Academics at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, have been recognised in the 2026 AD Scientific Index, with 100 researchers featured among Ghana’s top 1,000 scientists, underscoring the University’s growing contribution to global research and scholarship.
Before the campus stirs into its familiar rush, the roads belong briefly to something slower. Across the tarred stretches, about three-inch crawlers, mostly juveniles of the Giant African millipede, make their crossing. In fact, they are finishing the night’s work just as humans begin to reclaim the space.
An alumna of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST) Mariam Mohammed has been named winner of the 2025 JAY Lit Prize for Poetry.
A study conducted by researchers from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, across hospitals in the Greater Accra Region has revealed a widespread occurrence of exposure to infectious body fluids through the eyes, nose, mouth, or broken skin among healthcare workers.
Francisca Bamena's six-week internship at Kade Government Hospital offered more than academic credit. It became a defining experience that bridged theory and practice, sharpening her understanding of disease, patient care and the realities of healthcare delivery.
Prof. (Mrs.) Dilys Sefakor MacCarthy, an alumna of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, has been promoted to Professor of Plant Nutrition by the University of Ghana. Her promotion also marks a milestone for the university’s School of Agriculture, where she is the first female professor, underscoring her contributions to agricultural science, research and policy.
Scientists, policymakers and public health experts from 31 countries have called for stronger investment in wastewater and environmental surveillance (WES) to improve early disease detection and response, following a global conference in Ghana’s capital.
Students in Ghana are learning in environments that may be quietly undermining their health, concentration and academic performance, Professor Samuel Amos-Abanyie, a professor of architecture at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology has warned, calling for urgent improvements in classroom design and conditions.
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST), in collaboration with national and international partners, has convened a high-level global conference on wastewater and environmental surveillance in Accra.
The International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Ottawa, Canada, has undertaken an institutional visit to the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST), as part of an assessment exercise aimed at strengthening partnerships and enhancing grant management systems.
A new study by researchers from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST) has found that pregnant women who complete at least eight antenatal care (ANC) contacts are significantly less likely to experience adverse birth outcomes, reinforcing the World Health Organization’s recommendation for more frequent maternal health visits.
A new study from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST) is calling for a shift in how environmental problems are addressed, by turning to African indigenous knowledge systems as practical solutions.
A distinguished alumnus of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST), Prof. Bernard Kumi-Boateng, has been appointed Vice-Chancellor of the University of Mines and Technology (UMaT), Tarkwa, effective August 1, 2026.
Hamza Karim, Student President of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CoHSS) and Deputy Speaker of the SRC 17th Parliament, has earned an Honourable Mention at the sixth edition of the United Nations Model Conference organised by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA).
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST) has received its first tranche of 500 laptops to support the nationwide rollout of the One Million Coders Programme (OMCP), as government moves to expand digital skills training across the country.
