A Professor of Religious and Moral Education at the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Rev. Prof. Seth Asare-Danso, is calling on government through the Ghana Education Service (GES) to make the study of Religious and Moral Education (RME) a core subject from the pre-school to secondary levels.

He described as baseless the argument advanced by a section of the public that RME had not been able to eradicate moral decadence in society and thus, its study was irrelevant at the pre-tertiary level.

The University of Cape Coast has received an amount of GHS 20,000 from Republic Bank as support towards the University’s sixtieth (60th) anniversary celebration.

The bank becomes the second financial institution to respond to the University’s call for assistance to commemorate its diamond jubilee.

University of Cape Coast (UCC) performed spiritedly to win the 25th Inter-University cross-country competition (Women’s category) held at the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS), Ho.

Held under the distinguished patronage of the Vice-Chancellor of UHAS, Prof. Lydia Aziato, the Ghana Universities Sports Association (GUSA) competition was on the theme, “Running for Health”.

Management of University of Cape Coast (UCC) is calling on security agencies to invite Nana Kwesi Mensah III, Chief of Kwaprow, one of the communities surrounding the University. The invitation is to interrogate and seek further proof from the said chief over claims of ownership of some portions of the University’s lands.

Fifty-seven (57) postgraduate research students of the School of Graduate Studies, University of Cape Coast (UCC) have been awarded GHS 300,000 research grant to enable them produce timely and quality research work.

In response to calls by government and stakeholders to promote Science, Technology and Mathematics Education (STEM) in Ghana, the College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences (CANS) of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) is introducing new engineering programmes.

The new programmes would be offered by the proposed School of Sustainable Engineering (SSE) to be established under CANS.

The Department of History has inaugurated a Research Commons to enhance academic output of students and researchers of the Department.

The Research Commons affords researchers access to a state of the art technology, Microsoft Office Applications and Hardware facilities such as desktop computers, laptops, laser printing, digital projector and screen as well as photocopier machine.

Officials of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) have met with the University of Cape Coast over formalizing a consensus to convert research findings of the University into policy briefs. This is to strengthen the FDA’s resolve to enhance public health safety.

The UCC team, led by the Pro Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Mrs. Rosemond Boohene, welcomed the initiative by the FDA whose delegation was led by the Lead for its Research Department, Rev. Dr. Cheetham Mingle.