In an address to the University of Nairobi community, the Vice-Chancellor,commended various departments of coming up with solutions mitigating the COVID-19 pandemic. He mentioned the Department of Chemistry for producing soap, the School of Pharmacy for the sanitizers and the School of Engineering for developing a technology that will help doctors monitor ventilators remotely.

The vice Chancellor also said, the Dental School and the University Health Services are the beneficiaries of personal protective equipment (PPE) donated by several donors.

Once again, the University of Nairobi has made it to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2020 ranking. UoN is ranked 801-1000, with an overall score of 22.2-28.2 and is the only University in Kenya to appear in this year’s list. The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2020 includes almost 1,400 universities across 92 countries, standing as the largest and most diverse university rankings ever to date.