By: Nana
Appiah Acquaye
Imperial College London
President Hugh Brady has welcomed the 2026 Ghana and Nigeria cohort of the UK
Media Excellence for Emerging Technologies (MEET) Fellowship, a three-month
programme designed to strengthen science journalism and reporting on emerging
technologies.
The fellowship brings
together science journalists and content creators from Ghana and Nigeria to
strengthen and inspire their reporting on science, innovation and emerging
technologies, focusing on topics ranging from artificial intelligence and
climate risk to biomedical innovation, the circular economy and electronic
waste.
“Evidence-based, trusted
science journalism has never been more essential,” Brady said, noting that
rapid technological change, misinformation and increasingly complex global
challenges make accurate and accessible reporting important for policymakers, leaders
and educators to understand key issues, ask informed questions and make sound
decisions.
He said accessible and
engaging science journalism plays a vital role in building public trust in the
research community’s efforts to find solutions to shared challenges. Bringing
science to life through journalism also creates a connection between researchers
working in laboratories, hospitals, workshops and the field, and the
communities their discoveries and innovations are intended to serve.
Brady thanked the British
High Commission Accra and UK in Nigeria for partnering with Imperial College
London on the initiative, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
(FCDO) for supporting it, and the Imperial Global Ghana team for delivering the
programme.
The Ghanaian fellows began
their training in Accra this week, with the programme scheduled to move to
Abuja, Nigeria, the following week. A group of fellows is also expected to
visit Imperial College London’s campuses in December, where they will have the
opportunity to meet scientists and tour the institution’s facilities.
