Lira University
| Motto | "The Beacon" |
|---|---|
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1 July 2012 |
| Chancellor | Benjamin Josses Odoki |
| Vice-Chancellor | Jasper Ogwal Okeng |
| Students | 1,000+ (2019) |
| Address | 7R2C+9CV, Lira, Uganda , , 02°15′04″N 32°49′16″E / 2.25111°N 32.82111°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www |
Lira University (LU) is a university in Uganda. It is one of the eleven public universities and degree-awarding institutions in the country. It was initially established in 2009 as a constituent college of Gulu University and attained autonomy as a fully-fledged public university through an Act of Parliament under Statutory Instrument 2015 No. 35 on July 16, 2015. Lira University was founded with a focus on health sciences and hosts the first university teaching hospital in Uganda.