R, Python
Data Science and Analytics Research
Designed for graduate students to apply data science and analytics tools and techniques in multidisciplinary research —...
GH₵ 1,600
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Ghana's pioneering data archive
Where research data is preserved, shared & put to work.
The Centre for Data Archiving, Management, Analysis & Advocacy safeguards Ghana's research data and equips scholars to turn it into evidence for better decisions.
Trusted partners
Ghana Statistical Service · ICPSR
5
Special programmes
1
MSc programme
2
Partner institutions
Monthly
Research seminars
Who we are
A national home for research data & the skills to use it.
Established at the University of Cape Coast, CDAMAA gives researchers, students and institutions a trusted place to preserve data for the long term, discover what others have collected, and build the analytical skills that turn numbers into policy.
- Permanent, secure preservation of surveys, microdata and administrative records.
- Open discovery through the NADA microdata catalogue and StatsBank.
- Hands-on training in R, statistics and reproducible research.
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Good decisions begin with good data. Our mission is to make Ghana's research data findable, reusable and understood — for generations.
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The CoordinatorCentre for Data Archiving, Management, Analysis & Advocacy
What we do
Four commitments, one data lifecycle.
Our name is our mandate — from the moment data is created to the moment it shapes a decision.
Archiving
Preserve for good
Long-term, standards-based storage so no dataset is ever lost.
Management
Organise & govern
Data management plans, metadata and stewardship that meet global norms.
Analysis
Turn data into insight
Statistical support and training that make evidence usable.
Advocacy
Champion data culture
Promoting data-driven decisions across policy and academia.
Training & short courses
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Build real data skills, fast.
Practical, instructor-led courses — most delivered in R — for researchers, postgraduates and analysts.
Stata, R
Quantitative Methods
Enhances graduate-level skills in quantitative methodologies — descriptive statistics, sampling, hypothesis testing, fac...
GH₵ 1,500
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NVivo
Qualitative Methods
Equips students with the skills to design and undertake qualitative research — phenomenological methods, grounded theory...
GH₵ 1,500
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Our partners
We work with the institutions that make data matter.
GS
Ghana Statistical Service
statsghana.gov.gh IC
Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)
www.icpsr.umich.edu UCC
University of Cape CoastHost institutionFind data
Discover Ghana's research microdata
Search hundreds of curated surveys and datasets in the NADA catalogue, or explore national indicators on StatsBank.
Share data
Deposit your data with us
Preserve your research for the long term and make it discoverable. Tell us about your dataset and our team will guide you through deposit.
Teaching & learning
Turn your interest in data into a career.
The MSc in Data Management builds the technical and ethical foundations to lead data work in research, government and industry. Applications for the 2026/27 intake are open.