Water hyacinth is one of Kenya’s most troublesome invasive plants, clogging lakes and rivers across the country. However, MMU researcher Prof. Anastasiah Ngigi’s research is giving the aquatic weed a new purpose, creating eco-friendly biochar composites that can sorb antibiotic residues and antibiotic resistance genes in manure before it is applied to farmland. “Manure contains traces of antibiotics given to animals. These drugs can cause bacteria to become resistant, making...Read More
Multimedia University of Kenya (MMU) has kick-started Competency-Based Education and Training (CBET) readiness sensitization training for all academic staff to align with the new education system. In a speech read on her behalf by Deputy Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs, Research and Innovation, Prof Livingstone Ngoo, during the opening session of the training, MMU Vice Chancellor Prof. Rosebella Maranga, emphasized that CBET do not only represent a curriculum change, but a...Read More
A team of researchers from Multimedia University of Kenya (MMU), led by Director of Research and Innovation Dr. David Wekesa, has been making strides in renewable energy research during a ten-month postdoctoral exchange program at the University of Linz, Austria, under the European Union’s Erasmus+ Mobility Exchange Programme. The initiative, which began in September 2024, involves five MMU postgraduate students—Mark Too, Faith Malei, Brigitte Omondi, Kelvin Mutua, and Nicky Mwisa—who...Read More
Multimedia University of Kenya’s media scholar and communication expert Prof. Wilson Ugangu will deliver a keynote address at the 4th International Research Conference for Mass Communication, which will be held from June 16–17, 2025, at Kabarak University. Prof. Ugangu, who currently serves as Associate Dean and Associate Professor of Media Studies at MMU’s Faculty of Media and Communication, will speak on ‘Disruption and Change: Rethinking Communication Borders and Boundaries in...Read More
Multimedia University of Kenya (MMU), Deputy Vice Chancellor—Academic Affairs, Research and Innovation, Prof. Livingstone Ngoo, has called on Kenyan universities to urgently embrace multidisciplinary research as a strategy for survival and national relevance, amid shrinking state funding. Speaking at the 4th Multi-sectoral Conference and Exhibition on Research, Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) at Lake Naivasha Resort, Prof. Ngoo emphasized that the future of research lies in collaboration across disciplines to...Read More
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