Dr. Jackline Mosinya Nyaberi, a Lecturer in the Department of Environmental Health and Disease Control, School of Public Health at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) has been appointed to serve as the Chair of the Eastern Africa PhD (EAPhD) Hub.
The regional EAPhD Hub brings together six institutions of higher learning from the Eastern Africa region, under a formalized partnership with the UK based Nottingham Trent University (NTU).
The universities are: Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Nottingham Trent University (NTU), Makerere University (Uganda), University of Malawi, Mount Kenya University (MKU), Kenyatta University and Rongo University.
These institutions collectively envisage to actualize their aspirations through the establishment of the Eastern Africa PhD Hub that will serve all the partner institutions.
Dr. Jonathan Linden Gorry, of NTU and the immediate former chair of the EAPhD hub in a letter of appointment dated February 1, 2026. acknowledged Dr. Mosinya Nyaberi for applying to be considered to serve as the Chair of the Eastern Africa PhD Hub, and congratulated the don.
“I am delighted to officially confirm that your application was successful. Your appointment will run from 1st January 2026 to 31st December 2026” further stating that Sheran Clarence will deputize Dr. Mosinya Nyaberi.
The partnership establishing the Eastern Africa PhD Hub was signed in November 2022, to broaden the pool of doctoral students and supervisors; develop research capacity and training, build international partnerships, share physical facilities as well as expertise through a network of peers.
Speaking on her appointment, Dr Mosinya Nyaberi said, “I am thrilled and deeply honored by our collective appointment to lead the Eastern Africa PhD Hub as Chair for 2026, with Dr. Sherran Clarence serving as Deputy Chair. This endorsement profoundly validates our shared commitment across our UK and African partners to elevate doctoral excellence throughout the region, while inspiring great optimism for the transformative collaborations ahead.”
As the Chair, Dr. Mosinya Nyaberi envisions to “establish the EAPhD HUB as a preeminent collaborative platform amplifying PhD excellence across East Africa and beyond. “
By forging strategic partnerships with Global North and South institutions, Dr. Nyaberi stated that “we will catalyze joint grant applications for sustainable research funding, co-host high-caliber workshops and conferences, deliver PhD supervision onboarding trainings and mentorship for students, pursue impactful co-authored publications showcasing African scholarship, launch bidirectional researcher exchanges to foster knowledge mobility, and convene Technical Working Groups on priority domains such as socio-behavioral research.”
She further noted that these concerted efforts will cultivate innovation, equity, and enduring PhD training ecosystems attuned to our unique contexts.
Inspired by our collective journey as leaders bridging global health divides, the Chair of the EAPhD Hub said, “We bring unwavering dedication to equitable doctoral advancement in resource-constrained environments.”
“Through partnering closely with Dr. Clarence and our network, our leadership will deliver tailored guidance on training trajectories, rigorous tracking of initiatives, and inspirational stewardship to propel all members toward landmark achievements. This is our defining moment to fortify Africa’s PhD ecosystem; together, across the UK and Africa, we shall realize its full potential,” Dr. Nyaberi observed.
Dr. Mosinya Nyaberi is a Fellow of the inaugural Kofi Annan Global Health Leadership Programme (KAGHLP) at the Africa CDC in Addis, Ethiopia.