Kenya has been ranked number 8 in Africa in the just concluded University Ranking by Academic Performance (URAP) 2020-2021 World Ranking . This is courtesy of the University of Nairobi top in the Country and 1222 globally.
Gandhi Smarak Nidhi fund (GSNF) has opened limited number of partial scholarships tenable at the University of Nairobi, for Masters Programmes during the 2021/2022 academic year.
Interested candidates are invited to apply/re-apply for the scholarship through our online application portal (https://gandhi.uonbi.ac.ke) from Monday August 2, 2021.
The training will comprise of;
To register click here
https://ajiradigital.go.ke/#/training
Lectures of this department on 16th and 19th July held an intensive 2 days discussion on curriculum review of all course taught in the Dept.of LARMAT. The aim of review is to reduce major overlaps of course contents and Descriptions with focus on Curriculum Rationale and Philosophy.
It was discovered some courses codes conflicts with other departments i.e. Department of Agricultural Economics.The Chairman from the two departments and the concerned lecturers to resolve.
ESDA Phase II projects invites application for short course in Bee Keeping.
To Apply click here.
The 27th International Sustainable Development Research Society virtual Conference will be held from 13 to 15 July 2021. Our researcher and a Senior lecturer in this Department Dr. Stephen Mureithi will share knowledge under the theme; Food security and Agriculture .
Join the the conference via;
webinar day 1 https://miun-se.zoom.us/j/66729108399
Over 84 Trainers from Kenya Technical Training Institute (KTTC) yesterday 9th July 2021 were trained on various Herbarium and Taxonomic Techniques offered at the Department of LARMAT.
The trained was facilitated by Ms Carolyne Kyalo. She retreated there is more opportunities in the industry and prospects of innovation in identification of plants and Digital herbarium will be the future of plant taxonomy.
Description of the doctoral fellow position
Healthy, functioning ecosystems are a prerequisite for human health and well-being. In the drylands of East Africa, pastoralist and agro-pastoralist communities are highly reliant on ecosystem services for their livelihoods. In Drylands Transform (an SLU led project), we investigate the interlinkages between land health, livestock-based livelihoods, human well-being and land governance mechanisms to contribute to transformative change and sustainable development of the socio-ecological system in the drylands of East Africa.
The Vice Chancellor, University of Nairobi, has appointed Prof. Richard N. Onwonga to serve as chairman of the Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology (LARMAT) with effect from June 24, 2021.
Prof. Onwonga is an accomplished member of staff with over ten years of teaching and research experience. This is in addition to supervision of postgraduate students, student mentorship and outreach services.
