TWO MSC STUDENTS TRAINED IN THE EMERGING SCIENTIST PROGRAMME 2021

Elizabeth Githendu and Solomon Mugi, both students from the Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology (LARMAT), pursuing MSC in Range Management, University of Nairobi participated in the Emerging Scientist 2021 two week training which was conducted in Maasai Mara, Narok County between September 15, 2021 and September 26, 2021. The training involved hands-on research design, data collection, data analysis, and presentation of research findings. The objective of the Emerging Scientist Training Program was to provoke a rivetted mindset and foster essential foundational skills for a professional career in ecology. The exercises were centered on ensuring that the emerging scientists gathered knowledge and skills that would allow them to plan, execute, and report their planned scientific research activities.