Centre for Basic Research

CBR is a leading independent research Centre in Uganda, established in 1987 an educational trust and subsequently registered in 1988 as an NGO. CBR is a member institute of the Council for the Development of Social Research in Africa (CODESRIA) based in Dakar, Senegal. The Centre has a full-fledged resource centre and internet facilities which enable easy access to secondary literature. CBR has a cohort of researchers with qualifications in various fields in the humanities, law and social sciences. In addition, CBR outsources researchers with key expertise such as in public health, statistics and environmental sciences. Research at CBR is both in-house and commissioned in nature. Informed by its vision and mission statement, CBR’s objectives include the following: 1. Research on issues of social significance; 2. Documentation of materials on these issues 3. Publication and dissemination of research results 4. Research capacity building Governance Structure of CBR The policy-making organ of CBR is the General Meeting, which comprises the researchers. The General Meeting determines all the activities of CBR. The General Meeting has two sub committees namely; Research Policy Council (RPC), Finance and Administration (F&A). The head of the Centre, the Executive Director, oversees implementation of all policy decisions taken by the General Meeting. The day-to-day running of the Centre is the responsibility of the staff in Administration which includes an Administrator, Finance Officer and Head of Library/Documentation Services. INFORMATION FOR AFFILIATES Affiliation to CBR can be by a resident individual, resident institution, non-resident individual, and non-resident institution. All the categories would be entitled to unlimited access to library documents within the library, receive the annual report for CBR free of charge, 50% discount on photocopying charges, internet services, access to available computers for their work, and use of our kitchen.