Grace Atuhaire is a PhD Student at the Institute of Political Science since 2019 under the supervision of Prof. Thomas Diez.

She holds a Bachelors of Arts in Social Sciences Kyambogo University, Uganda and a Master in Global Studies with a Special Focus on Peace and Security in Africa, a joint programme of the Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS), of Addis Ababa University and University of Leipzig.

Atuhaire has worked in different capacities with the Institute for Peace and Security Studies(2018-19), The United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (2017), Action Aid International (2012-2016) among others.
She is a member of Uganda women Writers Association, Alliance National Transformation (ANT) (Uganda), Rotary International, FemWise-Africa and the African Union_Youth4Peace Group.

Her Doctoral project deals with the nexus between global Anti-Terrorism campaign and the Securitisation of Border Communities in Africa. Her Doctorate is funded by the Katholischer Akademischer Ausländer-Dienst (KAAD).