Really nice to hear from my former boss - the country is very fortunate to have Patrick as our minister for Science University of Bristol

Innovation so important for growth and productivity. Bristol has delivered so much in this space - Patrick says which other city could claim its significance for Concorde and Wallace and Grommitt

Really exciting and important day for the university, the region and the country. Innovation leads to healthier people on a healthier planet.

Interesting visit to the National Composites Centre NCC - Innovating for Industry to see their great work in partnership with University of Bristol - wide ranging examples of scaling up research for wide ranging impacts - couldn’t resist the bike photo

Great opportunities for University of Bristol to help deliver so much in partnership with the @WesternGateway_

Our research is having a direct positive impact on people’s lives. FixOurFood takes a systems approach to transforming the food system, finding ways to make the biggest impact for people and planet. #ResearchInAction #policy University of York #TUKFS

Great to see our UK Research and Innovation project FixOurFood in the news today. Free school meals trial feeds 20,000 more children bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… Part of the Transforming UK Food Systems programme ukfoodsystems.ukri.org

Really excellent to see how FixOurFood have used additional UK Research and Innovation funds to help Transform the UK Food System. The evidence and impact of the research is exciting to watch bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Great progress at temple quarters for University of Bristol new campus. Looking forward to working with the innovators and on the enterprise agenda.

(6/6) The food and outdoor leisure environment in cities is often varied in areas of affluence, but frequently limited or unhealthy in areas of deprivation. Improving choice and better access to healthy food would help reduce obesity in children.

As a regular train user, I now assume all my trains will depart/arrive late. It means people drive rather than use an expensive train. It needs urgent attention. Just 2% of some key trains on London to Manchester line run on time theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/d…

Really looking forward to Henry Dimbleby presenting at UK Research and Innovation Transforming the UK food system programme. Back in 2018 when I was CSA Food Standards Agency we came up with the programme and it’s great to see such excellent work from my new role at University of Bristol

Really looking forward to hearing from minister Zeichner Defra UK at #TUKFS25 annual meeting. Food systems being transformed is a solution to net zero, health and productivity/growth. So pleased to have started the evolution of the programme in 2018 and now see the impact.

Interesting to hear about SNEAK project University of Bristol which shows how more environmental and healthier diets can be selected without removing overall choice but changing choice on offer at any one time #TUKFS25 UK Research and Innovation

Looking forward to a day discussing research culture at King's College London - the uk leading research and how research is done

Looking forward to my first graduation ceremony at University of Bristol

Canine cuteness alert!👀🐶 More than pretty pooches, these furry friends are on a mission to cut their carbon pawprint 🐾. Find out how lab-grown meat could make pet - and human - diets more sustainable in future🌍. Read more about the BBC News (UK) scoop ⬇️ bristol.ac.uk/news/2025/febr…

A lovely sunny day for it.

🚀 The UK’s most powerful AI supercomputer, Isambard-AI, is now live in Bristol. Officially launched at the NCC - Innovating for Industry today by Peter Kyle, from Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. It can complete 80 years of human work in one second. A new era for research begins🔬 Read more bristol.ac.uk/news/2025/july…

New research on getting people to eat more beans and healthy foods! 🫘🫘🫘📈 Interventions in schools, unis and beyond can have a big impact on people's consumption of healthy foods, says Guy Poppy CB FMedSci University of Bristol Prof Charlotte Hardman University of Liverpool draws attention to the dire inequalities