Andrew Mackenzie
@awmackenzie.bsky.social
Associate Director of Strategy & External Relations, The Physiological Society (@physoc.bsky.social).
Trustee of Faculty of Sport & Exercise Medicine. Council Member of Parliamentary & Scientific Committee. Own views.
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A fantastic celebration of physiology as part of #PhysiologyWeek today at @londonmetuni.bsky.social! Great to see so many young people enthusiastic to learn about science.
A quick run up Calton Hill before leaving Edinburgh…a beautiful city, especially at sunset!
3 takeaways from my presentation:
• Climate change is already harming health.
• Our bodies have tight physiological limits, and a warming climate is pushing more people beyond them.
• The climate crisis is felt first in the body, which is why climate action must start with protecting health.
• Climate change is already harming health.
• Our bodies have tight physiological limits, and a warming climate is pushing more people beyond them.
• The climate crisis is felt first in the body, which is why climate action must start with protecting health.
A fantastic day yesterday at Science and the Parliament talking to MSPs, scientists and students about the impact of climate change on health - and highlighting the work of @physoc.bsky.social in driving action in this area.
Physiology Week
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🥳 Fantastic Physiology Week so far - check out the map below for events taking place near you.
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🏴 Arrived into a very festive Edinburgh ahead of Science and Parliament tomorrow. It’s absolutely freezing, though you wouldn’t know it from the celebrations ringing out across the city after the football result ⚽️🎉
Learned a lot in Parliament this evening about challenges facing the UK food system - which is particularly relevant to the work @physoc.bsky.social is doing on sustainable nutrition and climate change.
Thanks to Parliamentary & Scientific Committee team and LGC.
Thanks to Parliamentary & Scientific Committee team and LGC.
Amazing new R&D space at Advanced Research Clusters in west London, which I visited last night for the @foundscitech.bsky.social event on delivering the life science sector plan. Fantastic discussion on action UK should take to turbo charge life science ecosystem. Look at the view from the terrace!
Climate change and mental health report
The climate change and mental health thematic assessment report synthesises the evidence base relating to climate change and mental health.
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Link to UKHSA report released today: www.gov.uk/government/p...
Link to @ThePhySoc / @wellcometrust report: www.physoc.org/policy/clima...
Link to @ThePhySoc / @wellcometrust report: www.physoc.org/policy/clima...
Really welcome today’s @ukhsa.bsky.social report on climate change & mental health. It shows how wide the impacts are & echoes work of @physoc.bsky.social & @wellcometrust.bsky.social trust calling for deeper understanding of how heat affects the body and brain - and how physiology can guide action.