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MESSAGES

Research at the University of Ghana has intensi ied considerably in
scope and volume over the past decade. As we celebrate seven
decades of excellence in teaching, learning and research, we
congratulate our researchers, both faculty and graduate students,
who collaborate on multi-disciplinary projects across continents.

Our scienti ic outcomes are often disseminated in scholarly journals,
that are less accessible to the majority of our stakeholders, including
some of the main bene iciaries of the research.

Inspiring UG, a publication of the Of ice of Research, Innovation and
Development (ORID), addresses this gap by showcasing our
innovative endeavours at the University, and demonstrating the
potential of our research to address national and global development challenges.

Research is a bene icial but costly endeavour, and the late Busumuru Ko i Annan (our former
Chancellor), was particularly instrumental in opening doors to critical funding sources and that in
turn has raised recognition of the University's stature. Our collaborations with partner institutions
on major research projects span a host of diverse areas.

This maiden edition of Inspiring UG demonstrates our commitment to engaging our communities
and stakeholders by sharing our research and our resolve to remain at the forefront of scholarship
in Ghana, Africa and the world at large.

Professor Ebenezer Oduro Owusu
Vice-Chancellor

The Of ice of Research, Innovation and Development (ORID) presents the maiden edition of
Inspiring UG, a publication of research activity and pioneering science emerging from the
University of Ghana.

Barely a decade ago, ORID was set up in line with the renewed effort to intensify research activity at
the University of Ghana. Originally a unit within the School of Research and Graduate Studies,
management of research has evolved into a fully- ledged support hub at ORID, advancing the
University's vision of becoming a research-intensive university.

Inspiring UG presents a sample of the research and innovation emanating from the University of
Ghana and portrays the quality of our scientists, the brains behind the amazing scholarship. This
maiden edition coincides with a milestone in the life of the University of Ghana: as we celebrate the
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70 Anniversary of our University, this maiden issue provides the opportunity to look at some of the
scholarship produced after seven decades of engagement in cutting-edge research across a vast
array of disciplines, producing answers to burning questions and challenges facing the nation and
the continent at large. The University recognizes the importance of disseminating these research
indings in easily accessible ways and this magazine constitutes one of the efforts to achieve that
goal.

In this maiden issue, we feature alternative innovative responses to the malady of malaria, as well as
other ongoing interventions on our campuses.

Professor Francis Dodoo
Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research, Innovation and Development)

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