22
Jul
In just 9 days, applications for the 2026 Transformative African Leadership cohort will close.
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11
Jul
The Institute for Development Studies was pleased to host Dr Mary Kinyanjui’s Valedictory Lecture titled “ The Scars on My Foot: Scholarship on Agency of Kenya’s ‘Invisible '.” Dr Mary Njeri Kinyanjui is a former researcher and lecturer at the Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, and a PhD g
01
Jul
The Institute for Development Studies was pleased to host partners from the Transformative Leadership Programme (TAL) at the University of Nairobi Towers. TAL is a pan-African executive leadership programme shaping the next generation of leaders across the continent.
28
Jun
IDS-UoN is pleased to invite you to a Physical IDS-UoN Valedictory Lecture 2026 on: The Scars on My Foot: Scholarship on Agency of Kenya’s ‘ Invisible.’
Join this engaging discussion featuring Dr Mary Kinyanjui
🗓️ Thursday, 09 July 2026
⏰ 2:00PM (1400HRS) (GMT +3)
Venue: UoN Towers and via Zoom
This seminar is free, and we look forward to your participation. Kindly confirm your physical and virtual attendance
26
Jun
The Institute for Development Studies was pleased to host a Research Dissemination Workshop, "Aspiring the Future and Confronting the Present: The Agency of Forced Migrants and Refugees in East Africa." The project aims to study forced migration and refugees from Global South perspectives. It brings the agency of migrants and refugees to the centre of analysis by deconstructing the dominant assumption that portrays these groups as mere victims lacking the capacity to navigate border regimes, bureaucratic processes, and humanitarian predicaments.
22
Jun
On 18th and 19th June 2026, the Institute for Development Studies participated in the workshop themed “Translating Air Quality Data into Inclusive Policy and Community Action for Clean Air in Nakuru City.” The workshop was hosted by the Nakuru City Board in partnership with the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) under the Just Cities Programme, and the Institute for Development Studies (IDS), University of Nairobi.