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As the Mpala Research Centre Approaches its Third Decade, A Multidisciplinary Focus Emerges
Mpala Research Centre
Mpala Research Centre is one of the world’s premier field-based research centers located on 48,000-acres in Laikipia County, Kenya. As a Kenyan-U.S. collaboration, with backing from several prestigious research organizations, Mpala is distinctively situated to lead research initiatives on pressing topics including conservation, climate change, biodiversity, genomics, ecology, agriculture, human-wildlife interactions and public health. Mpala hosts scholars from more than 65 global institutions and has substantial scientific infrastructure, including one of the few field-based genomics laboratories in sub-Saharan Africa. This site contains specific information for Princeton faculty and students on the many opportunities available to them at Mpala.
48,000
Acres
The Mpala Research Centre is situated on a vast plot of wilderness in Laikipia County, in Northern Kenya.
30 Years
of Global Collaboration
Mpala's partners are the Kenya Wildlife Service, National Museums of Kenya, the Wildlife Research and Training Institute of Kenya and the Smithsonian Institution.
20,000
Students
At Mpala, scholars will find a vibrant community of researchers from across the globe. Students from various institutions come to Mpala to learn, research and undertake fieldwork.
Ongoing Research
Discover current long-term research at Mpala below. Some projects are Princeton-led, while others are led by researchers from other institutions across the globe.
Faculty Engagement
Mpala hosts Princeton faculty working in a range of fields, from ecology to public health to anthropology.
Student Engagement
Princeton undergraduate and graduate students actively engage in research, teaching and learning at Mpala. Various internship and fellowship opportunities exist to support student engagement at Mpala.