The Commission on Research Methods in Geography of the International Geographic Union is an active group of geographers that was established in 2020 to promote an international dialogue on research methods as a vital tool for advancing geographic knowledge and research practices across different regions, countries and traditions. The Commission seeks to facilitate a critical and constructive dialogue about established and emerging geographical concepts, approaches and research methods.

A very warm congratulations to Kenyan Prof Washington Yotto Ochieng,who is one of the alumni in the department of Geospatial and Space Technology.Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, on being appointed Head of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the famous

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. Hongera sana Professor.

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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.

Geospatial Engineering Student Vincent Cletus Wiso was elected as the University of Nairobi International Students Reresentative in the University of Nairobi Students Association, UNSA in the recent elections of November, 2020.

The Geospatial & Space Technology Department held the 5th year Project Progress Presentation on 23rd April 2021. The Presentation was conducted online due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

The students were each given five minutes to highlight the progress of their Projects. They were particularly  required to defend the Project titles, expound on their source of data, and the challenges encountered .

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. Aflatoxins affect not only human and animal health, but also food security and trade. Though produced in small quantities, the ease with which these highly potent, carcinogenic metabolites permeate farmers’ fields, and crop value chain, is of grave concern.

The University Health Services has now been registered as a COVID-19 Vaccination Centre by the Ministry of Health and the Nairobi County Government, through the Nairobi Metropolitan Services.

The Vaccination will commenced on Thursday April 8, 2021 at 8.30AM outside the Main Students Clinic. It should be noted that the University Vaccination Centre will be required to observe Government prioritization guidelines and to comply with COVID-19 health protocols. In this regard, the following categories of the priority target groups will be eligible:

Less than 30% of the world’s researchers are women (UNESCO Institute for statistics (UIS)), Less than 20% in Engineering, this is even less in Aerospace Engineering.

Dynamics that shape women who pursue Aviation and space industry;

ScienceIsLife features Prof. FAITH NJOKI KARANJA, the first woman in Kenya to attain a PhD in Geo-Spatial Engineering. This event was Sponsored by the Ministry of Education (Kenya); UNESCO; National Commission For Science, Technology & Innovation (NACOSTI); The Kenya National Commission for UNESCO (KNATCOM); and Safaricom.

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