The University of Nairobi is set to hold a prize presentation ceremony for students with outstanding academic performance on Friday May 7, 2021 at Taifa Hall. The prizes are in form of certificates, money, trophies and medals provided by donors to departments and faculties, schools and institutes to recognize and award top academic achievers among the student fraternity.
Aflatoxins are highly toxic metabolites of several Aspergillus species widely distributed throughout the environment. These toxins have adverse effects on humans and livestock at a few micrograms per kilogram (μg/kg) concentrations. Kenya has the most recorded outbreaks of aflatoxicosis, that has resulted into death, in Africa.
Engineering students from the University of Nairobi (UoN) are among students from other universities set to benefit from a mentorship programme organized by the Institution of Engineers in Kenya (IEK).
The announcement was made by Eng. Grace Kagondu, Chairperson IEK Capacity Building and Mentorship Committee during celebrations to mark World Engineering Day 2021 in Chandaria Auditorium at the University of Nairobi on 4th March 2021.
Department of Environmental and Biosystems Engineering (EBE) has been ranked position 3 under the category of Teaching Department for the Performance Contract FY 2019/2020.
This was revealed in the Friday Morning University’s Performance Contract award ceremony January 29, 2021.
To address the challenge of lack of affordable cold storage for smallholder farmers, the University of Nairobi’s Multi-disciplinary Postharvest Research Team has been conducting adaptive research on innovative and affordable cold storage solutions.
The University of Nairobi Senate has approved the resumption of phased on-campus learning starting from November 9, 2020.
All graduates of the 63rd Congregation for the conferment of degrees and award of diplomas held on September 25, 2020 are requested to collect their certificates at the University of Nairobi Central Examinations Center, Chiromo Campus.
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Architecture and Engineering Conference 2020 provides an international forum for reporting progress and recent developments in research activities in Universities and industries. AEC2020 aims to propel research output towards promoting sustainable livelihood in various sectors of the economy.
Prof. Stephen Kiama, was officially installed as the eighth Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nairobi, taking over from Prof. Peter Mbithi whose term ended in 2019. During his installation in Taifa Hall, Main Campus on June 5, 2020, Prof. Kiama promised to institute reforms and steer the ship during in the turbulent waters.
The origin of Environmental and Bio-systems Engineering at the University of Nairobi can be traced back to 1965 when the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering introduced a section in Agricultural Engineering focusing on Agricultural Process Engineering.The Department of Agricultural Engineering of University of Nairobi was established in 1975 originally as the Department of Agricultural Mechanization and Farm planning. The name was then changed in 1976 to Department of Agricultural Engineering.
