On October 16th 2023, Professor Paul Lunn accompanied by Dr Eric Fevre (UoL/ILRI) made a visit to the Faculty of Vet. Medicine, where they had a discussion with Prof. Mande and Chairmen of the departments on collaboration which will benefit both UoN and University of Liverpool and their partners.
Thursday 28th September,2023, the Vice Chancellor Prof. Stephen Kiama addressed over 11,000 first year students in the historic Taifa Hall. He was accompanied by Deans and Associate Deans from the eleven (11) faculties, Chairmen of Departments and Directors.
The University of Nairobi scooped 7 trophies and many prize certificates at this year’s Nairobi International Trade Fair 2023 (NITF). The University was crowned number 1 in the category of the Best Stand that interpretes the current show theme (Education and Research), The Best stand in Youth Activities, Empowerment and Capacity Building. The University was position 2 in the Best University Stand and The Best stand embracing ICT systems.
The other 3 trophies were for Farm and Dairy Section, Poultry Section and Rabbits Section.
Nairobi, Kenya, 28 August 2023 – The Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forestry who was representing the President formally opened the Wangari Maathai Institute (WMI) for Peace and Environmental Studies at Upper Kabete Campus, the University of Nairobi.
The University of Nairobi in collaboration with Elgon Kenya Ltd marked the ground breaking ceremony for the construction of the first of its kind, Kantaria Agricultural Technology and Innovation Centre (KATIC), at the upper Kabete Campus, Faculty of Agriculture. The collaboration addresses the need for enhanced innovation, mentorship and commercialization of innovative technologies and ideas in the agricultural sector, commercial success and to accelerate uptake of technology and innovations along the agricultural value chains.
The Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi in collaboration with The Ohio State University, USA, and Kenya Medical Research Institute, is inviting applications for:
The University of Nairobi Faculty of Veterinary Medicine will be hosting the Annual International Conference on Veterinary Science (2023). With the theme "Harnessing Research in Veterinary Science for Resilience and Sustainability of Communities," this conference aims to gather experts from various fields to share best practices and the latest advancements in Veterinary Science.
The Dean Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (FVM), University of Nairobi, Acting Chairman
Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology (VPMP), and other faculty
members had a joint meeting with Professor Stanley Fenwick, One health/ animal health
Technical lead Fleming fund Management Agent and his team from Mott McDonald on 14th
June 2023. This was a physical site visit of the VPMP Microbiology laboratory and an
assessment of the performance of Phase 1 in-country Fleming fund grant. The team also
Our faculty was visited by Prof. Marcy Souza and Dr. Misty Bailey from University of Tenessee College of Veterinary Medicine on 21st June,2023. Prof. souza is the associate Dean office for outreach and global engagement, while Dr. Misty is an assistant professor of Practice and curriculum and assessment coordinator.
The University of Nairobi and University of Tennessee have entered into a collaboration agreement that will see the two institutions mutually benefit from joint areas of collaboration. The agreement was signed on Thursday, June 22, 2023, at the Vice Chancellor’s Boardroom.
