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June 2026
9 JunJoy Online
… Long walks to stadiums and extended wait times increase the danger of heat stroke. “In a major sports tournament, there’ll be lots of walking around the city for fans,” said Theodore Keeping, a climate scientist at Imperial College London. …
FIFA reverses World Cup water bottle policy in US, Canada as extreme heat looms

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JoyNews journalist selected for UK media technology fellowship

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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.

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JoyNews journalist selected for UK media technology fellowship
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.
16 hours ago · Joy Online →
Two Kumasi journalists selected for UK technology fellowship
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.
18 hours ago · Joy Online →

Friday 25 September

H5N1 avian flu poses high-risk pandemic threat, Imperial expert warns
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.
25 September 2026 · The Chronicle →

Thursday 17 September

Nepal seeks $20m from UN climate fund after deadly floods
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.
17 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 7 September

KNUST establishes photonics lab to build scientific instruments locally
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.
7 September 2026 · The Chronicle →

Monday 13 July

UK's May and June heatwaves may have caused 2,700 deaths
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.
13 July 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 10 July

At least 11 dead, 19 missing in southern Spain wildfire
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.
10 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Spain wildfire kills 12 amid southern Europe heatwave
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.
10 July 2026 · Joy Online →

Saturday 27 June

AIMS Ghana graduates record 130 students from 24 African countries
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.
27 June 2026 · Joy Online →

Saturday 20 June

Imperial–AIMS Global Fellows Programme tackles urban heat innovation
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.
20 June 2026 · Joy Online →

Tuesday 9 June

FIFA reverses water bottle ban for World Cup in US and Canada
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.
9 June 2026 · Joy Online →