ResearchFinds News (RFN) is the first-of-its-kind medium and the largest science communication news platform in Uganda and the region. Founded in 2019 and based in Kampala, RFN operates at the heart of one of East Africa's most intellectually vibrant university districts serving audiences across Uganda, the African continent, and the global research community.
We are a digital-first news organisation built at the intersection of journalism and science. Using our proprietary Newsification model, we transform complex scientific research findings into accurate, accessible news stories bridging the gap between academia, policy, and practice.Our team combines the analytical rigour of trained researchers with the storytelling craft of seasoned journalists to produce news that is simultaneously rigorous and consequential.
We do not simply report on research — we give it a voice, a platform, and an audience it could never reach through academic journals alone.
Our Mission
We believe scientific knowledge should be shared with both academic and non-academic audiences — that the PhD student at Makerere and the farmer in rural Africa both deserve access to the discoveries that affect their lives.
We believe research with real-world implications should be made actionable — that findings should not sit in a thesis gathering dust, but should inform the decisions of ministers, investors, health workers, and communities.
And we believe that Africa's scholarly voices deserve to be elevated, heard, and taken seriously — both at home and on the global stage. That conviction drives everything we publish.
ResearchFinds News does one thing no other news platform in East Africa does: we generate 24-hour news from research findings to promote public understanding of complex scientific outputs. We call this "Newsification" — translating jargon-heavy academic research into clear, compelling, publicly accessible news stories. Every day, important discoveries are made across Uganda and Africa that never reach the people who need them most. ResearchFinds News changes that by combing academic rigor with journalistic flair. "Newsification" — translating jargon-heavy academic research into clear, compelling, publicly accessible news stories. Every day, important discoveries are made across Uganda and Africa that never reach the people who need them most. ResearchFinds News changes that.
Our editorial team understands research methodology, peer review, and scholarly citation — and how to write a lead paragraph that a busy reader will actually finish.
We bring research findings to the forefront of decision-making. Our coverage is read by government officials, university administrators, and international development organisations.
RFN connects academia, industry, and the public through open science — making knowledge freely available rather than gatekeeping it behind subscription walls.
We give platform to early-career researchers, women scholars, scientists from underrepresented institutions, and investigators working on issues mainstream media ignores.
Breaking and developing stories drawn directly from new research, studies, and academic findings across all disciplines.
In-depth profiles of Uganda's and Africa's most distinguished researchers whose work is quietly changing the world.
Long-form conversations with researchers, policymakers, and thought leaders that go deeper than a news story allows.
Commentary and analysis from Uganda's leading academic and professional voices on the issues research illuminates.
Accessible, deeply reported features that break down complex scientific and social phenomena for general audiences.
Video content bringing research stories to life for audiences who engage first through the screen.
ResearchFinds News offers a range of services to researchers, institutions, universities, NGOs, government agencies, and private sector organisations that want their findings to reach wider audiences.
We translate your academic study, report, or policy paper into a compelling, publication-ready news story for general audiences — without sacrificing scientific accuracy.
We advise research institutions, universities, and funding bodies on communicating their work more effectively to media, policymakers, and the public.
Institutional partners can commission in-depth feature coverage of their research programmes — clearly labelled as sponsored content and produced to RFN editorial standards.
Targeted display and content advertising reaching RFN's highly educated, professionally active, research-engaged readership across Uganda and the region.
Video production and broadcast services for research institutions wanting to present findings in documentary, interview, or explainer formats.
Content-sharing and co-production arrangements with universities, think tanks, and media organisations seeking to expand their research journalism capacity.
ResearchFinds News is powered by a team that refuses to accept that important research should die unread in academic journals. Every member shows up every day with one mission: to make Africa's knowledge count.
Dr. Arinaitwe Rugyendo
Founder & Editor-in-ChiefA journalist by training, a scholar by discipline, and a science communicator by mission. Dr. Rugyendo brings over two decades of frontline media experience, a PhD in Journalism from Makerere University, and international recognition as a Desmond Tutu Fellow and Crans Montana New Leader. He founded ResearchFinds News in 2019 from a belief that Africa's researchers deserved a platform as bold as their work.
Pius Niwarinda
Chief Technology OfficerThe architect of the digital infrastructure that keeps Africa's premier science communication platform running, growing, and reaching the audiences it was built to serve. Pius ensures technology at RFN is always a frontline asset — not just a backend function — in the fight to make African research visible.
Ivan Tibenkana
ReporterOn the ground finding the research that matters — turning the raw material of scholarly discovery into journalism that informs, challenges, and occasionally disrupts. Curious, rigorous, and stubbornly committed to getting it right in a media environment where science reporting is far too often superficial.
ResearchFinds News is governed by a distinguished Board drawn from Uganda's most accomplished academic, research, and public policy leaders — providing strategic oversight, editorial independence, and institutional credibility.
Assoc. Prof. William Tayeebwa
Board ChairmanSenior academic at Makerere University's Dept. of Journalism & Communication. Expert in media policy, journalism education, and press freedom in Africa.
Prof. Adolf Mbaine
Board MemberUganda's foremost authority on media law, media policy, and press freedom. His work has shaped media governance debates across East Africa and beyond.
Dr. Sebastiano Rwengabo
Board MemberDistinguished scholar of governance, security, and political economy. His research illuminates the most consequential questions facing Uganda and the East African region.
Dr. Gilbert Gumoshabe
Board MemberResearch leadership and academic expertise strengthening RFN's capacity to evaluate, interpret, and responsibly communicate findings across a broad range of disciplines.
Prof. Ernest Abaho
Board MemberRespected academic and institutional leader bringing scholarly authority and strategic insight — ensuring RFN's ambitions are matched by quality governance and oversight.
"A platform with the editorial courage of a newsroom, the scholarly credibility of a university, and the public ambition of a movement."
ResearchFinds News is always looking for science-curious journalists, researchers who can write, and specialist contributors. We are particularly committed to amplifying early-career African researchers and women scholars whose work deserves a wider platform.
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ResearchFinds News welcomes researchers, institutions, journalists, and readers who want to share findings, commission coverage, or explore partnership opportunities.
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