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The Nairobi Ideas Podcast gives a public platform to the Kenyans changing the world with their big ideas. It is brought to you by the Mawazo Institute, a Nairobi-based research institute foc...

The Season 7 finale features a compelling roundtable with young academics, Chebet Koske and Dorcas Mwigereri, discussing the realities of na...

How are youth shaping and influencing the African research ecosystem and its future? As the youngest generation in the field, they bring wit...

If the African academy is broken, how can it be reimagined? In this bonus episode with Prof. Wandia Njoya, we pick up our conversation on ho...

Can we reimagine education and create alternatives, or is the African university under siege? With Prof. Wandia Njoya, an Associate Professo...

We sit down with Dr. Obiageli “Oby” Ezekwesili, senior economic policy expert, former Nigerian Minister and Vice President for the World Ban...

What does it means to be a “young” researcher in Africa? In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Elizabeth Mutua, a computer science lecturer...

In this Sixth and Final Episode of the Mawazo Ideas Podcast Season Six, scholars explore the impact of conflict on African women researchers...

The team explores how African women scholars fund their doctoral studies in this fifth episode of Season Six of the Mawazo Ideas Podcast. Th...

This season of the Mawazo Ideas Podcast, we are exploring the Realities of African Women in Research. Join us as we dive into what it truly...

In this fourth episode of season 6 of the Mawazo Ideas Podcast, the team explores how women scholars pioneer, research, and generally exist...

In this third episode of season 6 of the Mawazo Ideas Podcast, the team explores the role of community in the PhD journey. Scholars communic...

In this second episode, we delve into the topic of Research Mobility among African women scholars. According to Momeni et al. (2020), academ...

In 28 years, African cities are projected to be home to 950 million people and by the end of this century, 2100, Africa is projected to be t...

Mawazo builds platforms to help scientists communicate on the issues of our time. To unpack what the climate change looks like for the Afric...

The research to commercialisation pipeline is plagued with a lot of unknowns and many researchers don’t know where to start when thinking ab...

Dr. Jacqueline Kariithi is a trailblazing environmental scientist working in the Mt. Elgon region of Kenya, which makes up part of the count...

What might the future of education look like for Africa? In this episode, we share a discussion with Julia Jenjezwa, a Zimbabwean product de...

How are African ideas being used to build the future of the African continent? Season 5 of the Nairobi Ideas Podcast returns September 15th...

Our oceans are becoming "hot, sour, and breathless," says Dr. David Obura, a marine biologist supporting coral reef research and conservatio...

What is gender based violence and how is it impacted by Climate change? It is estimated that one in three women will experience sexual or ph...

As we celebrate Wangari Maathai Day on March 3rd, we are bringing you a re-run of our interview with Dr. Paula Kahumbu, a leading figure in...

What is food security and why does it matter? Ensuring food security is one of the sustainable development goals - SDG 2 - which targets zer...

In the fight against global warming, changes in individual behavior and system-level changes are being encouraged to help reduce greenhouse...

Carbon produced by human activities is the largest contributor to global warming. The social cost of carbon is a measure of the economic har...

Do you think you know Mawazo? As part of Mawazo @ 5 , celebrating five years of the Mawazo Institute, we produced a special episode that dig...

In the fight against plastic pollution, many have hailed Kenya’s 2017 single-use plastic bag ban as a step in the right direction. The ban i...

Humanity faces many threats, but none is greater than climate change. In Season 4, we are focussing on the challenges and effects of climate...

We dig into the archives for this week's episode. Kenya has one of the harshest plastic bag bans in the world, with fines of up to $40,...

**CONTENT/TRIGGER WARNING** SGBV November 25th marks International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. For this episode, we a...

Featuring stories from four scientists living in Nigeria, South Africa, and Zimbabwe, we’re looking past the science and taking a personal l...

In moments of crisis, human rights violations are more likely to occur and the COVID-19 pandemic is no different. Globally, the pandemic has...

Early in the pandemic, the data community in Kenya had one question, “What is the data telling us?” We are joined by Yariwo Kitiyo, a geospa...

The role of mass media in communicating the science of COVID-19, and in helping many of us understand our new reality cannot be underestimat...

Africa, with a population of over 1.2 billion is carrying out its largest immunisation campaign ever. Across the continent, governments are...

Season 3 of the Nairobi Ideas Podcast is launching on Thursday, September 30th. This is what you can expect Visit our website to learn more...

The Nairobi Ideas Podcast is on break. But before we go, we’ve created this recap episode to sum up our second season. Check it out to hear...

When Dr. Paula Kahumbu was a little girl, she had a run in with famed conservationist Dr. Richard Leakey, catapulting a lifelong curiosity a...

Global land use has been identified as one of the most significant causes of the rapid increase in climate change yet, Dr. David Kimiti says...

In the fight against plastic pollution, many have hailed Kenya’s 2017 single-use plastic bag ban as a step in the right direction. The ban i...

Kenya has one of the harshest plastic bag bans in the world, with fines of up to $40,000 for individuals found in violation. But has the cou...

Global warming, the biodiversity crisis, and environmental degradation are changing life on earth drastically, and the effects on Africa are...

Meet Dr. Rose Mutiso: She is Co-founder of the Mawazo Institute, Research Director at the Energy for Growth Hub, and this season's host...

Meet Young Scientists Kenya (YSK): Michael is Co-founder and CEO of Miti Alliance, and a Board Member of Young Scientists Kenya, a platform...

As part of the 2018 Africa Science Week-Kenya (ASW-Kenya), Nairobi Ideas Podcast is featuring interviews with some of the exceptional scient...

As part of the 2018 Africa Science Week-Kenya (ASW-Kenya), Nairobi Ideas Podcast is featuring interviews with some of the exceptional scient...

As part of the 2018 Africa Science Week-Kenya (ASW-Kenya), Nairobi Ideas Podcast is featuring interviews with some of the exceptional scient...

As part of the 2018 Africa Science Week-Kenya (ASW-Kenya), Nairobi Ideas Podcast is featuring interviews with some of the exceptional scient...

As part of the 2018 Africa Science Week-Kenya (ASW-Kenya), Nairobi Ideas Podcast is featuring interviews with some of the exceptional scient...