UNILAG Honours Late Professor William Odiete
The University of Lagos (UNILAG) community bid farewell to late Professor William Ose Odiete on Thursday, January 8, 2026, at a Special Lying-In-State Ceremony held at the Faculty of Life Sciences, as part of his funeral ceremony. The event was a convergence of retired and current staff of the University as well as family (children and grandchildren), friends, and former students of the late pioneering Environmental Physiologist, who died on Saturday, October 4, 2025, at […]
Dr. O. O. Adewumi Becomes Commonwealth Professional Fellow
Dr. Olayinka Omowunmi Adewumi of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Lagos and Acting Director, Innovation and Technology Management Office (ITMO) has been confirmed as a Commonwealth Professional Fellowship Awardee at Lancaster University Centre for Global Eco-Innovation (CGE). This award is under the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC) development theme of Science and Technology for Development, tenable at Lancaster University, where she will understudy its model of extensive co-working with Small and […]
Dr. Margaret Ilomuanya bags Grand Challenges Research Grant
An Associate Professor at the Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lagos (UNILAG), Dr. Margaret Ilomuanya has secured the Grand Challenges research grant. The grant award, which is for a period of 18 months, is for developing a novel, multifunctional microneedle patch for the treatment of heavy menstrual bleeding. (Read more: https://gcgh.grandchallenges.org/grant/heles-patch-novel-microneedle-patch-treatment-heavy-menstrual-bleeding) This award is funded by the Gates Foundation through Grand Challenges, a global partnership that catalyzes innovation and […]
University of Lagos Authorises Pilot Study to Evaluate Florence AI Academic Support Platform
The University of Lagos is pleased to announce that the Research Ethics Committee (UNILAGREC) has granted ethical clearance for a pilot study to evaluate Florence AI, an AI-powered academic support tool developed by students. The approved twelve-month study will deploy Florence in a controlled pilot among students in the Faculties of Science and Engineering to gather evidence on the educational impact of AI-assisted study support. Florence AI is designed to provide curriculum-aligned academic help through […]
