University News & Updates

The University of Port Harcourt proudly hosted a highly successful 3-Day Grant Proposal Writing Workshop from 28-30 August 2024. Funded by the Society for Advancement of Management Studies (SAMS) in collaboration with Durham University, UK, the event was a significant […]

PETER JAMES KPOLOVIE RECEIVES THE NAME IN SCIENCE AWARD Peter James Kpolovie (Director, Graduate Research, and former Director, Academic Planning, Research and Control Unit, University of Port Harcourt) has been bestowed with one of the most prestigious awards, THE NAME IN […]

APRNet Members as Change Agents Driving Projects Aimed at Transforming Lives of Youths, Women and the Less Privileged Members of Africa through Grantsmanship Members of the Agricultural Policy Research Network (APRNet) are quietly driving positive changes in Africa using research […]

Are you a talented individual with the potential to make a positive impact on the global stage? The Commonwealth Scholarship is your gateway to achieving your academic dreams in the United Kingdom!

On Wednesday, 17th July 2024, a significant event unfolded as the Nigerian Army, through its Innovation Centre, visited the University of Port Harcourt (Uniport) to partner with the Centre for Information and Telecommunication Engineering (CITE) on the development and deployment […]

Fidelis Allen, a professor of Development Studies in the Department of Political and Administrative Studies at the University of Port Harcourt, boasts an impressive portfolio in policy, advocacy, consultancy, research, and evaluation projects. He obtained his PhD in Political Science […]

Following the signing of an MoU with a consortium of five Portuguese universities on the 8th of April, 2024, including Universidade de Lisboa, Universidade de Evora, Universidade Nova De Lisboa, Universidade de Aveiro and Instituto Poletecnico de Tomar and the […]

World IP Day World Intellectual Property Day is observed annually on 26 April. Established by the WIPO in 2000.To “raise awareness of how patents, copyright, trademarks and designs impact on daily life” and “to celebrate creativity, and the contribution made […]

Professor Ousmane Koita, a molecular biologist and director of the Centre for Global Health Research (CRS-Globale), has urged Nigeria to take the lead in the fight against malaria in Africa to completely eradicate the disease on the continent. Speaking at […]

World Malaria Day 2024 The University of Port Harcourt joined family, friends and well-wishers of Prof Sylvanus JS Cookey to celebrate his 90th birthday. Professor Cookey who was the 2nd Vice-Chancellor of the University, also endowed a chair in malaria […]