UON Hosts Lecture on Climate Change

Nairobi, Kenya - July 14, 2025;The Department of Earth and Climate Sciences, in collaboration with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), hosted a landmark public lecture titled "Assessing Climate Change: Scientific Needs for Africa and Beyond." The event, led by IPCC Chair Professor Jim Skea, brought together over 200 participants including academia, government officials, early career scientists, media representatives, NGOs, and private sector stakeholders to address the

UON Hosts CSA AFRICA 2025 Python Workshop

The University of Nairobi's Department of Computing and Informatics opened its doors to 217 participants from seven African countries on July 14, 2025, marking the commencement of the Computer Science Academy (CSA) Africa 2025 Python Workshop. The three-week intensive programme represents a significant milestone in African digital capacity building, drawing from an impressive pool of 437 applications.

University of Nairobi Hosts EASY-ML 2025

The East-African School for Young Researchers on Advanced Machine Learning Techniques (EASY-ML 2025) officially opened at the University of Nairobi on July 9th, marking a significant milestone in interdisciplinary research training in Africa. This prestigious two-week residential program, running from July 9 to 22, brings together 40 early-career researchers and postgraduate students 30 from Kenya and 10 from neighboring countries spanning diverse fields such as physics, biology, chemistry, geosciences, and economics.