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Research

Research at Central University.

From pharmaceutical science to business, law and public health — faculty across all ten schools publish in peer-reviewed journals worldwide. Search the full record below, drawn live from the Staff Portal.

Publications on record
Contributing researchers
Schools publishing
Published in 2025–2026

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See also Innovation & Enterprise (patents, spin-offs, consultancy — published only when real items exist) and Global Mobility.

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Centres, Institutes & Directorates

The infrastructure behind the research.

Central's research is coordinated by a dedicated set of offices and institutes that fund it, govern its ethics, and connect it to the nation and the world.

Directorate

Research & Development Directorate

The University's central research office — driving research strategy, supporting staff to win grants and partnerships, and steering Central's evolution into a research-led institution.

Governance

Institutional Review Board

Central's ethics committee for the review and approval of research proposals, ensuring every study meets rigorous ethical and integrity standards.

Graduate Research

School of Graduate Studies & Research

Coordinates Masters and Doctoral research across every school and supervises the University's growing body of graduate scholarship. Explore →

Institute

William Ofori-Atta Institute of Integrity

Established in 2011, the WOAII advances teaching, research and public engagement on integrity, ethics and values-based leadership.

Unit

Vision & Legacy Unit

Custodian of the University's founding vision and institutional heritage, connecting Central's scholarship to its Christ-centred mission.

Global

Centre for International Relations & Programmes

Builds the international partnerships, exchanges and collaborations — from Erasmus+ to ECOWAS — that give Central's research a global reach. Explore →

Institutional Review Board (ethics) →

Emerging Research Clusters

Three frontiers, one ambition.

Set out in the Vice-Chancellor's 2025 vision, three research clusters — backed by a new Research Management Office — will concentrate Central's scholarship where it matters most.

Cluster 01Engineering & the Built EnvironmentInfrastructure, technology and sustainable design
Cluster 02Health & Applied SciencesPharmacy, public health and clinical practice
Cluster 03Education & the HumanitiesLeadership, society, communication and faith