We’ve launched the Phase One Report from our Global Climate and Health Summit: setting out a human-centred plan for climate and health. Climate change harms people through their bodies. Heat, air pollution and poor nutrition push human physiology beyond its limits. 👉 www.physoc.org/blog/from-fo...

🌍Inspiring day with fellow @ukhealthclimate.bsky.social trustees today discussing our upcoming strategy. Lots of exciting developments to come! Thanks to @fphuk.bsky.social for hosting.

Isla making friends everywhere she goes.

Pumpkin picking! Halloween is a big deal for 3 year olds…

🎬Great day filming yesterday at University of East London as part of @physoc.bsky.social’s upcoming 150th celebrations. Stay tuned! 📺

Huge congratulations to @marinaromanello.bsky.social and the team at @lancetcountdown.bsky.social for the successful UK launch of their 2025 report today. A phenomenal achievement again to bring such a huge body of research together in such a digestible way.

‘Bleak’. ‘Devastating’. ‘Destruction’. Grim words associated with the new Lancet Countdown report that reveals one person every minute dies from extreme heat. And deaths keep rising due to climate change. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

London looking particularly pretty in the autumn sunshine today. But with the clocks going back this weekend, this will be the last time finishing work in daylight until spring 😬.

🥳Great evening in Parliament celebrating the launch of the South East Asia Health Policy Network. We heard powerful stories from communities affected by health impacts of climate change, alongside inspiring examples of resilience & determination. Thanks to Plymouth Uni for great event.

Can highly recommend the new ZooTown at @londonzoo.bsky.social. Isla enjoyed dressing up as a vet, zookeeper, builder and much more. (Although the animals were a bit still 👀)

Autumn in Berlin! One of the best things about the World Health Summit being in Berlin is that you can start the day in parks like this. #WHS2025

Physiology took centre stage at the World Health Summit today with a session highlighting the vital role physiological evidence and insight has in keeping people safe during extreme heat - from understanding how the body responds under stress to shaping practical measures that prevent harm. #WHS2025

One of the most interesting sessions at #WHS2025 today focused on global challenges to ensuring access to reliable, quality health information. The key question was how to embed quality indicators into policy, as well as considering the role of scientific journals. Looking forward to day 3 tomorrow!

Day 1 at the World Health Summit in Berlin! I’m here talking to partners and policymakers across global health about the role physiologists can play in shaping health responses that start with the science of how the body works. #WHS2025

I'm looking forward to attending World Health Summit in Berlin next week. If you are attending and would like a coffee to talk about The Physiological Society's work across areas such as climate & health or precision medicine, please send me a message! #WHS2025

Delighted to be joining the Board of Trustees at @ukhealthclimate.bsky.social I’m looking forward to contributing to a charity with a vital mission at a critical time

“I want everyone in the country to think of themselves as a scientist. Science can’t be seen as just something done by other people ‘over there’”. Great reflections from Ottoline Leyser tonight from her time as UKRI CEO on engaging the public with science and developing the R&D ecosystem.

Great to see @physoc.bsky.social President @annieneuro.bsky.social in the BBC News article about this week's Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine. "A striking example of how fundamental physiological research can have far-reaching implications for human health." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Great to be in Belfast today to speak at Stormont about climate change & health on behalf of @physoc.bsky.social

Delighted to be in Belfast at Stormont today, and looking forward to speaking later about the role of physiology in tackling the health challenges from climate change.

Congratulations to the 2025 Physiology Nobel Laureates! 👏

Good advice.

🚨If you couldn’t join us at the Global Climate and Health Summit, or you want to revisit a session, you can now watch the recordings of the plenaries and the different strands. Link: www.physoc.org/policy/clima... @physoc.bsky.social

👋 Goodbye Liverpool and #Lab25. Upbeat mood, galvanised despite the headlines. Science/R&D takeaways: prevention push, skills beyond degrees, uni funding worries, place everywhere, and AI centre stage. I’ve put more thoughts on LinkedIn… www.linkedin.com/posts/macken...

