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Biography
Precious joined the University of Huddersfield in January 2021 as a Lecturer in Adult Nursing (full-time). In March 2022, he was promoted to Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing. In April 2023, he was appointed the International Lead for the Department of Nursing. He has also been appointed as a Co-Chair for the Black Staff Affinity Group of Race Equity Staff Network (formerly B.A.M.E. Staff Network) at the University of Huddersfield since December 2024.
In his current multifaceted role, he acts in different capacities including being a Module Leader across several MSc and BSc modules (providing leadership to ensure that the modules are effectively organised and delivered in line with the approved module specification and learning outcomes) as well as an Associate on other modules. Also, he serves as an Admissions Tutor for Adult Nursing (being instrumental in student recruitment efforts through open days and admissions interviews); Link Lecturer (serving as a link between the university and clinical placement areas, and undertaking clinical audits and quality assurance, among others); and Personal Academic Tutor (providing pastoral support to many students).
As the International Lead for Nursing, he serves as the initial contact point within the Department for internationalisation issues, including fostering partnerships between his university and other international institutions. He also provides Department-wide leadership in innovative student support, curriculum development, and teaching and learning initiatives that promote internationalisation (across all fields and cohorts for both undergraduate and postgraduate levels). Furthermore, he supports the international student journey from beginning to becoming an alumnus (through webinars for international applicants, training for recruitment agents, admissions interviews, and overseas visits, inductions and tailored supports for international students, among others).
As a Co-Chair for the Black Staff Affinity Group, he is dedicated to collaboratively fostering a sense of community, amplifying underrepresented voices, and championing equitable opportunities, thereby driving meaningful cultural change and contributing significantly to the university’s Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) targets.
Furthermore, he is a Doctoral Researcher (PhD in Nursing). He is a Fellow of the Advance HE (FHEA) [formerly called Higher Education Academy, UK] and holds a Diploma in Education from the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), Ghana. In addition, he is a Fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health (FRSPH), UK. He holds a Master of Public Health - MPH (Distinction) from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK which was fully funded through the prestigious Commonwealth Shared Scholarship (jointly funded by the University of Aberdeen and the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission). He obtained a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (First Class Honours) from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Ghana.
Before joining the University of Huddersfield, he practised as a Registered Nurse (Adult) certified by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), UK, and worked in the Acute Stroke Unit of East Surrey Hospital, Surrey and Sussex Healthcare (SASH) NHS Trust, Redhill, Surrey, UK. While in Ghana, Precious was a Registered General Nurse (RGN) certified by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (N&MC) of Ghana and worked with few health facilities in the Ashanti Region (especially in Kumasi and Ejisu) as well as offered community health services in rural Ghana (both voluntarily and as part of his nursing role). Subsequently, he joined the Nursing and Midwifery Training College (NMTC), Dadiesoaba, Ahafo Region, Ghana as a Nursing/Health Tutor.
Research Expertise and Interests
Precious is a researcher with great collaborative skills and thrives at the chance of learning new skills. He has successfully collaborated and continues to do so with researchers, including his colleagues and those in other universities, non-academic institutions, and fields in both developed and developing countries, to produce cutting-edge and evidence-based research works. He has a growing publication profile and h-index, reflecting his scholarly impact.
The following constitute his broad areas of research interests:
- Nursing education (including internationalisation), research, practice regulation, continuing professional development (CPD), and international workforce development
- Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) with a focus on type 2 diabetes, hypertension, stroke, cancers, and dementia
- Public health nutrition
- Maternal and child health
He has methodological experience in conducting studies involving quantitative, qualitative, mixed methods, multi-methods (including Delphi technique and nominal group technique), and literature reviews (especially systematic, scoping, and integrative reviews).
FUNDED RESEARCH PROJECTS
Ongoing projects
1. Principal Investigator (PI): Co-creating dementia care solutions in Ghana through participatory research and knowledge mobilisation. This project is funded through the School Rapid Research Support Fund, School of Human and Health Sciences, University of Huddersfield, UK.
2. Principal Investigator (PI): From research to action: A participatory workshop on dietary self-care in diabetes in Ghana. This project is funded through the School Rapid Research Support Fund, School of Human and Health Sciences, University of Huddersfield, UK.
3. Principal Investigator (PI): Dietary self-care among persons living with type 2 diabetes in Ghana. This project is funded through the Staff Development and Strategic Research Investment Funding, School of Human and Health Sciences, University of Huddersfield, UK.
