Dear All,
Members of the University community are hereby informed that PhD Oral Examinations have been scheduled by relevant Departments/Institutes in consultation with the School of Graduate Studies as follows:
Name: Abu Seidu
Unit: RIPS
Thesis Title: “Nutrition Transition and the Double Burden of Malnutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa”.
Date: June 17, 2026
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Venue: Virtual Via Microsoft Teams (Click to join online)
Name: Solomon Tetteh
Unit: Centre for Migration Studies
Thesis Title: “Climate Change Migration and Trans-local Livelihood in the Nandom District of Ghana”.
Date: June 18, 2026
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Venue: Virtual Via Microsoft Teams (Click to join online)
Name: Esther Oluwabukola Ajayi
Unit: RIPS
Thesis Title: “Migrant Integration, Translocal Connections, and the Multidimensional Transformation of Left-behind Households in South-western Nigeria”.
Date: June 18, 2026
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Venue: Virtual Via Microsoft Teams (Click to join online)
Name: Francis Fosu Koranteng
Unit: School of Public Health, University of Ghana
Thesis Title: “Antimicrobial drugs residues, antimicrobial resistance, and human health risks in freshwater fish: A global systematic review and empirical assessment in cage-cultured Nile tilapia from the Volta lake, Ghana”.
Date: Monday, June 22, 2026
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Venue: Virtual Via Microsoft Teams (Click to join online)
Name: Emmanuel Ansah
Unit: Institute for Environment and Sanitation Studies
Thesis Title: “Ecological Risk Assessment of Contaminants in the Odaw River Basin in Accra, Ghana”.
Date: Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Venue: Virtual Via Microsoft Teams (Click to join online)
Name: Francis Williams Aubyn
Unit: Centre for Migration Studies
Thesis Title: “Climate Variability and (IM)mobility in the Coastal Zone of Ghana: A Case of Ningo-prampram District”.
Date: Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Venue: Virtual Via Microsoft Teams (Click to join online)
Name: Micheal Affordofe
Unit: School of Public Health, University of Ghana
Thesis Title: “Assessment of solid healthcare waste management and risk of related infections among clinical staff and waste handlers in the Greater Accra Region: A cross-sectional study”.
Date: Thursday, June 25, 2026
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Venue: Virtual Via Microsoft Teams (Click to join online)
Name: Bright Frimpong
Unit: Institute for Environment and Sanitation Studies
Thesis Title: “Impact of illegal Mining on Surface Water, Sediment and Soil Quality in the Owerri River Basin, Asante-Akim Municipality, Ghana”.
Date: Thursday, June 25, 2026
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Venue: Virtual Via Microsoft Teams (Click to join online)
Name: Daniel Afrifa-yamoah
Unit: Department of English
Thesis Title: “Competing for Hearts and Minds: A Comparative Rhetorical Analysis of John Mahama and Nana Addo in Ghana’s 2016 Presidential Election”.
Date: Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Venue: Virtual Via Microsoft Teams
Thank you.