The Chancellor, University of Nairobi, Dr. (Mrs.) VijooRattansi, OGW, D. Ltt. (Hon), (Nairobi), D. Ltt. (Hon), Moi, invites you to the UoN@50 virtual celebrations to be held on Thursday, December 10, 2020 from the Great Court at2.00 p.m.
Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic and guidelines from the Ministry of Health, the ceremony shall be held virtually.
The Pan-African Scientific Research Council is in the process of selecting inaugural members. The
Council’s goal is to support and promote Africa-focused research in social sciences; biomedical sciences,
energy, environmental and agricultural sciences; statistics; applied mathematics and computer science.
The council will provide a platform for multidisciplinary collaboration amongst scientists, fund research,
establish fellowships aimed at young scholars and support evidence-based policymaking.
The ARUA-MELLON FOUNDATION programme was launched in the academic year 2017/2018 and supports PhD students and post-doctoral fellowships from five (5) universities affiliated with ARUA (African Research Universities Alliance), which includes the University of Nairobi, University of Ghana, University of Cape Town, University of Witwatersrand and the University of
Be informed that the African Union Commission has launched the African Union Kwame Nkrumah Awards for Scientific Excellence - 2020 Edition with the continued support of its Development Partners particularly the European Commission.
This is therefore to invite you to apply for the awards and disseminate the call for applications to fellow African Scientists, Researchers and Innovators.
The University has research output with high potential for use in society and commercialization. Some of this research output has been identified and protected. The products and processes that have potential for commercialization are in various stages of development. Some need more research, prototyping, market research and others are ready for marketing.
Now in its 9th year of annual training, the Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research, Innovation and Enterprise (DVC RIE) in Grant Proposal Writing training started in earnest with the first group being trained on the 21st to 23rd of October 2020. The training was held virtually due to the ongoing COVID 19 restrictions.
The 3rd edition of the Research Week, an annual event hosted by the University of Nairobi (UoN) closed on 16th October 2020. This was after running for a whole week, beginning on the 12th of October. In total, 13 different conferences covering a diverse range of academic disciplines took place.
This is the last day of the 3rd Research Week which begun on October 12, 2020. Today's programme has four (4) conferences closing. They are the AIBUMA Conference, the 3rd Status of African Women Conference, the 3rd Annual Nairobi International Multidisciplinary Conference and the College of Biological and Physical Sciences (CBPS) Conference.
By the end of today, a total of 13 conferences will have run at the weeklong event. Hosting 868 paid global participants from academia, government and industry, 347 presentations and 40+ Keynotes is quite a mean fete.
The 3rd Research Week 2020 is scheduled for October 12 -16, 2020. The annual event, hosted by the University of Nairobi, features 13 different conferences covering a diverse range of academic disciplines and is expected to bring together over 800 participants comprising researchers, scholars, students and practitioners from all over the world.
We celebrate the Conference Chairs and the Secretariat from the Deputy Vice-Chancellors, Research, Innovation and Enterprise, who have really worked hard to ensure that all the conferences are a great success.
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
The 3rd Research Week kicked off on a high note on October 12, 2020 with six conferences starting their proceedings. A total of 13 conferences will run at the weeklong event. Albeit, virtual, this year’s Research Week numbers are quite impressive. 868 paid global participants from academia, government and industry, 347 presentations and 40+ Keynotes is quite a mean fete.
