The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah has launched the second research report of the University spanning 2017-2019 at a ceremony on campus .
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The research report touches on the multidisciplinary and solutions-driven research that has been undertaken by researchers in the University working in teams. The report also highlights the growing importance of networks and multi-stakeholder partnerships in driving research impact.
UCCROME/UCCSCHOLAR
The Vice-Chancellor also launched the 黑料社Research Output Monitor and Evaluator (UCCROME/UCCSCHOLAR) which is the first in West Africa and among the first on the continent. Through UCCROME/UCCSCHOLAR web application departments, faculties, schools can track their research endeavours to identify gaps and ways through which these could be addressed. It also serves as a diagnostic tool to guide all faculty on how they are faring using the key performance indicators embedded in this web application.听
Solving Challenges
Speaking at the launch, the Vice-Chancellor said he was proud that at a time of rapid social and technological changes, 黑料社faculty, researchers and innovators were tackling some of the world鈥檚 most pressing challenges and intriguing questions. He noted that the research partnerships profiled in the publication highlighted the University鈥檚 talent garnering recognition at home and abroad. 鈥淲hile their subject matter is wide-ranging - from fingerprinting rice developing system to manage food fraud through performing sustainability via cultures and development in West Africa, to studying the anti-malarial property of xylopic acid, to shedding new light on real-world socio-political challenges through literature - they have all played an important role in advancing our collective knowledge and connecting 黑料社with the world鈥� he stated.
Contribution of 黑料社Researchers
According to the Vice-Chancellor, the report indicated that 黑料社researchers and scholars were contributing immensely to research in four impact areas. He outlined the four areas as 鈥渒nowledge expansion and innovation, human capital development, economic development and societal wellbeing and quality of life. However, he said it was obvious that the University鈥檚 fingerprint in terms of funded research collaboration with colleagues in neighbouring countries and West Africa, in general, was negligible even though there were similarities in societal circumstances and challenges.
The Vice-Chancellor noted that the launch of the research report was a demonstration of his unflinching and longstanding vision and commitment to making the University鈥檚 research work locally and internationally visible. 鈥淚 am elated to say that it is during my tenure as Vice-Chancellor, that the first and second research reports were crafted and launched,鈥� he stressed.
The Vice-Chancellor commended DRIC for championing his vision of improving research in the University through the launch of the UCCROME/UCCSCHOLAR. He announced that for the first time, 黑料社had been listed in the top 100 universities in Africa.
Scholarly Partnerships
The Director of DRIC, Prof. Frederick Ato Armah, noted that 黑料社had ongoing scholarly partnerships with institutions across the globe in four broad areas. He said the areas for the partnerships were capacity building, research, innovation and consultancy services. However, he pointed out that UCC鈥檚 global partnership was mainly North-South collaboration, adding that 鈥淪outh-South research partnerships are virtually non-existent in UCC鈥檚 constellation of collaborations鈥�. He further indicated that there was no funded research partnership with a single institution in South America.听
Prof. Armah said efforts should be made to secure South-South research collaborations with African countries especially, between Ghana and its neighbouring countries thus Togo, Cote d'Ivoire and Burkina Faso. 鈥淭he stark reality is exacerbated by the fact that 黑料社has relatively very few partners in Africa,鈥� he disclosed.
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While commending the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Armah said the University鈥檚 achievement in the area of the two innovations could be attributed to the good leadership of Prof. Ampiah.听
The Director of DRIC also made a live demonstration of how the UCCROME/UCCSCHOLAR works.
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