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The University of Nairobi will host Mr. Bill Gates, the  Microsoft founder and American businessman  on Thursday 17 November 2022 in a town hall student engagement forum. The forum which will take place at the Chandaria Performing Arts Centre within the UoN tower will bring together students drawn from UoN and various African Universities. The engagement will focus on climate change, innovation and food  security as well as innovative tools approaches to bolster efforts to increase food security and climate adaptation suppport across Africa.

After the recently established Disability Policy at UoN; the disability mainstreaming committee spearheaded a retreat as one of its implementation efforts. The objective of the retreat was to develop a strategic plan and visualize the milestones towards the establishment of a Disability Support Centre.

The 2-day retreat was held on October 20-21,2022 at the Kenya Institute of Special Education and developed a strategic plan for 2023-2028 for Disability Mainstreaming at UoN.

As of December 1, 2022, the University community can walk in a Gender desk and anonymously report cases of Gender based violence, rape and any other form of abuse and receive immediate clinical and psychological care.

This was among the approvals that the O3 Plus Institutional Working Group (IWG) was seeking when they paid a courtesy call on the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Kiama on Tuesday, 18th October, 2022.

Prof Daniel Qekwana, Head of Department of Para-clinical Sciences, University of Pretoria in South Africa visited Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Nairobi Kenya on September22nd and 23rd. This physical meeting followed two consultative meetings held virtually between members of the two departments to discuss further collaborations is areas of:

Thika T.T.I. Students visited the Department of Vet.Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology on 12th October 2022.

The Chairman of the Dept. and the Chief Technologist made a welcome remarks.

The students visited two sections i.e. Histopathology and Parasitology Sections.

In the two sections, the students were take through the following practical demonstration;

Our Annual #UoNsports day will be held this Friday, 14th October, 2022 from 8:00  am at the Chancellor's Court.

This is one day in a year that we get to play together, appreciate talent and defend championships. 

Do not miss this important event. 

The University of Nairobi and European Union in Kenya have organized an Erasmus Day on Thursday, 13th October, 2022 in Taifa Hall from 9:00 am 

It is OPEN and FREE for all. Undergraduate, Masters and PhD scholarship opportunities available. 

Come learn all the #scholarship and #mobility opportunities available for both students and staff in partner universities in Europe. 

UoN's Food Security Centre and Vida Insights invites you to a webinar series on Friday, 14th October, 2022 from 9:00 -11:30 am. 

Register in advance to attend through this link https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwkcOygrjsjH9TYaFDG6vfiWulqm7V40Ggk 

The University Health Services has organized for the commemoration of the 2022 World Mental Health Day in tandem with the World Health Organization (WHO) calendar.

The 2022 (WHO) theme is “Making Mental Health and Well-being for all a Global Priority”. 

The event will be marked by various health promotion activities on Friday October 7, 2022 in the Chancellors Court from 9.00 am to 4.30 pm.

PHD RESEARCH PROPOSAL PRESENTATION.

PRESENTER: DR. PAUL ONYANGO OKUMU

TITLE: Effect of Lactobacillus reuteri and Bacillus subtilis Probiotics on mucosal immunity of growing New Zealand white rabbits