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Mawazo Breaks Own Graduation Records in 2025!!!!

In 2025, the Mawazo institute grew our network to 152 African women researchers as we welcomed 60 new Fellows and broke our own record for...

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A Snapshot of Women Leading Change in Science & Society 

On Thursday 13th November, the Mawazo Institute joined the Schlumberger Foundation in launching their latest Faculty for the Future Impact Survey and co-hosting a breakfast...

Linking Return Migration and Development in Somalia

Return migration is a component of international migration. The main forms of return migration include voluntary return and involuntary return associated with, for example, deportation...

Meet Edinah Song’oro, Molecular Geneticist and Mawazo Scholar

Mawazo Scholar Edinah Song’oro authored the following blog post on her research as part of the global DNA Day celebrations. Learn more about DNA Day...

My Work Using Genomics to Study Antimicrobial Resistance in Kenya

This includes research into drought-tolerant plants in agriculture and HIV vaccine development in medicine. A unique application of genomics in Kenya has been in efforts...

Meet Peris Ambala, Molecular Virologist and Mawazo Scholar

Mawazo Scholar Peris Ambala authored the following blog post on her research as part of the global DNA Day celebrations. Learn more about DNA Day...

Applying Molecular Genetics to Study Zoonotic Viruses in Kenya

In the recent decade, dangerous human pathogenic viruses have emerged in different geographical locations within Africa, with outbreaks occurring almost annually. Majority of these viruses...

Effective Budgeting for Research

There are three major principles of budgeting which shaped the guidelines. Explain your cost assumptions clearly. Funders want to see that you’ve come up with...

Bringing Science to the Public in Nairobi

This January, a team of physicists from NUI Galway visited the Mawazo Institute in Nairobi, with funding from the Virdee Grant. The Mawazo Institute is...

Introducing the 2018 PhD Scholars!

Front row (left to right): Marilyn Ronoh, Mathematics, University of Nairobi Elizabeth Benson, Computer Science, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology Teresiah Njihia, Agriculture,...