The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM), a network of 147
universities in 38 countries across the African continent won the bid from the African Development Bank
The Office of the Associate Vice-chancellor (RIE) through the office of the Vice-chancellor was invited to the launch of Compendium for County Innovations and best Practices on Covid -19 response by the Council of Governors.
Associate Vice Chancellor,RIE,Prof. Margaret Hutchinson During the Launch of The National Alliance Building for Women Economic Empowerment (NABWEE). The conference was held virtually, but the presenters were physically present at CIO studios on Limuru road on 24th February, 2022.
During the Opening ceremony of GEO Health Hub for Research and Training in Eastern Africa
(University of Nairobi) and Kenya Air Quality Network, Stakeholder Engagement Workshop, Associate Vice Chancellor RIE on behalf of the Vice Chancellor gave opening remarks.
University of Nairobi is proud of Prof. Sheila Okoth, member of staff from the Faculty of Science and Technology, for Participating in the United Nations Third Committee informal meeting with the Civil Society on February 16 2022.
BRIEF ON WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE PARTNERSHIP MEETING
The World Resources Institute (WRI), is a global research non-profit organization established in 1982 with funding from the MacArthur Foundation under the leadership of James Gustave Speth, whose headquarter is in Washington, D.C. WRI's activities are focused on seven areas: food, forests, water, energy, cities, climate and ocean.
Dr Marianne Mureithi of KAVI-UoN talked to Healthy Nation about challenges in research and giving hope of efficacious HIV vaccine.
The Department of Linguistics and Languages and the African Pragmatics Association held its 2nd African Pragmatics Conference virtually at the University of Nairobi, Kenya,on February 2 to 4, 2022.
The UN General Assembly has accepted by consensus a resolution proclaiming 2022 as the “International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development.” The resolution was presented by Honduras and co-sponsored by 36 countries, including Brazil, India, Israel, Japan, Russian Federation, South Africa, Thailand, and Vietnam.
The policy dialogue is part of the University of Nairobi's efforts to bridge the research and practice gap. The University values disseminating research findings for purposes of stimulating policy debates and more so finding solutions to development challenges.
This dialogue on social protection and informal workers is informed by research that has been running under the leadership of three universities: the University of Nairobi, Kenya; University of Mzumbe, Tanzania; and University of Roskilde, Denmark.
