Dr. Nadia Tagoe, a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Global Health at the KNUST School of Public Health (SPH), has underscored the need for researchers to make full use of the university’s institutional support systems to boost research output and strengthen processes from proposal development to grant close-out.
The KNUST E-Learning Centre has held a meeting with the University’s Exams Audit Team to review the process for computer-based examinations. The session formed part of ongoing efforts to strengthen digital assessment and improve coordination across departments.
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Yinson Production West Africa Limited (Yinson), and the Petroleum Commission (PC) have commissioned the Net-Zero Carbon Emission Lab (NCEL), Ghana’s first specialised centre dedicated to scientific carbon measurement, emissions modelling, advanced decarbonisation research and industry-focused training.
Dr. Godwin Kafui Kwesi Ayetor, Group Chair and Special Interest Group (SIG) lead for the Electric Vehicles and Sustainability Group at the Brew-Hammond Energy Centre, has called for a deeper national understanding of electric vehicles (EVs) as Ghana pushes toward a cleaner energy future.
KNUST has again entered the global art spotlight as Ghanaian artist and PhD student Ibrahim Mahama won the Gold Award in the Established Artist category at the inaugural Art Basel Awards in Miami Beach.
Thirty early-stage health startups are pitching for funding this week as the KNUST Africa Health Collaborative in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation steps up efforts to expand youth-led health innovation in Ghana. Now in its third year, the pitch competition attracted more than 500 applications, organisers said.
Every year on 10th December, the world celebrates International Human Rights Day, a reminder of the universal rights and freedoms that belong to all people.
Day Two of the Ministry of Health Training Institutions (MoHTI) 2025 Graduation Ceremony was marked by emotion, pride, and powerful stories of resilience. Among the hundreds who walked across the stage, three young women stood out; Love Affihemaa, Esther Ofori, and Rita Sarpong, each honoured as the best graduating student in their respective diploma programmes.
The KNUST Nutrition and Sustainable Agrifood Collaborative, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation (Nkabom Collaborative) has commenced a five-day Business Development Training Programme aimed at strengthening the capacity of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) across Ghana.
At the 12th Graduation Ceremony of the Ministry of Health Training Institutions (MoHTI) affiliated with the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi a significant shift in Ghana’s health education landscape was declared. It emerged as one that challenges the very identity of training institutions.
The KGL Foundation, in partnership with the Eve Medical Foundation, has commissioned the Keed Ghana Limited (KGL) Eve Medical Centre at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi Medical Village, Boadi to provide specialised mental-health, wellness and general medical services for women and children.
Two graduate researchers from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have been named winners of the 2025 Commonwealth Chemistry Poster Prizes, joining a select group of 25 early-career scientists recognised across the Commonwealth.
The Provost of the College of Health Sciences, Professor Christian Agyare has announced major digital-access reforms for affiliated Ministry of Health (MoH) Training Institutions, to ensure equitable education and modernised health training in Ghana.
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi has introduced a unified transcript and harmonised grading system for its affiliated Ministry of Health (MoH) Training Institutions.
KNUST physicist Dr Henry Martin has urged stronger international collaboration, skills development and inclusive training pathways to help Africa close the growing global quantum divide. He made the call in Barcelona, Spain, where he delivered a presentation and joined a high-level panel at the 2025 Quantum Education Summit, held from December 3–5 at CosmoCaixa.
Emmanuel Methodist Junior High School has won the 2025 edition of the Junior Science and Maths Quiz (JSMQ) National Championship. The Grand Finale of the Competition was held at the CCB Auditorium of KNUST which featured three schools where Emmanuel Methodist JHS emerged winners by beating Best Brain Junior High School and Good Shepherd RC JHS.
Ghana’s contemporary art landscape received a major boost as blaxTARLINES, an organisational network that has long maintained ties to the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has made a significant leap in ArtReview’s 2025 Power 100, rising to No. 69 from No. 81 last year.
The Department of Architecture at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has outlined plans to expand programmes, strengthen research output and improve staff and student development as it prepares to mark its 70th anniversary next 2 years.
It was in a lecture hall at KNUST that a young medical student first heard Prof. Dr. Dr. Sir George Wireko-Brobby describe the pterygopalatine fossa: that small, deep space in the skull where major nerves and vessels gather before branching into the nose, palate, orbit, and upper jaw.
KNUST alumnus Dr. Bernard Appiah has received the K. Everett M. Rogers Award from the American Public Health Association (APHA), one of the field’s top honours recognising significant contributions to public health communication. The award was presented on November 3 at the APHA annual conference in Washington, D.C.
The World Health Organization has selected KNUST alumnus Dr Bernard Appiah as a proposed member of its Technical Advisory Group on Alcohol and Drug Epidemiology, marking a major global recognition for the Ghanaian public health communication scholar.
The KNUST E-Learning Centre says it is ready to support the College of Engineering and its industry partners to expand online learning and strengthen digital skills training for engineers across Ghana.
The KNUST Junior High School (JHS) has received a Certificate of Merit for emerging as the Best JHS in Practical Agriculture in the Oforikrom Municipal District during the 41st National Farmers’ Day celebrations.
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation through the Nkabom Project, has launched the KNUST Nkabom Collaborative and inaugurated the Agri-Food Centre of Excellence at the University’s Anwomaso Farms in Kumasi.
The University Health Services of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi has ended its inaugural Research Week with a final day of scientific presentations, panel discussions and collaborative sessions aimed at strengthening evidence-based healthcare delivery.
