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In a compelling blend of science, mentorship, and purpose, ³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ (KU) hosted a delegation from Save the Elephants (STE), led by Dr. Festus Ihwagi, Senior Scientist and Research Policy Lead, for a courtesy call and a joint Conservation Careers Symposium held on Thursday, 13th November 2025, at the Business and Student Services Centre (BSSC)....Read More

³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ has once again demonstrated its leadership in transformative education and community-centred research through the official handover of the KU Early Childhood Curriculum for Three-Year-Olds and a comprehensive suite of Early Childhood Development (ECD) learning materials to KU Academy and KU Model School. The ceremony, officiated by Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Paul Wainaina, marked a key...Read More

³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ has once again cemented its position as a leading institution of higher learning, earning global recognition in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2026. The University achieved an overall score of 10.3–27.2, securing a world ranking of 1501+ out of 2,191 institutions and maintaining its No. 1 position nationally for the...Read More

The Kenya University Biotechnology Consortium (KUBICO; Registration No. 46659) is a not-for-profit Society of biotechnology and biosafety experts based in Public Universities using biotech approaches and innovations for better food security, health and the environment. The consortium promotes responsible and safe use of biotechnology by conducting public education and strengthening capacity for development, regulatory safety...Read More

This research project is a collaboration between ³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ (Kenya) and the University of Sussex (UK). It aims to create a sustainable mentorship and resource centre, the safety and transferable skills resource hub (STaSH), for improving employment outcomes for women in Kenyan higher education institutions (HEIs). By enhancing transferable skills and addressing sexual/gender-based violence (SGBV),...Read More

The Leadership for Education for Sustainable Development (LEAD-ESD) course is for policy makers, heads of institutions, teacher educators and TVET educators. Teachers and TVET instuctors could also benefit from the program. The focus is on an action-oriented approach to transformative learning in teacher education and TVET institutions. The programme encourages teacher educators and TVET educators...Read More

³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ received a Research Grant from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (Ref: INV-002289) to establish a hub whose purpose is to generate a body of evidence to advance Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) in Kenya. The evidence will be used by persons and organisations interested in improving WEE, i.e., the stakeholders such as policy makers,...Read More

The National Phytotherapeutics Research Centre (NPRC) is a specialized research facility established at ³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ, Kenya, with a mandate to spearhead scientific studies and development of plant-based (herbal) therapeutics. It serves as a national Centre of Excellence focused on promoting indigenous knowledge systems and integrating them with modern science to address healthcare needs, particularly through...Read More

The Burden of Malaria in Africa About 90% of all malaria deaths in the world today occur in Africa south of the Sahara. This is because majority of infections in Africa are caused by one of the most dangerous of the four human malaria parasites. It is also because the most effective malaria vector –...Read More

A majority of smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) depend on cereals such maize, millet, sorghum, and cowpea for subsistence. However, production of these cereals is greatly constrained by members of the genus Striga – Striga hermonthica and S. asiatica and S. gesnerioides – parasitic plants that attach to the roots of their hosts causing...Read More