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University research needs 'public impact'

There are calls for all university researchers to be assessed

Graduate students cry over bursary delay

The delay in the payment of bursary and thesis grants to graduate students in Ghana by the Government has brought untold hardship on the students, the Graduate Students Association of Ghana (GRASAG

LEAP Secretariat to make make 43rd Cycle payments in August

The Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) Programme, will commence its 43rd payment cycle from 1st to 5th August, 2016.

NIH grant provides postdoctoral research, teaching experience for deaf scholars

A nearly $4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will help advance research, teaching experiences and career preparation in the biomedical and behavioral sciences fields for deaf an

Does human specimen research always need consent?

Should scientists be allowed to study your biological specimens — such as blood, urine or tissue samples — if you haven’t expressly given them permission?

Majority of teenage girls in Northern Ghana drop out of school over menstruation

A research conducted by the Catholic Relief Services, the University for Development Studies and the Desert Research Institute has shown that about 59-95 of teenage girls in Northern Ghana have lit

KATH to set up cardiovascular risk research centre

A cardiovascular risk research centre is to be set up at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), the nation’s second referral facility, to support the treatment of heart diseases.

Scans reveal how teenage brain develops

A University of Cambridge team has identified the areas of the brain that change the most during the teenage years.

Africa must have a say in Climate Change discussions

Ms Nehza Alaoui M.

Fight Against Climate Change Suffering Due to Lack of Funds

Lack of adequate funding to undertake extensive research has been identified as a major challenge affecting efforts at mitigating adverse effects of climate change in Africa.