganda National Academy of Sciences (UNAS). Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  8. ^ Athumani, Halima (7 October 2011). "Science Lectures The Incompetent". Uganda Radio Network (URN). Retrieved 25 October 2014.