The Women’s Commission of the Senior Staff Association - Universities of Ghana (SSA-UoG), University of Cape Coast (UCC) chapter, has held a Mental Health Awareness Forum to highlight men’s mental health challenges. The event was themed, “Silent Battles: Creating Safe Spaces for Men’s Health Wellness.”
The Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has honoured 122 students for their outstanding performance across various levels of study at the 2025 Dean’s Awards Ceremony.
The colourful ceremony was graced by the Provost of the College of Humanities and Legal Studies (CHLS), Prof. Kwame Osei Kwarteng; the Acting Dean of the Faculty, Prof. Augustine Tanle, and Mr. Isaac Augustus Ogoe, the Human Resource and Administrative Manager of PEPL.
The School of Graduate Studies (SGS), University of Cape Coast (UCC), in collaboration with the Sam Jonah Library, has organised a training workshop to equip new graduate students with skills to maximize the use of electronic resources available to them for research.
The workshop was also designed to help graduate students leverage these resources to enhance their research output and academic performance.
The Department of Geography and Regional Planning at the University of Cape Coast (UCC), in collaboration with the Ghana Association of Student Planners (GASP), has held a lecture on “The Carbon Market and Its Operations in the Ghanaian Context”. The event formed part of efforts to deepen awareness and participation in climate change solutions among students and the academic community.
The Directorate of Research Innovation and Consultancy (DRIC) has organised a grantsmanship workshop to equip faculty with the requisite grant proposal writing skills.
The two-day workshop, which was held in collaboration with the Training and Development Section of the Directorate of Human Resource, was aimed at guiding participants through the process of writing effective grant proposals.
The Governing Council of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), acting on the recommendations of the Appointments and Promotions Board, has approved a number of key appointments to leadership positions within the University.
In a letter signed by the Registrar, Gideon Enoch Abbeyquaye (Esq.), the appointments take effect from August 1, 2025.
The newly appointed officials are:
The Centre for Gender Research, Advocacy and Documentation (CEGRAD) of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has tasked women leaders to spearhead the campaign against child marriage, sexual and gender-based violence, and other harmful cultural practices that impede the development of their communities.
According to CEGRAD, the attitude of shielding offenders and allowing innocent girls to be married off to men old enough to be their fathers was detrimental to the well-being and development of girls.
A level 400 student of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has been selected as a beneficiary of the prestigious 2025 Telecel Female Engineering Student Scholarship Programme (FESSP).
Ms. Michelle Opara Uche, a Computer Science student, was among ten outstanding final-year female engineering students honoured at an awards ceremony held at Telecel Ghana’s headquarters in Accra.
The University of Maryland's College of Education has appointed the Director-General of Institute for Educational Planning and Administration at the University of Cape Coast, Prof. Michael Boakye-Yiadom as a Special Member of its Graduate Faculty.
This honour enables Prof. Boakye-Yiadom to contribute significantly to the academic advancement of graduate students by serving on master’s thesis and doctoral dissertation committees.
The Vice President of IMANI Ghana, Mr. Bright Simons, has underscored the urgent need for Ghana to adopt a structured recycling policy to address environmental challenges.
He made the call during a policy engagement session at the University of Cape Coast (UCC), which aimed at exploring sustainable development pathways for Ghana.
