Florence Aboh

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About Florence Aboh

Florence Antwiwaah Aboh is a results-oriented and passionate research, innovation and grant manager at the University of Mines and Technology, Tarkwa, Ghana. Her skills include navigating the grant cycle processes and procedures and coaching students to develop innovative ideas for industry uptake and start-ups. Specifically, she facilitates research and grants capacity building, assists with the development of tailored proposals and manages the resultant projects. Florence serves as a liaison between her institution's grant holders and funders, ensuring timely technical/financial reporting to funders. Her dealings with external funding agencies include the National Institutes of Health (USA), DANIDA, Wellcome Trust, the European Union and the National Science Foundation. With over 18 years of experience in the research management space, she has contributed to enhancing the research and grant capacity of Faculty members in her institution and other institutions in Ghana. She has also worked with junior research administrators and managers over the years to achieve results in their respective institutions. Florence serves as a member on the Ghana Chamber of Mines Tertiary Education Fund Committee and the UMaT Business Incubation Hub (U-Hub) Management Committee. She is also involved in UMaT's research visibility efforts and the organisation of the University's Annual Innovation and Career Fair. She has undergone grants and project management training at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, University of Ibadan, Nigeria, Aarhus University, Denmark, Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration and other reputable institutions. She is a Research Management Professional and a Member of the West African Research and Innovation Management Association.