International Conference on Chronic Diseases
IAS fellow Dr Ama de-Graft Aikins is co-organising a conference for the British Academy, Royal Society and Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences on the theme 'Africa's Neglected Epidemic: Multidisciplinary Research, Intervention and Policy for Chronic Diseases, on 16th & 17th February 2009 at the British Council (Accra). Details. Programme Schedule.

OUT OF YOUR MIND: Dialogues on Mental Health in Ghana
IIAS fellow Dr Ama de-Graft Aikins is co-organising a conference for the British Academy, Royal Society and Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences on the theme 'Africa's Neglected Epidemic: Multidisciplinary Research, Intervention and Policy for Chronic Diseases'. For further details click here. Press Release(pdf). Details

Africa, Europe, and the Americas, 1500–1700: A Two-Week Workshop
The Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture in Williamsburg, Virginia, and the International Institute for the Advanced Study of Cultures, Institutions, and Economic Enterprise in Accra, Ghana, invite applications to participate in a two-week workshop, to be held in Accra, Ghana. Details

Workshop on Agriculture and Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
International Institute for the Advanced Study of Cultures, Institutions and Economic Enterprise (IIAS), Accra, Ghana. See details

IIAS and the Association of Ghanaian Architects present Lecturer: Ato Quayson, FGA, University of Toronto
Title: "Globalization, Urban Growth, and Social Inequity: Interpreting Oxford St., Accra."
Venue: British Council Hall, Time: 5.30-7.30 pm