UNIVERSITIES CHALLENGED TO MAKE USE OF UNESCO RESEARCH INSTRUMENTS

Posted on October 5, 2022May 5, 2023Categories Latest News

Prof. Hubert Gijzen, the Director and Representative of UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa has called on researchers to contribute to the dissemination of UNESCO’s normative instruments.  He spoke on September 28, 2022, during the official opening of the 2nd Joint Annual Research Ethics Conference which is co-hosted by Daystar University, the National Commission for Science, Technology, and Innovation (NACOSTI), and Daystar University Institutional Scientific and Ethics Review Committee (DU-ISERC). The three-day conference themed: Strengthening Research Ethics in the Global South ends on … Continue reading “UNIVERSITIES CHALLENGED TO MAKE USE OF UNESCO RESEARCH INSTRUMENTS”

KENYA TO HOST REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON BIOTERRORISM

Posted on October 1, 2022May 11, 2023Categories Latest News

Kenya will host a regional workshop seeking global unity towards addressing the potential threat of bioterrorism. The meeting taking place next month comes in the backdrop of increasing concern about security of biological materials in learning institutions and health facilities, which can easily land in the hands of sophisticated criminals. The National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation (NACOSTI), which is co- hosting the event with the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA), said yesterday the two-day meeting will … Continue reading “KENYA TO HOST REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON BIOTERRORISM”

CONFERENCE ON THE UKRAINE CRISIS: RESPONSES FROM THE EUROPEAN HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH SECTORS

Posted on September 21, 2022March 23, 2024Categories Latest News

This report includes seven key recommendations for the international community to better support science systems affected by conflict. On 15 June 2022 the ISC and partners – All European Academies (ALLEA), Kristiania University College, and Science for Ukraine – co-hosted the ‘Conference on the Ukraine Crisis: Responses from the European Higher Education and Research Sectors’. The report of the conference, which was published on 31 August 2022, includes important lessons and recommendations on how to support the science sector in … Continue reading “CONFERENCE ON THE UKRAINE CRISIS: RESPONSES FROM THE EUROPEAN HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH SECTORS”

2ND JOINT ANNUAL RESEARCH ETHICS CONFERENCE

Posted on September 20, 2022June 27, 2023Categories Latest News

Daystar University and the National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation (NACOSTI) will host the 2nd Joint Annual Research Ethics Conference from September 28-30, 2022. This year’s conference is themed: Strengthening Research Ethics in the Global South. It wil take place at Daystar University Nairobi Campus. The conference will be blended (Online and Physical). CONFERENCE POSTER PROGRAMME AND BOOK OF ABSTRACTS

DG NACOSTI INVITED AS FIRST SPEAKER IN KEFRI PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES

Posted on September 12, 2022March 23, 2024Categories Latest News

Prof. Walter O. Oyawa, Director General of the National Commission for Science, Technology, and Innovation (NACOSTI), will give a lecture on the visibility and impact of research vis a vis research funding the at the KEFRI Auditorium on Thursday, September 15th, 2022, starting at 11.00 a.m. Participants can also attend the lecture virtually by registering through the following link: https://kefri-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIkdO2oqT4sHdQgJm57ELVOcsxcVgQcWQXN. The public lecture series has been organized by the Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI).

INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS, UK PAYS COURTESY CALL ON DG NACOSTI

Posted on September 10, 2022February 9, 2023Categories Latest News

From left, Dr. David Njubi, Ag. Director Scheduled Sciences-NACOSTI, Rachel Youngman, Deputy Chief Executive, Institute of Physics-UK, Ms.Evelyn Mbaabu, Principal Analyst Humanities and Social Sciences-NACOSTI, Dominic Hurley, Head of International Relations, Institute of Physics-UK, Prof. Walter Oyawa, Director General-NACOSTI. The National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation (NACOSTI) was honored to host Madam Rachel Youngman, the Deputy Chief Executive and Mr. Dominic Hurley, the Head of International Relations of the Institute of Physics, UK on Thursday 8th of September 2022. … Continue reading “INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS, UK PAYS COURTESY CALL ON DG NACOSTI”

REGIONAL WORKSHOP FOR FUTURE WOMEN LEADERS IN NUCLEAR IN AFRICA

Posted on July 27, 2022September 21, 2023Categories Latest News

Kenya is privileged to host the Regional Workshop for Future Women Leaders in Nuclear in Africa, 26 July 2022 – 28 July 2022 in Mombasa, Kenya. The objectives of the ongoing Women in Nuclear workshop is to support talents of women in nuclear science & technology; identify & strengthen roles of female scientists in Africa; enhance awareness about role of IAEA Technical Cooperation Programme in socio-economic development.

OVER 100 RWANDANS SET TO GRADUATE IN NUCLEAR SCIENCE

Posted on July 19, 2022May 21, 2023Categories Latest News

Minister for Infrastructure Ernest Nsabimana speaks to the media after a meeting on Nuclear Science and Technology in Kigali on July 18. Photo: Courtesy. A total of 100 Rwandans are next month expected to graduate with different levels in the industry of nuclear science and technology in what is seen as a major boost for the industry that is new in Rwanda. The studies include everything from radiation oncologists, medical physics, radiation therapy technologists, nurses as well as the economics … Continue reading “OVER 100 RWANDANS SET TO GRADUATE IN NUCLEAR SCIENCE”

NACOSTI BECOMES A MEMBER OF THE INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE COUNCIL

Posted on July 19, 2022February 26, 2023Categories Latest News

Welcome to the International Science Council, the lobal voice for science. Together we will advance science as a lobal public good. The ISC is the only international NGO bringing together over 200 international natural and The International Science Council (ISC) is a non-governmental organization with a unique global membership that brings together 40 international scientific Unions and Associations and over 140 national and regional scientific organizations including Academies and Research Councils

NACOSTI ACCEPTED AS A MEMBER OF ISC

Posted on July 14, 2022June 28, 2023Categories Latest News

National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation (NACOSTI) is now a member of the International Science Council (ISC) following recommendation from the Kenya National Academy of Sciences (KNAS). The ISC is the only international NGO bringing together over 200 international natural and social science unions and associations as well as national and regional scientific organizations including academies, research councils, institutes and foundations. As a member organization of the ISC, NACOSTI has full voting and nominating rights and will be able … Continue reading “NACOSTI ACCEPTED AS A MEMBER OF ISC”