The Department of Biomedical Sciences has been presented with laboratory equipment and consumables valued at GH¢ 7.5 million.

The equipment, procured by ADNA Biologics Limited, Ghana, a subsidiary company of NKAARCO Diagnostics Limited, Norwich, UK is to enhance training of the students at the Department.

The equipment included Thermo Scientific Kingfischer flex purification system, integra Assist Plus, Integra Assist Plus liquid Handling Robot, Microtiter Deep 96 well plate, as well as Tip comb for microtiter Deep well 96 plate.

The Dean of the School of Allied Health Sciences of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Prof. Desmond Omane Acheampong, has revived calls for complete elimination of taxes on imported equipment and consumables for research in the country.

He argued that such a measure would encourage private industries to support academic institutions with high-powered equipment to drive the Ghanaian economy with technology, as well as the generation of research ideas by both academia and industry.

The Cape Coast Society of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana (ICAG) has launched its 10th anniversary with a call on members to equip themselves with the progress of Artificial Intelligence to leverage on its potential for the future of the Accounting profession.

The celebration is on the theme: " Promoting Professionalism in Accountancy Building Partnership for Sustainability and Expanding our Networks for Nation Building".

The Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has inaugurated a state-of-the-art Training Resort and Conference Centre for the College of Distance Education (CoDE) of University of Cape Coast (UCC). The facility is located at Agona Nyakrom in the Agona West Municipality of the Central Region.

The UCC Wildcats, the men's  basketball team of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) have sealed a 21-12 win over Kenya-based US International University to be crowned winners of the 5th Federation of Africa University Sports (FASU) 3x3 Basketball Championship in Johannesburg, South Africa.

The Faculty of Law of University of Cape Coast has held the 10th Jurists’ Confab with a call on legal professionals to aim at excellence in their work.

The confab was on the theme “The Making of a Legal Luminary: The Lawyer, Judge and Legal Academic”.

The School of Economics of the University of Cape Coast has entered into agreement with Higher School of Economics (HSE) University, Russia to promote academic cooperation between the two institutions.

Specifically, the agreement aims at promoting joint research, staff and students exchanges and explore other areas that will advance the cause of the collaboration.

The agreement is expected to be sealed with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two universities in Russia in September, 2023.