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Friday, January 23, 2026

Good news!  as the University of Nairobi through the Institute of Anthropology, Gender and African Studies hosted the launch and kick-off project event of HEALENAE on Wednesday, January 21, 2026.

HEALANAE; Health and Environment in Africa and Europe is a consortium of 7 universities in Africa and Europe including; University of Nairobi (Kenya), Aarhus University (Denmark), University of Cape Town (South Africa), University of Edinburgh (UK), KU Leuven (Belgium), Makerere University (Uganda), and Oslo University (Norway). 

Friday, January 16, 2026

Dual PhD degree between University of Nairobi and Aarhus University, Denmark

Friday, January 16, 2026

The University of Nairobi (UoN), in collaboration with, KU Leuven (KU), invites applications for one fully funded 3-year PhD fellowship in anthropology starting on 1 September 2026. The positions are funded by the EU Research and Innovation programme Horizon Europe, under a grant by Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Networks (MSCA-DN). The successful candidates must commence their PhD degree programme on 1 September 2026.

Background HEALENAE

Masters studentships in medical and environmental anthropology (2 years)

The research and training programme in Medical and Environmental Anthropology for East Africa in the 21st-century (AnthEM) is looking for candidates for fully-funded 2-year MA studentships in social anthropology at Maseno University and the University of Nairobi.

Mila: A Journal of the Institute of Anthropology, Gender and African Studies (IAGAS), University of Nairobi invites all researchers as well as students sharing a common interest in the social sciences to submit their original and unpublished research papers, excerpts from thesis, book

The University of Nairobi and the University of Copenhagen recently received a grant from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark within the Dani

Watch an Interview by UNC TV in Women in Research  that featured Prof. Salome Bukachi through this LINK 

The University of Nairobi and the University of Copenhagen recently received a grant from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark within the Danida Fellowship Centre framework for the project entitled: “Improving milk and chicken meat quality and safety in the Kenyan food sector (QUALIFOOD)”.

The research and training programme in Medical and Environmental Anthropology for East Africa in the 21st-century (AnthEM) is looking for candidates for fully-funded 2-year MA scholarships in social anthropology.

Sandpit event: February 2024, Nairobi, Kenya