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As the Mpala Research Centre Approaches its Third Decade, A Multidisciplinary Focus Emerges
Mpala Research Centre
30 Years of Research & Teaching
Mpala Research Centre (MRC) is one of the world’s leading field-based research centers located on a breathtaking 48,000-acre campus in Laikipia County, Kenya. As a Kenyan-U.S. collaboration, with backing from some of the world’s most important research organizations, Mpala is distinctively situated to lead research on topics of global importance including conservation, climate change, biodiversity, genomics, ecology, agriculture, human-wildlife interactions, and public health.
In 2015, Princeton University became the managing partner of the MRC, a registered Kenyon non-governmental organization founded in 1994. MRC is a collaboration between Princeton University and four governmental organizations: the U.S. Smithsonian Institution, National Museums of Kenya, the Kenya Wildlife Service, and the Kenyan Wildlife Research and Training Institute.
Mpala hosts scholars from over 50 global institutions and has substantial scientific infrastructure, including one of the few field-based genomics laboratories in sub-Saharan Africa. Princeton also controls the Mpala Wildlife Foundation (MWF), which is the U.S.-based nonprofit that stewards the land on which MRC is located.
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48,000
Acres
The Mpala Research Centre is situated on a vast plot of wilderness in Laikipia County, in Northern Kenya.
25,000
Domestic dogs were vaccinated against rabies in 2023 TK
The Samburu-Laikipia Wild Dog Program has spent a decade vaccinating domestic dogs and cats to help revive the population of endangered wild dog species.
30 Years
Of Global Partnerships
Mpala's many partners include Kenya Wildlife Service, National Museums of Kenya, Wildlife Research and Training Institute of Kenya and the Smithsonian Institution
Faculty Research
Faculty Research & Teaching
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Student Opportunities
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Fellowships span a range of disciplines.
Learn More About Mpala's Outreach
Mpala's research has been used to improve the lives and livelihoods of the neighboring communities. Learn how African and Princeton scientists collaborate to bring to bear their work on climate, farming, wildlife management and more to the people of Likipia County.