The European Centre for Environment & Human Health (ECEHH) marked 15 years of research in early October with a symposium at the National Maritime Museum Cornwall in Falmouth.

Bringing together 100 attendees, including colleagues, partners, former and current collaborators, the event celebrated the Centre’s achievements while looking ahead to future opportunities and challenges. Guests were welcomed by Professor Gesche Huebner and Professor Martin Siegert, before hearing a keynote address from Professor Ben Wheeler, reflecting on the Centre’s contributions to understanding the connections between environment, health and inequalities, before a panel discussion chaired by Professor Mike Depledge CBE. Featuring experts from academia, public health, publishing and environmental research, the discussion explored how ECEHH’s transdisciplinary approach has influenced policy, practice and research across the globe.

The evening concluded with a reception in the museum’s Boat Hall, providing an opportunity for attendees to reconnect and strengthen collaborations that continue to extend the Centre’s impact far beyond Cornwall.

Thank you to the panel members listed below, chair, speakers and attendees for a thought provoking and inspiring evening.

Panel Members

Prof Patrick Devine-Wright – Professor of Geography – University of Exeter

Dr Jo Garrett – Research Fellow – ECEHH University of Exeter

Dr Emma Gillingham – Principal Climate Change Scientist at UK Health Security Agency

Dr Divya Karnad – Senior Lecturer – University of Exeter

Dr Jamie Males – Executive Editor – PLOS Climate

Dr Aimee Murray – Senior Lecturer – ECEHH University of Exeter

ECEHH’s blogs, reflecting on the last 15 years, are available here