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Taita Research Station

Native forest fragments of the Taita Hills, Kenya. Photo by Petri Pellikka, University of Helsinki
Courtyard of the Taita Research Station in Wundanyi, Kenya

Welcome

The multidisciplinary Taita Research Station is located in Wundanyi, Taita Taveta County in southeastern Kenya. It was established by the University of Helsinki in 2011. The research focus of the station is on geography, geosciences, biological and environmental sciences including studies on land change, botany and biodiversity, climate change, water resources, development and livelihoods. Research projects from other disciplines are warmly welcome, too. For example, a research project on zoonotic viruses was launched at the station recently. The varying topography, landscapes and agro-ecological zones together with biodiversity-rich natural environment and socioeconomic change in the Taita Hills and surrounding semi-arid areas provide unique research questions and great opportunities to both students and scientists.
Taita Research Station in Kenya (video)

News

Photo: Petri Pellikka
31.3.2018
Science news

Taita Field Course 2018

Ten days in Taita Hills was a unique experience for the participants of the field course.
Taita Research Station 2016
10.3.2018
Science news

Two new PhD theses from the Taita Research Station

The theses focused on the use of natural resources in Taita Hills region.
18.2.2018
Science news

Two new projects funded by the Academy of Finland

The Academy of Finland funds SMARTLAND and Preparedness for emerging zoonotic infections in Kenya projects in 2018-2022.

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More information about our work in Taita Hills
Taita Hills seen from Lion Rock. Photo by Petri Pellikka, University of Helsinki.

Taita Research Station History

In early 1980s, a Norwegian missionary Jon Jøssang was looking for a place in the Taita Hills for writing Christian literature and serving...
Taita Research Station is a red-roofed buildings located at the top left part of the image at a road crossing, NIKON D3X digital camera image acquired in January 21, 2012.

Contact

The Taita Research Station of the University of Helsinki provides a multidisciplinary international forum for scientists, students and...
Updated: 17.12.2018

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