RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF GHANA

1. RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF GHANA Ezekiel Acquaah Research Development Officer College of Basic and Applied Sciences

2. Establishment of ORID • ORID was established in year 2010 • To promote, coordinate and facilitate research activities within the University • Lead the development of the University’s Strategic Plans including business plan and fundraising strategies.

3. Vision and Mission • Vision: To become a "World Class Research-Intensive University" over the next decade. • Mission: To promote ,coordinate and facilitate research activities in the University; and also lead the development of the university's strategic plans, including business plan and fund-raising strategies.

4. Research Services Provided by ORID • Research Grant Management Services • Grants and Scholarships • Finding Funding • Contracts Management • Research Affiliation

5. Research Services Provided by ORID • Capacity Building Services • BSU Initiative • Intra-ACP Scheme • Post-doctoral fellowship • Conferences/Workshop Grants • IP and Tech Transfer Services

6. Research Services Provided by ORID • Ethics and Dissemination Services • Ethics committee • Research uptake and utilization • Annual Research Report

7. Scholarships Calendar

8. UG Research Grant

9. Finding Funding • Registered with Research Africa • NIH • UK Research council • National Science Foundation

10. Research Management in UG • Research Management entails: • Identifying funding opportunities (Research Africa) • Providing advice on budgeting and effective project costing • Contract negotiation with external donors • Project management • Financial control system

11. Research; One of UG’s Strategic Priorities • UG creates a vibrant intellectual climate that stimulates cutting edge research & community engagement • Use Research to strengthen our impact and visibility internationally through: • Collaboration with other institutions • Joining global research networks • Establishing competitive research studentships • Building capacity in grantsmanship • Focus on inter-disciplinary research

12. Strategic Objectives • Acquire state-of-the-art equipment and improve facilities • Develop and implement a plan to increase UG’s funds available for research • Establish University-Industry partnership to promote research in industrial/national interest • Establish training and career development programms for staff involved in research and research support • Provide support in the administration and development of research grants

13. Key Performance Indicators • Rank among top 20 African Universities • At least 80% of labs and research facilities re-equipped • At least 50% increase in user access for all library facilities • Annual increase in the number of students working with industry either as interns or commissioned research • Publications by faculty in high impact journals increase by 200% • Funding for research increase by at least 150%

14. Research Funding(2014/2015)Academic Year

15. Selected on-going Research Programmes

16. Selected on-going Research Programmes contd.

17. UG’s Major Research Funders • Bill and Melinda Gates • Danish Internal Development Agency (DANIDA) • Department for International Development (DFID) • European Union • Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) • International Development Research Center (IDRC) • Leverhulme-Royal Society • National Institute of Health (NIH)

18. UG’s Major Research Funders cont. • United State Agency for International Development (USAID) • World Bank (WB) • World Health Organisation

19. UG’s Major Research Collaborators • University of Cambridge • Cornell University • University of Michigan • London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine • New York University • University of Sussex • Yale University

20. UG’s Major Research Collaborators cont. • University of Cape Town • University of Stellenbosch http://www.orid.ug.edu.gh/