GhYA Celebrates Decade of Impact: Inducts Largest Cohort at 10th AGM
The Ghana Young Academy (GhYA) reached a historic milestone on Thursday, 29th January 2026, as it hosted its 10th Annual General Meeting (AGM) and 9th Induction Ceremony at the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences (GAAS) in Accra. Held under the theme “Strengthening Scientific Leadership for Sustainable Development in Ghana,” the event marked the first in-person induction since 2021.+3 A […]
Former Chair of GhYA elected as Co-Chair of the Global Young Academy
he GYA’s 2022 Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Conference successfully concluded on June 17, 2022, and included the election of a new Executive Committee for the next year. As Co-Chairs for the upcoming year, members chose Priscilla Kolibea Mante (Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana) and Prosper Ngabonziza (Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Germany). The […]
Two-Minute Thesis Competition
The Ghana Young Academy in collaboration with the Agnes Pem Foundation announces the launch of the Two-Minute Thesis Competition. What is the Two-Minute Thesis Competition? This competition challenges Master’s students to communicate the significance of their research projects to a non-specialist audience in two minutes Presentation rules Eligibility Prizes First Prize: GHC 3,000.00 Second Prize: GHC 2,000.00. Third Prize: […]
The Analytical Scientist’s Power List 2020- Prof. Marian Asantewah Nkansah
Marian Asantewah Nkansah is an Associate Professor at the Department of Chemistry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana. We celebrate her today because she has been named to the Analytical Scientist Power list 2020 which recognizes ten analytical talents per continent around the globe. Prof. Nkansah was nominated by readers of articles […]
What about the water?
Air. Water. Food. These are the basics of human survival, the very very basic necessities for survival. Water is especially used in a lot of catch phrases and clichés. ‘Water is life’ is one of the more popular ones. But do we really treat water as importantly as we seem to talk about it? Do […]