Research organizations in Ghana
The Innovative EcoSystems registry lists 72 research organizations in Ghana.
Research organizations carry out scientific and applied research outside the university system, from national laboratories to independent institutes.
The largest concentrations are in Accra (36), Kumasi (11) and Legon (8).
Ghana scores 42.5 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking 86 of 117 economies.
72 research organizations
- ACity Technology and Entrepreneurship Center
Research organization · Accra · acity.edu.gh - Africa Centre for Energy Policy
Research organization · Accra · acepghana.com - African Center for Economic Transformation
Research organization · Accra · acetforafrica.org - African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs
Research organization · Accra · acepa-africa.org - African Evaluation Association
Research organization · Accra · afrea.org - African Health Economics and Policy Association
Research organization · Accra · afhea.org - African Institute for Mathematical Sciences Ghana
Research organization · Accra · aims.edu.gh - African Library and Information Associations and Institutions
Research organization · Accra · aflia.net - African Reproducibility Network
Research organization · Accra · africanrn.org - Afrobarometer
Research organization · Accra · afrobarometer.org - Association of African Universities
Research organization · Accra · aau.org - Centre for Applied Research and Innovation in Supply Chain - Africa (CARISCA)
Research organization · Kumasi · carisca.knust.edu.gh - CSIR-Building and Road Research Institute (CSIR-BRRI)
Research organization · Kumasi · brri.org - CSIR-Crops Research Institute (CSIR-CRI)
Research organization · Kumasi · cropsresearch.org - CSIR-Forestry Research Institute of Ghana (CSIR-FORIG)
Research organization · Kumasi · csir-forig.org.gh - Data Link Institute of Business and Technology
Research organization · Tema · datalink.edu.gh - DIPPER Lab, KNUST
Research organization · Kumasi · dipperlab.knust.edu.gh - Directorate of Research, Innovation and Consultancy, University of Cape Coast
Research organization · Cape Coast · dric.ucc.edu.gh - Earth Observation Research and Innovation Centre (EORIC), UENR
Research organization · Sunyani · eoric.uenr.edu.gh - Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa
Research organization · Accra · faraafrica.org - Friends of the Earth-Ghana
Research organization · Accra · foe-ghana.org - Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences
Research organization · Accra · gaas-gh.org - Ghana Atomic Energy Commission
Research organization · Accra · gaecgh.org - Ghana Center for Democratic Development
Research organization · Accra · cddgh.org - Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications
Research organization · Accra · gifec.gov.gh - Ghana Library Association
Research organization · Accra · gla.org.gh - Ghana Wildlife Society
Research organization · Accra · ghanawildlifesociety.org - Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT
Research organization · Accra · aiti-kace.com.gh - GhScientific
Research organization · Accra · ghscientific.com - Global Emerging Pathogens Treatment Consortium
Research organization · Accra · getafrica.org - Health Crescendos Foundation
Research organization · Accra · healthcrescendosfoundation.com - Indepth Network
Research organization · Accra · indepth-network.org - Institute of Applied Science and Technology, University of Ghana
Research organization · Legon · iast.ug.edu.gh - Institute of Economic Affairs, Ghana
Research organization · Accra · ieagh.org - Institute of Research, Innovation and Development (IRID), KsTU
Research organization · Kumasi · irid.kstu.edu.gh - KNUST Centre for Business Development
Research organization · Kumasi · cbd.knust.edu.gh - KNUST Engineering Education Project
Research organization · Kumasi · keep.knust.edu.gh - KNUST Office of Grants and Research (OGR)
Research organization · Kumasi · ogr.knust.edu.gh - Nature Conservation Research Centre
Research organization · Accra · ncrc-ghana.org - Network for Socioeconomic Research and Advancement
Research organization · Accra · nesranetwork.com - NewEnergy
Research organization · Tamale · newenergygh.org - Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research
Research organization · Accra · noguchimedres.org - Nubuke Foundation
Research organization · Accra · nubukefoundation.org - Pan African Urological Surgeons Association
Research organization · Accra · pausaafrica.com - Partnership for Healthcare Improvement
Research organization · Accra · phigh.org - Rare Disease Ghana Initiative
Research organization · Accra · rarediseaseghana.org - Research and Innovation Directorate, University of Ghana
Research organization · Legon · rid.ug.edu.gh - Social Development and Improvement Agency
Research organization · Bechem · sodiaghana.org - UHAS Institute of Health Research (IHR)
Research organization · Ho · ihr.uhas.edu.gh - UMaT Office of Research, Innovation and Consultancy (ORIC)
Research organization · Tarkwa · oric.umat.edu.gh - University of Ghana Business School
Research organization · Legon · ugbs.ug.edu.gh - West Africa Civil Society Institute
Research organization · Accra · wacsi.org - West and Central African Research and Education Network
Research organization · Accra · wacren.net - Writers Project of Ghana
Research organization · Accra · writersprojectghana.com - Ashesi Center for Entrepreneurship
Research organization · Berekuso - Ashesi Office of Research and Innovation (ASPIRE)
Research organization · Berekuso - Careers and Counselling Directorate, University of Ghana
Research organization · Legon - Center for Research, Innovation and Partnership Services (CRIPS), UDS
Research organization · Nyankpala - Centre for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology Transfer (CEIT-HTU)
Research organization · Ho - College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana
Research organization · Legon - Dairy Research, Improvement and Innovation Consortium (DRIInC)
Research organization · Legon - Department of Marketing and Entrepreneurship, UGBS
Research organization · Legon - Directorate of Research, Innovation and Consultancy (DRIC), SDD-UBIDS
Research organization · Wa - Directorate of Research, Innovation and Development, University of Education, Winneba
Research organization · Winneba - Guards of The Earth and The Vulnerable
Research organization · Kenyase Number Two - Innovation Unit, Research and Innovation Directorate, University of Ghana
Research organization · Legon - KNUST College of Engineering Innovation Centre
Research organization · Kumasi - KNUST Industrial Liaison Committee
Research organization · Kumasi - Lancaster University Ghana Emerging Technologies Centre
Research organization · Accra - University of Cape Coast Design Thinking and Innovation Hub (D-Hub)
Research organization · Cape Coast - West African Centre for Shea Innovation and Research (WACSIR), UDS
Research organization · Nyankpala - West African Centre for Water, Irrigation and Sustainable Agriculture (WACWISA), UDS
Research organization · Nyankpala