Across 48,000 acres of protected rangeland, Mpala serves as a living laboratory where scientists and students engage in ambitious field-based research and learning across disciplines. The landscape enables long-term ecological studies, manipulative experiments at scale, wildlife collaring and tracking, biological and environmental sample collection, and the monitoring of ecological and social systems over time.
Researchers and students representing a broad range of disciplines from ecology and public health to engineering, archaeology, anthropology, geology, economics, and beyond use Mpala as a platform for discovery, experimentation, and learning
Research Themes
Most research at Mpala falls within one or more of these broad themes.
7 topics
Wildlife & Biodiversity
Research exploring biodiversity across Mpala's landscapes, including animal behavior, population dynamics, genetics, species interactions, and plant communities.
8 topics
Savanna Ecology & Ecosystems
Research examining how savanna ecosystems function and change over time through long-term experiments, ecological interactions, climate variability, and landscape-scale processes.
6 topics
Health & Resilience
Research investigating the interconnected health of wildlife, livestock, people, and ecosystems, with a focus on disease, environmental stress, and resilience in changing environments.
5 topics
People & Landscapes
Research exploring the relationships between people and landscapes, including livelihoods, governance, infrastructure, sustainability, and adaptation across East African rangelands.
Research Projects
Active research at Mpala
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