54th Convocation Ceremonies: UNILAG Graduates 4,678 as 159 Bags First Class on Convocation Day One
On Tuesday, January 16, 2024, the University of Lagos began the award of degrees; diplomas, certificates, and prizes to graduating students. In the usual tradition of Morning and Afternoon Sessions, a total of 4,678 students from the Faculties of Education, Social Sciences, Arts, Environmental Sciences, and Faculty of Science were admitted to various degrees. The prestigious J.F Ade-Ajayi Auditorium of the University was filled to capacity with graduates whose palpable sense of excitement and pride […]
IREX-UASP Project Train Early Career Researchers on Animal Ethics in Research
As part of its on-going programme for early career researchers, the IREX-UASP Research Integrity and Ethics & Responsible Conduct of Research (RI&E and RCR) Alumni Grant Team 2022-2023 has begun the physical component of its training on Animal Ethics in Training and Research. The Opening Ceremony of the event took place on Monday, January 15, 2024, at the Faculty of Science Board Room, University of Lagos (UNILAG), had a number of participants in attendance. The […]
UNILAG 54th Convocation Lecture: Renowned Historian Advocates Decolonization, Indigenization of African Studies
Nigerian Historian and Professor of African Studies, Professor Toyin Falola has challenged ivory towers in Africa to revive, revamp and refocus conversations around teaching and research related to Africa and African studies. Delivering the 54th Convocation Lecture of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) on Monday, January 15, 2024, the Professor of History at the University of Texas, Austin, USA, stressed the need for African scholars to wean themselves of what he called “western/colonial influence especially […]
