Announcement

If you are a PhD student in the School of Business and you have completed course work and about to begin your Independent Study OR you have completed your Independent Study and are looking for a research topic ...  read on. Prof. Madara Ogot has funding from two projects to support two PhD business students (one for each project)  in their research phase (will support the research work, fees not covered). 

If interested send an email to madaraogot@uonbi.ac.ke and she will send you more information on the research areas. Their team will keep looking until both positions are filled.

If you are not in business but you know a fellow PhD student who is and may not read their university email, kindly forward the mail to them.

Faculty in School of Business: Kindly bring this to the attention of your students who may benefit from the opportunity.

Regards, stay safe and stay well.

You can now buy your favorite Laptops, Phones, Toners, Accessories, Books, and other Supplies at any of our branches in Nairobi, Kisumu and Mombasa.  

To support the University Community during the Covid-19 Pandemic, a flexible Check-Off Facility is available to Staff Members.   

Customer Experience Contacts:

· Tel:     (+254-20) 491 3919

· Email: manager-bookshop@uonbi.ac.ke

You are invited to the  University of Nairobi,  School of Law, Mombasa Campus and Mombasa Law Society Inaugural Public Lecture

Speaker:  Hon. Dr. Chikosa Silungwe - Attorney General of the  Republic of Malawi

Topic:The Role of the Bench and the Bar in Defending the Rule of Law and Constitutionalism:  The Malawi Journey

When: August 7, 2020

Time: 3.00 PM

Where: Zoom Webinar

Follow this link to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85429127235?pwd=QjNQWmdVQnZwbk9nVzhuK0NJS1BrQT09

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

For more information or inquiries contact:
mombasalaw@uonbi.ac.ke
mombasalawyers@gmail.com

The Nation Leadership Forum this Thursday 30th July 2020 presents "Advancing Quality and Sustainable Higher Education" live on NTV at 7:30pm.

Prof. Harriet J. Kidombo Deputy Director, oDel Campus UoN will be one of the panelists discussing:

1. Innovative Learning Strategies

2. Re-opening of Institutions

3. Impact of digital divide

On the 10th July 2020, Prof.Kiama in his VC address, sadly announced that the UoN community has lost two of its staff members to Covid-19 as he sent out condolences to the families who had been affected. There are guidelines that have been issued to all public institutions from the Head of Public Service, in an urgent office circular dated 20th July 2020, that outlines measures that strictly need to be adhered to. These are:

1. Promotion of Social and Physical Distancing

• Avoid any form of congregation except as provided in government directives on Covid-19 pandemic;
• Re-arrange work places to not less than 1.5 metres between employees sharing an office; and
• Minimize walk-in visitors except by prior appointment,maintain social and physical distance and record the details of such visitors.

2. State and Public Officers with Pre-existing Medical Conditions

• All State and Public Officers with pre-existing medical conditions and/or aged 58 years and above serving in CSG5(Job group 'S') and below or their equivalents should forthwith work from home;and
• This excludes personnel in the security sector and other critical and essential services as outlined in the circular issued to the service on the 26th March, 2020.

3. Work Place Hygiene and Safety

• Provide face masks and personal protective equipment (PPEs) to staff;
• Provide alcohol based sanitizers and access to washing facilities with soap and clean water for staff and citizens accessing services;
• Carry out temperature checks for all staff and clients entering public offices;
• Ensure work places are clean and hygienic by regularly wiping surfaces such as door handles, desks, tables, telephones, and keyboards among others with disinfectant;
• Undertake regular fumigation of office premises, vehicles, wash rooms in line with guidelines issued by the Ministry of Health from time to time;
• Sanitize all incoming mail and documents prior to opening, encourage use of electronic mail and scanned documents;
• Staff and clients to wash hands frequently with soap and water or sanitize hands with alcohol based sanitizers;
• Cover nose and mouth when coughing and sneezing with tissue or flexed elbow;
• Avoid close contact with anyone with cold or flu-like symptoms; and
• Wear face masks properly to cover nose and mouth while in public places at all times.

4. Working from Home

• Where the concept of working from home has been successfully implemented, such arrangements should continue to apply with clear targets and deliverables for the officers;
• Prepare a weekly duty rota covering minimum personnel numbers to ensure business continuity indicating the officers who will be in-charge of operations; and
• Where an officer is permitted in writing to work from home, there should be clear assignments, and targets tasked for the period designated and a clear reporting line to monitor and review work done.

5. Return to Work after Quarantine and Isolation

A public officers shall be required to satisfy the following conditions before returning to work:

• Obtain the requisite clearance from the Quarantine or Isolation facility certified by the designated persons indicating that the public officers is free and safe from the Covid-19. The officer will present these documents to his/her supervisor at the point of returning to work;
• Stay away from the duty stations for a period of seven (7) days after the date of medical certification;
• Comply with the government guidelines on prevention of Covid-19 including wearing of mask, social distancing, maintaining of clean surfaces and wearing of other personal protective equipment.
• Officers on self-quarantine will be required to report to their duty station after the expiry of the fourteen (14) day requirement;
• The period a public officers spends in Quarantine or Isolation due to Covid-19, shall be treated as sick leave and shall be subject to the provisions of the Human resource policies and procedures manual for the public services (May,2016); and
• No public officer shall be allowed to return to work without fulfilling the above requirements.

