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RESEARCH WEEK 2025

This year research week will take place from 21st -24th of October 2025 at the Main Campus 

The Theme is 

Advancing research and innovation from discovery to impact in a dynamic global landscape.

You are all welcome to participate

RESEARCHWEEK 2024 KICK OFF

Research week 2024 kicked off from 28th October to 1st November 2024. Opening the event was Hon. Mr. Julius Migosi Ogamba Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Education as the guest of honor. Vice chancellor, UON Prof. Margret Jesang Hutchinson was present. Also present was Prof. Wang shangxue, the Director of Confucius institute at the University of Nairobi.

Kenya National Research Festival 2024

University of Nairobi participated in this year Kenya National Research Festival 2024 . The event was held at The Edge Convention Centre, College of Insurance-Nairobi. It took place from  19th to 23rd August 2024

In attendance was the DVC(RIE) Prof. Francis J. Mulaa, Director Research Prof Justus M. Munyoki  among other staff members and Exhibitors.

From University of Nairobi we had three innovators as follows

1. Mr. Otieno Otieno with WAKAZI Artisan Platform

2. Mr. Martin Nanje with Potato Harvester

WORKSHOP ON DEVELOPMENT OF TRAINING GUIDELINES AND TOOLKITS FOR ENHANCING CAPACITY OF PHD STUDENTS AND EARLY CAREER RESEARCHERS ON GRANT PROPOSAL WRITING

University of Nairobi won the Seed Grants for "Enhancing the capacity of PhD students and Early Career Researchers on Grants Proposal Writing from the CARTA Consortium.

It is in this regard that the office of DVC(RIE) organized for a Workshop on development of training guidelines and toolkits for enhancing capacity of PHD students and early career researchers on grant proposal writing that was held at Maasai lodge from 6th to 7th August  2024.

 

 

ARUA Holds Capacity Building Workshop for Institutional Research Managers

Prof. Stephen Kiama, Vice Chancellor of the University of Nairobi,  officially opened the University of Nairobi's third Capacity Building Workshop, The two-day workshop was held on June 24–25, 2024, as part of the ARUA-Carnegie Data-Gathering & Benchmarking Project's Phase 3 activities, which aimed to develop best practices for institutional research at ARUA universities and facilitate peer learning.