Sustainable Frontiers: integrating systems for food security, health, housing and humanity
The University of Lagos convened researchers, policymakers and practitioners to confront global challenges through eight interdisciplinary tracks, from biotechnology to social policy. Held in person at the Jelili Adebisi Omotola Hall.
Conference photo highlights
Glimpses of international keynote addresses, surgical systems collaboration with the University of Birmingham UK, industry-academia dialogues, and patented student inventions at Jelili Adebisi Omotola Hall.
Global Surgery Plenary by Prof. Nick Vaughan-Williams
Provost of the University of Birmingham, UK, delivering the plenary keynote on advancing surgical outcomes and patient safety partnerships in Nigeria.
Industry-Academia Panel on Research Commercialization
Executive Director of UNILAG Business School Prof. Sunday Adebisi moderating the cross-sector discussion.
19th UARC Grand Opening Ceremony
Opening plenary at Jelili Adebisi Omotola Hall addressing Sustainable Frontiers for Global Challenges.
Conference Dignitaries and Organizing Committee
Prof. Nazmat Toyin Surajudeen-Bakinde (VC, USET The Gambia) and Prof. Muyiwa Falaiye (DVC Management Services) with members of the 19th UARC Organising Committee.
University Leadership & UK Academic Delegation
DVC (Management Services) Prof. Muyiwa Falaiye and Provost Nick Vaughan-Williams with faculty deans.
Research Fair Exhibition Inspection
Dignitaries touring the Research Fair exhibition stands showcasing inventions in biotechnology and green housing.
Complete photographic record: All 48 official captures across the plenary keynotes, the UK global surgery delegation, the Gambian VC address, the research fair, and social dispatches are catalogued in the 19th Edition Official Photo Gallery.
The 19th Edition in review: science into sustainable solutions
Held at Jelili Adebisi Omotola Hall in synergy with UNILAG International Week 2026, the 19th Annual Research Conference and Fair marked a historic milestone for translational research and commercialisation.
The 19th University of Lagos Annual Research Conference and Fair concluded as a landmark assembly of academic brilliance, industry partnership, and transdisciplinary discovery. Coinciding with UNILAG's 2026 International Week, the three-day convention convened over 500 scholars, policymakers, and corporate leaders across eight thematic tracks. Plenary keynotes by Prof. Nazmat Toyin Surajudeen-Bakinde (Vice-Chancellor, USET The Gambia) and Prof. Nick Vaughan-Williams (Provost, University of Birmingham, UK) highlighted university entrepreneurship models and global surgery partnerships. The concurrent Research Fair showcased breakthrough Nigerian inventions spanning biotechnology, renewable energy, and agro-processing, cementing UNILAG’s commitment to translational research that transforms communities.
Keynote speaker Professor Nick Vaughan-Williams, Provost of the University of Birmingham, UK, detailed the breakthroughs in bilateral clinical trials and trauma safety networks in Nigeria, showing how international research partnerships directly advance healthcare outcomes.
Meanwhile, Professor Nazmat Toyin Surajudeen-Bakinde, Vice-Chancellor of USET The Gambia, commended UNILAG for pioneering the Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Business Incubation Certification (EIBIC) programme, now recognised across West Africa as an academic model for student patent translation.
Partners and collaborators
Institutional, academic, and innovation alliances supporting the 19th UNILAG Annual Research Conference.
Research Management Office (RMO), UNILAG
Driving research excellence, grants administration, and innovation at the University of Lagos.
University of Lagos Business School (ULBS)
Host of the Industry-Academia Roundtable bridging academic inquiry with business commercialisation.
University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
International academic partner driving advances in global surgery, clinical research, and patient safety.
University of Applied Science, Engineering and Technology (USET), The Gambia
Partner institution in engineering innovation and African higher education benchmarking.
Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund)
National support for tertiary research, institutional infrastructure, and academic staff development.
Bank of Industry (BOI)
Empowering technological innovation, MSME manufacturing, and research-driven industrial ventures.
UNILAG Communication Unit & Radio 103.1 FM
Official broadcast and media dissemination partner for the 19th Annual Research Conference.
Four ways into the 19th edition archive
Photo Gallery
Explore 48 official high-resolution photographs documenting keynotes, research fair inventions, and delegates.
View 48 photosPast editions
Read the outcomes and communiques of the 19th, 18th, 17th and 16th UNILAG Annual Research Conferences.
Browse editionsTheme & Subthemes
Review the eight tracks addressing food security, health systems, housing, and sustainable humanity.
Explore tracksCommittee & Roles
Meet the conference planning committee and university leaders who convened the 19th edition.
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