The University of Cape Coast, through the Directorate of Research, Innovation and Consultancy (DRIC), presents the 3rd Research and Innovation Week and the 11th Research Awards and Grants Ceremony for the 2026/2027 academic year.

Held under the theme:
"Funding Research for Sustainable Development: The Role of Universities and Government."

Chairperson: Professor Denis Worlanyo Aheto (Vice-Chancellor, UCC)
Guest of Honour: Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng (Director, Frimpong-Boateng Medical Centre)
Director: Prof. David Teye Doku (Directorate of Research, Innovation and Consultancy, UCC)

A Special Congratulations to Our Pharmacy Faculty

The School of Pharmacy has every reason to celebrate. Several of our faculty staff have been awarded research grants at this year's ceremony a well-deserved recognition of years of quiet, diligent work.

Our Principal Investigators are Mrs. Mary-Ann Archer and Mr. Prempeh Aygeman, supported by a strong team of Co-Investigators: Dr. Isaac Tabiri Henneh, Dr. Isaac Yaw Attah, Dr. Reinhard Isaac Nketia, Ms. Elizabeth Twumasi, Dr. Ivan Eduku Mozu, Mr. Emmanuel Awintiig Adakudugu, and Dr. Daniel Obeng-Mensah.

To all of you: your sacrifices have paid off. The long hours, the rejected drafts, the grant applications that went nowhere, the weekends spent in the lab, and the countless revisions all of it has led to this moment. This recognition is not luck. It is the fruit of persistence, and we are proud of you.

Keep it up. Keep pushing the boundaries of what your research can do for healthcare in Ghana and beyond. The university is behind you.

Dean's Remarks

"I am incredibly proud of our faculty members who have received these grants. Their success is proof that hard work, patience, and a commitment to excellence do not go unnoticed. This is only the beginning. I encourage every one of them to keep raising the bar, keep mentoring the next generation, and keep showing that the School of Pharmacy is a force in research and innovation."

Prof. Ernest Obese, Dean, School of Pharmacy, UCC