Research Grants & Consultancy Projects
Research Grants
2024 – 2027 : Socio-Economic Vulnerabilities among Urban Migrants in the Lake Victoria Basin and Great Lakes Region. ISPF/ESRC. £431,903. Principal Investigator
2023–2026 Strengthening Capacity for ICT Usage and Policy Reforms for Relevant and Quality Masters Research Process Management in Uganda’s HEIs - ICT-4MRPQ Funded Amount: € 1,000,000 Role: Co-Investigator – UCCSRI Consultant
2019-2020 - Creative Network Plus: Baseline Research and Development Project (BREDEP): “Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) - Education in Conflict and Crisis baseline Research”. Funded Amount: £55,312 Role: Principal Investigator
2019-2020 - Engaging Refugee Teachers in Entrepreneurship and innovation: “Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) – University of Derby Internal funding”. Funded Amount: £3,000 Role: Principal Investigator
2016-2019 - “Strengthening Agribusiness Ethics, Quality Standards and ICT Usage in Uganda’s value chains (AGRI-QUEST)” Project funded by NWO (Netherlands Research Foundation) Science for Global Development -WOTRO Science for Global Development. Funded Amount: 300,000 Euros. Role: Co-Investigator – Research & engagement
2018-19: IWAK - Consultant: ERASMUS+(8 EU partner) international relations, development cooperation; ICT - new technologies - digital competences; Labour market issues incl. career guidance / youth unemployment. Role: Co-Investigator
2016-2018 NWO (Netherlands Research Foundation) Science for Global Development – Food & Business Applied Research Fund: “Strengthening Agribusiness Ethics and Quality Standards and ICT Usage in Uganda’s Value Chains – AGRI-QUEST”. amount funded: 300.000 EUR. Role: Co-Investigator
2013-2017: Water Supply and Sanitation Project in Kenya: Unlocking Development Potentia for Inclusive Growth.” Total amount funded: US$ 27 million CHF; project conducted in collaboration with the United Nations Global Compact Office, New York, USA. Co-Investigator – Stakeholder engagement
2011-2012 Skills for Peace and Income Project (SKIPI) under the Community Livelihood and Rural Industry Support Programme (CLARIS II): “Government of Japan, UNIDO: Funded Amount: USD 120.000. Role: Principle Investigator
Consultancy Projects
2019–2020 Freelance Consultant; Client: UNIDO. Multiple scarring effects of youth unemployment, Skills in Focus report for Skills Development in Africa
2018-19 Freelance Consultant; Client: ERASMUS+ Strengthening key competencies of low skilled people in VET to cover future replacement positions, 8 EU partner).
2017-2018 Freelance Consultant; Client: African Development Bank. Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in Sub-Saharan Africa, preparation of ADBI Draft Working Paper for the African Development Bank,
2016-2019 Freelance Consultant; Client: University of Cambridge Programme for Industry Project: Sustainable Consumption and production: A Business Primer, Cambridge.
2015-2018 Freelance Consultant; Client: United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO); Project: “Corruption Prevention to Foster Small and Medium Sized Enterprise Development”
2014–2017 Freelance Consultant; Client: National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA) Project: Engagement, Consultation and Co-production Trends in the Public sector.
2013-2014 Freelance Consultant; Client: University of Liverpool; Project: Growing population in Japan: The effects of age on the trends of UK international students.
2012-2013 Freelance Consultant; Client: Warwickshire County Council; Project: Warwickshire County Council Co-Production Strategy
2011-2012 - Freelance Consultant; Client: Bank of Botswana; Project: Global sustainability strategy for private banking business
Publications
Books
Martin, M. and Nkiko, C. (eds.), forthcoming, COVID-19 Small Business Sustainability and Recovery management strategies. Wiley International Business Publisher, Chester.
Book Chapters
Katamba D., Wickert, C.M and Nkiko, C. (2024) Humanism as an institutional driver of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities. In: Idowu, S.O, Nwagbara, U & Alhassan, Y. (eds) Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure in Developing and Emerging Economies: Institutional, Governance and Regulatory Issues. Springer Nature. London
Katamba. D, and Nkiko, C (2023). The relationships between smartphone problematic internet use and GD issues amongst East African young people. Current Opinion in Psychology, 36, 89-95.
Nkiko, C. and Katamba, D. (2016), “sustainable businesses in Uganda”, in Visser, W. (Ed.). (2016). The World Guide to Sustainable Enterprise: Volume 1: Africa and Middle East (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351284448
Nkiko, C. (2012), “Globalization and corporate social responsibility”, in D. Katamba, C.Z., Haag, D. and Tushabomwe-Kazooba, C. (eds.), Principles of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): a guide for students and practicing managers in developing and emerging countries, 1st ed., Strategic Book Publishing and Rights Co., Houston.
Nkiko, C. and Katamba, D. (2010). “CSR in Uganda”, in Visser, W. (ed.), The World Guide to Corporate Social Responsibility, Wiley International Business Publisher, Chester.
Articles
Onio. M.I and Nkiko, C., (2025). Sustainable Gaming Strategies: Addressing Unsustainable Gaming Culture through Developer Practices and Policies. Eludamos: Journal for Computer Game Culture (forthcoming).
Nkiko, C. and McLeman, R., (2025) ESG Strategies: A Resilience-Business Approach to Climate Migration in Sub-Saharan Africa. Journal of Environmental Management (forthcoming).
Nkiko, C, and Ahimbisibwe, F (2024). Employment as a Strategic Pathway for Refugee and Host Youth Integration in Uganda. Journal of International Migration and Integration. 25, 1857–1875 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12134-024-01147-8
Wright, I. and Nkiko, C. 2021., (2020). Do stakeholder capabilities promote sustainability in small and medium-sized enterprises? Evidence from Germany. Journal of Business Research. 119, 131-14. .
Katamba, D., Marvin Nkiko, C., Tushabomwe-Kazooba, C., Babiiha Mpisi, S., Kemeza, I. and M.J. Wickert, C. (2014), "Integrating corporate social responsibility into efforts to realize millennium development goals: Lessons from Uganda", World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development, Vol. 10 No. 4, pp. 314-333.
Nkiko, C. (2013), SME owner-managers as key drivers of corporate social responsibility in Uganda, Int. J. Business Governance and Ethics, (8)4, pp.376 -400
Katamba, D., Marvin Nkiko, C., Tushabomwe Kazooba, C., Kemeza, I. and Babiiha Mpisi, S. (2014), "Community involvement and development: An inter-marriage of ISO 26000 and millennium development goals", International Journal of Social Economics, Vol. 41 No. 9, pp. 837-861.
Katamba, D., Tushabomwe Kazooba, C., Babiiha Mpisi, S., Marvin Nkiko, C., Nabatanzi鈥怣uyimba, A.K. and Hensley Kekaramu, J. (2012), "Corporate social responsibility management in Uganda: Lessons, challenges, and policy implications", International Journal of Social Economics, Vol. 39 No. 6, pp. 375-390. https://doi.org/10.1108/03068291211224892