Tyndall Centre Annual Assembly brings climate and health researchers together at Southampton

The University of Southampton hosted the 2026 Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research Annual Assembly at Highfield Campus.

The University of Southampton hosted the 2026 Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research Annual Assembly at Highfield Campus. The assembly brought together researchers, early career researchers and external partners to explore the health and wellbeing impacts of climate change.

Led by the Sustainability and Resilience Institute (SRI) and supported by the Institute for Life Sciences (IfLS), the 3-day assembly featured keynote presentations, thematic breakout sessions and insightful discussions – providing opportunities to share research and develop new collaborations across disciplines.

An open session explored how climate science and data are used by decision makers – bringing together researchers and representatives from public health and local government to discuss the evidence informing policy and the challenges of translating research into practice.

The assembly also included dedicated sessions for the Tyndall Early Career Network and concluded with a sandpit session, where attendees developed research questions and potential funding bids. It reaffirms the University’s commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration and early-career researcher development.

Speaking on the success of the event, Professor Craig Hutton, Director of the SRI, reflected:

“The assembly was a great opportunity to bring people together from across the Tyndall network and share the research we’re doing in different areas of climate change.

"It was particularly valuable to have researchers, early career colleagues and decision makers in the same room, and to start thinking about where our applied research could go next.”

IfLS Deputy Director Professor Mary Barker emphasised the importance of interdisciplinarity when looking to the future of climate research:

“Climate change and health are so closely connected, but understanding those connections requires us to work across disciplines.

"Bringing researchers from different backgrounds together gives us an opportunity to develop new research questions, build collaborations and find innovative ways to address the challenges we’ll face in the future.”

To find out more about climate research projects at the University of Southampton, follow the SRI LinkedIn page.