Achievements
- 2023 - Receipt of ₵749,300 for a project on ‘’ “Communication & Community Engagement Strategy and Equity & Inclusion Studies for a Community-Based Municipal Solid Waste” by Danso-Wiredu, E.Y., Hayford, S., Hammond, c., Akayuure, P., Akyiaw, S., and Bingab,B.B.
- 2023 – VREF Walkability Grant - Receipt of SEK500,000 for a project on ‘Walking as a mode of transport in ‘unwalkable’ contexts: Cross-city experiences from Ghana and Nigeria’ by Sam, E.F., Odame, P.K., s, F.G., Uzondu, C., Mogaji., E., Ikeogu., C.
- 2023 – VREF Mobility Grant. Receipt of SEK500,000 for a project on ‘Removing barriers to disability inclusive-urban transport system (Policies and regulation) in Accra and Nairobi (SITUATE)’ by Sam, E.F., Hayford, S., Danso-Wiredu, E.Y., Adams, O., Odame, P.K., Munene, M., and Wamuchiru, E.
- 2023 – Receipt of €18,000 for a course on ‘. The state-of-the-art in scientific writing and publication" (2nd edition) (Skills & Tools Academic short course) by Sam, E.F., Hayford, S., Esther D.W, Attom, L., Lopez, A., Forson,. A.I and Odame, P.K
- 2022 – VREF Mobility Grant. Receipt of SEK500,000 for a project on ‘Towards a disability-inclusive urban transport system in Accra and Nairobi: a policy practice agenda’ by Sam, E.F., Hayford, S., Esther D.W., Adams, O., Odame, P.K., Munene, M., and Wamuchiru, E.
- 2022 – Receipt of €18,000 for a course on ‘. The state-of-the-art in scientific writing and publication" (2nd edition) (Skills & Tools Academic short course) by Sam, E.F., Hayford, S., Esther D.W, Attom, L., Lopez, A., Forson,. A.I and Odame, P.K
- 2022 - Jaspong Environmental Research Grant. Receipt of GHC120,000 for a project on ‘Spatial-Enabled Sustainable Waste Management (SSWM)’ by Osman, A, Enoch, E.F and Odame, P.K.
- The Department in collaboration with Transportation Research Institute of Hasselt University are engaged in Research into "Public Transportation and Accident Analysis and Prevention".
- A collaborative work between Queensland University of Technology, Australia and the Department has been ongoing "Promoting safe and healthy walking: a theory driven cross cultural comparison".
- There is also a collaboration between the Department, University of Derby and Virginia on the Muni Lagoon project.
- The Department has adopted the Muni-Pomadze Ramsar Site to assist in managing it for Tourist attraction.
- Graduate students in the Department are assisting the Effutu Municipal Assembly and the Forestry commission to undertake studies on land use in the Effutu Municipal area.