Researchers at the university will produce beakers for schools.

Researchers at Cape Coast University will be looking into the feasibility of producing glass beakers and test tubes. The products would be used to supply schools in Ghana.

Both glass beakers and test tubes have so far been imported from abroad, but the quality of these imported products has been a concern.

The researchers have been awarded a grant worth 1.4m Ghanaian cedi ($420,000). The money is part of a larger 41.3m Ghanaian cedi ($12.32m) grant that is being allocated among 170 organisations by the Skills Development Fund (SDF).

SDF is the result of the Ghanaian government’s policy to improve productivity and competitiveness of its workforce. It is being funded by both the government and strategic partners, including the World Bank.

Cape Coast University is one of Ghana’s oldest universities, established in 1962. It currently counts some 36,000 students across eight faculties.