The School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has organised a workshop for its faculty members dubbed ‘Manuscript Writing in a Poor-resource Setting. The workshop aimed at introducing participants to best practices in manuscript writing, peer review, grammar and plagiarism checks in their publications.
In his welcome address, the Dean of SVM, Professor Benjamin Emikpe, recounted that KNUST’s current position as the best university in West Africa was partly due to the number of researches and publications by faculty members of the University. This, therefore, called for the need to organise a workshop to equip lecturers with more knowledge and skills needed to improve the quality of academic writing and research.
Professor Emikpe added that, the University has an important role to play in producing reputable graduates whose research works would contribute to the development of the society. He thus intimated that the subsequent workshops which will be organised will include students to educate them on the basics of a good research work.
Professor Yaw Adu- Sarkodie, Provost of the College of Health Sciences (CoHS), congratulated the school for such a great initiative and hoped that more workshops of such nature would be organised for academic staff and students alike.
The resource persons for the workshop, Professor B. Emikpe, Professor Folitse and Mr. Bruce Lamptey spoke on manuscript writing, what reviewers expect, and grammar and plagiarism check respectively.