On 11 March 2026, the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Nutrition for Development co-hosted a Parliamentary drop-in together with the Parliamentary and Scientific Committee and six leading nutrition research institutions to mark British Science Week – a ten-day celebration of science, technology, engineering, maths, research, and innovation.
The UK is home to world-leading universities and research institutions, scientists and researchers, who are making substantial progress on action to address the challenges of malnutrition, hunger, and global food insecurity. The event in Parliament aimed to showcase British science expertise and partnerships on nutrition, highlighting the work of six institutions in particular – the Agriculture, Nutrition and Health (ANH) Academy at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, the University of Exeter, the John Innes Centre, the University of Reading, Rothamsted Research, and the Institute for Sustainable Food at Sheffield University.
The event was hosted by the APPG’s former Co‑Chair, Steve Race MP, who has Exeter University in his constituency, and attended by a number of cross-party Parliamentarians including APPG Member Bambos Charalambous MP, MPs including Ben Goldsborough MP, Daniel Zeichner MP, Victoria Collins MP, Alistair Carmichael MP, Jim Shannon MP, and Chi Onwurah MP, Peers including Lord Fuller, Baroness Grender, Lord Hacking, Lord Krebs, Baroness Suttie, Lord Taylor of Holbeach, and Baroness Walmsley, as well as a representative from Ian Byrne MP’s office.
A Call to Action was presented at the event noting the unique role the UK has to play in contributing to global food security, driving innovation, and delivering mutual benefits for the UK and the world, and calling for the UK government to safeguard and increase investment in British and global research and development in food systems and nutrition.
Following the event, the APPG’s Secretariat, United Against Malnutrition & Hunger, produced a booklet outlining some of the nutrition projects undertaken by the six centres in partnership with researchers, scientists, and policymakers in high‑burden countries. These innovative collaborations address the root causes of malnutrition and advance building resilient global food systems. Advances include climate‑ and disease‑resilient crops, biofortified foods, and improvements in planting, harvesting, storage, and transportation.
You can read the booklet here.