4. Co-Investigator (Co-I): A multi-country longitudinal cohort study on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the Global South: A programme to generate income, outputs, and impact (project set up in Ghana, Nepal, and India) - multiple fund contributors including the University of Huddersfield's Research Fund/Fellowship (URF). This project includes collaborators from the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, Hong Kong, Ghana, India, and Nepal, among others.
Recently completed projects
1. Co-Investigator (Co-I): Strengthening the ability of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (N&MC) of Ghana to oversee and regulate the professional register of nurses and midwives to ensure high-quality care. This project is funded through the Global Health Workforce Programme, which is funded by the UK Department of Health and Social Care, via the Tropical Health and Education Trust - THET (now known as Global Health Partnerships), for the benefit of the UK and partner country health sectors.
2. Co-Investigator (Co-I): Migration motivation and transition experiences of African migrant nurses working in Europe (including the UK), Americas (USA and Canada), and Australasia (Australia and New Zealand): A mixed-method study – funded by the 2022 Sigma Small Grants, Sigma Foundation for Nursing and Hong Kong University Grants Commission.
3. Principal Investigator (PI): Prevalence, predictors, and experiences of people living with dementia in Ghana – funded by the Strategic Research Investment Seed Funding, School of Human and Health Sciences, University of Huddersfield, UK.
4. Co-Investigator (Co-I): Experiences of international nurses and their integration into the NHS (cohort case study) - funded by NHS England.
5. Co-Investigator (Co-I): International nursing models and their relation to the learning needs of international nurses working in the NHS (Nursing models and educational toolkit) - funded by NHS England.
6. Co-Investigator (Co-I): Assessment of nursing and midwifery teaching in Ghana - funded by the UK Department of Health and Social Care through the Tropical Health and Education Trust (THET). This project was jointly executed by the University of Huddersfield and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM).
7. Co-Investigator (Co-I): Review of nursing regulation: licensing and relicensing in Ghana - funded by the UK Department of Health and Social Care through the Tropical Health and Education Trust (THET). This project was jointly executed by the University of Huddersfield and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM).
8. Co-Investigator (Co-I): Strengthening the regulatory capacity of Nursing and Midwifery Council (N&MC) of Ghana: reflection and revalidation - funded by the UK Department of Health and Social Care through the Tropical Health and Education Trust (THET). This project was jointly executed by the University of Huddersfield and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM).
MSc by Research (MRes) or Master of Philosophy (MPhil) Supervisions
1. Co-supervisor (MRes Nursing): A health service evaluation of communication enablers and barriers of international nurses working in the National Health Service (NHS) England (17 January 2022 – 25 February 2025) – Varunprasad Surendraprasad, School of Human and Health Sciences, University of Huddersfield, UK.
2. Co-supervisor (MPhil Nursing): Caring for stroke survivors in Ghana: the experiences of informal caregivers in the Upper East Region (January 2023 – Present) - Ebenezer Asore, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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Strengthen the ability of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (N&MC) of Ghana to oversee and regulate the professional register of nurses and midwives and monitor the quality of education providers, to ensure high quality nursing and midwifery care
Simkhada, B., Duodu, P. A. & Simkhada, P.
