Proposal Writing and Research Methods Training

This training is a partnership between TU-K, Birmingham City University and @Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility Project for capacity building in Higher Education Institutions. The 5-day training, facilitated by Dr. Peter Samuels and Prof. Maharaj Vijay Reddy, both from Birmingham City University, sought to upskill PhD students on proposal Writing and Research Methods. In addition to the training, the participants research proposals were reviewed and they received individual feedback on their work. Previous cohort trainees were also awarded certificates, having successfully completed their training assignments. This is the second and last year for the training, and the university hopes to develop its own research and writing skill curriculum

TUK In NASA’s Planetary Defence Test

What has always been science fiction is eventuallly becoming a reality. NASA has sent out a space mission to hit an asteroid and deflect it away from coming close to the earth. The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission is a NASA planetary defence-driven mission aimed at testing asteroid deflection through impact.

The mission will target the Didymos binary system composed of the 780 m Didymos asteroid and the much smaller Dimorphos (160 m) moon, orbiting around the primary in 11.9 hours. The probe itself will impact the smaller of the two asteroids heads-on. The impact is expected to alter the orbit of Dimorphos, changing its orbital period by several minutes and proving the efficiency of the kinetic impactor technique.
DART is the first mission to test an asteroid deflection technique and will have important consequences for planetary defence. The DART spacecraft was launched on 24 November 2021 and it will impact Dimorphos at 23:14 UT (2.14 am) on the 26th of September 2022. The TUK team comprises of: Prof. Paul Baki, Dr. Willice Obonyo, Calvince Juma (Msc student) , and undergraduate students Rashid Shishia and Vincent Okoth, observing the asteroid using a 40cm telescope, together with a team from the University of Edinburgh. The impact of the NASA mission with the asteroid Impact will only be observed from Eastern Africa since it will take place when the asteroid system is over the Indian Ocean. The telescopes that will observe the impact are those based in South Africa and the Kenyan one based at the Turkana Basin Institute in Illeret, Marsabit County (near Lake Turkana).

For more information visit the NASA website:https://www.nasa.gov/planetarydefense/dart/dart-news/

PUBLIC LECTURE: Tips for the real world

The gap between what the universities teach and what real life teaches

BY

Dr. Arun Datta,
Senior Lecturer,
Centre for Science and Technology Studies

IT Financial Management: What vs. How

Dr. Lilian Ogendo joins WAIB Board

Dr. Lilian Ogendo, has been elected to join the Women in the Academy of International Business (WAIB) Board, as a Chapter Liaison Officer. She is the first African to be elected to this board. Congratulations on your new role. For more info click: https://bit.ly/2XnrUxR

Events and Notices

2021/22 Academic Calendar

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Eligibility to Sit for University Examinations

February
Tuesday
28
Tue, 28. February 2023
We request the Student Fraternity to please note that the End-of-Term and End-of-Semester examinations are scheduled to commence on 13th March 2023 and 3rd April 2023, respectively…

Module II Programmes Undergraduate and Diploma Starting JULY 2023

February
Wednesday
22
Wed, 22. February 2023
The Technical University of Kenya (TU-K) is the leading university in technological education and training in Kenya. The University was awarded a Charter in 2013, making it a fully…

International Students Meeting

January
Wednesday
25
Wed, 25. January 2023
This is to inform all international Students at The Technical University of Kenya that there will be a meeting to be held on Thursday, 26th January, 2023 at Room 31 starting 4:30 p…

Expression of Interest for Running Business at the Student Centre

January
Thursday
19
Thu, 19. January 2023
The Students Centre Governing Board (SCGB) invites bids from eligible candidates interested in Running Businesses outlined in Section 6 of this document for a period of one (1) Cal…