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Ideas Matter Research Fellowships for West African Scholars
The West African Research Association and The MasterCard Foundation have announced the recipients of the Ideas Matter Fellowship Program, a new fellowship which supports the research of young acade
Traditional Herbal Practitioners trained on Ghana’s herbal pharmacopoeia
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research’s (CSIR)-Technical Development and Transfer Centre, has organised a training programme on the Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (GHP), for Traditional He
African Resilience Collaborative (ARC) to launch Ghana Business Alliance for Climate Leadership
Dr Bob Offei Manteaw, Head of Strategy and Senior Research Collaborator of the Africa Resilience Collaborative (ARC), has said the Ghana Business Alliance for Climate Leadership (GBACL) would be la
PIERS to further excellence in research and scholarship
A set of initiatives, collectively now referred to as PIERS, The Provost’s Initiatives to Enhance Research and Scholarship, will build off of existing practices and identify new approaches aimed at
KNUST receives $1 million grant to produce Palm Weevil Larvae on large scale
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) is embarking on a fight against protein deficiency in Ghana by using Palm Weevil Larvae, locally known as ‘Akorkono’.
Ghanaian researcher wins first Al-Kharafi Prize
A Ghanaian Chemist, Marian Nkansah has won the first Fayzah M. Al-Kharafi Prize that distinguishes extraordinary women scientists from scientifically and technically lagging countries.
Africa NCD Open Lab call for proposals
GSK Africa Open Lab call for proposals
GSK is pleased to announce a call for research proposals from outstanding African scientists based in research institutions or universities in Camer
GlaxoSmithKline Calls For Research Into Communicable Diseases
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has announced the third call for proposals of research into non-communicable diseases (NCD’s) in Ghana and the sub-Saharan Africa.
Funding hike for humanities, social sciences research
After years of concentrating research funding on science and technology, Singapore last week announced a major rise in funding for social science and humanities research worth SG$350 million (US$25
China overtakes UAE as top host of branch campuses
The number of international branch campuses or IBCs worldwide reached 249 by the end of 2015, a 26% increase since 2010; and China has overtaken the United Arab Emirates as the country hosting the