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On the runners up to the University of Nairobi Innovation Week, the Department of Biology is proposing the first Edition of the Biology Innovation Challenge. A Departmental innovation platform is critical in building a culture of innovation towards sustainability using STEM based training. The main objective is to create a culture of research output sharing, research product innovation and policy influence through student involvement. The Biology innovation challenge intends to create an environment of mentorship, networking and industry exposure.

Department of Biology will hold a virtual mentorship lecture through it Alumni on 17th May 2024 at 11:00am.

Topic: How to become a scientist

Presenters:- 

1. Doris Nyamwaya (Dphil),

School of Hygiene & Tropical 
Antarctic Studies Medicine, 

Medical Research Council Gambia / Uganda.

2. Michael Murunga (PhD)

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies,
University of Tasmania.

The Department of Biology invites you to a Webinar on "An Integrative Approach to the Physiology of Resource"  by Prof. Agustí Muñoz-Garcia,Associate Professor, Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology, Ohio State University (OSU) Ohio - USA

The Faculty of Science and Technology through the Nairobi University Microbiology Students Association (NUMSA), Mathematics Association of Nairobi University (MANU), Medical sciences students association(MSSA), the Nairobi Chemistry Students Association (UNCSA), the Biology Association of Nairobi university Students (BANUS), the Nairobi University Geology Students Association (NUGSA) and the Computer Science Students Association (CSSA); in partnership with the University of Nairobi Office of Career Services and the Faculty of Science and Technology collectively have organized a High School

A collective of University of Nairobi students using innovation to solve matters mental health and environmental sustainability under an umbrella EcoMindwell Group.

UON Faculty of Science & Technology held a Summer School Symposium from 31st August to 4th November 2022 at the Confucius Institute and also online. The theme for this year’s Summer School was Phytomedicine-from the bush to the Shelf’

The summer program was a joint collaboration between The Natural Products Research Network for Eastern and Central Africa (NAPRECA) Egypt & Kenya and Standing Committee for Scientific and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH).

The department of Biology invites you to this webinar on' Journal Publication and Grant proposal writing in the post Covid19 era on Tuesday August 30, 2022 from 11:00 am.

The speaker will be Prof. Patrick Njobeh -Dept of Biotechnology and food Technology, Faculty of Science University of Johannesburg South Africa

This is a virtual webinar.

Register

The Department of Biology will be having a webinar on CONSERVATION BIOLOGY on Thursday June 16, 2022 from 3:00pm. virtually.

Theme: "Advances in wildlife "Aendocrinology and its application in conservation and management of African wildlife under environmental and anthropogenic stress" 

Keynote speaker: Dr. Janine L. Brown.

Guest speaker: Prof. George Wittemyer

Guest speaker: Dr. Janne Parker

Guest speaker: Sandy Oduor