Research and Innovation Directorate-UG

Happy Birthday to Prof. Felix A. Asante 🎉 A true leader driving research, innovation, and development. Wishing you continued impact and success! 👏🏾 #HappyBirthday #UG #Leadership

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

🇬🇭👏 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

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

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

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

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. 🌍💙

🎙️ 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

🎉 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

🎙️ 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

🎓 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.

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

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

🧠 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

🔬📻 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

"Join us live on 105.7FM & univers.ug.edu.gh 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"

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 📻 | univers.ug.edu.gh #PublicHealth #Innovation #Univers1057FM

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.”

Photos from the CHS DAY OF SCIENTIFIC RENAISSANCE OF AFRICA

@UnivofGh @KNUSTGH @UCCGH_Official @imperialcollege @UgbsNest

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