A good science policy trivia question. How many times did recent Prime Minister’s mention 'science' or 'research and development' in their party conference leader speeches?

A few reflections on science & health so far at #Lab25: - Optimism about UK life sciences, but challenges ahead - Real energy around digital NHS ideas - Prevention & neighbourhood health repeatedly framed as central to tackling inequalities - Growing recognition that climate policy is health policy

A beautiful sunny evening in Liverpool for day one of #Lab25! (Very welcome since my suit is still wet from last year’s rain).

Couldn’t get a seat on a direct train from London to Liverpool for #Lab25, so instead going the scenic route. Takes much longer but views from the window are better!

And then there were two! Isla is besotted with her newly arrived little sister.

Thanks to the @instituteofphysics.bsky.social and Parliamentary & Scientific Committee for a great evening in Parliament discussing the future of quantum technologies. Particularly exciting for @physoc.bsky.social is that quantum isn’t just about physics labs… (1/2)

Beautiful day for a walk through London (which is lucky as due to the tube strike I didn’t have much choice).

🌍 The Global Climate and Health Summit showed why physiology is central to climate solutions - watch the highlights film here👇👇👇 youtu.be/wVzZpEU6TME?...

New @who.int & @wmo-global.bsky.social report warns of rising workplace heat stress, affecting billions of workers. Protecting people means starting with physiology - understanding how the body responds to heat to design real solutions. @physoc.bsky.social is driving this physiology-first approach.

As the heat #HealthAlert has been extended across large parts of the UK amid the current #heatwave, @awmackenzie.bsky.social explains why a ‘physiology-first’ approach could help protect people's health & wellbeing from extreme heat. Read the blog ⬇️ www.physoc.org/blog/from-fo...

This summer, heatwaves have swept across the UK, Europe, North America, and Asia, shattering temperature records and putting millions at risk. In response, we need strategies that start with the body, not just the forecast.

My fairy sidekick came on a shopping quest but got distracted by custard.

Extreme heat kills - yet most heatwave warnings are based on air temperature alone, not how our bodies actually respond. Fantastic Nature piece from Ollie Jay and his team in Sydney calling for physiology based heat alerts to protect those most at risk. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

😎☀️🏝️ Enjoying summer in Hitchin with the town’s own beach in the market square.

Important discussion from @profejzrobinson.bsky.social and ‪@shourodasgupta.bsky.social at #GCHS2025 on how extreme heat threatens UK workers’ health and productivity. Climate change is a workforce issue as much as an environmental one. 🔗 www.physoc.org/news_article...

Now taking bookings for weddings and birthdays

Do Flat Earthers have a point, or have are they just misunderstood? Is water really wet, or is that just Big Science talking? Is oxygen essential, or have we been brainwashed by the air industry? I could write for the BBC!

Fantastic video from @fsem-uk.bsky.social highlighting why sport and exercise medicine consultants are so vital to healthcare. Watch below. 👇 youtu.be/9jNA7IBv07I?...

🪁 Isla has already mastered kite flying far better than I ever have.

“The recent Climate and Health Summit, hosted by the UK Physiological Society, the nearly 150 year-old institution whose earliest members included Charles Darwin, offered a rich array of examples of what is going on in the climate and health research space.”

🙏🌍“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.”

🌍 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-mov...

“This is just the beginning.” That’s how Summit Chair closed the Global Climate and Health Summit. From heat to funding to resilience, one message rang clear: climate action must protect health. And physiology is central to that mission. Thanks to all who joined us. @physoc.bsky.social #GCHS2025

What a day! Day 1 of the Global Climate & Health Summit done ✅ Government Ministers, scientists, funders, security & city leaders all saying the same thing: health must be at the heart of climate action. We can’t wait. We can’t work in silos. Onwards to Day 2! #GCHS2025

🚨🌍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. #GCHS2025 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...