UCC: IEPA, CEGRAD Launch Women Leading Change in Africa Programme
The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has taken a significant step towards advancing women’s participation
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Ag. Pro VC Visits Directorates at Central Administration
The Acting Pro Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Professor Christine Adu-Yeboah, has paid a day’s working visit to directorates at the Central Administration.
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UCC Hospital Records High Rating in 2026 Peer Review
The University of Cape Coast (UCC) Hospital has recorded a high rating in the 2026 Central Regional Hospitals and Polyclinics Peer Review
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University of Cape Coast Student Found Dead at Hutchland Beach - Investigations Underway
UCC Student Found Dead at Hutchland Beach Investigations Underway
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Conference in Honour of Professor Domwini Dabire Kuupole
A three-day conference honouring Professor Domwini Dabire Kuupole featuring prominent speakers and academic sessions
School of Graduate Studies, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
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2nd Research and Innovation Week and 10th Research Awards and Grants (rags) Ceremony
The University Community is hereby informed that the University of Cape Coast, through the Directorate of Research, Innovation and Consultancy (DRIC), will hold the 2 Research and Innovation Week…
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Divagri Project Policy Dissemination Workshop
The University of Cape Coast, in collaboration with the CSIR–Crops Research Institute (Kumasi) and the Lake Agege Farm Institute (Mankessim), announces a one-day Policy Workshop under the DIVAGRI…
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Evidence-Based Research to Drive Gender Equality in Africa's Creative Sector
Prof. Georgina Yaa Oduro, has called for concerted efforts to address gender-based inequities that continue to undermine women's growth and safety within the creative industry.
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UCC, Partners Secure ¥2 Million Grant for China-Ghana Food Security and Storage Laboratory
Researchers from the University of Cape Coast (UCC) and Accra Technical University, in collaboration with the Jimei University, Jiangsu University and Sinograin Chengdu Storage Research Institute Co., Ltd., have secured a ¥2 million grant
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DRIC Holds Workshop to Empower Early-Career Women Researchers at Ucc
DRIC has organised a two-day capacity-building workshop for early-career women researchers
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