It is with great honour and a deep sense of responsibility that I welcome you to the official website of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences (GAAS). As the premier learned society in Ghana, GAAS remains committed to advancing knowledge, fostering intellectual discourse, and driving impactful research that addresses national and global challenges.
As we embark on this new chapter, I aim to strengthen the Academy’s role as a beacon of scientific and scholarly excellence, ensuring our work remains relevant, innovative, and transformative. With a focus on collaboration, inclusivity, and thought leadership, we will continue to create a dynamic platform for scholars, policymakers, and the broader society to engage in meaningful discussions that shape the future of Ghana and beyond.
I encourage you to explore our rich array of programs, publications, and initiatives. Whether you are a researcher, student, policymaker, or knowledge enthusiast, GAAS offers a unique space for intellectual engagement and academic excellence.
Together, let us uphold the Academy’s legacy of scholarship, inspire the next generation, and harness the power of knowledge for sustainable development.
Welcome to GAAS – where knowledge meets impact!
Sincerely,
Emerita Professor Isabella Akyinbah Quakyi, FGA
President, Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences (GAAS)
2025 GAAS FOUNDER’S WEEK PROGRAMME
THEME: Navigating Political Transitions in Ghana: Issues and Lessons
Induction of Fellows
GAAS Presidential Address
Speaker: Emerita Prof. Isabella A. Quakyi, FGA, President of the Academy
Chairman: Prof. Kofi O. Nti, FGA, Immediate Past President of the Academy
Symposium on Subtheme: Architecture of Political Transitions
Topic I: Presidential Transitions: Comparing Practices from Ghana and Other Jurisdictions
Speaker: Honorable Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, Former Majority Leader in the Parliament Office, Accra
Topic II: Parliamentary Transitions: What worked, what did not and why?
Speaker Dr. Rasheed Draman, Executive Director of the African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA), Accra
Chairperson: Prof. Alfred A. Oteng-Yeboah, FGA, Vice President, Sciences Section, GAAS
Symposium on Subtheme: Political Transitions: Lessons and the Way Forward
Topic I: Political Transitions: Lessons from Risks, Progress and Opportunities
Speaker: Dr. Kojo Pumpuni Asante, Director of Advocacy and Policy Engagement at the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana)
Topic II: Pathways to Peaceful Political Transitions: Deepening Trust, Practice and Bipartisanship
Speaker: Dr Rosina Foli, Senior Lecturer, Department of Political Science, University of Ghana
Chairman: Emerita Prof. Takyiwaa Manuh, FGA, Vice President, Arts Section, GAAS
Day 4: Friday 14th November 2025
Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Lecture
Topic: “Environmental Injustice in Poor and Rural Communities:
Human Rights Abuses Through Pollution and Degradation”
Speaker: Sir. Justice Dennis Dominic Adjei, FGA
Chairman: Emerita Prof. Isabella A. Quakyi, FGA, President of the Academy
The Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences (GAAS) has intensified national dialogue on the impact of cooking fuels on public health and the environment through its 2025 Annual Lecture in the Sciences, held on Thursday, 9 October 2025, at the Academy’s Secretariat in Accra.
A Fellow of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences, Prof. Richmond Nii Okai Aryeetey FGA, has called for the mainstreaming of nutrition into Ghana’s national development planning, emphasising that the country’s food systems governance remains fragmented and ineffective.
A Fellow of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences (GAAS), Professor Elsie Effah Kaufmann FGA, has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) in the United Kingdom. Her election was announced on 23rd September, 2025 at the Academy’s Annual General Meeting.
On Thursday, 11th September 2025, the Council of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences (GAAS), led by the President of the Academy, Emerita Professor Isabella Akyinbah Quakyi, FGA, paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Education, Hon. Haruna Iddrisu, at the Ministry of Education in Accra.
On Monday, 11 August 2025, the President and Council of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences (GAAS), led by Emerita Professor Isabella A. Quakyi, FGA, visited the Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology (MEST) in Accra. They were there to sign the Book of Condolence in memory of the late Hon. Dr. Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, Minister for Environment, Science, Technology (MEST).
Emerita Professor Isabella Akyinbah Quakyi, President of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences (GAAS), delivered a message of solidarity and a call to bold scientific leadership at the opening of the 9th Research Conference of the West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens (WACCBIP). Speaking on behalf of the Academy, she joined leading scientists, scholars, policymakers, and institutional partners from across the continent to support WACCBIP’s mission of advancing African-led biomedical research.
Professor Gladys Amponsah, FGA, a renowned Anaesthesiologist and respected member of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences (GAAS), has urged Ghanaians to harness the power of music for its profound influence on child development, social life, therapy, and overall well-being.
We hosted 65 enthusiastic pupils from Grade 1 to 3 of Adormens Preparatory School at the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences (GAAS) Secretariat in Accra. The visit, which took place on Thursday, 26th June 2025, formed part of an educational excursion designed to spark curiosity and foster a love for learning among young minds.
Professor Frederick Ato Armah, FGA, an expert in environmental and sustainability science, has called for a bold rethinking of Ghana’s approach to illegal artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASM), popularly known as galamsey.
The GAAS Public Forum is one of the flagship programmes of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences (GAAS), convened to facilitate evidence-based dialogue on critical national issues. The 2025 edition, held from 2nd – 4th June 2025 at the GAAS Auditorium in Accra, focused on the theme “Galamsey Revisited”, examining the complex effects of illegal mining on Ghana’s environment, health, economy, and institutions.