1/02/24 → 31/01/25
Project: Research
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Association between dietary self-care adherence and depression among adults living with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Ghana: a cross-sectional study
Duodu, P. A., Okyere, J., Akyirem, S., Waring, G. & Gillibrand, W., 1 Dec 2025, In: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition. 44, 1, 10 p., 210.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Barriers to healthcare services utilisation among women in Ghana: evidence from the 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey
Wongnaah, F. G., Osborne, A., Duodu, P. A., Seidu, A-A. & Ahinkorah, B. O., 25 Feb 2025, In: BMC Health Services Research. 25, 1, 12 p., 305.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Fear of intimate partner and women’s engagement in exercise: insights from a national survey in Kenya
Okyere, J., Dosoo, A. K., Ayebeng, C., Duodu, P. A. & Dickson, K. S., 1 Dec 2025, In: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition. 44, 1, 9 p., 150.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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International Nurse Migration Experience of the First Two Years: A Mixed Methods Study
Pressley, C., Newton, D., Sanderson, L., Simkhada, B., Stephenson, J., Duodu, P. A., Gillibrand, W., Pallam, M. & Garside, J., 1 May 2025, In: Journal of Advanced Nursing. 81, 5, p. 2672-2686 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sex-related absolute inequalities in tuberculosis incidence in 47 countries in Africa
Mohammed, A., Aboagye, R. G., Duodu, P. A., Adnani, Q. E. S., Wongnaah, F. G., Seidu, A-A. & Ahinkorah, B. O., 1 Dec 2025, In: BMC Medicine. 23, 1, 11 p., 324.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
Datasets
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Exploration of family caregivers’ experiences on coping in dementia care in Ghana: a phenomenological study
Duodu, P. A. (Creator), Okyere, J. (Creator), Simkhada, B. (Creator), Akrong, R. (Creator), Barker, C. (Creator), Gillibrand, W. (Creator) & Simkhada, P. (Creator), figshare, 2024
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.7295896.v1, https://springernature.figshare.com/collections/Exploration_of_family_caregivers_experiences_on_coping_in_dementia_care_in_Ghana_a_phenomenological_study/7295896/1
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Exploration of family caregivers’ experiences on coping in dementia care in Ghana: a phenomenological study
Duodu, P. A. (Creator), Okyere, J. (Creator), Simkhada, B. (Creator), Akrong, R. (Creator), Barker, C. (Creator), Gillibrand, W. (Creator) & Simkhada, P. (Creator), figshare, 2024
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.7295896, https://springernature.figshare.com/collections/Exploration_of_family_caregivers_experiences_on_coping_in_dementia_care_in_Ghana_a_phenomenological_study/7295896
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Activities
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Finding My Voice, Building My Path: Lessons in Confidence, Courage, Leadership, and Impact
Precious Adade Duodu (Speaker)
30 Apr 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Sharing my story and successful tips: A career progression webinar for internationally educated nurses and midwives
Precious Adade Duodu (Invited speaker)
19 Dec 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Continuing Professional Development Opportunities for Nurses
Bibha Simkhada (Speaker) & Precious Adade Duodu (Speaker)
29 Aug 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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2nd Annual Meeting for the Global Consortium for Public Health Research (GCPHR)
Rajeeb Kumar Sah (Organiser), Padam Simkhada (Organiser), Narayan Poudel (Participant), Bibha Simkhada (Participant), Vijay Gc (Participant) & Precious Adade Duodu (Participant)
25 Jul 2024 → 26 Jul 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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International Nurses: Transitional Toolkit
Bibha Simkhada (Speaker) & Precious Adade Duodu (Speaker)
23 May 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Press/Media
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International collaboration project shaping the future of global healthcare
Precious Adade Duodu, Bibha Simkhada, Padam Simkhada & Philomina Woolley
25/04/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Global public health on agenda at Nepal research conference
Rajeeb Kumar Sah, Padam Simkhada, Bibha Simkhada, Vijay Gc, Precious Adade Duodu & Narayan Poudel
25/07/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana empowers professional staff through collaborative training programme on revalidation
Bibha Simkhada, Philomina Woolley, Susan Jones, Ampem Darko Oklodu-Abbey, Charles Adjei Ampong, Precious Adade Duodu, Padam Simkhada, Victoria Lamina, Hari Krishna Neupane, Manish Parajuli, Ransford Akrong, Dennis Addai, Frederick Kwasi Osei & Osei Agyei Duodu
20/05/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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University signs MoU with Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana
Precious Adade Duodu, Jane Owen-Lynch, Alistair Sambell, Bibha Simkhada, Padam Simkhada, Susan Jones, Philomina Woolley, Ampem Darko Oklodu-Abbey, Dennis Addai, Hari Krishna Neupane, Manish Parajuli & Ransford Akrong
23/04/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Strengthening Global health partnerships: Nursing & Midwifery Council of Ghana and University of Huddersfield, UK sign Memorandum of Understanding
Precious Adade Duodu, Philomina Woolley, Bibha Simkhada, Padam Simkhada, Alistair Sambell, Jane Owen-Lynch, Susan Jones, Ampem Darko Oklodu-Abbey, Dennis Addai, Warren Gillibrand, Caroline Barker, Georgina Blakeley, Ann-Louise Caress, Vanessa Taylor, Stephen Prescott, Karen Currell, Nikki Rochnia, Ransford Akrong, Hari Krishna Neupane & Manish Parajuli
8/04/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research