Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology’s Dr. David Barasa is among the three (3) scholars whose project has won a £30,000 grant from the British Academy. The other team members are Prof. Lutz Marten (SOAS University of London) and Dr. Hannah Gibson (University of Essex).

 The title of the project is ‘De-Centering Knowledge and Training Opportunities Supporting the Development of the Next Generation of Researchers in African Linguistics’. It builds on the successful previous Writing Workshop project entitled ‘Eroding dichotomies: description, analysis and publishing in African linguistics’ which was held in Stellenbosch, South Africa in 2022. It provides an opportunity for early career researchers from across Eastern and Southern Africa to work with experienced editors on the preparation of high-quality outputs, improve their writing skills and strengthen scholarly networks.

MMUST Researcher- Dr. David Barasa (second right) together with other participants during the Initial British Writing Workshop at Stellenbosch, South Africa, September 2022.

Dr. Barasa is a Senior Lecturer, and Coordinator of Research and Publications at MMUST’s Department of Language and Literature Education (LLE). Notably, he is among the leading researchers in the School of Arts and Social Sciences who are well published in the area of Linguistics and Communication Studies. We congratulate him for once again placing MMUST on the global map!

For more information about the project, please click on this link: https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/projects/de-centering-knowledge-and-training-opportunities-supporting-the-development-of-the-next-generation-of-researchers-in-african-linguistics/