Andrew Mackenzie

🌍 Great to see the Global Climate and Health Summit highlighted as one of the key moments of the year for climate change, and helping on the road to COP30 later this year. healthpolicy-watch.news/humanity-moves…

🙏🌍“As I stood on stage last Thursday afternoon to give my closing remarks to the Global Climate and Health Summit, I was inspired by what we had all achieved over the two days, hopeful because of the determination for action from participants, and excited to get to work. I said…

“This is just the beginning”…. Is how the Global Climate and Health Summit Chair (and President-elect of @ThePhySoc) @ProfMikeTipton closed the Summit today, highlighting the next steps as we seek to ensure the Summit delivers impact. And what a summit! Two days of powerful…

What a day! Day 1 of the Global Climate and Health Summit finished! We heard from government ministers, scientists, funders and security experts – all united by one goal: protecting health in a changing climate. From heat stress to air pollution to nutrition, the message was…

🚨🌍This week we convene experts and change makers from around the world at the Global Climate and Health Summit. 🥵The heatwaves hitting the UK this summer show this is a global problem that affects us all. The Summit is a chance to turn evidence into action, build powerful…

Our own example of NHS failure this evening. A 4.5 hour (and still counting) wait for NHS111 to call back about our 3 year old. Call handlers who can’t offer advice and don’t deviate from a set script. Our case was apparently incorrectly assigned so we go to back of queue. No…

Lovely evening at Hitchin Lavender last night, where Isla enjoyed chasing the bees 🐝

Good to see the NHS 10 Year Plan released today. It picks up some of the priorities The Physiological Society highlighted in our Physiology Passport report earlier this year. ✅ Shifting from sickness to prevention ✅ Personalised, precision medicine using physiological data and…

What better place to spend a sunny afternoon than on the Parliament terrace! Great @ParlSciCom lunch, hearing from @MPGeorgeFreeman, Virginia Murray and Viscount Stansgate. Focused on UK’s role in galvanising international collaboration to tackle global challenges.

🔥🥵It’s going to be a hot few days in the south of England. 😎As the heatwave hits, you’ll want to take a look at these 5 tips from physiologists to stay cool. physoc.org/news_article/5…

Enjoying the long summer nights with an evening bike ride in the sunshine ☀️

Thanks @NCUBtweets for a great evening at @RCPhysicians at the Summer Drinks Reception 🌿. You couldn’t have picked better weather for a BBQ!☀️ 🍔 Good food & good chat, as well timely insights from @dr_joe_marshall & @TeraPauliina on what the Spending Review and Industrial…

🚨The UK’s edge in global trade starts with its strengths in research and innovation 👀 New UK Trade Strategy out today – and it’s refreshing to see science and R&D take centre stage in such a document. 🔬It’s not just about exports – it’s about backing the sectors that will…

Why do physiologists matter in climate and health? Here is one of the slides I presented during my talk at the University of Southampton today. Physiology doesn’t just describe the problem - it defines the limits, reveals the gaps, and helps shape solutions that work for…

👍A great day on the coast at Southampton University at the Heat, Health and Climate Data workshop. ✅Exploring what partnerships we need to build, key research questions to address & how we utilise public health infrastructure to deliver impact. So much exciting work underway…

Plenty in the UK’s new Industrial Strategy (published this week) about AI, clean energy and high growth sectors. But if we’re serious about delivery, we need to start with the basics: how the human body copes, adapts and recovers. That’s physiology. More here 👇 🔗…

Enjoyable, insightful day at The Conduit’s Climate & the Future of Health conference. Strong themes running through today’s discussions were innovation, equity, capital, and the power of the stories we tell. We’ve made real progress, but there’s still work to do to connect…

🇸🇲 Took the opportunity while nearby to visit San Marino - the oldest republic in the world & a micro state landlocked within Italy. Beautiful walled city on a mountain and with a fascinating democracy. Two heads of state, elected every six months … & with just over 30,000…

🌍 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Fascinating insights from @D_G_Alexander, including one of the most thoughtful takes on Scotland’s political journey and how it echoes identity politics worldwide. As globalisation erodes the achievements people built their lives around, many turn to deeper forms of…

🇮🇹Just back from #ECCA2025 in Rimini and the message was clear: climate adaptation is about people, not just infrastructure. We can’t protect people if we don’t understand how the body responds to climate stress - and know what the physiological limits are to adaptation.…