The Master of Science in Natural Products and Bioprospecting, a new program at the University of Nairobi, was officially announced in The Standard on October 21, 2010. The curriculum for this program was developed through the joint efforts of the RISE-AFNNET leaders: Professor John David Kabasa of Makerere University, Professor Stephen Gitahi Kiama of University of Nairobi, and Professor Robinson Mdegela of Sokoine University of Agriculture. Notice here.
News Archive
October 2010
It may be early days for the Regional Initiative in Science and Education, but RISE has already helped to strengthen higher education in Sub-Saharan Africa. Before the end of its first round of funding some students have jobs, others have published papers in journals and the initiative's major output is soon-to-graduate MSc and PhD students.
September 2010
Building capacity in the basic sciences is critical to the future success of Africa, says Phillip Griffiths, TWAS Associate Fellow. Article here.
September 2010
The discovery in Uganda last year of one of Sub-Saharan Africa's largest onshore oil fields might seem like good news for all people in the impoverished nation.
But, as experience from other countries such as Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria has shown, oil revenues tend to enrich the few and fail to improve life for the majority.
August 2010
Adenike Olasiende, a student in the RISE-AMSEN network, has been selected as a recipient of the Tata Africa Scholarship, which is awarded to women scientists in areas in which the participation of women is traditionally low. Read about the winners of the South African Women in Science Awards here.
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