UCC Holds 3rd Research Awards and Grants Ceremony
Research Awards and Grants (RAG) Ceremony has been held under the auspices of the Directorate of Research, Innovation and Consultancy (DRIC) at the School of Medical Sciences.
The annual award scheme is aimed at motivating and honouring faculty members who distinguished themselves through impact-oriented research as well as those who have shown potential in the same regard.
Prof. Florian Carl from the Department of Music received the Best Evolved Researcher Award whilst Dr. Adeladza Kofi Amegah of the Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics was awarded the Best Evolving Researcher. They had the opportunity to share their research output and experiences with policy
In all 24 faculty members were awarded certificates and cash prizes at the ceremony.
Present at the ceremony were policymakers, academics, industrialists, representatives of some tertiary institutions, University Community and the general public. Here is a list of faculty members and their research projects.
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Name |
Title of Research Projects |
Focus |
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Towards Biological Control of fall Armyworm: An Investigation of the Constitutive and Spodoptera Frugiperda- Induced Volatiles of Maize Varieties in Ghana. |
Biological |
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Carcass Characteristics and Fatty Acid Profile of Rabbits Fed Diets Formulated with Palm Kernel Oil Residue |
Agriculture |
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Reproduction Potential of the lampeye killifish A. spilauchen in Captivity and its Biology and Health Implications for Mosquito Biocontrol |
Biology & Health |
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Attitude, and Attitudinal Functions of Hotel Frontline Employees towards Guests with Disability |
Hospitality Management |
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Masculinity, Use of Herbal Alcoholic Bitters and Compulsory Heterosexuality in West Africa: Narratives from Urban Ghana |
Sociology |
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Assessment of Starch as a Substitute for Agarose in DNA Gel Electrophoresis |
Physiology and Health |
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Effects of Solanum torvum Consumption on the Haemoglobin Levels of Pregnant Women |
Health and Nutrition |
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Physical Activity Levels and Metabolic Health of Patients with Osteoarthritis |
Health |
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Documenting Exemplary Educational Leadership Practices in Ghanaian Higher Education (The DEELP Project) |
Education |
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Beta-Carotene Fortified Gari: Effect of Processing Variables on Nutritional and Sensory Quality |
Agricultural Engineering |
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Screening for Root System and Rhizosheath Traits of Cowpea to Boost Protein Production within Phosphorus-Limited Subsistence Farming Systems |
Agriculture |
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NAA as a Tool to Determine Concentration of Some Heavy Metals in Salt Mined from Benya Lagoon, Ghana, Using GHARR-1 |
Environmental Physics |
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Mobile Money Ecosystem and Access to Financial Services among Rural Farmers in Some Selected Districts in Ghana |
Economics |
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Economic Costs of Raising Children and Cost Implications for Widowhood: A Case Study of Households in the Cape Coast Metropolis in Ghana |
Economics and Sociology |
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Exploring Psychosocial and Labour Conditions of Womb Renters and Gamete Donors as Reproductive Workers in Ghana |
Health |
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An investigation into the Possible Hypolipideamic Activity of Celecoxib, a Selective Cyclooxygenase II Inhibitor, in a Murine Model |
Pharmacology and Health |
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Education Intervention Study on Cervical Cancer and Screening for Women in the K. E. E. A District of the Central Region of Ghana |
Health |
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Normative Database for Retinal Nerve Fibre Layer Thickness and Optic Nerve Head Parameters in the Ghanaian Population for Glaucoma Diagnosis |
Optometry and Health |
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Correlates of Depression, Purpose in Life, Loneliness, General Health and Anxiety among Patients in Ankaful Psychiatric Hospital |
Health |
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Authenticating Honey from the Central Region of Ghana Using Optical Spectroscopy Techniques |
Food Safety & Physics |
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Seroconversion of Hepatitis B Vaccine among Healthcare Workers in the Cape Coast Metropolis, Central Region, Ghana |
Health |
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Career Orientations and Person-environment Fit as Predictors of Turnover Intentions of Secondary School Teachers in Ghana |
Education |
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Domestic Pesticide Use: Implications for Health, Environment and Biodiversity |
Health and Environment |
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Ghana Music Documentation Project: Mapping Cultural Diversity, Promoting Sustainable Musical Futures |
Arts and Development |