Dr. George Kwasi Barimah
30159 Hannover
Activities and research interests
- General philosophy of science
- Social epistemology
- Epistemic trust in science
- Public health ethics
- Global health ethics
- Science Communication
George Barimah has interests in philosophy of science, social epistemology and public trust in science and how these research areas relate to science communication and public health. In his current research he seeks to determine appropriate criteria for assessing the trustworthiness of public health agencies and research regulatory institutions existing within Western and African contexts.
CURRICULUM VITAE
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Scientific education
- 2020-2024
PhD in Philosophy, Institute of Philosophy, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany
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2016-2018
MPhil Philosophy, Department of Philosophy and Classics, University of Ghana, Legon
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2010-2014
BA Philosophy, Classics and Political Science, University of Ghana, Legon
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Scientific positions
- 10/2024 - now
Postdoctoral Researcher at Centre for Ethics and Law in the Life Sciences, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany
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04/2024-09/2024
Start-up Funding for Early Career Researchers (Postdoc), DFG Research Training Group 2073 Integrating Ethics and Epistemology of Scientific Research, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany
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11/2020- 03/2024
Doctoral Candidate at the DFG Research Training Group 2073 Integrating Ethics and Epistemology of Scientific Research, Institute of Philosophy, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany
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09/2018 - 08/2020
Research Assistant at the Department of Philosophy and Classics, University of Ghana. Projects: 1. Frameworks of Attitudes Towards Mental Health Disorders in Contemporary Ghana, in collaboration with the Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, UK, funded by NeuroGene. 2. The Normative Gap in African Health Care Practice: The Case for an African-Grounded Curriculum of Clinical Bioethics, funded by The Wellcome Trust
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09/2014-08/2016
Teaching Assistant, Department of Philosophy and Classics, University of Ghana, Legon
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Memberships
- Centre for Advanced Studies - Social Credibility and Trustworthiness of Expert Knowledge and Science-Based Information (SOCRATES), Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany
- New York University-University of Ghana Research Integrity Training Programme.
- Centre for Advanced Studies - Social Credibility and Trustworthiness of Expert Knowledge and Science-Based Information (SOCRATES), Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany
