Latest News & Announcements

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

Department of Biology will held a webinar on Conservation Biology.

Theme:

"Advances in wildlife endocrinology and its application in conservation and management of African wildlife under environmental and anthropogenic stress" 

Keynote Presenter: Dr. Janine L. Brown, Research Physiologist and Head of Endocrinology Laboratory, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, U.S.A.

Guest speakers: Prof. George Wittemyer, Dr. Sandy Oduor, and  Dr. Jenna Parker 

Invitation to  the  Blue Economy Webinar

When: Thursday, May 19, 2022.

Time: 10:00am to 1:00pm

The UoN Vice Chancellor, Prof. Kiama will be the guest speaker. Register to attend 

Meeting Registration - Zoom

The Department has organized for a mentorship talk Titled:

“Beyond education: Learning through experience and overcoming the challenges after graduation”

When:  Wednesday 18th May, 2022

Time: 11.00 am.

Where: Virtually 

The speaker will be Mr. Josephat Wambua, a Ph.D Fellow of the Department of Biology, University of Nairobi and formerly Warden In-Charge, Mt. Elgon National Park, KWS.  

Your attendance will be highly appreciated.

All you are welcome