For more than 30 years he has researched global food security and is currently a Professor at the University of Southampton. Prior to becoming a CSA, he directed the Interdisciplinary Research Strategy across 11 research themes and 4 institutes and reported directly to the Vice President and University Executive Committee. Professor Poppy has significant research experience in food system research and has advised governments around the world. He has published over 120 peer-reviewed papers including a number of highly cited articles contributing to an H index of 50 and over 8500 citations. He is currently a member of the Research Excellence Framework (REF2021) panel assessing the quality of agriculture, food and veterinary science in the UK, having previously served on REF2014 panel.