Prof. Emmanuel Adinyira's Inaugural Lecture

05/04/2026

09/09/2025

A multinational research team with KNUST's Professor Emmanuel Adinyira has the Ghana lead has secured funding from University College London’s (UCL) Global Engagement Funds for a project aimed at advancing net zero carbon infrastructure in Ghana’s public sector.

The project, titled “Achieving Net Zero Carbon in Infrastructure Projects: Developing NZC Capabilities by Public Sector Agencies in Ghana,” will focus on building institutional capacity to integrate carbon-neutral strategies into infrastructure planning and delivery.

Learn more here⬇️
https://www.knust.edu.gh/news/news-items/knusts-prof-adinyira-joins-global-team-secure-ucl-grant-net-zero-infrastructure

30/08/2025

Construction project management expert Professor Emmanuel Adinyira has called for construction projects in Ghana to extend beyond delivering physical infrastructure and serve as platforms for empowering host communities with health, safety and environment (HSE) knowledge.

He highlighted what he described as a paradox in Ghana’s construction sector: contractors operate under world-class safety standards within project boundaries, yet nearby residents remain exposed to hazards.

Learn more here⬇️
https://knust.edu.gh/news/news-items/construction-must-serve-platform-empowerment-not-just-physical-development-prof-adinyira

30/08/2025

Kumasi, Ghana – By: Evans Osei-Bonsu Professor Emmanuel Adinyira has cautioned that Ghana’s development is headed towards what he calls “dangerous progress” if construction projects continue to ignore the safety and wellbeing of the communities that host them. Delivering his inaugural lectur...

30/08/2025

In a thought-provoking professorial inaugural lecture, Professor Emmanuel Adinyira of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has challen