Professor Lora F
leming has been awarded the prestigious Anton Bruun medal at the IOC-UNESCO Ocean Science Day in Paris. Prof. Fleming, Director of the European Centre for Environment & Human Health at the University of Exeter, UK received the medal in recognition of her work in the field of oceans and human health. In her IOC Anton Bruun Memorial lecture, Prof. Fleming highlighted the growing evidence that inextricably links the sustainability of ocean ecosystems with human health, the opportunities to promote human health and wellbeing through interactions with marine environments and the importance of fostering pro-environmental behaviours to restore and preserve marine environments. Established in 1970, the Anton Bruun medal is dedicated to the memory of the noted Danish oceanographer and first chairman of the Commission, Dr Anton Frederick Bruun. The medal is awarded to those who make important developments in the fields of solid earth studies, physical and chemical oceanography and meteorology, and marine biology during the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission’s Assembly, every 2 years. Prof. Fleming has worked with the European Marine Board on oceans and human health as a co-author of the EMB Position Paper ‘Linking Oceans and Human Health: A Strategic Research Priority for Europe’, based on the activities of the EMB Oceans and Human Health Working Group.