Research and Innovation Directorate-UG

Pioneering Research, Shaping the Future.

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Happy Birthday to Prof. Felix A. Asante 🎉

A true leader driving research, innovation, and development. Wishing you continued impact and success! 👏🏾

#HappyBirthday #UG #Leadership

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Happy Research Administrators Day to our amazing Research Development Officers and Support Staff at @UnivofGh ! Your commitment to excellence, integrity, and collaboration is truly appreciated. #ResearchAdministratorsDay #RID

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🇬🇭👏 UG’s Achiaa Adusei Juliana, Abigail Ampadu & Benita Amoah Dadzie win the IAEA GC69 Female Nuclear Competition in Vienna with an innovative project on plastic waste & nuclear tech! 🌍♻️⚛️ #UGPride #WomenInSTEM #GC69

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Public Lecture | UG College of Health Sciences @ 25

Theme: To Eat or Not to Eat: Dietary Habits & the Courting of Kidney Diseases

📅 24th–25th Sept 2025
⏰ 4PM each day
📍 British Council Auditorium

#UGHealthSciencesAt25 #KidneyHealth #PublicLecture

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RID Hosts Peer-to-Peer Mentoring Session with WACCBIP on Collaborative Research Partnerships

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Presentation on UG’s strategies to navigate disruption in the research management environment by Mrs Amma A. Appah at the 2025 SARIMA conference in Cape Town, SA

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The Centre for Disability Studies & Advocacy, University of Ghana, reminds us to always use person-first language when referring to individuals with disabilities.
Let’s promote respect and dignity through the words we choose. 🌍💙

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🎙️ Join Dr. Richmond Owusu (Department of Health Policy, Planning and Management, SPH) and host Dr. (Alhaji) Abubakari Sidick Ahmed as they unpack:

💡 The Economic Burden of Cancer in Ghana

📅 Date: Wednesday, 13th August 2025
⏰ Time: 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM GMT

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🎉 Big news!
@UnivofGh has once again been ranked #1 university in Ghana and the West African sub-region in the 2026 QS World University Rankings.

Excellence sustained. Legacy continued.
#UGQS2026 #UGisNumberOne #HigherEd #QSWorldRanking #UniversityofGhana

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🎙️ Join us on 30th July 2025, 8:00–9:00AM GMT on Radio Univers 105.7FM as we explore:
🗣️ “The Benefits of Speech & Language Therapy for Post-Stroke Aphasia Rehabilitation”

Guest: Clement Amponsah (Dept. of Audiology, SBAHS)
Host: Dr. Abubakari Sidick Ahmed

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🎓 A proud moment for the University of Ghana!

Congratulations to Prof. David Dodoo-Arhin, Director of the Research and Innovation Directorate (RID), on his induction as a Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences.

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#SVSP Pre-Demo Day is happening on July 25, 2025 at 3PM!
📍 @UnivofGhana Research & Innovation Directorate.

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We’re soaring in the 2025 @timeshighered Interdisciplinary Science Rankings!
🏆 1st in Ghana
🥈 2nd in West Africa
🌍 187th globally
This achievement reflects UG’s dedication to collaborative, cross-disciplinary research solving global challenges.

#UGExcellence #UGInnovation

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🧠 Big Questions. Bold Answers.
Can ethics fix our public systems?
Find out with Dr. Abubakari Sidick Ahmed & Prof. Bawole.
📅 July 16 | 🕗 8–9 AM GMT
📺 Univers TV | 📻 105.7FM
#Governance #Ethics #DevelopmentTalk
@ugbsofficial

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🔬📻 Don’t miss Research & Innovation Agenda on Radio Univers!
Topic: Education & Cardiovascular Health Across 36 LMICs
📅 9th July 2025 ⏰ 8-9AM GMT
🎙️ Host: Dr. Abubakari Sidick Ahmed
👨🏾‍🏫 Guest: Prof. Justice Moses K. Aheto
🎧 Tune in on 105.7FM!
#UGResearch #CardioHealth

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"Join us live on 105.7FM & https://t.co/LE2upHdB6b on Wed, July 2, 2025, 9:00-10:00 AM GMT as we explore Africanizing Social Work & the role of indigenous knowledge. Hosted by Dr. Abubakari Sidick Ahmed & guest Dr. Paul Banahene Adjei
#AfricanizingSocialWork"

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Don’t miss Research and Innovation Agenda live! 🎙️
🗓️ 2 July 2025 | 🕗 8:00–9:00 AM GMT
Topic: Beyond Movement: Addressing Musculoskeletal Disorders as a Public Health Imperative
Live on 105.7FM 📻 | https://t.co/lvfKWECGhy
#PublicHealth #Innovation #Univers1057FM

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The University of Ghana has rounded off this year’s celebration of the Day of Scientific Renaissance of Africa (DSRA) with a vibrant ceremony, themed “Climate Sustainability: Innovate, Safeguard, Prosper.”

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Photos from the CHS DAY OF SCIENTIFIC RENAISSANCE OF AFRICA

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@UnivofGh @KNUSTGH @UCCGH_Official @imperialcollege @UgbsNest

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SVSP has officially launched across major Ghanaian universities!

🎓 UG | KNUST | UCC | UDS
Empowering students with the support they need to turn ideas into impact. 💡💼

#SVSP #Innovation #StudentStartups #YouthEmpowerment #Ghana #HigherEd