ILRI Nairobi’s Friday morning coffee (FMC) announcements and updates on 29 August 2014. Listen in! Continue reading
Category Archives: ILRI
Upgrading public signage on the Nairobi and Addis Campuses
In late June, the Director General asked that public signage on both campuses be upgraded. Accordingly, a task force was constituted to take the project forward. Members from Addis and Nairobi are drawn from engineering, design, and administration/operations. Other individuals will be co-opted as needed. On 3 July, the group met and agreed an overall … Continue reading
Introducing new staff – Caroline Karwitha Kanyuuru
Caroline Karwitha Kanyuuru joined the Livelihoods, Gender and Impact (LGI) program on August 15, 2014, as a Research Technician, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning. Caroline holds an MSc. in World Animal Production from University of Wales, Bangor (UK) and a BSc. in Animal Production from Egerton University (Kenya). She has recently been pursuing a Ph.D. study … Continue reading
Friday morning coffee – Nairobi, 15 August 2014
ILRI Nairobi’s Friday morning coffee (FMC) announcements and updates on 15 August 2014. Listen in! Continue reading
Directorate / ILRI / POD
OCS update from Martin van Weerdenburg
Many of you will have heard of the forthcoming OCS – One Corporate System, an online system that will be gradually rolled out to cover processes that are currently paper/manual including – research management, finance, POD, procurement. In the first instance the system will be quite basic, but will help ILRI move towards greater efficiency. … Continue reading
Friday morning coffee – Nairobi, 08 August 2014
ILRI Nairobi’s Friday morning coffee (FMC) announcements and updates on 08 August 2014. Listen in! Continue reading
ILRI town hall – Update on institutional issues and consortium office
On 1 August, Jimmy Smith held a town hall for all staff. Staff was updated on the following:- Consortium update: CRP extensions; second phase; Mid-Term Review of the Reform (MTR); OCS roll out; Update on ILRI@40 anniversary events; POD Policies; and Budget preparations. View the presentation (you will be asked to login to the file with your … Continue reading
Agriculture / Article / POD
Ergonomics training gives ILRI staff tips on how to avoid injuries at work
On 16 July 2014, the Environment, Occupational Health, and Safety (EOHS) Unit of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) carried out an ergonomics awareness training for ILRI Nairobi campus staff. Continue reading
Directorate / Ethiopia / ILRI / Kenya / Official
The view from Iain’s office – July 2014
This month’s ‘view’ is not from my office. I am writing this while enjoying the view over the rolling hills of Aberdeenshire, Scotland from my mother’s house in Turriff a small town of 4000 people, where I am on leave. This is the countryside where I was brought up – in fact only seven miles … Continue reading
Friday morning coffee – Nairobi, 25 July 2014
ILRI Nairobi’s Friday morning coffee (FMC) announcements and updates on 25 July 2014. Listen in! Continue reading
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