Institution delivering UK Media Excellence for Emerging Technology Fellowship in Ghana, and leading Imperial–AIMS Global Fellows Programme on urban heat innovation.
The highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus could pose a high risk as a source of a future pandemic, as its spread across birds and mammals continues to expand, a leading infectious disease expert at Imperial College London has warned. …
… There was “absolutely no doubt that human-induced climate change played a role here in the preconditioning of the disaster”, said Dr Friederike Otto, an Imperial College London climatologist who co-authored the study. …
… Researchers from ICFO in Barcelona, Vanderbilt University and Aix-Marseille Université will teach laboratory modules, with additional contributions from Imperial College London and institutions in Côte d’Ivoire, Togo and Ghana. …
… The figure, from a team at Imperial College London, the Met Office and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, is based on what’s known about the dangers of extreme heat. …
… The worsening fire season in the Mediterranean has been linked directly to climate change in a separate study by the World Weather Attribution group at Imperial College London. …
… The worsening fire season in the Mediterranean has been linked directly to climate change in a separate study by the World Weather Attribution group at Imperial College London. …
… In June 2026, AIMS Ghana co-hosted the fourth edition of the Global Fellows Programme with Imperial College London, bringing together doctoral researchers from multiple institutions to address heat-driven consequences of climate change in cities. …
The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) Ghana, in partnership with Imperial College London’s Early Career Researcher Institute (ECRI), has concluded the fourth edition of the Imperial–AIMS Global Fellows Programme (GFP) 2026, bringing together doctoral researchers …
Esther Esi Nkrumah of JoyNews has been selected as a fellow of the UK Media Excellence for Emerging Technology Fellowship, emerging successful from a highly competitive selection process involving more than 500 applications from journalists and content creators across Ghana and Nigeria. The fellowship, delivered by Imperial College London through Imperial Global Ghana with British High Commission support, is designed to strengthen journalism on science, technology and emerging innovations, with residential training in Accra covering areas including artificial intelligence, climate change and health technology.
Esther Esi Nkrumah of JoyNews has been selected as a fellow of the UK Media Excellence for Emerging Technology Fellowship, emerging successful from a highly competitive selection process involving more than 500 applications from journalists and content creators across Ghana and Nigeria. The fellowship, delivered by Imperial College London through Imperial Global Ghana with British High Commission support, is designed to strengthen journalism on science, technology and emerging innovations, with residential training in Accra covering areas including artificial intelligence, climate change and health technology.
Clinton Yeboah and Nana Boakye Dankwah Yiadom from Luv 99.5FM were selected for the UK Media Excellence for Emerging Technology (UK MEET) Fellowship from over 500 applications across Ghana and Nigeria, representing 13 percent of admitted applicants. The fellowship, delivered by Imperial College London with British High Commission support, will train fellows in science, technology and emerging innovation journalism through residential training and editorial clinics in Accra.
Professor Wendy Barclay of Imperial College London has warned that the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus could pose a high risk as a source of a future pandemic, as its spread across birds and mammals continues to expand. Since 2020, H5N1 has re-emerged globally, infecting wild birds, farm poultry, and wild and domesticated mammals; the virus has resulted in the culling of more than 400 million chickens over the past four years and has crossed into dairy cattle in the United States and mink farms in Utah.
Nepal plans to use a new study linking climate change to last month's deadly floods as the basis for claiming around $20m from the UN Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage. Around 1,400 people have died in the disaster while 6,150 remain missing, according to official data; the study by World Weather Attribution says climate change was a likely contributing factor to the floods and avalanche that devastated the Nepal-Tibet border region.
The Ghana Photonics and Optics Laboratory, being established at KNUST, aims to develop local capacity to build, maintain and improve advanced scientific instruments rather than rely on imports. The laboratory, to be commissioned September 22, will train African scientists in photonics applications including medicine authentication, disease screening and environmental monitoring.
Experts estimate that more than 2,700 people may have died from heat-related causes during the UK's exceptionally hot May and June heatwaves, with most deaths occurring during June when temperatures reached 37.7°C in England. The rare red heat alert issued at the time warned even healthy people of significant risk to life, and researchers attribute the heatwaves to a "heat dome" worsened by human-induced climate change.
A wildfire in southern Spain's Andalusia region, apparently sparked by a downed power line, has killed at least 11 people and left 19 missing; four of the victims are believed to be British. The fire spread rapidly through a wooded area near Los Gallardos, driven by extreme heat from a sustained heatwave affecting southern Europe.
At least 12 people have died in a wildfire in Los Gallardos, southeastern Spain, with six injured. A sustained heatwave with temperatures around 40°C has caused wildfires across southern Europe, with hundreds of firefighters battling major incidents in France, Portugal and Spain, and thousands forced to evacuate their homes.
The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) Ghana held its 14th graduation ceremony on 27 June 2026, conferring Master of Science degrees in Mathematical Sciences to 130 students — its largest graduating class — drawn from 24 African countries. The cohort comprised 49 graduates from the regular MSc programme and 81 from the Master of Mathematical Sciences for Teachers programme, with 30% female representation overall.
The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences Ghana and Imperial College London concluded the fourth Imperial–AIMS Global Fellows Programme in June, bringing together 40 doctoral researchers from multiple institutions to develop solutions for extreme heat in cities, with a focus on climate resilience and urban innovation across Africa.
FIFA reversed its decision to bar refillable water bottles from World Cup stadiums in the US and Canada following criticism from fan organisations and politicians. Under the new policy, spectators can bring one factory-sealed disposable plastic bottle up to 20 ounces into matches, though hard-sided reusable containers remain prohibited.