The 2023-2027 Research Agenda, which is under the theme "Transdisciplinary Research and Innovation for Sustainable Development in a Changing World", provides the roadmap for research that transcends traditional disciplinary boundaries and integrates the disciplines of education, humanities, natural, social, and health sciences. As a constellation of a diverse individual and team-based research portfolio from departments, faculties/schools and colleges of our University, this Agenda is inherently owned by our entire research community due to its bottom-up development procedures. The Agenda also aims to guide research, using novel ideas and processes to produce new and original outputs for societal benefit. Further, the 2023-2027 Research Agenda is situated within national (e.g. Ghana Centennial Development Plan, NDPC Agenda 2057), continental (e.g. Agenda 2063, the Africa we want) and global development agendas (e.g. the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)).

This renewed research agenda seeks to build on our unique strengths and opportunities, as well as confront our unique weaknesses and threats. It is a strategic framework for guiding improvements in the development, conduct and governance of our research and innovation drive. It will also ensure that the University of Cape Coast continues to be positioned among the best research-intensive universities nationally, egionally and globally.