Participants of the Implementation Science Programme run by the Africa Health Collaborative at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (AHC-KNUST) say the training has reshaped their understanding of how health research can be translated into real-world impact, with many describing it as “transformative,” “confidence-building,” and a long-awaited answer to challenges they face in
Emmanuel Methodist JHS, Best Brain Academy and Good Shepherd RC JHS have secured places in the grand finale of the Junior Science and Maths Quiz (JSMQ) after winning their respective contests. Emmanuel Methodist JHS topped Contest One with 37 points, ahead of St. Peter’s RC JHS, Tema, which scored 34 points. Ancilla JHS placed third with 26 points.
For decades, the mathematics set has remained one of the most familiar learning tools in Ghanaian classrooms. Yet its design has barely changed; light plastic, thin metal, often fragile, and almost always imported.
The KNUST Primary School has launched an early Farmers’ Day celebration aimed at encouraging pupils to value agriculture, adopt home gardening, and understand the sector’s importance to Ghana’s future, as teachers and agricultural experts urged the young learners to see farming as a viable and prestigious career.
KNUST PhD student in Painting and Sculpture at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ibrahim Mahama, has become the first African to top ArtReview’s prestigious Power 100 list, the influential annual ranking of the most powerful figures in contemporary art. The 2025 list was released on December 4, 2025.
The University Health Services of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has launched its inaugural Research Week aimed at strengthening research capacity among staff and promoting data-driven approaches to patient care.
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, has appointed Prof. Eric Appau Asante as the Acting Coordinator for the University’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Courses.
On June 10, 2006, the Great Hall of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) hosted a congregation ceremony attended by Ghana’s then Vice-President, the late Alhaji Aliu Mahama. The event brought together engineering graduands preparing to enter professional life at a time of rapid national development.
The final day of the 2025 Junior Science and Maths Quiz quarter-finals has produced standout performances, with Good Shepherd R/C JHS, Archbishop Andoh R/C Basic School and University Basic School, Cape Coast, securing places in the semi-finals.
The dream of university is thrust alongside the most serious questions for every parent whose child is living with a disability: Will the campus be disability friendly? Will there be support? Will they belong? At KNUST, we are committed to taking these questions and turning them into a clear, confident affirmation.
The Quality Assurance and Planning Office (QAPO) of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), in partnership with the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC), has held a training workshop on the Accreditation Management Information System (AMIS).
Day Two of the Quarter-finals of the Junior Science and Maths Quiz after an intense competition saw Woodbridge International School, M/A Crig JHS and Best Brain Academy qualify to the semi-finals of the Junior Science and Maths Quiz (JSMQ) 2025.
A delegation from the Research, Education, Aid in Christ (REACH) Foundation, including three doctors from the United States, has paid a courtesy call on the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. (Mrs.) Rita Akosua Dickson, ahead of a week-long medical outreach that includes free minimally invasive surgeries and the donation of medical equipment worth over US$250,000 to the University Hospital.
St. Peter’s RC JHS (Tema), Emmanuel Methodist JHS, and Ancilla JHS have emerged top performers on Day 1 of the JSMQ 2025 quarter-finals at KNUST, securing commanding victories to book their places in the semi-finals as the national search for Ghana’s brightest Junior High School scientists intensifies.
With the right investments and policies, bioenergy can convert Africa’s vast waste resources into clean power, helping families cook safely, reduce energy bills, and access reliable electricity while creating jobs and supporting climate action, a KNUST study has revealed.
The School of Public Health at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi has launched its maiden Implementation Science Programme.
The University Health Services of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, (KNUST), Kumasi has held a pre-workshop training ahead of its inaugural Research Week, a three-day programme aimed at strengthening research capacity among its staff and promoting data-driven approaches to patient care.
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, has welcomed a delegation from the University of Tsukuba, Japan, to explore opportunities for collaboration in student-faculty mobility and exchange.
The Pro Vice-Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, has called for the empowerment of Africa’s next generation to tackle air pollution-related deaths for a healthier continent.
The KNUST Nutrition and Sustainable Agri-food Collaborative (Nkabom Collaborative), in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, has opened the second cohort of its Food Hygiene and Sanitation Short Course, a five-day programme designed to equip 25 participants from across Ghana with skills in food safety, hygiene, sanitation and regulatory compliance.
Dr. Francisca Acheampong Adoma has been awarded the highly competitive ARUA–Carnegie–Mastercard Early Career Research Fellowship. This positions her among the inaugural beneficiaries of the continental research initiative aimed at strengthening Africa’s scientific leadership.
Dr. Antoinette Simpah Anim-Jnr, a faculty member at the Department of Animal Science, has been appointed to the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC) Alumni Advisory Panel for the 2025–2027 term. She joins 130 selected alumni representing 37 countries and six decades of Commonwealth Scholarships and Fellowships, chosen from a competitive pool of more than 500 applicants.
The Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has praised government for reaffirming its commitment to complete the KNUST Teaching Hospital and releasing GH¢46 million and US$38 million through GETFund for equipping the facility.
The 13th R.P. Baffour Memorial Lecture ended with a strong call for Africa to drive its own locally grounded and ethically aligned Artificial Intelligence (AI) agenda to avoid being left behind in the global technological race.
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi has conferred honorary doctorate degrees, fellowship awards, distinguished professorships and corporate recognitions at the 59th congregation
