Tag Archives: University Of Ghana

The University of Ghana has been ranked Ghana’s topmost university for the year 2022, and ranked 1,124th in the world ranks. The ranking which was done by Webometrics.com is aimed at promoting web publication and their primary target is to support Open Access initiatives, electronic access to scientific publications and …

Personnel from the Ghana Police Service have been deployed to the University of Ghana campus following a clash between students of Commonwealth and Mensah Sarbah Halls. Even though the incident happened on Friday, the presence of the personnel is to ensure that calm is restored on campus for academic work …

The Management of the University of Ghana has said that persons found culpable in the acts of violence on the University’s campus last night will be sanctioned appropriately. According to the Management, efforts are underway to identify the perpetrators. This is in response to an inter-hall fight that ensued between …

One would like to enjoy a cold bottle of ‘brukina’ (or bokina), a dairy milk and millet mixture, to release some stress on a sunny afternoon. But have you bothered to know what this meal contains? A research conducted by the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research at the University …

The National Service Scheme (NSS) has introduced an online portal called ‘Flair’ to ensure personnel acquire employable skills and establish their own enterprises as part of efforts to reduce unemployment. The employability platform will also offer user agencies the opportunity to make requests for graduates with specific skills or training …

An effort by dancehall artiste, Samini, to court disaffection for a gateman at the University of Ghana seems to have backfired. The musician posted a video from his vehicle while filming a security man at his post on campus. According to Samini’s narration, the young man refused him entry because …

An Accra High Court has instructed the Management of the University of Ghana, Legon, to swear-in Prince Asumadu as president of the Student Representative Council (SRC).   The complainant, Mr. Asumadu, dragged the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, the Dean of Student Affairs, the SRC Electoral Commissioner and the …

This week, universities in Ghana are on the brink of shutting down as a three-week strike by the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) over poor pay remains unresolved. The last time this had to happen was in 1995. The industrial action is over a matter that has been lingering …

A student of the University of Ghana has reportedly drowned following an unsuccessful attempt to swim in the university’s swimming pool. According to Radio Univers, the university’s radio station, the incident occurred on Saturday, January 29, 2022. Radio Univers reported that the deceased was a male student at level 100 …

The University of Ghana, Legon (UG) branch of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has taken a unilateral decision to embark on “an indefinite industrial action” from Monday, January 3, 2022.     The decision was taken on Friday, December 17 at its meeting to firm up an earlier …