6. Stigma and Discrimination

• Public officers shall have access to adequate mental health and psychosocial support being offered by the government;
• Officers returning to work from Covid-19 Quarantine and/or Isolation shall not be discriminated or stigmatized; and
• It is an offense to discriminate any person on grounds of actual, perceived or suspected Covid-19 status in the work place.

7. Conduct of Meetings

Where meetings are necessary;

• All meetings of more than four (4) persons should be conducted through available online platforms such as Webex and Zoom;
• Ensure that participants are seated at least 1.5 meters apart and windows and doors are kept open whenever possible to make sure the venue is well ventilated;
• Ensure that participants wear face masks at all times during the meeting; and
• Ensure that all participants in physical meetings provide their contact details; mobile telephone number, email, and physical address.

We would like to inform you that Diagnostic Imaging & Radiation Medicine Center has resumed its operations. The facility offers Ultra Sound & Xray Services. We are located at Kenyatta National Hospital (Old Hospital) on 2nd floor, UoN Department of Diagnostic Imaging & Radiation Medicine. Call +254 020491 5031 or email dept-radiology@uonbi.ac.ke for appointments.

Do not postpone HealthCare, we can assure you that  of safe care during the ongoing pandemic.

Services Offered:

§  Plain Radiography

§  Gastroindestinal Contrast Studies (GIT),

§  Intravenous Urography

§  Venography

Ultrasonography

§  General abdomen and organ specific imaging

§  Regional and Musculoskeletal imaging

§  Cranial imaging

§  Obstetric and Gynaecological imaging

§  Endocavitary both gynaecological and prostate imaging

Other Services;

• Digital Fluoroscopy
• Multi-slice Tomography
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
• Radionuclide Imaging
• Interventional Imaging
• Digital Mammography
• Digital Radiography
• Radiation Monitoring Services

The conference welcomes papers in the field of Open. Distance and e-Learning and all other related fields.We will accept abstracts that are between 250-400 words. Full paper submissions under 12,000 words and original. will be submitted as per the guidelines which will be provided after acceptance of abstract. The theme is "Optimizing, Open, Distance and e-Learning Approaches for Effective Teaching and Learning." Note that this will be a virtual meeting to be held on the 11th and 12th October 2020 at the 3rd annual University of Nairobi Research Week.

The main objective of the conference will be to provide researchers,postgraduate students and practitioners from the universities, organizations. individuals and other experts an opportunity to showcase their research output. Specifically the conference will provide:

1. An opportunity through which new research findings and products will be released in the global market.
2. An opportunity through which participants will learn from world renown experts and researchers on issues related to Distance Education and e-learning.
3. A forum for stakeholders both international and local to deliberate and share information and ideas on Distance Education.
4. A platform through which Universities.organizations and individual participants will increase their visibility.
5. An Opportunity for Networking and Collaboration.

Abstract Submission Guidelines

We welcome research based or desk-top academic papers. Collaboration among multiple authors, colleagues and other scholars is highly encouraged. Co-authored papers will be accepted with consent from all authors, it is the responsibility of the Lead Presenter to obtain the consent of fellow authors.

All presentations must adhere to intellectual property rights legislation. University of Nairobi will not be responsible for infringements of intellectual property or plagiarism in any of the conference presentations.

Abstracts for conference presentation must include a description of each of the following:

The research focus or problem.

The theoretical framework informing tile research Research methodology. including ethics.

Key insights or findings and implications.

Sub themes:

• Impact of COVID - 19 pandemic on Open. Distance and e-leaming mode of delivery
• Digital readiness and urgency
• /CT in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Subjects
• Transforming Education through technology
• mLeaming and other emerging technologies in Distance Education
• Enhancing content delivery through cloud computing
• Cost effectiveness of ODeL mode of Delivery
• Enhancing quality in online assessment
• Leamer access and retention strategies in ODeL Programs
• Collaborations, partnerships and linkages in Open, Distance and e-Leammg
• Cross-cutting issues in Open Distance and e-Leaming

Conference papers will be presented on power-point virtually.

Conference email :All papers should be submitted to:raphael.nyonje@uonbi.ac.ke

Conference Link: will be provided after registration.

Important Dates:

Deadline for submission of Abstracts - 30th July, 2020

Acceptance notification - Two days after receipt of abstract

Deadline for submission of papers - 30th July, 2020

Deadline for registration - 14th Sept. 2020

Conference Fees:

Students - Kshs 2.000

University of Nairobi Staff - Kshs 2,000

Other participants - Kshs. 3.000

There is a planned online launch of the re-engineered HRMIS on 10th Friday July 2020 at 1 - 2pm. Join with Google Meet: meet.google.com/cmh-kkga-spj

Prof. Kiama the Vice-chancellor of the University of Nairobi, is set to address the staff and students during a live streaming on 10th Friday July 2020, at 4:30pm. Kindly get the link from www.uonbi.ac.ke/livestream or facebook.com/uonbi.ac.ke.

The office of career services is aware that exams are coming up later in the month, we would like to not only provide you enough time to study, but leave you as prepared as possible. Please take a moment to fill the Google form on this link here as we prepare for a great Pre-Exam Webinar session on Friday July 17, 2020 from 2.00 – 3.00pm. aimed at giving you tips as you prepare for your Exams.

This webinar is a Unilever Academy Webinars in partnership with UoN office of career services.