RESEARCH AND OUTREACH

MUCE is a hub of cutting-edge research characterized by collaborative efforts across various disciplines. With a team of over 200 researchers and lecturers, our institution explores a wide spectrum of subjects, from science and the arts to humanities and teacher education studies. We take pride in hosting esteemed researchers, fostering international collaborations, and actively contributing to the advancement of knowledge and innovation.

Here are some ongoing research projects at MUCE. In each project, the names of our staff are highlighted in blue. You may click on their names to view details about their academic profiles. You may also use the shortcut menu on the right to search MUCE staff by clicking "Find Staff."

"Research with a Purpose, Outreach with Passion"
Research Title Researchers Funder Research Summary Start year End year
To Break or Be Broken – A Study of Valency-Decreasing Alternations in East Ruvu Bantu Languages

Dr. Sebastian Dom, Leora Bar-el, Dr. Ponsiano Kanijo, and Prof. Malin Petzel

Swedish Research Council

This project will investigate diachronic, semantic, and syntactic aspects of Bantu valency- decreasing verbal morphology, as well as its relation to and effect on verbal semantics in the East Ruvu languages, a genealogical group of six under-analysed Bantu languages spoken in Tanzania.

 2021 2024